[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21121-21123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08135]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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. 
3502 -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 estimates; 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 collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.

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    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 May 9, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected] and 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, FCC, at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0816.
    Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting (Report 
and Order, WC Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-89; Order on Reconsideration, WC 
Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-148.
    Form Number: FCC Form 477.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,980 respondents; 3,960 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 296 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 4(i), 201, 
218-220, 251-252, 271, 303(r) and 403 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, and section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996, as amended, codified in section 1302 of the Broadband Data 
Improvement Act, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,172,160 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will continue 
to allow respondents to certify, on the first page of the each 
submission, that some data contained in that submission are privileged 
or confidential commercial or financial information and that disclosure 
of such information would likely cause substantial harm to the 
competitive position of the entity making the submission. If the 
Commission receives a request for, or proposes to disclose the 
information, the respondent would be required to show, pursuant to 
Commission rules for withholding from public inspection information 
submitted to the Commission, that the information in question is 
entitled to confidential treatment. We will retain our current policies 
and procedures regarding the confidential treatment of submitted FCC 
Form 477 data, including use of the aggregated, non-company specific 
data in our published reports.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection during this comment period to obtain the full, 
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in 
the reporting requirements. There are changes to the Commission's 
previous burden estimates. The Commission has increased the estimated 
average time per response for this information collection from 289 
hours to 296 hours. The adjustment is also due to the increased number 
of respondents and their types of operations, (e.g., interconnected 
VoIP service providers with multi-state operations.) There is no change 
to the FCC Form 477. FCC Form 477 gathers information on the 
development of local telephone competition including telephone services 
and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and on 
the deployment of broadband also known as advanced telecommunications 
services. The data are necessary to evaluate the status of competition 
in local telecommunications services markets and to evaluate the status 
of broadband deployment. The information is used by the FCC staff to 
advice the Commission about the efficacy of Commission rules and 
policies adopted to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1138.
    Title: Sections 1.49 and 1.54, Forbearance Petition Filing 
Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 640 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 10, 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 160, 201 and 303(r) of 
the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit or disclose confidential information. 
Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection during this comment period to obtain the full, 
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in 
the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure 
requirements). Under section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, telecommunications carriers may petition the Commission to 
forbear from applying to a telecommunications carrier any statutory 
provision or Commission regulation. When a carrier petitions the 
Commission for forbearance, section 10 requires the Commission to make 
three determinations with regard to the need for the challenged 
provision or regulation. If the Commission fails to act within one year 
(extended by three additional months, if necessary) the petition is 
``deemed granted'' by operation of law. These determinations require 
complex, fact-intensive analysis, e.g., ``whether forbearance from 
enforcing the provision or regulation will promote competitive market 
conditions.'' Under the new filing procedures, the Commission requires 
that petitions for forbearance must be ``complete as filed'' and 
explain in detail what must be included in the forbearance petition. 
The Commission also incorporates by reference its rule, 47 CFR 1.49, 
which states the Commission's standard ``specifications as to pleadings 
and documents.'' Precise filing requirements are necessary because of 
section 10's strict time limit for Commission action. Also, commenters 
must be able to understand clearly the scope of the petition in order

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to comment on it. Finally, standard filing procedures inform 
petitioners precisely what the Commission expects from them in order to 
make the statutory determinations that the statute requires.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-08135 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
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