Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38080-38081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15182]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0384; FR ID 38021]
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 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 September
17, 2021. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1f1f3e0e1c7c2c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="18484a59587e7b7b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b65424844474e0564454c4e474e6b4d4848054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d53747e7271783352737a7871785d7b7e7e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0384.
Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and 64.905, Auditor's Attestation
and Certification.
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: 1 respondent, 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 5-250 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority is contained in Sections 1, 4, 201-205, 215, and
218-220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
Sections 151, 154, 201-205, 215, and 218-220.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion, biennial, and annual reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 255 hours.
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Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Section 64.904(a) states that each incumbent LEC
required to file a cost allocation manual shall elect to either have an
attest engagement performed by an independent auditor every two years,
covering the prior two year period, or have a financial audit performed
by an independent auditor biennially. In either case, the initial
engagement shall be performed in the calendar year after the carrier is
first required to file a cost allocation manual. See Section 64.904(a)-
(c). Instead of requiring mid-sized carriers to incur the expense of a
biennial attestation engagement, they now file a certification with the
Commission stating that they are in compliance with 47 CFR 64.901 of
the Commission's rules, which sets out the rules regarding allocation
of costs. The certification must be signed, under oath, by an officer
of the incumbent LEC, and filed with the Commission on an annual basis.
Such certification of compliance represents a less costly means of
enforcing compliance with our cost allocation rules. See 47 CFR 64.905
of the Commission's rules. The requirements are imposed to ensure that
the carriers are properly complying with Commission rules. They serve
as an important aid in the Commission's monitoring program. Section
64.905 requires mid-sized LECs to file a certification with the
Commission stating that they are complying with section 64.901. The
certification must be signed, under oath, by an officer of the mid-
sized LEC, and filed with the Commission on an annual basis at the time
that the mid-sized incumbent LEC files the annual reports required by
section 43.21(e)(2).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-15182 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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