[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54970-54971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21782]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 51257]


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 (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. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
6, 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-XXXX.
    Title: Inmate Calling Services, 2021 One-Time Data Collection.
    Form Number(s): FCC Form 2302(a) and FCC Form 2302(b).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 20 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 245 hours on average.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
sections 1, 4(i)-4(j), 201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 403, and 617 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), 
201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 403 and 617.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,900 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Protective Order in the 
Commission's inmate calling services (ICS) proceeding, WC Docket 12-
375, 28 FCC Rcd 16954 (WCB 2013), provides confidential treatment for 
the proprietary information submitted by (ICS providers in response to 
the Commission's directives. The Commission will treat as presumptively 
confidential any particular information identified as confidential by 
the provider in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and 
Commission rules. Each confidential document should be stamped and 
submitted to the Secretary's Office with an accompanying cover letter, 
as specified by the Protective Order.
    Needs and Uses: In the 2021 ICS Order, WC Docket No. 12-375, FCC 
21-60, 86 FR 40682, the Commission continued its reform of the ICS 
industry by, among other things, directing the Commission's Wireline 
Competition Bureau (WCB) and Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) 
(collectively, WCB/OEA) to collect data and other information regarding 
ICS providers' operations, costs, demands, and revenues. The Commission 
explained that it would use this Third Mandatory Data Collection to set 
permanent interstate and international ICS provider-related rate caps 
that more closely reflect providers' costs of serving correctional 
facilities. The Commission also emphasized that those data would enable 
it to evaluate and, if warranted, revise the current ancillary service 
charge caps.
    The Commission delegated authority to WCB/OEA to implement the 
Third Mandatory Data Collection--including determining and describing 
the types of information to require providers to submit regarding their 
operations, costs, demand, and revenues--and directed WCB/OEA to 
develop a template and instructions for the collection.
    Pursuant to their delegated authority, WCB/OEA drafted proposed 
instructions, a template, and a certification form for the Third 
Mandatory Data Collection. See Third Mandatory Data Collection 
Instructions, available for download at http://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/third_mandatory_data_collection_instructions.docx. Under 
WCB/OEA's proposals, ICS providers would be required to submit the 
required data using a reporting template, to be filed through the 
Commission's electronic comment filing system (ECFS). The proposed 
template consists of a Word document (Appendix A to the instructions) 
for responses requiring narrative information and Excel spreadsheets 
(Appendix B to the instructions) for responses that require specific 
numbers or information. ICS

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providers must also submit an audited financial statement or report for 
each Year from 2019 through 2021, and a signed certification of 
truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness. The instructions, template, 
and certification form will simplify compliance with, and reduce the 
burden of, this data collection. These proposed documents will be 
submitted for approval by the Office of Management and Budget as FCC 
Form 2302(a) and FCC Form 2302(b).
    On September 22, 2021, WCB/OEA issued a Public Notice seeking 
comment on all aspects of the proposed collection, including the draft 
instructions, template, and certification form. Notice of this document 
is being published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. 
WCB/OEA will consider comments submitted in response to both of these 
Federal Register documents in finalizing this information collection 
prior to submitting the documents to the Office of Management and 
Budget.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21782 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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