[Federal Register: August 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 165)]
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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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