[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73861-73862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29235]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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 FCC invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. 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.
    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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
Control Number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 8, 
2014. 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 the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Leslie Smith, 
Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), via the Internet at [email protected]. To submit your PRA 
comments by email, send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Smith, OMD, FCC, at 202-418-
0217, or via the Internet at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Comprehensive Market Data Collection for Interstate Special 
Access Services, FCC 12-153.
    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: 6,400 respondents; 6,400 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 146 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting and recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 
155, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 211, 215, 218, 219, 303(r), 332, 403, 
503, and section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 934,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $10,000,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This collection calls for the 
submission of data and information that is commercially and 
competitively sensitive. The Commission plans to issue a Protective 
Order specifically for this data collection outlining the procedures 
for handling and treating the information. The Protective Order will 
provide limited access to the competitively sensitive information for 
certain representatives of persons participating in the proceeding, 
while protecting that competitively sensitive information from improper 
disclosure, and thereby will serve the public interest.
    Needs and Uses: In a December 2012 Report and Order, FCC 12-153, 78 
FR 2572 (Jan. 11, 2013), 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 conjunction with the 
market analysis proposed by the Commission in the December 2012 Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 12-153, 78 FR 2600 (Jan. 11, 2013), 
the data, information, and documents acquired through this new 
collection will aid the Commission in conducting a comprehensive 
evaluation of special access competition and updating its rules for 
pricing flexibility for special access services. Pursuant to authority 
delegated by the Commission, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) 
released a Report and Order in September 2013, DA 13-1909, 78 FR 67053 
(Nov. 8, 2013), included in our submission to OMB, that (1) clarified

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the scope of the collection to reduce burden where doing so is 
consistent with our delegated authority and will not impact the 
Commission's ability to analyze the data; (2) provided instructions and 
record format specifications for submitting information; and (3) 
modified and amended questions and definitions contained in the 
collection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-29235 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
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