Notice2021-21782
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
October 5, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54970-54971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21782]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 51257]
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: 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 December
6, 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#b4e4e6f5f4d2d7d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92c2c0d3d2f4f1f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc92959f939099d293929b999099bc9a9f9fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="640a0d070b08014a0b0a03010801240207074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Inmate Calling Services, 2021 One-Time Data Collection.
Form Number(s): FCC Form 2302(a) and FCC Form 2302(b).
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 20 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 245 hours on average.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 4(i)-4(j), 201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 403, and 617 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j),
201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 403 and 617.
Total Annual Burden: 4,900 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Protective Order in the
Commission's inmate calling services (ICS) proceeding, WC Docket 12-
375, 28 FCC Rcd 16954 (WCB 2013), provides confidential treatment for
the proprietary information submitted by (ICS providers in response to
the Commission's directives. The Commission will treat as presumptively
confidential any particular information identified as confidential by
the provider in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and
Commission rules. Each confidential document should be stamped and
submitted to the Secretary's Office with an accompanying cover letter,
as specified by the Protective Order.
Needs and Uses: In the 2021 ICS Order, WC Docket No. 12-375, FCC
21-60, 86 FR 40682, the Commission continued its reform of the ICS
industry by, among other things, directing the Commission's Wireline
Competition Bureau (WCB) and Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA)
(collectively, WCB/OEA) to collect data and other information regarding
ICS providers' operations, costs, demands, and revenues. The Commission
explained that it would use this Third Mandatory Data Collection to set
permanent interstate and international ICS provider-related rate caps
that more closely reflect providers' costs of serving correctional
facilities. The Commission also emphasized that those data would enable
it to evaluate and, if warranted, revise the current ancillary service
charge caps.
The Commission delegated authority to WCB/OEA to implement the
Third Mandatory Data Collection--including determining and describing
the types of information to require providers to submit regarding their
operations, costs, demand, and revenues--and directed WCB/OEA to
develop a template and instructions for the collection.
Pursuant to their delegated authority, WCB/OEA drafted proposed
instructions, a template, and a certification form for the Third
Mandatory Data Collection. See Third Mandatory Data Collection
Instructions, available for download at <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/third_mandatory_data_collection_instructions.docx">http://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/third_mandatory_data_collection_instructions.docx</a>. Under
WCB/OEA's proposals, ICS providers would be required to submit the
required data using a reporting template, to be filed through the
Commission's electronic comment filing system (ECFS). The proposed
template consists of a Word document (Appendix A to the instructions)
for responses requiring narrative information and Excel spreadsheets
(Appendix B to the instructions) for responses that require specific
numbers or information. ICS
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providers must also submit an audited financial statement or report for
each Year from 2019 through 2021, and a signed certification of
truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness. The instructions, template,
and certification form will simplify compliance with, and reduce the
burden of, this data collection. These proposed documents will be
submitted for approval by the Office of Management and Budget as FCC
Form 2302(a) and FCC Form 2302(b).
On September 22, 2021, WCB/OEA issued a Public Notice seeking
comment on all aspects of the proposed collection, including the draft
instructions, template, and certification form. Notice of this document
is being published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
WCB/OEA will consider comments submitted in response to both of these
Federal Register documents in finalizing this information collection
prior to submitting the documents to the Office of Management and
Budget.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21782 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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