Written Contracts Filed with the Commission and Made Publicly Available -- Section 274(b)(3)(B), CC Docket No. 96-152 (FNPRM)

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
30874	Written Contracts Filed with the Commission and Made Publicly Available -- Section 274(b)(3)(B), CC Docket No. 96-152 (FNPRM)		Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0762	ICR Reference No: 199702-3060-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Written Contracts Filed with the Commission and Made Publicly Available -- Section 274(b)(3)(B), CC Docket No. 96-152 (FNPRM)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/25/1997
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/19/1997
Terms of Clearance: The FCC must take steps to protect the proprietary interests of those that enter into agreements with the separated affiliates or electronic publishing joint ventures established pursuant to Section 274(a) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. These parties are not directly covered by the Telecommunications Act or the rulemaking covered by CC Docket 96-152, but may have legitimate business reasons why portions of the contracts or tariffs they enter into with regulated entities should not be disclosed to competitors in their businesses. The FCC shall, at a minimum, require those that must comply with Section 274 (b)(3)(B) to inform the parties that they agree to provide services to under this Section of the Telecommunications Act that the contractual materials will be made available to the public and also inform them of the FCC procedures for requesting proprietary treatment of these materials. The FCC should also ensure that the results of GC Docket 96-55 on Examination of Current Policy Concerning the Treatment of Confidential Information Submitted to the Commission are made available to potential Section 274 service providers so that they may provide this information to those that contract for these services.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2000	04/30/2000
Responses	4,200	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,150	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 274(b)(3)(B) of the Communications Act, as amended, requires a separated affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture established pursuant to section 274(a) and its affiliated BOC to "carry out transactions...pursuant to written contracts or tariffs that are filed with the Commission and made publicly available." The Commission considers imposing these information collections to implement section 274(b)(3)(B).

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Written Contracts Filed with the Commission and Made Publicly Available -- Section 274(b)(3)(B), CC Docket No. 96-152 (FNPRM)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,200	0	0	4,200	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,150	0	0	3,150	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/19/1997

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