[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2223-2224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00581]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0952; FR ID 196204]


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

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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 March 12, 
2024. 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: 3060-0952.
    Title: Proposed Demographic Information and Notifications, Second 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), CC Docket No. 98-147 and 
Fifth NPRM (NPRM), CC Docket No. 96-98.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 589 respondents; 1,178 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,356 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151-154, 201, 202, 251-254, 256 and 271 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission asked whether physical collocation 
in remote terminals presents technical or security concerns, and if so, 
whether these concerns warrant modification of its collocation rules. 
The Commission asked whether incumbent LECs should be required to 
provide requesting carriers with demographic and other information 
regarding particular remote terminals similar to the information 
available regarding incumbent LEC central offices. Requesting carriers 
use demographic and other information obtained from incumbent LECs to 
determine whether they wish to collocate at particular remote 
terminals. This proposed information collection in the Second Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 98-147, will be used by the 
Commission, state commissions, and competitive carriers to facilitate 
the deployment of advanced services and other telecommunications 
services in implementation of section 251(c)(6) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended. The number of respondents, annual responses, 
and annual burden hours have decreased due to a decrease in the current 
total number of active incumbent local exchange carriers who may have 
to respond to this information collection. This decrease in the number 
of respondents accounts for a concomitant reduction in both total 
annual responses and total annual burden hours. There are no program 
changes to this information collection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-00581 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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