[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79446-79447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31180]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public 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 (FCC) 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 further ways to 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 Control Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before February 28, 2014. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of

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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Leslie F. Smith, 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: For additional information, contact 
Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0971.
    Title: Section 52.15, Request for ``For Cause'' Audits and State 
Commission's Access to Numbering Resource Application Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and state, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,105 respondents; 63,005 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.166 hours to 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting 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. 153, 154, 201-205, 207-209, 218, 225-227, 251-252, 271 and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,473 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Carrier numbering resource 
applications and audits of carrier compliance will be treated as 
confidential and will be exempt from public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(4).
    Needs and Uses: There are two Paperwork Reduction Act related 
obligations under this OMB Control Number:
    1. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the 
Pooling Administrator, or a state commission may draft a request to the 
auditor stating the reason for the request, such as misleading or 
inaccurate data, and attach supporting documentation; and
    2. Requests for copies of carriers' applications for numbering 
resources may be made directly to carriers.
    The information collected will be used by the FCC, state 
commissions, the NANPA and the Pooling Administrator to verify the 
validity and accuracy of such data and to assist state commissions in 
carrying out their numbering responsibilities, such as area code 
relief.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0972.
    Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69 
Filing Requirements for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price 
Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) and Interexchange Carriers 
(IXCs).
    Form Number(s): FCC Forms 507, 508 and 509.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,258 respondents; 10,849 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.166 hours to 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, quarterly, one time and 
every three years reporting requirements, 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. 1-4, 10, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 254, and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 46,885 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $48,900.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not 
require that respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission does request applicants to submit 
information that the respondents believe is confidential, respondents 
may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: There are 14 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) related 
information collection requirements under this OMB Control Number.
    Following the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the 
Commission adopted interstate access charge and universal service 
support reforms. The reforms were designed to establish a ``pro-
competitive, deregulatory national policy framework'' for the United 
States telecommunications industry, and to carry out the universal 
service policies embodied in the 1996 Act. Specifically, the Commission 
aligned the interstate access rate structure more closely with the 
manner in which costs are incurred, and created a universal service 
support mechanism for rate-of-return carriers (Interstate Common Line 
Support (ICLS)) to replace implicit support in interstate access 
charges with explicit support that is portable to all eligible 
telecommunications carriers. The Commission's actions were also 
tailored to the needs of small and mid-sized local telephone companies 
serving rural and high-cost areas, and help to provide certainty and 
stability for rate-of-return carriers, encourage investment in rural 
America, and provide important consumer benefits. To administer the 
ICLS mechanism, the Administrator must collect certain data. 
Specifically, the Administrator must collect from each rate-of-return 
carrier projected cost and revenue data for the July 1-June 30 funding 
year to accurately distribute prospective ICLS to those carriers. Line 
count data is reported on FCC Form 507. Projected cost data, including 
cost and revenue data is filed on FCC Form 508. And, the actual data, 
including cost and revenue data is reported on FCC Form 509.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-31180 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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