[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5402-5403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02005]


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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 March 3, 
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

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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: US Telecom Forbearance FCC 13-69 Conditions.
    Form Number: N/A
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 11 respondents; 11 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40-79 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and annual reporting requirements; 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory Authority: 47 U.S.C 
160, 201, 202, 218, 254(k), and 272(e).
    Total Annual Burden: 2,096 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $104,800.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: If respondents submit 
information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may 
request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to section 
0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: In a May 2013 Memorandum Opinion and Order (FCC 13-
69), the Commission acted on a petition filed by US Telecom and granted 
forbearance relief to the full extent supported by the record. This 
collection covers conditional forbearance relief granted by the 
Commission from cost assignment rules, property record rules, ARMIS 
report 43-01, and structural separation requirements for Independent 
ILECs. The data, information, and documents acquired through this 
collection will allow the Commission to meet its statutory requirements 
while allowing carriers to obtain forbearance relief.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-02005 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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