[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10720-10721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04946]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0392, 3060-0741]
Information Collections 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 April 12,
2018. 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: 3060-0392.
Title: 47 CFR 1 subpart J--Pole Attachment Complaint Procedures.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,775 respondents; 1,775
Responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-75 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting and third-party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
224.
Total Annual Burden: 2,941 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $450,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a
confidential nature are asked. However, respondents may request that
materials or information submitted to the Commission in a complaint
proceeding be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting OMB approval for a
revision to an existing information collection. 47 CFR 1.1424 states
that the procedures for handling pole attachment complaints filed by
incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are the same as the
procedures for handling other pole attachment complaints. Currently,
OMB Collection No. 3060-0392, among other things, tracks the burdens
associated with utilities defending against complaints brought by ILECs
related to unreasonable rates, terms, and conditions for pole
attachments. In Accelerating Wireline Broadband
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Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket
No. 17-84, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154 (rel. Nov. 29, 2017) (Wireline
Infrastructure Order), the Commission, among other things, expanded the
type of pole attachment complaints that can be filed by ILECs, now
allowing them to file complaints related to a denial of pole access by
utilities. The Commission will use the information collected under this
revision to 47 CFR 1.1424 to hear and resolve pole access complaints
brought by ILECs and to determine the merits of the complaints.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0741.
Title: Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing
Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, GN Docket No. 17-84.
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; 573,928
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements;
recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 222 and 251.
Total Annual Burden: 575,448 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. Section 222(e) is also designed to
spur competition by prescribing requirements for the sharing of
subscriber list information. These information collection requirements
are designed to help implement certain provisions of sections 222(e)
and 251, and to eliminate operational barriers to competition in the
telecommunications services market. Specifically, these information
collection requirements 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
November 2017, the Commission adopted new rules concerning certain
information collection requirements implemented under section 251(c)(5)
of the Act, pertaining to network change disclosures. Most of the
changes to those rules apply specifically to a certain subset of
network change disclosures, namely notices of planned copper
retirements. In addition, the changes remove a rule that prohibits
incumbent LECs from engaging in useful advanced coordination with
entities affected by network changes. The changes are aimed at removing
unnecessary regulatory barriers to the deployment of high-speed
broadband networks. As a result of these changes, the total annual
burden hours have been reduced by 392 hours. The Commission estimates
that the revision does not result in any additional outlays of funds
for hiring outside contractors or procuring equipment.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-04946 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
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