[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61699-61700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29279]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 22, 1995.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed
and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested
concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission,
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including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the Commissions burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before [insert date
60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. If you
anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult
to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESS: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications,
Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to
dconway@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217
or via internet at dconway@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval Number: New Collection.
Title: Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated
Cable Services.
Form No.: FCC Form 1240.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 5,850.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 116,438 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Commission has created the FCC Form 1240 Annual
Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services as a
filing alternative to the FCC Form 1210, which is filed quarterly. The
Form 1240, like the Form 1210, is filed by cable operators seeking to
adjust maximum permitted rates for regulated services to reflect
changes in external costs. Cable operators will submit the Form 1240 to
their respective local franchising authorities upon certification to
regulate basic service tier rates and associated equipment; or with the
Commission (in situations where the Commission has assumed
jurisdiction). The Form 1240 will also be filed with the Commission
when responding to a complaint filed with the Commission about cable
programming service rates and associated equipment. The data will be
used by the Commission and local franchising authorities to adjudicate
permitted rates for regulated cable services and equipment, for the
addition of new programming tiers and to account for the addition and
deletion of channels and the allowance for pass throughs of external
costs and costs due to inflation.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0536.
Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services
(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.
Form No.: FCC Form 431.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 5000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 9.26 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 46,330.
Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
requires the Commission to ensure that telecommunications relay
services are available, to the extent possible, to individuals with
hearing and speech disabilities in the united States. To fulfill this
mandate, the Commission adopted rules which require the provision of
TRS services, set minimum standards for TRS providers and establish a
shared-funding mechanism for recovering the costs of providing
interstate TRS. See 47 CFR Sections 64.601 - 64.605. FCC Form 431 is
used in implementing the shared-funding program for the recovery of
interstate telecommunications relay services (TRS) costs. All common
carriers must contribute to the TRS Fund and complete FCC 431 form. The
information is used to administer the program.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-29279 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]
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