[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20300-20301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10362]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
April 19, 1999.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. 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 Commission's
burden estimate; (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 June 25, 1999.
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.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554 or
via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or
via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0400.
Title: Tariff Review Plan.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Estimated Time Per Response: 61 hours (avg.).
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Frequency of Response: Annually; biennially; and on occasion
reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 3,172 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.
Needs and Uses: Certain local exchange carriers are required
annually or biennially to submit a Tariff Review Plan in partial
fulfillment of cost support material required by 47 CFR Part 61. The
information is used by FCC and the public to determine the justness and
reasonableness of rates, terms, and conditions in tariffs as required
by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0233.
Title: Part 36, Separations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 3,090.
Estimated Time Per Response: 20.64 hours (avg.).
Frequency of Response: Annually; and on occasion reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 63,800 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.
Needs and Uses: Local exchange carriers (LECs) are required to
submit data annually to the national Exchange Carrier Association for
the filing of access tariffs. State or local telephone companies which
want to participate in the federal assistance program must make certain
informational showings to demonstrate eligibility. In a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking issued in CC Docket No. 80-286 (released 10/7/97),
the Commission sought comment on a proposed rule allowing incumbent
LECs to separate joint and common costs on an individual basis, showing
that competition exists in the local markets.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0712.
Title: Petition for Declaratory Ruling by the Inmate Calling
Services providers Task Force, RM 8181.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour (avg.).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.
Needs and Uses: In the Declaratory Ruling issued in RM-8181, the
Commission requires that LECs, among other things, notify their
customers of the change in status of inmate-only customer premises
equipment (CPE). This is necessary to ensure that correctional facility
customers are aware of the change in regulatory status of inmate-only
payphones.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0725.
Title: Annual Filing of Nondiscrimination Reports (on quality of
service, installation, and maintenance) by Bell Operating Companies.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Time Per Response: 50 hours (avg.).
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Total Annual Burden: 350 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.
Needs and Uses: Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) must submit a
nondiscrimination report with regard to payphones. Without this
information, the Commission would not be able to ascertain whether the
BOCs were providing competing payphone providers with equal access to
all the basic underlying network services that are provided to their
own payphones.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0737.
Title: Disclosure Requirements for Information Services Provided
Under a Presubscription or Comparable Arrangement.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1,000 respondents.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours (avg.).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.1501(b) imposes disclosure requirements
on information providers which offer ``presubscribed'' information
services. The requirements are intended to ensure that consumers
receive information regarding the terms and conditions associated with
these services before they enter into a contract to subscribe to them.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0741.
Title: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98, Second Report and
Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1,350 respondents.
Estimated Time Per Response: 150.3 hours (avg.).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 202,980 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.
Needs and Uses: In the Second Report and Order and Memorandum
Opinion and Order issued in CC Docket No. 96-98, the Commission adopted
rules and regulations to implement the portions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 which were enacted to open local
telephone markets by eliminating legal and technical barriers to
competition. The item addressed provisions related to local exchange
carriers' obligations to provide their competitors with dialing parity
and nondiscriminatory access to certain services; incumbent local
exchange carriers' duty to make network information disclosures; and
numbering administration.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-10362 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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