[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34310-34311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13975]


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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 August 15, 2014. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting 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 Leslie F. 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: For additional information, contact 
Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0760.
    Title: 272 Sunset Order, WC Docket No. 06-120; Access Charge 
Reform, CC Docket No. 96-262, First Report and Order; Second Order on 
Reconsideration and Memorandum Opinion and Order; and Fifth Report and 
Order.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 13 respondents; 367 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: Approximately 3-300 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; on-occasion 
reporting requirement; 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, 154(i), 155, 201-205, and 303(r) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,170 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $310,115.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information requested is 
not of a confidential nature. However, respondents may request 
materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: In an August 1999 Fifth Report and Order and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Pricing Flexibility Order), CC 
Docket 96-262 et al., the Commission adopted detailed rules so that 
incumbent local exchange carriers subject to price cap regulation could 
receive pricing flexibility in the provision of interstate access 
services as competition for those services developed, 47 CFR 69.701 et 
seq. Pursuant to these rules, a carrier is required to file a petition 
with the Commission demonstrating that the competitive showings 
contained in the

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rules are satisfied to receive various levels of pricing flexibility. 
These showings, which focus on unaffiliated collocations in wire 
centers, are intended to measure the presence of competition in a given 
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or non-MSA so that regulatory 
relief is granted where warranted. The Commission's rules provide that 
petitions for pricing flexibility for special access services that are 
not denied within 90 days after the close of the pleading cycle are 
deemed granted.
    In an August 2012 Report and Order, FCC 12-92, 57 FR 57504 (Sept. 
12, 2012), the Commission suspended, on an interim basis, the 90-day 
deadline for the granting of pricing flexibility pending adoption of a 
new regulatory framework. Notwithstanding the temporary suspension, the 
Commission is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
for an extension to obtain the full three-year clearance for this 
expiring collection in the event the suspension is lifted. The 
Commission will separately seek OMB's approval for any subsequent 
modification of this collection, as a result of changes to the pricing 
flexibility rules, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-13975 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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