OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995. This action has no effect
on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB
Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit
when proposed rule is finalized.
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On October 14, 2010, the Commission
released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Empowering
Consumers to Avoid Bill Shock Consumer Information and Disclosure,
CG Docket Nos. 10-207 and 09-158, FCC 10-180, proposing rules that
would require mobile service providers to provide usage alerts and
information that will assist consumers in avoiding unexpected
charges on their bills. In so doing, the Commission found that
consumers face significant challenges in monitoring mobile usage
and protecting themselves from substantial roaming and overage
charges for exceeding monthly allotments of voice, text and data
services. The record compiled in this proceeding and the
Commissions own complaint data indicates that large numbers of
mobile consumers experience bill shock each month. This type of
bill shock can be prevented by timely and easily accessible usage
information. In the absence of baseline information regarding usage
balances, consumers are unable to control the costs they incur for
mobile services.
This is a new collection of
information. If the proposed information collection requirements
are adopted by the Commission in a final rulemaking, program
changes/increases will be added to OMBs inventory for this
collection as follows: 210,000 to the annual burden hours, 1,500 to
the number of respondents, 3,000 to the annual number of responses
and $10,000,000 to the annual costs.
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.
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-xxxx (bill shock 2010).doc
Empowering Consumers to Avoid Bill Shock