[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69060-69061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24069]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0741]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the

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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 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 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 Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
5, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0741.
    Title: Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, et al.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,357 respondents; 573,767 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping and third party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority is contained in 47 U.S.C. 251.
    Total Annual Burden: 575,840 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to accelerate private sector 
development and deployment of telecommunications technologies and 
services by spurring competition. These OMB collections are designed to 
help implement certain provisions of section 251, and to eliminate 
operational barriers to competition in the telecommunications services 
market. Specifically, these OMB collections will be used to implement 
(1) local exchange carriers' (``LECs'') obligations to provide their 
competitors with dialing parity and non-discriminatory access to 
certain services and functionalities; (2) incumbent local exchange 
carriers' (``ILECs'') duty to make network information disclosures; and 
(3) numbering administration. The Commission estimates that the total 
annual burden of the entire collection, as revised, is 575,840 hours. 
This revision relates to a change in one of many components of the 
currently approved collection--specifically, certain reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements under section 
251(c)(5). In August 2015, the Commission adopted new rules concerning 
certain information collection requirements implemented under section 
251(c)(5) of the Act, pertaining to network change disclosures. The 
changes to those rules applied specifically to a certain subset of 
network change disclosures, namely notices of planned copper 
retirements. The changes were designed to provide interconnecting 
entities adequate time to prepare their networks for the planned copper 
retirements and to ensure that consumers are able to make informed 
choices. The Commission estimated that the 2015 revisions did not 
result in any additional burden hours or outlays of funds for hiring 
outside contractors or procuring equipment. In July 2016, the 
Commission revised section 51.329(c) of its network change disclosure 
rules to make available to filers new titles applicable to copper 
retirement notices. The Commission estimates that the revision does not 
result in any additional burden hours or outlays of funds for hiring 
outside contractors or procuring.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24069 Filed 10-4-16; 8:45 am]
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