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###### Federal Communications Commission

# SUMMARY:

The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. 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; 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.

# DATES:

Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should submit comments September 21, 2009. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the Internet at                         *Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov*                         and to                         *Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov*, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your comments by e-mail send them to:                         *PRA@fcc.gov*.                    

                        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 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, and (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For additional information, send an e-mail to Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*OMB Control Number:*                     3060-0943.                

*Title:*                     Section 54.809, Carrier Certification.                

*Form No.:*                     N/A.                

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

*Respondents:*                     Business or other for-profit.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     604 respondents; 604 responses.                          ( print page 36221)    

*Estimated Time Per Response:*                     1.5 hours.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     Annual reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirement.                

*Obligation to Respond:*                     Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.                 

*Total Annual Burden:*                     906 hours.                

*Total Annual Cost:*                     N/A.                

*Privacy Act Impact Assessment:*                     N/A.                

*Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:*                     The Commission is not requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the Commission or to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). If the Commission requests respondents to submit information to the Commission or to USAC that the respondents believe is confidential, the respondents may request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to 47 CFR section 0.459 of the Commission's rules.                

*Needs and Uses:*                     The Commission will submit this information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this information collection. There is a slight adjustment in the Commission's burden estimates. The Commission is reporting an increase in the number of respondents/responses since the 2006 submission to the OMB. Therefore, the total annual burden hours have increased by 48 hours.                

Section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 provides that a carrier receiving universal service support must use that support “only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for which the support is intended.” Accordingly, Section 54.809 requires each price cap carrier or competitive ETC that wishes to receive interstate access universal service support to file an annual certification with Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and the Commission. The certification must state that the carrier will use its interstate access universal service support only for the provision, maintenance and upgrading of facilities and service for which the support is intended.

The Commission and USAC use the certifications to ensure that carriers comply with section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act by using the interstate access universal service support on for which the support is intended.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9-17405 Filed 7-21-09; 8:45 am]

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