[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 83 (Monday, May 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23363-23364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09194]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1046; FRS 24227]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
Office of Management and Budget

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, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general 
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission 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 comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before June 2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function. Your comment must be submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 
above instructions for it to be considered. In addition to submitting 
in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your comment on the proposed 
information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to [email protected] 
and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control 
number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    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-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. 2021-09194 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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