[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37154-37155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14942]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0355; FR ID 37519]


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 September 
13, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0355.
    Title: Rate-of-Return Monitoring Reports.

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    Form Numbers: FCC Form 492.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 35 respondents; 35 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement 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. 160, 161, 209(b) and 220 as amended by the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 350 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In most cases, the rate-of-
return reports do not require submission of any confidential or 
commercially-sensitive data. The areas in which detailed information is 
required are fully subject to regulation. If a respondent finds it 
necessary to submit confidential or commercially-sensitive data, they 
may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The filing of FCC Form 492 is required by 47 CFR 
65.600 of the Commission's rules. The annual filing of FCC Form 492 is 
required from the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) 
collectively for carriers that participate in both its tariffs and 
revenue-sharing pools and each local exchange carrier that is subject 
to section 61.38 of the Commission's Rules and that has filed 
individual access tariffs during the enforcement period, excluding 
carriers that elected incentive regulation for business data services 
(BDS) pursuant to the Rate-of-Return BDS Order, WC Docket No. 16-143 et 
al., Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd 10403 (2018).
    These data provide the necessary detail to enable the Commission to 
fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. The Commission has granted 
AT&T, Verizon, legacy Qwest, and other similarly-situated carriers 
forbearance from FCC Form 492-A. See Petition of AT&T Inc. for 
Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. 160 from Enforcement of Certain of the 
Commission's Cost Assignment Rules, WC Docket Nos. 07-21, 05-342, 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 23 FCC Rcd 7302 (2008) (AT&T Cost 
Assignment Forbearance Order).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14942 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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