[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28594-28595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11496]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 July 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 questions to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission. 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: 3060-0742.
    Title: Sections 52.21 through 52.36, Telephone Number Portability, 
47 CFR Part 52, Subpart (C) and CC Docket No. 95-116.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 3,616 respondents; 10,001,890 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours to 410 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting 
requirements, 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. 151, 152, 154(i), 201-205, 215, 251(b)(2), 251(e)(2) and 332 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 672,516 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $13,424,320.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the respondents wish confidential treatment of their 
information, they may request confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection after this comment period to obtain the full, 
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
There is no change to the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party 
disclosure requirements. There is no change in the Commission's 
previous burden hour and cost estimates.
    Section 251(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
requires LECs to ``provide, to the extent technically feasible, number 
portability in accordance with requirements prescribed by the 
Commission.'' Through the LNP process, consumers have the ability to 
retain their phone number when switching telecommunications service 
providers, enabling them to choose a provider that best suits their 
needs and enhancing competition. In the Porting Interval Order and 
Further Notice, the Commission mandated a one business day porting 
interval for simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal port requests.
    The information collected in the standard local service request 
data fields is necessary to complete simple wireline-to-wireline and 
intermodal ports within the one business day porting interval mandated 
by the Commission and will be used to comply with Section 251 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-11496 Filed 5-14-13; 8:45 am]
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