[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9911-9912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03227]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission, Comments Requested

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501--3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested 
concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person 
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection 
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before April 15, 2013. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Comprehensive Market Data Collection for Interstate Special 
Access Services, FCC 123-153.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 6,387 respondents; 6,387 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 134 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154, 
201, 202, 218 and 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 856,614 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission adopted two 
orders to protect proprietary and confidential information in this 
proceeding. The Modified Protective Order protects respondents against 
public disclosure of proprietary and commercially sensitive 
information. Such information is marked ``confidential,'' is redacted 
from public documents, and may only be disclosed to counsel (either in-
house or outside) or experts and their employees who comply with the 
procedures in the Modified Protective Order. Under the Modified 
Protective Order, disclosure is limited to counsel or experts and their 
employees that are not involved in competitive decision-making, i.e., 
do not participate in any of the client's business decisions made in 
light of information about a competitor.
    In response to requests from interested parties, the Bureau adopted 
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Second Protective Order, which provides for more stringent protection 
of information deemed ``highly confidential.'' As opposed to the 
confidential data covered by the Modified Protective Order, the Second 
Protective Order, documents--or portions thereof--are eligible for 
highly confidential treatment only if they fall into one of eight 
categories of information designated as ``highly confidential'' by the 
Bureau.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this new information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval 
after this comment period In a December 2012 Report and Order, FCC 12-
153, the Commission initiated a comprehensive special access data 
collection and specified the nature of the data to be collected and the 
scope of respondents. In conjunctions with the market analysis proposed 
by the Commission in a December 2012 Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, FCC 12-153, the data, information and documents acquired 
through this new collection will aid the Commission in conducting a 
comprehensive evaluation of competition in the special access market 
and updating its rules for pricing flexibility for special access 
services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-03227 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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