[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6709-6710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02358]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0725]


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 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), 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. The FCC may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it

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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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 7, 
2015. 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f0f0d1e1f393c3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60303221200603034e070f16">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe1c6ccc0c3ca81e0c1c8cac3caefc9cccc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c08ea9a3afaca5ee8faea7a5aca580a6a3a3eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0725.
    Title: Quarterly Nondiscrimination Recordkeeping (on Quality of 
Service, Installation and Maintenance) by Bell Operating Companies 
(BOCs).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 3 respondents; 12 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215, 218-220, 226 and 276.
    Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    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: This information collection concerns the 
nondiscrimination records regarding quality of service, installation 
and maintenance by Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) pursuant to Computer 
III and Open Network Architecture (ONA) requirements. Formerly, BOCs 
were required to submit nondiscrimination reports with regard to 
payphones to prevent BOCs from discriminating in favor of their own 
payphones. The reports allowed the Commission to determine how the BOCs 
provided competing payphone providers with equal access to all the 
basic underlying network services that are provided to its own 
payphones.
    Since the prior request for authorization, in Report and Order FCC 
No. 13-69, the Commission eliminated ONA narrowband (i.e., not 
broadband) quarterly nondiscrimination reporting requirements. However, 
the underlying recordkeeping obligations remain and the burden hours 
have decreased.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-02358 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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