[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53588-53589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23242]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[WC Docket No. 13-39, FCC 18-45]


Rural Call Completion

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 point of contact 
requirements for covered providers adopted in the Commission's Rural 
Call Completion, Second Report and Order (Order). This document is 
consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of those rules.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 64.2113 published at 83 FR 21723, May 
10, 2018, are effective October 24, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Ross, Competition Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1033, or email: 
[email protected]. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991, or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 9, 
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection relating to the rural call completion point of contact 
requirements for covered providers contained in the Commission's Order, 
FCC 18-45, published at 83 FR 21723, May 10, 2018. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-1186. 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, 3060-1186, 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 October 9, 2018, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules 
in 47 CFR part 64.
    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 3060-1186.
    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.

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    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1186.
    OMB Approval Date: October 9, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2021.
    Title: Rural Call Completion, WC Docket No. 13-39.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 56 respondents; 112 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-48 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third-party disclosure and recordkeeping 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in sections 201, 202, 217, 218, 220(a), 251(a), 
and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, 
202, 217, 218, 220(a), 251(a), 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,744 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $350,000.00.
    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.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission has found that rural call completion 
is a continuing problem imposing needless economic and personal costs 
on local communities, and that continued Commission focus on the issue 
is warranted. The information collected through these data collections 
will be used by the Commission to determine whether long distance 
providers are complying with their sections 201 and 202 obligations to 
provide telephone service to both rural and nonrural customers on a 
just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory basis. The Commission revised 
this collection to eliminate the existing reporting requirement and to 
require covered providers to provide rural call completion contact 
information, which will be used to facilitate industry collaboration to 
address call completion issues.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23242 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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