Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 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. The FCC 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 90, Number 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 38470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15085]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0717; FR ID 306911]
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), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collections. 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. The FCC 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 should be submitted on or before October 7,
2025. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89d9dbc8c9efeaeaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9999b8889afaaaae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fcceefbe7f6a1d8e6e3e3e6eee2fccfe9ececa1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b496839f8ed9a09e9b9b9e969a84b7919494d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collections. 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0717.
Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket
No. 92-77, 47 CFR 64.703(a), 64.709, 64.710.
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: 1,418 respondents; 11,250,150
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours)-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 47
U.S.C. 226, Telephone Operator Services, Public Law 101-435, 104 Stat.
986, codified at 47 CFR 64.703(a) Consumer Information, 64.709
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710 Operator Services for Prison Inmate
Phones.
Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $156,000.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.703(a), Operator Service
Providers (OSPs) are required to disclose, audibly and distinctly to
the consumer, at no charge and before connecting any interstate call,
how to obtain rate quotations, including any applicable surcharges. 47
CFR 64.710 imposes similar requirements on OSPs to inmates at
correctional institutions. 47 CFR 64.709 codifies the requirements for
OSPs to file informational tariffs with the Commission. These rules
help to ensure that consumers receive information necessary to
determine what the charges associated with an OSP-assisted call will
be, thereby enhancing informed consumer choice in the operator services
marketplace.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-15085 Filed 8-7-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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