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###### Federal Communications Commission

          - [OMB 3060-0298; FR ID 166668]

# AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

# 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 September 29, 2023.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Comments should be sent to                         *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*                         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                         *www.reginfo.gov*                         per the above instructions for it to be considered. In addition to submitting in                         *www.reginfo.gov*                         also send a copy of your comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to                         *PRA@fcc.gov*                         and to                         *Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.*                         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                         *http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain,*                         (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:*                     3060-0298.                

*Title:*                     Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).                

*Form Number:*                     N/A.                

*Type of Review:*                     Revision of a currently approved collection.                

*Respondents:*                     Business or other for-profit entities.                

*Number of Respondents and Responses:*                     3,834 respondents; 4,659 responses.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     1 hour-50 hours.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion, annual, biennial and one-time reporting requirements.                

*Obligation to Respond:*                     Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of                           ( print page 59920)                        the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503.                

*Total Annual Burden:*                     171,378 hours.                

*Total Annual Cost:*                     $604,000.                

*Needs and Uses:*                     This collection will be submitted as a revision of an existing collection in order to obtain Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the full three-year clearance.                

                    On April 21, 2023, the Commission released the                     *Access Arbitrage Second Report and Order,*                     WC Docket No. 18-155, FCC 23-31, 88 FR 35743, which added rules applicable to internet Protocol Enabled Service (IPES) Providers engaged in Access Stimulation. In the                     *Access Arbitrage Second Report and Order*                     the Commission adopted rules requiring that access-stimulating IPES Providers provide notice of their status to the Commission by filing a record of their access-stimulating status in the Commission's Access Arbitrage docket, and to provide notice to any affected IXCs and Intermediate Access Providers of the same, within 45 days of the effective date of that requirement after approval of that information collection by OMB (or for an entity that later engages in access stimulation, 45 days from the date it commences access stimulation). If, after the effective date of this requirement subsequent to approval of this requirement by OMB, an access-stimulating IPES Provider is no longer engaged in Access Stimulation, the IPES Provider must file notice of that change in status with the Commission and with any affected IXCs and Intermediate Access Providers.                

                    The revisions to this collection primarily reflect the conclusion of the rate transition(s) adopted in the                     *8YY Access Charge Reform Order,*                     WC Docket No. 18-156, FCC 20-143, 85 FR 75894 and the notice and reporting requirements adopted by the Commission in the                     *Access Arbitrage Second Report and Order.*                     The information collected through a carrier's tariff is used by the Commission and state commissions to determine whether services offered are just and reasonable as the Act requires. The tariffs and any supporting documentation are examined in order to determine if the services are offered in a just and reasonable manner. The information provided by IPES Providers pursuant to rules adopted in the                     *Access Arbitrage Second Report and Order*                     informs interested parties of an entities' engagement in Access Stimulation.                

Federal Communications Commission.

Katura Jackson,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 2023-18648 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]

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