Notice2023-18648
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
August 30, 2023
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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 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59919-59920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18648]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0298; FR ID 166668]
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 September 29,
2023.
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#e1b1b3a0a1878282cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84d4d6c5c4e2e7e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b35121814171e5534151c1e171e3b1d1818551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4faddd7dbd8d19afbdad3d1d8d1f4d2d7d79ad3dbc2">[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 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: 3060-0298.
Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,834 respondents; 4,659
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial and one-time
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of
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the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. 151-
155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503.
Total Annual Burden: 171,378 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $604,000.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a revision of
an existing collection in order to obtain Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the full three-year clearance.
On April 21, 2023, the Commission released the Access Arbitrage
Second Report and Order, WC Docket No. 18-155, FCC 23-31, 88 FR 35743,
which added rules applicable to internet Protocol Enabled Service
(IPES) Providers engaged in Access Stimulation. In the Access Arbitrage
Second Report and Order the Commission adopted rules requiring that
access-stimulating IPES Providers provide notice of their status to the
Commission by filing a record of their access-stimulating status in the
Commission's Access Arbitrage docket, and to provide notice to any
affected IXCs and Intermediate Access Providers of the same, within 45
days of the effective date of that requirement after approval of that
information collection by OMB (or for an entity that later engages in
access stimulation, 45 days from the date it commences access
stimulation). If, after the effective date of this requirement
subsequent to approval of this requirement by OMB, an access-
stimulating IPES Provider is no longer engaged in Access Stimulation,
the IPES Provider must file notice of that change in status with the
Commission and with any affected IXCs and Intermediate Access
Providers.
The revisions to this collection primarily reflect the conclusion
of the rate transition(s) adopted in the 8YY Access Charge Reform
Order, WC Docket No. 18-156, FCC 20-143, 85 FR 75894 and the notice and
reporting requirements adopted by the Commission in the Access
Arbitrage Second Report and Order. The information collected through a
carrier's tariff is used by the Commission and state commissions to
determine whether services offered are just and reasonable as the Act
requires. The tariffs and any supporting documentation are examined in
order to determine if the services are offered in a just and reasonable
manner. The information provided by IPES Providers pursuant to rules
adopted in the Access Arbitrage Second Report and Order informs
interested parties of an entities' engagement in Access Stimulation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18648 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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