Rural Call Completion Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RCC PRA Supporting Statement (082018).docx Supporting Statement A	2018-08-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
206653	RCC - Business respondents	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1186	ICR Reference No: 201806-3060-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-3060-022
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Rural Call Completion Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/09/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/15/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2021
Responses	112	0	280
Time Burden (Hours)	2,744	0	6,240
Cost Burden (Dollars)	350,000	0	550,000

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Abstract: The Commission has found that rural call completion is a continuing problem imposing needless economic and personal costs on local communities, and that continued Commission focus on the issue is warranted. The information collected through these data collections will be used by the Commission to determine whether long distance providers are complying with their sections 201 and 202 obligations to provide telephone service to both rural and nonrural customers on a just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory basis, and to facilitate industry collaboration to address call completion issues.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 220(a) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 152 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 202 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 218 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 251(a) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AJ89	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 21723	05/10/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 23681	05/22/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 40513	08/15/2018
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
RCC - Business respondents

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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	112	280	0	-224	56	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,744	6,240	0	-3,300	-196	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	350,000	550,000	0	-175,000	-25,000	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Commission is requesting OMB approval of a revision to this collection—specifically, the requirement to disclose contact information on covered providers’ websites. The change to the Commission’s previous burden estimates is a result of the Commission’s elimination of the reporting requirements in the 2018 RCC Order, and the addition of a rule requiring covered providers to publish and maintain on their websites point of contact information for rural call completion issues. We also reduce our estimate of the number of respondents, from 60 to 56 based on past covered provider reporting. We previously estimated that respondents would require 96 hours per quarter to respond to both the recordkeeping and reporting requirements. In eliminating the reporting requirement, we estimate that the burden hours will be reduced by approximately half. In contrast, we estimate that the point of contact publication requirement will require one hour of response time annually per covered provider, for a total annual burden of 56 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 08/15/2018

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