Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/26/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
56
112
56
2,744
0
350,000
The Commission has found that rural
call completion is a continuing problem imposing needless economic
and personal costs on local communities, and that continued
Commission focus on the issue is warranted. The information
collected through these data collections will facilitate industry
collaboration to address call completion issues.
US Code:
47
USC 152 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
amended
US Code: 47
USC 201 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 202 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 218 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 220(a) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
amended
US Code: 47
USC 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 251(a) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
amended
US Code: 47
USC 151 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
The Commission is reporting
program changes to this revised collection—specifically, the
removal of the recordkeeping and retention requirements. These
program changes to the Commission’s previous burden estimates are a
result of the Commission’s elimination of the recordkeeping and
retention requirements contained in the 2019 RCC Order. As a result
of these changes, covered providers are no longer required to
maintain records of call completion data. We previously estimated
that respondents would require 48 hours per year to respond to the
recordkeeping requirements. In eliminating the recordkeeping
requirement, we accordingly reduce the total number of responses by
56, and the annual burden hours to respondents by 48 hours. We
estimate that the point of contact publication requirement will
continue to require one hour of response time annually per covered
provider, for a total annual burden of 56 hours. Overall, this
reduces the total annual burden hours of this information
collection by 2,688 hours. Regarding annualized costs, our previous
estimate annualized the cost of the recordkeeping and reporting
rules over 8 years, assuming that the reporting and retention rules
would end at the end of the transition for reforming intercarrier
compensation, which we estimated would take approximately 8 years.
We believe covered providers have already expended the initial
startup costs associated with these rules, moreover, the
recordkeeping and reporting rules have been sunset and are no
longer in effect. Therefore, we reduce the total annual costs
associated with this information collection from $350,000 to
$0.
$0
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Zachary Ross 202 418-1033
zachary.ross@fcc.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.