[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27237-27238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11022]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not 
display a valid control number. 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 collection 
burden on 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 control number. No person shall be subject 
to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 
subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 10, 2013. 
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it 
difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax 
202-395-5167, or via email [email protected]; and to 
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] [email protected]> and to 
[email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number 
as shown in the ``Supplementary Information'' section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-1153.
    Title: Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1 respondent and 54 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement; third-party disclosure requirement; on occasion reporting 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 308 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $97,710.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has statutory authority for the information collection 
requirements under Sections 4, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309 and 332 of the 
Communications Act, as amended, and 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 
309, and 332.
    Privacy Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is seeking approval from Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to revise OMB Control No. 3060-1153 to reflect new and/or 
modified information collections as a result of an Order on 
Reconsideration titled ``In the Matter of Amendment of Part 27 of the 
Commission's Rules to Govern the Operation of Wireless Communications 
Services in the 2.3 GHz Band; Establishment of Rules and Policies for 
the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz 
Frequency Band,'' WT Docket No. 07-293, IB Docket No. 95-91 (FCC 12-
130).
    On October 17, 2012, the Commission adopted and released an Order 
on Reconsideration that addressed five petitions for reconsideration of 
the 2010 WCS R&O and SDARS 2nd R&O. The petitions sought 
reconsideration or clarification of the Commission's decisions in the 
2010 WCS R&O and SDARS 2nd R&O regarding the technical and policy rules 
governing the operation of WCS stations in the 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-
2360 MHz bands and the operation of SDARS terrestrial repeaters in the 
2320-2345 MHz band.
    As part of the Order on Reconsideration, the Commission adopted 
proposals to relax the notification requirements for SDARS licensees 
under Sections 25.263(b) & (c) of the Commission's rules. As adopted in 
the 2010 WCS R&O and SDARS 2nd R&O, Section 25.263(b) requires SDARS 
licensees to share with WCS licensees

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certain technical information at least 10 business days before 
operating a new repeater, and at least 5 business days before operating 
a modified repeater. Under Section 25.263(c), SDARS licensees operating 
terrestrial repeaters must maintain an accurate and up-to-date 
inventory of all terrestrial repeaters, including the information set 
forth in 25.263(c)(2) for each repeater, which must be made available 
to the Commission upon request.
    The following modified information collections are contained in the 
Order on Reconsideration:
    47 CFR 25.263(b)--SDARS licensees are required to provide 
informational notifications as specified in 25.263, including a 
requirement that SDARS licensees must share with WCS licensees certain 
technical information at least 10 business days before operating a new 
repeater, and at least 5 business days before operating a modified 
repeater; exempting modifications that do not increase the predicted 
power flux density at ground level by more than one decibel (dB) 
(cumulative) and exempting terrestrial repeaters operating below 2 
watts equivalent isotropically radiated power.
    47 CFR 25.263(c)--SDARS licensees operating terrestrial repeaters 
must maintain an accurate and up-to-date inventory of terrestrial 
repeaters operating above 2 W EIRP, including the information set forth 
in 25.263(c)(2) for each repeater, which shall be made available to the 
Commission upon request. Requirement can be satisfied by maintaining 
inventory on a secure Web site that can be accessed by authorized 
Commission staff.
    The information collection requirements contained in Section 25.263 
are necessary to determine the potential of radiofrequency interference 
from SDARS terrestrial repeaters to WCS stations. Without such 
information, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1084.
    Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing Minimum Customer Account 
Record Exchange Obligations on All Local and Interexchange Carriers 
(CARE).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,621 respondents; 574,468 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours) to 20 minutes 
(.33 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for these information requirements are found in 
sections 1-4, 201, 202, 222, 258, and 303(r) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201, 202, 222, 258, and 
303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 47,693 hours. Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not an 
issue as individuals and/or households are not required to provide 
personally identifiable information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: In the 2005 Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of Rules and Regulations 
Implementing Minimum Customer Account Record Exchange Obligations on 
All Local and Interexchange Carriers (2005 Report and Order), CG Docket 
No. 02-386, FCC 05-29, which was released on February 25, 2005, the 
Commission adopted rules governing the exchange of customer account 
information between local exchange carriers (LECs) and interexchange 
carriers (IXCs). The Commission concluded that mandatory, minimum 
standards are needed in light of record evidence demonstrating that 
information needed by carriers to execute customer requests and 
properly bill customers is not being consistently provided by all LECs 
and IXCs. Specifically, the 2005 Report and Order requires LECs to 
supply customer account information to IXCs when: (1) The LEC places an 
end user on, or removes an end user from, an IXC's network; (2) an end 
user presubscribed to an IXC makes certain changes to her account 
information via her LEC; (3) an IXC requests billing name and address 
information for an end user who has usage on an IXC's network but for 
whom the IXC does not have an existing account; and (4) a LEC rejects 
an IXC-initiated PIC order. The 2005 Report and Order required IXCs to 
notify LECs when an IXC customer informs an IXC directly of the 
customer's desire to change IXCs. In the accompanying Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission sought comment on whether to 
require the exchange of customer account information between LECs. In 
December 2007, the Commission declined to adopt mandatory LEC-to-LEC 
data exchange requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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