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OMB Control No: 3060-0854	ICR Reference No: 199907-3060-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199906-3060-015
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Truth-In-Billing Format -- CC Docket No. 98-170 (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/24/1999
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/26/1999
Terms of Clearance: This information collection is approved subject to the following terms of clearance: 1. OMB and the FCC recognize the importance of protecting consumers from the costly abuses of slamming and cramming, as well as ensuring that telecommunications carriers and providers a re Y2K compliant, whether they provide network services or billin g services. See OMB Memorandum 99-17, "Minimizing Regulatory and Information Technology Requirements That Could Affect Progres s Fixing the Year 2000 Problem." 2. OMB and the FCC also recognize that the requirements of the Truth in Billing order (i.e., ensuring that services are placed with the provider of such services and identifying a point of contact for inquiries for each provider) will significantly c contribute to mitigating the problems of slamming and cramming. The FCC intends to issue an FCC Public Notice implementing all such requirements within 30 days of publication in the Federal Register, except with respect to those considerations identified in #3 and #4. 3. OMB recognizes that the "highlighting of new service providers" and "deniable/non-deniable" billing change requirement s will, as a threshold matter, compete with Y2K for resources and could complicate Y2K fixes. The FCC intends to issue an FCC Public Notice extending the deadline for such changes to no earlier than April 1, 2000. 4. OMB and the FCC also recognize that small and medium sized telecommunications carriers and providers may encounter diffi- culties with all information collection requirements in the Truth in Billing Order as a result of Y2K. The FCC intends to give substantial deference to petitions for waivers from any require- ments for small and medium size telecommunications carriers and providers, recognizing that changes should be minimized until after April 1, 2000. 5. No later than October 22, 1999, the FCC will file a change worksheet with OMB indicating a revised burden estimate for this information collection in accordance with the comments filed with the FCC on this matter. 6. If the FCC issues an order on reconsideration of its decision on the "highlighting new service providers" requirement or on any other requirement, the FCC's action will make the information collection approval for this requirement no longer effective, and the FCC will resubmit an information collection request to obtain approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2002	09/30/2002
Responses	3,099	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	194,388	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,000,000	0	0

Abstract: The Commission has adopted final rules to make consumers' telephone bills easier to read and understand. Telephone bills do not provide necessary information in a user-friendly format. As a result, consumers are experiencing difficulty in understanding their bills, in detecting fraud, in resolving billing disputes, and in comparing carrier rates to get the best value for themselves.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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
Truth-In-Billing Format -- CC Docket No. 98-170 (Final Rule)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,099	3,099
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	194,388	194,388
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,000,000	9,000,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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