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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 92930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27559]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0743; FR ID 263012]

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 January 
24, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

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: 3060-0743.
    Title: Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and 
Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC 
Docket No. 96-128.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,471 respondents; 10,071 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50-100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, monthly and quarterly reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 276 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Total Annual Burden: 118,137 hours.
    Need and Uses: This collection of information implements the 
following requirements under section 276 of the Telecommunications Act 
of 1996. They are: (a) state showing of proof of market failure for 
exception to market-rate local coin call requirement; (b) state review 
of adequacy of provision of public interest payphone; (c) payphone 
providers' transmission of specific payphone coding digits; (d) LEC 
verification of disputed ANIS and maintaining and making available the 
verification data; (e) LEC timely notification of payphone 
disconnection; (f) LEC indication on the payphone's monthly bill that 
the amount due is for payphone service; (g) LEC tariff filing; (h) 
reclassification of LEC-owned payphones; (i) payphone provider's 
verification of its status to payer of compensation; (j) payphone 
providers' posting of local coin call rate on each payphone placard; 
and (k) LEC provision of emergency numbers to carrier-payers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27559 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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