[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22545-22546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09890]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0704, 3060-1120]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 July 17, 
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 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by

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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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0704.
    Title: Sections 42.10, 42.11, 64.1900 and Section 254(g): Policies 
and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 700 respondents; 2,800 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements, third party 
disclosure requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in: 
Sections 1, 4(i), 10, 201-205, 215, 218-220, 226, and 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 160, 201-
205, 215, 218-220, 226, and 254.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,450 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests respondents to submit 
information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may 
request confidential treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full 
three-year clearance from the OMB. The four information collection 
requirements under this OMB Control Number are information disclosure 
requirements, Internet posting requirements, recordkeeping 
requirements, and annual certification requirements. These requirements 
are necessary to provide consumers ready access to information 
concerning the rates, terms, and conditions governing the provision of 
interstate, domestic, interexchange services offered by nondominant 
interexchange carriers (IXCs) in a detariffed and increasingly 
competitive environment. The information collected under the 
information disclosure requirement and the Internet posting requirement 
must be disclosed to the public to ensure that consumers have access to 
the information they need to select a telecommunications carrier and to 
bring to the Commission's attention to possible violations of the 
Communications Act without a specific public disclosure requirement. 
The information collected under the recordkeeping and certification 
requirements will be used by the Commission to ensure that affected 
interexchange carriers fulfill their obligations under the 
Communications Act, as amended.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1120.
    Title: Service Quality Measure Plan for Interstate Special Access 
Quarterly Reporting Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3 respondents; 12 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151,152, 154(i), 154(j), 201-204, 214, 220(a), 251, 252, 271, 
272, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission anticipates 
that the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) which are AT&T, CenturyLink, 
and Verizon, may request confidentiality protection for the special 
access performance information.
    Needs and Uses: In 2007, the Commission established a framework to 
govern the provision of in-region, long-distance services that allows 
the BOCs to provide in-region, interstate, long distance services 
either directly or through affiliates that are neither section 272 
separate affiliates nor rule 64.1903 affiliates, see Section 272 Sunset 
Order, FCC 07-159. Because the BOCs are no longer required to comply 
with the section 272 structural safeguards, the Commission established 
special access performance metrics reporting requirements, i.e., 
ordering, provisioning, and repair and maintenance to ensure that the 
BOCs and their independent incumbent LEC affiliates do not engage in 
non-price discrimination in the provision of special access services to 
unaffiliated entities. The information gleaned from these performance 
metrics will provide the Commission and other interested parties with 
reasonable tools to monitor each BOC's performance in providing these 
special access services to itself and its competitors.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09890 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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