Notice2024-07920
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
April 15, 2024
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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 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26147-26148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07920]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1158; FR ID 213645]
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 May 15, 2024.
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#45151704052326266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a5a584b4a6c6969246d657c">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d997b0bab6b5bcf796b7bebcb5bc99bfbabaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="246a4d474b48410a6b4a43414841644247470a434b52">[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: 3060-1158.
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.
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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. 2024-07920 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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