[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3699-3701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2075]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval
January 24, 1996.
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
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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, 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 March 4, 1996.
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 and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or fain_t@a1.eop.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 No.: 3060-0174.
Title: 73.1212 Sponsorship identification; list retention; related
requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 34,026.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1.3 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 45, 375 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.1212 requires a broadcast station to
identify the sponsors of any matter for which consideration is
provided. For matters advertising commercial products or services,
generally the mention of the name of the product or service constitutes
sponsorship identification. In addition, when an entity rather than an
individual sponsors the broadcast of a matter that is of a political or
controversial nature, the licensee is required to retain a list of the
executive officers, or board of directors, or executive committee,
etc., of the organization payng for such matter. Sponsorship
announcements are waved with respect to the broadcast of ``want ads''
sponsored by an individual but the licensee shall maintain a list
showing the name, address and telephone number of each such advertiser.
These lists shall be made available for public inspection. The data is
used by the public so that they may know by whom they are being
persuaded.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0540.
Title: Tariff filing requirement for nondominant common carriers.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 10.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 21,000 hours.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Part 61 Section 61.20 - 61.23 contains
tariff filing requirements for nondominant common carriers. The purpose
of the filing requirement is so that the Commission, customers, and
interested parties can ensure that the service offerings of
communications common carriers comply with the Communications Act. The
Commission rectnly modified the tariff filing rules for domestic
nondominant carriers to remove the provision permitting such carriers
to file rates in a manner of the carriers choosing, including as a
reasonable range of rates. Domestic, nodominant common carriers must
file tariffs containing specific rates.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0520.
Title: Section 90.127(e) Submission and filing of applications.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit-
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 109,200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.127(e) requires licensees to report the
number of mobiles and pagers when license is modified or renewed. This
information is used for frequency coordination and licensing.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0484.
Title: Amendment of Part 63 of the Commission's Rules to Provide
for Notification by Common Carriers of Service Disruptions (section
63.100).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revison of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 52 respondents; approximately 4 responses
per respondent; total responses 208.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 1,040 hours.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 63.100 requires that any local
exchange or interexchange common carrier that operates transmission or
switching facilites and provides access service or interstate or
international telecommunications service that experiences an outage on
any facilites which it owns or operates must notify the Commission if
such service outage continues for 30 minutes or more. An initial and a
final report is required for each outage. In an Order of
Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 91-273, the Commission amended the
rules to require, among other things, that local exchange or
interexchange common carriers or competitive access providers that
operate either transmission or switching facilites and provide access
service or interstate or international telecommunications service
report outages that effect 30,000 or more customers or that affect
special facilities and report fire-related incidents impacting 1,000 or
more lines. With such reports the FCC can monitor and take effective
action to ensure network reliability.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0384.
Title: Auditor's Certification Section 64.904.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 19.
Estimated Time Per Response: 500 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 9,500.
Needs and Uses: Local exchange carriers required to file cost
allocation manuals must have performed annually, by an independent
auditor, and audit that provides a positive option on whether the
applicable data shown in the carriers annual report presents fairly the
information of the carrier required to be set forth in accordance with
the carrier's cost allocation manual, the Commission's Joint Cost
Orders and applicable Commission rules in Part 32 and 64 in force as of
the date of the auditor's report. This requirement assist the
Commission in effectively carrying out its responsibilites.
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Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-2075 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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