[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40287-40288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14348]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0855; FRS 16904]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

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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 September 
4, 2020. 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 protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0855.
    Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets and Related 
Collections, FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Form Number(s): FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,900 respondents; 41,250 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours-25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, quarterly, recordkeeping and on 
occasion reporting requirements.
    Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection of information is contained in 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 
157, 159, 201, 205, 214, 225, 254, 303(r), 715 and 719 of the Act, 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 159, 201, 205, 214, 225, 254, 
303(r), 616, and 620.
    Total Annual Burden: 252,025 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will allow 
respondents to certify that data contained in their submissions is 
privileged or confidential commercial or financial information and that 
disclosure of such information would likely cause substantial harm to 
the competitive position of the entity filing the FCC worksheets. If 
the Commission receives a request for or proposes to disclose the 
information, the respondent would be required to make the full showing 
pursuant to the Commission's rules for withholding from public 
inspection information submitted to the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires contributors 
to the federal universal service fund, telecommunications relay service 
fund, and numbering administration to file, pursuant to sections 151, 
225, 251 and 254 of the Act, a Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet 
on an annual basis (FCC Form 499-A and/or on a quarterly basis (FCC 
Form 499-Q). The information is also used to calculate FCC regulatory 
fees for interstate telecommunications service providers.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Associate Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14348 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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