[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 16837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6928]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501--3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). 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 estimate; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (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; and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information burden for 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 OMB control number. No person 
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection 
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before May 21, 2012. If you anticipate that you will be 
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#155b7c767d7a7974664a543b4a536774667067557a78773b707a653b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd1f6fcf7f0f3feecc0deb1c0d9edfeecfaeddff0f2fdb1faf0efb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a> and to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#521827363b263a7f307c3a37203f333c123431317c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79330c1d100d11541b57111c0b141817391f1a1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5f5f7e4e5c3c6c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f5f5d4e4f696c6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0725.
    Title: Quarterly Filing of Nondiscrimination Reports (on Quality of 
Service, Installation and Maintenance) by Bell Operating Companies 
(BOCs).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 3 respondents; 12 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 151, 154, 201-205, 215, 218-220, 226 and 276.
    Total Annual Burden: 600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondent submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for an 
extension of this expiring information collection in order to obtain 
the full three year approval from them. There are no changes in the 
reporting requirements. There are no changes to the Commission's 
previous burden estimates.
    This information collection contains quarterly filing of 
nondiscrimination reports on quality of service, installation and 
maintenance by Bell Operating Companies (BOCs). BOCs must submit 
nondiscrimination reports with regard to payphones to prevent BOCs from 
discriminating in favor of their own payphones. The reports allow the 
Commission to determine how the BOCs will provide competing payphone 
providers with equal access to all the basic underlying network 
services that are provided to its own payphones.


Federal Communications Commission.

Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-6928 Filed 3-21-12; 8:45 am]
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