[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27777-27778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12583]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0710]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 of 1995 (PRA), 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.
    The FCC 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 13, 
2019. 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, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0710.
    Title: Policy and Rules Under Parts 1 and 51 Concerning the 
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98, Sections 47 CFR 
1.1403-1.1404; 47 CFR part 51; 47 CFR 51.100-51.807; 47 CFR 20.11.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,282 respondents; 1,067,987 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-4,000 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 1-4, 201-205, 214, 224, 251, 252, and 303(r) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 601 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996. 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205, 224, 251, 
252, 303(r), and 601.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement, and third-party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 645,798 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature of 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 Section 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
of a currently approved collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance.
    The Commission adopted rules to implement the First Report and 
Order on Reconsideration issued in CC Docket No. 96-98. That Order 
implemented parts of sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act 
of 1996 that affect local competition. Incumbent local exchange 
carriers (ILECs) are required to offer interconnection, unbundled 
network elements (UNEs), transport and termination, and wholesale rates 
for certain services to new entrants. Incumbent LECs must price such 
services and rates that are cost-based and just and reasonable and 
provide access to right-of-way as well as establish reciprocal 
compensation arrangements for the transport and termination of 
telecommunications traffic.

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-12583 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
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