[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 38090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18734]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
July 10, 1997.
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, Public Law 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.: 3060-0781.
Expiration Date: 01/31/98.
Title: Universal Service Data Request.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 488 hours per response
(avg.); 4880 total annual burden hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Frequency of Response: One-time requirement.
Description: Pursuant to Congress's directive in the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) that the Commission establish
support mechanisms to ensure the delivery of affordable
telecommunications services to all Americans, the Commission determined
on May 8, 1997 that universal service support for rural, insular, and
high cost areas should be based on forward-looking economic costs. We
stated that we will issue a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
seek comment on the forward-looking economic cost mechanism we should
adopt for non-rural LECs, and that we will adopt a mechanism by August
1998. The Universal Service Data request seeks from the Regional
Holding Companies, GTE, Sprint Corporation, Anchorage Telephone
Utility, and Puerto Rico Telephone Company specific information that is
necessary to evaluate and compare the forward-looking economic cost
models submitted by industry members for the Commission's review, and
to adopt a mechanism to estimate the forward-looking economic costs
that non-rural LECs will incur to provide universal service in rural,
insular, and high cost areas. The data request solicits information on
the following subjects: Loops, loop length studies; subscriber line
usage studies; basic residential service offerings; apportionment of
cable costs; installation cost data for cable facilities; subscriber
utilization studies; structure-sharing percentages; multi-line
residential customers; poles; detailed continuing property records;
digital switches; contracts with switching manufacturers; digital line
carrier devices; drop lines; maintenance expenses; riser cable;
residential, single-line businesses, and multi-line business customers;
miles served by wire center; cost of land and buildings; and contracts
with digital line carrier manufacturers. The Commission will use the
information collected in the data request to evaluate forward-looking
economic cost models, to adopt a mechanism to estimate the forward-
looking economic costs that non-rural LECs will incur to provide
universal service in rural, insular, and high cost areas, and to
determine the inputs for such a mechanism. Response is mandatory.
Public reporting burden for the collection of information is as
noted above. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of the collections of information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden to Performance Evaluation and Records Management,
Washington, D.C. 20554.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-18734 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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