Notice2024-13649
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
June 21, 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 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52040-52041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13649]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0741; FR ID 227055]
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 August 20,
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#bbebe9fafbddd8d895dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d4d4f5c5d7b7e7e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214f48424e4d440f4e4f46444d44614742420f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="37595e54585b5219585950525b527751545419505841">[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: 3060-0741.
Title: Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing
Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, GN Docket No. 17-84.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,688 respondents; 471,548
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements;
recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 222 and 251.
Total Annual Burden: 473,068 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to accelerate private sector
development and deployment of telecommunications technologies and
services by spurring competition. Section 222(e) is also designed to
spur competition by prescribing requirements for the sharing of
subscriber list information. These information collection requirements
are designed to help implement certain provisions of sections 222(e)
and 251, and to eliminate operational barriers to competition in the
telecommunications services market. Specifically, these information
collection requirements will be used to implement (1) local exchange
carriers' (``LECs'') obligations to provide their competitors with
dialing parity and non-discriminatory access to certain services and
functionalities; (2) incumbent local exchange carriers' (ILECs) duty to
make network information disclosures; and (3) numbering administration.
In November 2017, the Commission adopted new rules concerning certain
information collection requirements implemented under section 251(c)(5)
of the Act, pertaining to network change disclosures. Most of the
changes to those rules applied specifically to a certain subset of
network change disclosures, namely notices of planned copper
retirements. In addition, the changes removed a rule that prohibits
incumbent LECs from engaging in useful advanced coordination with
entities affected by network changes. In June 2018, the Commission
revised its network change disclosure rules to (1) revise the types of
network changes that trigger an incumbent LEC's public notice
obligation, and (2) extend the force majeure provisions applicable to
copper retirements to all types of network changes. The changes were
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aimed at removing unnecessary regulatory barriers to the deployment of
high-speed broadband networks.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13649 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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