In association with the Empowering
Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges
("Cramming"); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing
and Billing Format Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking ("Cramming R&O") adopted by the Commission on April
27, 2012, FCC 12-42, the Commission adopted rules that require
wireline telephone companies (i.e. wireline telecommunications
common carriers) to notify subscribers clearly and conspicuously,
at the point of sale, on each bill, and on their websites, of the
option to block third-party charges from their telephone bills, if
the company offers that option; and (2) place charges from
non-telephone company third-parties in a distinct bill section
separate from telephone company charges and include a separate
subtotal. Please see the attached justification for this
non-substantial change submission.
The Commission has program
changes to this information collection. These program changes are
due to the adoption of the Commission's Cramming R&O, and the
removal of the proposed information collection requirements that
were approved under OMB Control Number 3060-0854. The Commission
will consider those proposed information collection requirements
when it considers the pending matters from the 2005 Second Further
Notice. The program changes are as follows: +1,960 to the total
annual number of responses, -1,194,814 hours to the total annual
burden hours, and +$500,000 total annual cost.
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.