[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35093-35094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09461]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0854; FR ID 216732]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
Office of Management and Budget

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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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.
    As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks 
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information 
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0854.
    Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170 and CG Docket No. 04-208.
    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: 4,165 respondents; 26,711 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 230 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is found at section 
201(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b), 
and section 258, 47 U.S.C. 258, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. The 
Commission's implementing rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.2400.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,872,245 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $10,000,000.
    Needs and Uses: In 1999, the Commission released the Truth-in-
Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170, First Report and 
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (1999 TIB Order); 
published at 64 FR 34488, June 25, 1999, which adopted principles and 
guidelines designed to reduce telecommunications fraud, such

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as slamming and cramming, by making bills easier for consumers to read 
and understand, and thereby, making such fraud easier to detect and 
report. In 2000, Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170, Order on Reconsideration, (2000 Reconsideration Order); published 
at 65 FR 43251, July 13, 2000, the Commission, granted in part 
petitions for reconsideration of the requirements that bills highlight 
new service providers and prominently display inquiry contact numbers. 
On March 18, 2005, the Commission released Truth-in-Billing and Billing 
Format; National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates' 
Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing, Second 
Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Second Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket No. 04-208, (2005 
Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice); published at 70 FR 
29979 and 70 FR 30044, May 25, 2005, which determined, inter alia, that 
Commercial Mobile Radio Service providers no longer should be exempted 
from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), which requires billing descriptions to be 
brief, clear, non-misleading and in plain language. The 2005 Second 
Further Notice proposed and sought comment on measures to enhance the 
ability of consumers to make informed choices among competitive 
telecommunications service providers. On April 27, 2012, the Commission 
released the Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for 
Unauthorized Charges (``Cramming''), Report and Order and Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 11-116, CG Docket No. 09-
158, CC Docket No. 98-170, FCC 12-42 (Cramming Report and Order and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking); published at 77 FR 30972, May 
24, 2012, which determined that additional rules are needed to help 
consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized charges on 
their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent practice commonly 
referred to as ``cramming.''

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09461 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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