[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10965-10966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03540]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1046; FRS 17444]


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 April 26, 
2021. 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1046.
    Title: Part 64, Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules, et 
al., WC Docket No. 17-141, et al.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 260 respondents; 1,748 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours-122 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, and quarterly 
reporting requirements; third party disclosure requirements; 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. 151, 154 and 276.
    Total Annual Burden: 27,064 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information. Respondents 
may request confidential treatment of their information that they 
believe to be confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: Section 276 of the Communications Act, as amended 
(the Act), requires that the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission or FCC) establish rules ensuring that payphone service 
providers or PSPs are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every 
completed payphone-originated call. The Commission's Payphone 
Compensation Rules satisfy section 276 by identifying the party liable 
for compensation and establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be paid. A 
2003 Report and Order (FCC 03-235) established detailed rules (Payphone 
Compensation Rules) ensuring that payphone service providers or PSPs 
are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every completed payphone-
originated call pursuant to section 276 of the Communications Act, as 
amended (the Act), which the Commission revised in a 2018 Report and 
Order (FCC 18-21). The Payphone Compensation Rules satisfy section 276 
by identifying the party liable for compensation and establishing a 
mechanism for PSPs to be paid. The Payphone Compensation Rules: (1) 
Place liability to compensate PSPs for payphone-originated calls on the 
facilities-based long distance carriers or switch-based resellers 
(SBRs) from whose switches such calls are completed; (2) define these 
responsible carriers as ``Completing Carriers'' and require them to 
develop their own system of tracking calls to completion; (3) require 
Completing Carriers to file with PSPs a quarterly report and also 
submit an attestation by a company official, including but not limited 
to the chief financial officer (CFO), that the payment amount for that 
quarter is accurate and is based on 100% of all completed calls; (4) 
require quarterly reporting obligations for other facilities-

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based long distance carriers in the call path, if any, and define these 
carriers as ``Intermediate Carriers;'' and (5) give parties flexibility 
to agree to alternative compensation arrangements (ACA) so that small 
Completing Carriers may avoid the expense of instituting a tracking 
system. The revisions adopted in the 2018 Report and Order 
significantly decreased the paperwork burden on carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03540 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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