[Federal Register: August 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 165)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval, Comments Requested
August 19, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. 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 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: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September
24, 2008. 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 contacts listed below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov
or via fax at (202) 395-5167; and to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov and/or
PRA@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number of the
collection as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918, or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and/or 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 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 OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0854.
Title: Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170 and CG Docket
No. 04-208.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,588 respondents; 41,858
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 243 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3,872,876 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $15,418,200.
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 No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56.
The Commission's implementing rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.2400-01.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 18, 2005, the Commission released Truth-
in-Billing and Billing Format; National 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, 20 FCC
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Rcd 6448 (2005) (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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19661 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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