[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20603-20604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08954]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0589]


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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) 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 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 Commission 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 2, 2017. 
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 listed 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 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: 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 the Commission) 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 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.
    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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; individuals 
or households; not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondent and Responses: 102,405 respondents; 102,405 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure requirement.
    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: 25,601 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    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

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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-25, Financial Operations 
Information System (FOIS), to cover any PII that individuals may 
submit. The SORN is posted on the FCC Privacy Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/privacy-act-information#systems. Privacy Impact 
Assessment (PIA): A PIA is being drafted and posted on the FCC Privacy 
Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/privacy-act-information#systems.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2017-08954 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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