Notice2024-02149
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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February 5, 2024
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7705-7706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02149]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1158; FR ID 200253]
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 5,
2024. 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#a2f2f0e3e2c4c1c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdadafbcbd9b9e9ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c62656f6360692263626b6960694c6a6f6f226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701e19131f1c155e1f1e17151c15301613135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1158.
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Title: Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom,
Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
entities; State, local, or Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,384 respondents; 2,384
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 26 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for these
collections is contained in section 257 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 257.
Total Annual Burden: 61,984 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $510,000.
Needs and Uses: The Restoring Internet Freedom Report and Order
(Restoring Internet Freedom Order) revised the information collection
requirements applicable to Internet service providers (ISPs). The Open
Internet Order, adopted in 2010, required ISPs to disclose certain
network management processes, performance characteristics, and other
attributes of broadband Internet access service. These disclosure
requirements were significantly increased by the Title II Order,
adopted in 2015. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order eliminated the
additional collection imposed by the Title II Order, and added a few
discrete elements to the Open Internet Order's information collection
requirements. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order requires an ISP to
publicly disclose network management practices, performance, and
commercial terms of its broadband Internet access service sufficient to
enable consumers to make informed choices regarding the purchase and
use of such services, and entrepreneurs and other small businesses to
develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings. As part of these
disclosures, the rule requires ISPs to disclose their congestion
management, application-specific behavior, device attachment rules, and
security practices, as well as any blocking, throttling, affiliated
prioritization, or paid prioritization in which they engage. The rule
also requires ISPs to disclose performance characteristics, including a
service description and the impact of nonbroadband Internet access
services data services. Finally, the rule requires ISPs to disclose the
price of the service, privacy policies, and redress options. The rule
requires ISPs to make such disclosures available either via a publicly-
available, easily accessible website or through transmittal to the
Commission, which will make such disclosures available via a publicly-
available, easily accessible website. The information collection will
assist the Commission in its statutory obligation to report to Congress
on market entry barriers in the telecommunications market. The
Commission anticipates that the revised disclosures would empower
consumers and businesses with information about their broadband
Internet access service, protecting the openness of the Internet.
Although this collection was bifurcated in 2016 with respect to fixed
and mobile ISPs, the Commission seeks to have this collection encompass
both fixed and mobile ISPs.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02149 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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