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OMB Control No:
3060-0589
ICR Reference No:
201404-3060-019
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201101-3060-006
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
OMD-FO
Title:
FCC Remittance Advice Forms: FCC Form 159/159-C, 159-B, 159-E, and 159-W
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:
05/30/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/16/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2014
Responses
100,220
0
156,000
Time Burden (Hours)
25,055
0
39,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The FCC Forms 159/159-C, 159-B, 159-E, 159-W and blank Form 159-W Worksheet are remittance advice forms that applicants/licensees are required to file when making payments to the Commission for, including, but not limited to: regulatory fees, application fees, auction participation, fines, forfeitures, Freedom of Information Act billings, and any other debt due to the Commission. With the submission of this collection (3060-0589) to OMB, the Commission takes this opportunity to consolidate 3060-0949 into 3060-0589 to that our family of Form 159 remittance advice forms reside under a single OMB control number.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 158
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 159
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 309(j)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 134 Section 31001
Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
US Code: 47 USC 158
US Code: 47 USC 159
PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 31001 Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
US Code: 47 USC 309(j)
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 5406
01/31/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 21454
04/16/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FCC Remittance Advice Forms, FCC Form 159/159-C, 159-B, 159-E, and 159-W
FCC 159/159-C, 159-B, and 159-E, FCC 159-W
Interstate Telephone Service Provider (ITSP) Regulatory Fee Bill
,
FCC Remittance Advice Forms
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
100,220
156,000
0
0
-55,780
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
25,055
39,000
0
0
-13,945
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:
On August 12, 2013 the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fee for Fiscal Year 2013 and Procedures for Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees (MD Docket Nos. 13-140 and 12-201, FCC 13-110. In this R&O, the Commission will now require that beginning in FY 2014, all regulatory fee payments be made electronically and that the Commission will no longer mail out initial regulatory fee assessments to CMRS providers.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$39,071
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
Agency Contact:
Yuen Yee 202 418-0805 Kim.Yee@fcc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
04/16/2014
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