[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21454-21455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08571]


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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 May 16, 
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, please send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Smith, Office of Managing 
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at 202-418-
0217, or via the Internet at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0589.
    Title: FCC Remittance Advice Forms, FCC Form 159/159-C, 159-B, 159-
E, and 159-W.
    Form Number(s): FCC Form 159 Remittance Advice, 159-C Remittance 
Advice Continuation Sheet, 159-B Remittance Advice Bill for Collection, 
159-E Remittance Voucher, and 159-W Interstate Telephone Service 
Provider Worksheet.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; and 
State, local, or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 100,220 respondents; 100,220 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure.

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    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory Authority for this information collection is contained in the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Section 8 (47 U.S.C. 158) for 
Application Fees; Section 9 (47 U.S.C. 159) for Regulatory Fees; 
Section 309(j) for Auction Fees; and the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-134, Chapter 10, Section 31001.
    Total Annual Burden: 25,055 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality, except for personally identifiable information (PII) 
that individuals may submit on one or more of these forms. FCC Form 159 
series instructions include a Privacy Act Statement. Furthermore, while 
the Commission is not requesting that the respondents submit 
confidential information to the FCC, respondents may request 
confidential treatment for information they believe to be confidential 
under 47 CFR Section 0.459 of the Commission's rules. The Commission 
has a system of records notice (SORN), FCC/OMD-9, ``Commission 
Registration System (CORES),'' to cover any PII that individuals may 
submit. The SORN is posted on the FCC Privacy Web page at: http://transition.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/records-systems.html.
    Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA): A PIA has been done and is posted 
on the FCC Privacy Web page at: http://transition.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC supports a series of remittance advice 
forms and a remittance voucher form that may be submitted in lieu of a 
remittance advice form when entities or individuals electronically 
submit a payment. A remittance advice form (or a remittance voucher 
form in lieu of an advice form) must accompany any payment to the 
Federal Communications Commission (e.g. payments for regulatory fees, 
application filing fees, auctions, fines, forfeitures, Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) billings, or any other debt due to the FCC. 
Information is collected on these forms to ensure credit for full 
payment, to ensure entities and individuals receive any refunds due, to 
service public inquiries, and to comply with the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996.
    On August 12, 2013 the Commission released a Report and Order 
(R&O), In the Matter Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fee for 
Fiscal Year 2013 and Procedures for Assessment and Collection of 
Regulatory Fees, MD Docket Nos. 13-140 and 12-201, FCC 13-110. In this 
R&O, the Commission requires that beginning in FY 2014, all regulatory 
fee payments be made electronically and that the Commission will no 
longer mail out initial regulatory fee assessments to CMRS providers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-08571 Filed 4-15-14; 8:45 am]
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