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deployment projects, the Commission 

established the Rapid Broadband 

Assessment Team (RBAT), which will 

consist of one or more staff from the 

Commission’s Enforcement Bureau and 

one or more staff from the Commission’s 

Wireline Competition Bureau. The 

Commission created the RBAT in an 

effort to make the Commission’s pole 

attachment dispute resolution process 

more responsive and adaptable with the 

goal of facilitating broadband 

deployment. The Order charged the 

RBAT with expediting the resolution of 

such disputes by swiftly engaging key 

stakeholders, gathering relevant 

information, distilling issues in dispute, 

and recommending to the parties, where 

appropriate, an abbreviated mediation 

process, placement of a complaint (or 

portion of a complaint) on the 

Commission’s Accelerated Docket based 

on consideration of specified criteria, 

and/or any other action that the RBAT 

determines will help the parties resolve 

their dispute. 

To request RBAT review and 

assessment of a dispute that a party to 

the dispute contends is impeding or 

delaying deployment of broadband 

facilities, the party must first notify the 

Chief of the Enforcement Bureau’s 

Market Disputes Resolution Division 

(MDRD) of the request by phone and in 

writing. The MDRD Chief will direct the 

party to FCC Form 5653—Request for 

RBAT Review and Assessment—on the 

MDRD website and to instructions for 

completing and electronically 

transmitting the form to the RBAT. The 

form will elicit information relevant to 

the scope and nature of the dispute, and 

to whether the dispute is appropriate for 

expedited mediation and/or placement 

on the Accelerated Docket. The 

information submitted by a party on the 

FCC Form 5653 will assist the RBAT in 

efficiently reviewing and assessing the 

party’s dispute and in providing 

guidance on the most effective means of 

resolving it. The RBAT also may request 

that one or both parties provide the 

RBAT with documentation or other 

information relevant to the dispute. 

After reviewing the parties’ 

submissions, the RBAT will provide 

guidance and advice to the parties on 

the most effective means of resolving 

their dispute, including staff-supervised 

mediation, use of the Accelerated 

Docket, and/or other action. 

Should the RBAT recommend staffsupervised mediation, it shall be 

conducted pursuant to 47 CFR 1.737, 

the requirements of which may be 

modified or waived as appropriate in 

this context or as needed in light of the 

facts or circumstances of a particular 

case. In the event that the parties are 

unable to settle their dispute, and a 

prospective complainant seeks 

placement of its complaint on the 

Accelerated Docket, the RBAT will 

decide whether the complaint or a 

portion of the complaint is suitable for 

inclusion on the Accelerated Docket 

based on a totality of the factors listed 

in 47 CFR 1.1415(e). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04019 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0854; FR ID 204523] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (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 PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 29, 

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 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0854. 

Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-inBilling 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 forprofit 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-inBilling 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 

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 Truthin-Billing and Billing Format; National 


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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. 2024–04018 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0647, OMB 3060–1003; FR ID 

204644] 

Information Collections Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

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 March 28, 2024. 

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: 3060–0647. 

Title: Biennial Survey of Cable 

Industry Prices, FCC Form 333. 

Form Number: FCC Form 333. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 132 respondents and 722 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 7 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Biennial 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,527 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

The statutory authority for this 

information collection is in Sections 4(i) 

and 623(k) of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. 

Needs and Uses: The Cable Television 

Consumer Protection and Competition 

Act of 1992 (‘‘Cable Act’’) requires the 

Commission to publish biennially a 

report on average rates for basic cable 

service, cable programming service, and 

equipment. The report must compare 

the prices charged by cable operators 

subject to effective competition and 

those that are not subject to effective 

competition. The Biennial Cable 

Industry Price Survey is intended to 

collect the data needed to prepare that 

report. The data from these questions 

are needed to complete this report. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1003. 

Title: Communications Disaster 

Information Reporting System (DIRS). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 


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