PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 14-829 Released: June 17, 2014 COMMISSION ANNOUNCES INMATE CALLING SERVICES DATA DUE DATE WC Docket No. 12-375 On September 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released the Inmate Calling Services Report and Order and FNPRM. 1 As part of that order, the Commission adopted a mandatory data collection requirement “to enable [it] to take further action to reform rates.” 2 The Commission announces that notice of the requisite Paperwork Reduction Act approval from the Office of Management and Budget and information collection effective date have been published in the Federal Register. 3 This allows the Commission to collect from all ICS providers data related to the costs of providing ICS. The required data are due July 17, 2014. To assist ICS providers and to allow for uniform data filing, the Commission has developed a template form and related instructions for ICS providers to use to file the required data. These documents may be found at www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/ICS-mandatory-data-collection. The required data may be filed pursuant to the Protective Order adopted in this proceeding. 4 The Commission requires ICS provider data to be filed electronically. Additional information related to filing data, including how to file confidential data, may be found in the instructions on the above-referenced website. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 5 ICS providers may file data using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), 6 by accessing the ECFS at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. For further information on this proceeding, contact Lynne Engledow of the Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-1520 or at lynne.engledow@fcc.gov. For information on the data collection form or instructions, contact Don Sussman of the Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-1520 or at don.sussman@fcc.gov. - FCC - 1 See Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12-375, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 14107, 14172-73, paras. 124-26 (2013) (Inmate Calling Services Report and Order and FNPRM). 2 Id. at 14172, para. 124. 3 See Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, 79 Fed. Reg. 33,709 (June 12, 2014). 4 See Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12-375, Protective Order, 28 FCC Rcd 16954 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013) (Protective Order). 5 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.415, 1.419. 6 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (May 1, 1998).