Notice2024-09461
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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May 1, 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."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35093-35094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09461]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0854; FR ID 216732]
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.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before May 31, 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 Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#762624373610151558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="366664777650555518515940">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#733012071b0a5d241a1f1f1a121e00331510105d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0e3c1d4c8d98ef7c9ccccc9c1cdd3e0c6c3c38ec7cfd6">[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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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, and (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: 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.
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: 3060-0854.
Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170 and CG Docket No. 04-208.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,165 respondents; 26,711
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 230 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is found at section
201(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b),
and section 258, 47 U.S.C. 258, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. The
Commission's implementing rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.2400.
Total Annual Burden: 1,872,245 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $10,000,000.
Needs and Uses: In 1999, the Commission released the Truth-in-
Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170, First Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (1999 TIB Order);
published at 64 FR 34488, June 25, 1999, which adopted principles and
guidelines designed to reduce telecommunications fraud, such
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as slamming and cramming, by making bills easier for consumers to read
and understand, and thereby, making such fraud easier to detect and
report. In 2000, Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170, Order on Reconsideration, (2000 Reconsideration Order); published
at 65 FR 43251, July 13, 2000, the Commission, granted in part
petitions for reconsideration of the requirements that bills highlight
new service providers and prominently display inquiry contact numbers.
On March 18, 2005, the Commission released Truth-in-Billing and Billing
Format; National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates'
Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing, Second
Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket No. 04-208, (2005
Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice); published at 70 FR
29979 and 70 FR 30044, May 25, 2005, which determined, inter alia, that
Commercial Mobile Radio Service providers no longer should be exempted
from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), which requires billing descriptions to be
brief, clear, non-misleading and in plain language. The 2005 Second
Further Notice proposed and sought comment on measures to enhance the
ability of consumers to make informed choices among competitive
telecommunications service providers. On April 27, 2012, the Commission
released the Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for
Unauthorized Charges (``Cramming''), Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 11-116, CG Docket No. 09-
158, CC Docket No. 98-170, FCC 12-42 (Cramming Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking); published at 77 FR 30972, May
24, 2012, which determined that additional rules are needed to help
consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized charges on
their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent practice commonly
referred to as ``cramming.''
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09461 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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