[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50088-50089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21598]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0355]


Information Collection 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

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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 December 
3, 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 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: 3060-0355.
    Title: Rate-of-Return Monitoring Reports.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 492 and 492-A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 175 respondents; 175 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 160, 161, 209(b) and 220 as amended by the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In most cases, the rate-of-
return reports do not require submission of any confidential or 
commercially-sensitive data. The areas in which detailed information is 
required are fully subject to regulation. If a respondent finds it 
necessary to submit confidential or commercially-sensitive data, they 
may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The filing of FCC Forms 492 and 492-A is required 
by 47 CFR 65.600 of the Commission's rules. FCC Form 492 is filed by 
each local exchange carrier (LEC) or groups of carriers who file 
individual access tariffs or who are not subject to sections 61.41 
through 61.49 of the Commission's rules. Each LEC, or group of 
affiliated carriers, subject to the previously stated sections, file 
FCC Form 492-A. These data provide the necessary detail to enable the 
Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. The Commission 
has granted AT&T, Verizon, legacy Qwest, and other similarly-situated 
carriers forbearance from FCC Form 492-A. See Petition of AT&T Inc. for 
Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. 160 from Enforcement of Certain of the 
Commission's Cost Assignment Rules, WC Docket Nos. 07-21, 05-342, 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 23 FCC Rcd 7302 (2008) (AT&T Cost 
Assignment Forbearance Order). However, one submission included 56 new 
entities that had not previously filed Form 492.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21598 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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