Notice2021-20632
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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September 23, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52906-52907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20632]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0355; FR ID 49675]
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 October 25,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42121003022421216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2b2b0a3a2848181cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aee0c7cdc1c2cb80e1c0c9cbc2cbeec8cdcd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="430d2a202c2f266d0c2d24262f26032520206d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) Go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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
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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: 3060-0355.
Title: Rate-of-Return Monitoring Reports.
Form Number: FCC Form 492.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 35 respondents; 35 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 160, 161, 209(b) and 220 as amended by the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 350 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The filing of FCC Form 492 is required by 47 CFR
65.600 of the Commission's rules. The annual filing of FCC Form 492 is
required from the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA)
collectively for carriers that participate in both its tariffs and
revenue-sharing pools and each local exchange carrier that is subject
to section 61.38 of the Commission's Rules and that has filed
individual access tariffs during the enforcement period, excluding
carriers that elected incentive regulation for business data services
(BDS) pursuant to the Rate-of-Return BDS Order, WC Docket No. 16-143 et
al., Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd 10403 (2018).
These data provide the necessary detail to enable the Commission to
fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. The Commission has granted
AT&T, Verizon, legacy Qwest, and other similarly-situated carriers
forbearance from FCC Form 492-A. See Petition of AT&T Inc. for
Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. 160 from Enforcement of Certain of the
Commission's Cost Assignment Rules, WC Docket Nos. 07-21, 05-342,
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 23 FCC Rcd 7302 (2008) (AT&T Cost
Assignment Forbearance Order).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20632 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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