[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63431-63432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17203]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0719; FR ID 236042]


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:

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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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 4, 
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: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0719.
    Title: Quarterly Report of Local Exchange Carriers Listing Payphone 
Automatic Number Identifications (ANIs).
    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: 400 respondents; 1,600 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours (8 hours for the initial 
submission; 2 hours per subsequent submission, for an average of 3.5 
hours per response).
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215, 218, 219, 220, 226 and 276 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted rules and policies governing 
the payphone industry under section 276(b)(1)(A) of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) and established ``a per call 
compensation plan to ensure that all payphone service providers are 
fairly compensated for each and every completed intrastate and 
interstate call.'' Pursuant to this mandate, and as required by section 
64.1310(d) of the Commission's rules, Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) 
must provide to carriers required to pay compensation pursuant to 
section 64.1300(a), a quarterly report listing payphone ANIs. Without 
provision of this report, resolution of disputed ANIs would be rendered 
very difficult. Carriers would not be able to discern which ANIs 
pertain to payphones and therefore would not be able to ascertain which 
dial-around calls were originated by payphones for compensation 
purposes. There would be no way to guard against possible fraud. 
Without this collection, lengthy investigations would be necessary to 
verify claims. The report allows carriers to determine which dial-
around calls are made from payphones. The information must be provided 
to third parties. The requirement would be used to ensure that LECs and 
the carriers required to pay compensation pursuant to 47 CFR 64.1300(a) 
of the Commission's rules comply with their obligations under the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-17203 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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