[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51949-51950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25014]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 51 and 64
[CC Docket No. 96-115; 96-98; 99-273; FCC 99-227]
Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and
Other Customer Information; Implementation of the Local Competition
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Provision of
Directory Listing Information Under the Telecommunications Act of 1934
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on issues arising out of
developments in, and the convergence of, directory publishing and
directory assistance. The intended effect is to further Congress' goal
of preventing unfair local exchange carrier (LEC) practices and
encouraging the development of competition in directory assistance.
DATES: Comments are due on or before October 13, 1999. Reply comments
are due on or before October 28, 1999. Written comments by the public
on the proposed information collections are due on or before October
13, 1999. Written comments must be submitted by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) on the proposed information collections on
or before November 26, 1999.
ADDRESSES: 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition
to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any comments on the
information collections contained herein should be submitted to Judy
Boley, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov, and to
Virginia Huth, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725--17th Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20503 or via the Internet to huth__v@al.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Cooke, Senior Attorney, Common
Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division, (202) 418-2351 or via the
Internet at gcooke@fcc.gov. Further information may also be obtained by
calling the Common Carrier Bureau's TTY number: 202-418-0484. For
additional information concerning the information collections contained
in this Notice contact Judy Boley at (202) 418-0214, or via the
Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This summarizes the Commission's Notice
adopted August 23, 1999, and released September 9, 1999. The Notice
addresses issues arising out of developments in, and the convergence of
directory publishing and directory assistance. The full text of this
Notice is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257,
Washington, D.C. The complete text also may be obtained through the
World Wide Web, at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common Carrier/Orders/
fcc99227.wp, or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th
St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
Synopsis
In the Notice, the Commission addresses issues arising out of
developments in, and the convergence of directory publishing and
directory assistance. In particular, the Commission invites comment on
issues relating to the development of Internet directories, including
whether section 222(e) entitles directory publishers to obtain
subscriber list information for use in those directories. The
Commission also invites comment on whether and how it may extend
nondiscriminatory access to listing information to directory assistance
providers that are neither telephone exchange service providers or
telephone toll service providers. Finally, the Commission invites
comment on issues relating to the development of national directory
assistance, including whether all LECs providing that service must
provide nondiscriminatory access to nonlocal listings pursuant to
section 251(b)(3).
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Notice contains either a proposed or modified information
collection. As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, the Commission invites the general public and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to take this opportunity to comment on the
information collections contained in this Notice, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Public and agency
comments are due on or before October 13, 1999; OMB comments are due
November 26, 1999. Comments should address: (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 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.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0741
Title: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996--CC Docket No. 96-98.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revised collection.
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No. of Estimated time
Proposed information collections respondents per respondent Total annual
(approx.) (hrs.) burden (hrs.)
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Subscriber List Information for Internet Directories............ 2000 \1\ 8 16,000
Provision of access to nonlocal listings........................ 20 \1\ 36 720
Listing Information to non-telephone exchange or toll service 250 \1\ 36 9,000
directory assistance providers.................................
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\1\ Hours per year.
Total Annual Burden: 25,720 hours
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated costs per respondent: $0.
Needs and Uses: The new information collections proposed in this
Notice will be used to ensure that affected telecommunications carriers
fulfill their obligations under the Communications Act, as amended.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, see 5 U.S.C. 603,
the Commission has prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
(IRFA) of the possible impact on small entities of the proposals
suggested in this document. The IRFA is set forth in the Appendix.
Written public comments are requested with respect to the IRFA. These
comments must be filed in accordance with the same filing deadlines for
comments on the rest of the Notice, but they must have a separate and
distinct heading, designating the comments as responses to the IRFA.
The Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operations Division, will send
a copy of this NPRM , including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, in accordance with the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-25014 Filed 9-24-99; 8:45 am]
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