Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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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 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58911-58912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23145]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1044; FR ID 54628]
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
27, 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#71212330311712125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="772725363711141459101801">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7917101a16151c5716171e1c151c391f1a1a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d43444e4241480342434a4841486d4b4e4e034a425b">[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: 3060-1044.
Title: Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of
Incumbent
[[Page 58912]]
Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 01-338 and WC Docket No. 04-313,
Order on Remand.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions and State, Local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Reponses: 645 respondents; 645 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement and on occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,160 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit or disclose confidential information.
However, in certain circumstances, respondents may voluntarily choose
to submit confidential information pursuant to applicable
confidentiality rules.
Needs and Uses: In the Order on Remand, the Commission imposed
unbundling obligations in a more targeted manner where requesting
carriers have undertaken their own facilities-based investments and
will be using UNEs (unbundled network elements) in conjunction with
self-provisioned facilities. The Commission also eliminated the
subdelegation of authority to state commissions adopted in the previous
order. Prior to the issuance of the Order, the Commission sought
comment on issues relating to combinations of UNEs, called ``enhanced
extended links'' (EELs), in order to effectively tailor access to EELs
to those carriers seeking to provide significant local usage to end
users. In the Order, the Commission adopted three specific service
eligibility criteria for access to EELs in accordance with Commission
rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23145 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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