[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21722-21723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09970]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[WC Docket No. 17-84; FCC 17-154]


Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers 
to Infrastructure Investment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's pole 
attachment complaint rules. This document is consistent with the 
Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to 
Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154, which stated that 
the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing the effective date of those rules.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 1.1424, published at 82 FR 61453, 
December 28, 2017, is effective on May 10, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ray, Attorney Advisor, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0357, or by email at 
[email protected]. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 1, 
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to the pole attachment complaint rules 
contained in the Commission's Accelerating Wireline Broadband 
Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and 
Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
FCC 17-154, published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017.
    The OMB Control Number is 3060-0392. The Commission publishes this 
document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you 
have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the 
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused 
thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. 
Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0392, in your 
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email 
at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on May 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the modifications to the Commission's pole attachment 
rules in 47 CFR 1.1424.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0392.

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    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0392.
    OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
    Title: 47 CFR Part 1, Subpart J--Pole Attachment Complaint 
Procedures.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,775 respondents; 1,775 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.66 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 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09970 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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