Public Notice - Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0859_SS_050112.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-05-01	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
31237	Public Notice - Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996	Other-Public Notice	Modified
202117	PN for Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling under Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 - state, local or tribal governments		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0859	ICR Reference No: 201202-3060-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200901-3060-013
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Public Notice - Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/01/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/01/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2012
Responses	24	0	80
Time Burden (Hours)	1,698	0	6,280
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission issued a Public Notice in 1998 which established various procedural guidelines related to the Commission's processing of petitions for preemption pursuant to Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. section 253 added by the Telecommunications Act of 1996). The Commission uses the information to discharge its statutory mandate relating to the preemption of state or local statutes or other state or local legal requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 253 Name of Law: Telecommunications Act of 1996
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 47 USC 253 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 12303	02/29/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 12303	02/29/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
PN for Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling under Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 - state, local or tribal governments
Public Notice - Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

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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	24	80	0	0	-56	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,698	6,280	0	0	-4,582	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is adjusting it's previous burden estimates. The decrease in burden is due to fewer respondents/responses. Therefore, the total annual burden hours have decreased by 4,852 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $300,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 05/01/2012

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