[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54083-54084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19382]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0710]


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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 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 Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject 
to the

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PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 14, 
2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the ``Supplementary Information'' 
section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,(2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0710.
    Title: Policy and Rules Under Parts 1 and 51 Concerning the 
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996--CC Docket No. 96-98.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,282 respondents; 1,067,987 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours-4,000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 1-4, 201-205, 214, 224, 251, 252, and 303(r) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 601 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996. 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205, 224, 251, 
252, 303 (r), and 601.
    Total Annual Burden: 645,798 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the respondents wish confidential treatment of their 
information, they may request confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted rules to implement the First 
Report and Order on Reconsideration issued in CC Docket No. 96-98. That 
Order implemented parts of sections 251 and 252 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 that affect local competition. Incumbent 
local exchange carriers (ILECs) are required to offer interconnection, 
unbundled network elements (UNEs), transport and termination, and 
wholesale rates for certain services to new entrants. Incumbent LECS 
must price such services and rates that are cost-based and just and 
reasonable and provide access to right-of-way as well as establish 
reciprocal compensation arrangements for the transport and termination 
of telecommunications traffic.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer Office of Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19382 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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