[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 58717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23944]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0357 and 3060-1029]


Information Collections 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 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 December 
31, 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0357.
    Title: Recognized Private Operating Agency (RPOA), 47 CFR 63.701.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
154(j), 201, 214 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 35 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $19,450.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
after the 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance.
    The Commission requests this information in order to make 
recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for granting recognized 
private operating agency (RPOA) status to requesting entities. The 
Commission does not require entities to request RPOA status. Rather, 
this is a voluntary application process for use by companies that 
believe that obtaining RPOA status will be beneficial in persuading 
foreign governments to allow them to conduct business abroad. RPOA 
status also permits companies to join the International 
Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Telecommunications Sector, which is 
the standards-setting body of the ITU.
    The information furnished in RPOA requests is collected pursuant to 
47 CFR 63.701 of the Commission's rules. Entities submit these 
applications on a voluntary basis. The collection of information is a 
one-time collection for each respondent. Without this information 
collection, the Commission's policies and objectives for assisting 
unregulated providers of enhanced services to enter the market for 
international enhanced services would be thwarted.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1029.
    Title: Data Network Identification Code (DNIC).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 5 respondents; 5 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collections is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i)-(j), 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
    Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting or recordkeeping requirements) after this 60-
day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to 
obtain the full three-year clearance. A Data Network Identification 
Code (DNIC) is a unique, four-digit number designed to provide discrete 
identification of individual public data networks. The DNIC is intended 
to identify and permit automated switching of data traffic to 
particular networks. The FCC grants the DNICs to operators of public 
data networks on an international protocol. The operators of public 
data networks file an application for a DNIC on the internet-based, 
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). The DNIC is obtained free of 
charge on a one-time only basis unless there is a change in ownership 
or the owner chooses to relinquish the code to the FCC. The 
Commission's lack of an assignment of DNICs to operators of public data 
networks would result in technical problems that prevent the 
identification and automated switching of data traffic to particular 
networks.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23944 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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