[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 3725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01694]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0787; FR ID 327630]
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.'' 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.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before February 27,
2026.
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 information collection 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, (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: 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: 3060-0787.
Title: Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies and Rules
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers,
CC Docket No. 94-129, CG Docket 17-169.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or household; Business or other for-
profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,178 respondents; 3,817
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (.50 hours) to 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Biennial, on
occasion and one-time reporting requirements; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is
found at Sec. 258 [47 U.S.C. 258] Illegal Changes In Subscriber Carrier
Selections, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56.
Total Annual Burden: 8,692 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,630,000.
Needs and Uses: Section 258 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(1996 Act) directed the Commission to prescribe rules to prevent the
unauthorized change by telecommunications carriers of consumers'
selections of telecommunications service providers (slamming). On March
17, 2003, the FCC released the Third Order on Reconsideration and
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC
03-42 (Third Order on Reconsideration), in which the Commission revised
and clarified certain rules to implement section 258 of the 1996 Act.
On May 23, 2003, the Commission released an Order (CC Docket No. 94-
129, FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of the Third Order on
Reconsideration. On January 9, 2008, the Commission released the Fourth
Report and Order, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223, revising its
requirements concerning verification of a consumer's intent to switch
carriers.
The Fourth Report and Order modified the information collection
requirements contained in Sec. 64.1120(c)(3)(iii) of the Commission's
rules to provide for verifications to elicit ``confirmation that the
person on the call understands that a carrier change, not an upgrade to
existing service, bill consolidation, or any other misleading
description of the transaction, is being authorized.''
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01694 Filed 1-27-26; 8:45 am]
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