96-15473. Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 31112]
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[FR Doc No: 96-15473]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

June 12, 1996.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person 
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid control number. For further information 
contact Shoko B. Hair, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-
1379.

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060-0536.
    Expiration Date: 06/30/99.
    Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services 
(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.
    Form No.: FCC Form 431.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,593 total annual hours; 3.1 hours per 
respondent (avg.); 5000 respondents.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Description: Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. 
L. No. 101-336, Section 401, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69 requires the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) to ensure that 
telecommunications relay services are available to persons with hearing 
and speech disabilities in the United States. Among other things, the 
Commission is required by 47 U.S.C. Section 225(d)(3) to enact and 
oversee a shared-funding mechanism (TRS Fund) for recovering the costs 
of providing interstate TRS. The Commission's rules require all 
carriers providing interstate telecommunications services to contribute 
to the TRS Fund on an annual basis. Contributions are the product of 
the carrier's gross interstate revenues for the previous year and a 
contribution factor determined annually by the Commission. The 
collected contributions are used to compensate TRS providers for the 
costs of providing interstate TRS service. FCC Form 431 is the form 
which carriers use to calculate and file their annual TRS Fund 
contributions. FCC Form 431 is being updated to include the new 
expiration date.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0392.
    Expiration Date: 05/31/99.
    Title: Pole Attachment Complaint Procedures (Sections 1.1401-
1.1415).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 total annual hours; 3 hours per 
respondent (avg.); 14 respondents.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Description: Congress mandated pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 224 
that the FCC ensures that the rates, terms and conditions under which 
cable television operators attach their hardware to utility poles are 
just and reasonable. Section 224 also mandates establishment of an 
appropriate mechanism to hear and resolve complaints concerning the 
rates, terms and conditions for pole attachments. Section 1.1401-1.1415 
contained in Subpart J of part 1 were promulgated to implement Section 
224. See 47 CFR Sections 1.1401-1.1415. The information is submitted 
primarily by cable television operators in regards to complaints 
concerning the rates, terms and conditions for pole attachments. The 
information will be used to either determine the merits of the 
complaint including calculating the maximum rate under the Commission's 
formula. The respondents affected are cable television operators and 
utility companies.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-15473 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]

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