[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 39426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12869]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0791; FR ID 148662]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 August 15, 
2023. 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: 3060-0791.
    Title: Section 32.7300, Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs 
Associated With Litigation.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4-36 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 161, 201-205 and 218-220; 47 CFR 1, 2, 4, 11, 
201-205, and 218-220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 
(no change in the reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements). The 
Commission will submit this information collection after this 60-day 
comment period to the OMB.
    The Commission adopted accounting rules that require carriers to 
account for adverse federal antitrust judgments and post-judgment 
special charges. With regard to settlements of such lawsuits, there 
will be a presumption that carriers can recover the portion of the 
settlement that represents the avoidable costs of litigation; provided 
that the carrier makes a required showing. To receive recognition of 
its avoided cost of litigation a carrier must demonstrate, in a request 
for special relief, the avoided costs of litigation by showing the 
amount corresponding to the additional litigation expenses discounted 
to present value, that the carrier reasonably estimates it would have 
paid if it had not settled. Settlement costs in excess of the avoided 
costs of litigation are presumed not recoverable unless a carrier 
rebuts that presumption by showing the basic factors that enticed the 
carrier to settle and demonstrating that ratepayers benefited from the 
settlement.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12869 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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