[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42068-42069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13843]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0790, OMB 3060-0859; FR ID 151041]


Information Collections 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 28, 
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

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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: 3060-0790.
    Title: Section 68.110 (b), Availability of Inside Wiring 
Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents; 1,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Providers of wireline 
telecommunications services that willfully or repeatedly fail to comply 
with this rule are subject to forfeitures under 47 CFR 1.80. Statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 154, 201-205, 218, 220 and 405 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,000.
    Needs and Uses: Section 68.110(b) requires that any available 
technical information concerning carrier-installed wiring on the 
customer's side of the demarcation point, including copies of existing 
schematic diagrams and service records, shall be provided by the 
telephone company upon request of the building owner or agent thereof. 
The provider of wireline telecommunications services may charge the 
building owner a reasonable fee for this service, which shall not 
exceed the cost involved in locating and copying the documents. In the 
alternative, the provider may make these documents available for review 
and copying by the building owner or his agent. In this case, the 
wireline telecommunications carrier may charge a reasonable fee, which 
shall not exceed the cost involved in making the documents available, 
and may also require the building owner or his agent to pay a deposit 
to guarantee the documents' return. The information is needed so that 
building owners may choose to contract with an installer of their 
choice on inside wiring maintenance and installation services to modify 
existing wiring or assist with the installation of additional inside 
wiring.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0859.
    Title: Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 
253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and State, 
local, or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24 respondents; 24 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 63-125 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 253 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,698 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this extension to the 
OMB after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full three-
year clearance from them. Although very few petitions for preemption 
under section 253 have been filed in the past few years, there is 
reason to believe that the current estimate is more likely to reflect 
future developments than a reduction in the number of estimated 
filings. The Commission published a Public Notice in November 1998 
which established suggested guidelines for the filing of petitions for 
preemption pursuant to section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, as well as suggested guidelines for the filing of comments 
opposing such requests for preemption. The Commission will use this 
information to resolve petitions for preemption of state or local 
statutes, regulations, or other state or local legal requirements that 
are alleged to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting any entity 
from providing a telecommunications service. Section 253 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which was added by the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, requires the Commission, with certain 
important exceptions, to preempt (to the extent necessary) the 
enforcement of any state or local statute or regulation, or other state 
or local legal requirement that prohibits or has the effect of 
prohibiting any entity from providing any interstate or intrastate 
telecommunications service. The Commission's consideration of 
preemption under section 253 typically begins with the filing of a 
petition by an aggrieved party. The Commission typically places such 
petitions on public notice and requests comment by interested parties. 
The Commission's decision is based on the public record, generally 
composed of the petition and comments. The Commission has considered a 
number of preemption items since the passage of the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, and believes it is in the public interest to inform the 
public of the information necessary for full consideration of the 
issues likely to be involved in section 253 preemption proceedings. In 
order to render a timely and informed decision, the Commission expects 
petitioners and commenters to provide it with relevant information 
sufficient to describe the legal regime involved in the controversy and 
to provide the factual information necessary for a decision.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13843 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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