Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,
[Federal Register: July 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 141)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
July 16, 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 September 21, 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 Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW, 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: 3060-0573.
Title: FCC Form 394 Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment or Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise.
Form Number: FCC Form 394.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion filing requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $377,000.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 394 is a standardized form that is completed by cable operators in connection with the transfer of control of cable television systems. FCC Form 394 is used by cable operators to apply for local franchise authority (``LFA'') approval to assign or transfer control of a cable television system. The data are used by the LFAs to restrict profiteering transactions and other transfers that are likely to adversely affect cable rates or service in the franchise area.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0106.
Title: Section 43.61--Reports of Overseas Telecommunications Traffic.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 440 respondents.
Estimated Time Per Response: 47.8 hours per response (avg.).
Total Annual Burden: 21,070 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $518,000.
Frequency of Response: Annual, Quarterly, On occasion.
Needs and Uses: The telecommunications traffic data report is an annual reporting requirement imposed on common carriers engaged in the provision of overseas telecommunications services. The collection of Section 43.61 overseas telecommunications traffic data is necessary for the Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 151-614 (1996). The collected data are essential to both the Commission and carriers for international facilities planning, facility authorization, monitoring emerging developments in communications services, analyzing market structures, tracking the balance of payments in international communications services, and market analysis purposes. Subject carriers are required to submit their annual reports no later than July 31 of each year for the preceding period of January through December. A revised report must be submitted for inaccuracies exceeding five percent of the reported figure by October 31, pursuant to Section 43.61(a)(2).
OMB Control Number: 3060-0817.
Title: Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: BOC Provision of Enhanced Services (ONA Requirements), CC Docket No. 95-20.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 500 respondents.
Estimated Time Per Response: 72.5 hours per response (avg.).
Total Annual Burden: 36.250 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion; third party disclosures.
Needs and Uses: In the Report and Order issued in CC Docket No. 95- 20, released March 10, 1998, the Commission eliminates outdated, unnecessary regulations, while continuing to protect against potential anticompetitive behavior by the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) in the provision of information services. The Commission established several collections of information: (1) The Commission no longer requires BOCs to file their Comparably Efficient Interconnection (CEI) plans with the Commission and to obtain pre-approval of CEI plans and amendments before initiating or altering an intraLATA information service. Instead, we require BOCs to post their CEI plans and plan amendments on their publicly accessible Internet sites linked to and searchable from the BOC's main Internet page, and to notify the Common Carrier Bureau at the time of the posting. The substance of the notification may be limited to the Internet address and path to the relevant CEI plan or amended plan; the form may consist of a letter to the Secretary with a copy to the Bureau. The requirement extends to CEI plans for new or modified telemessaging or alarm monitoring services, and for new or amended payphone services. In addition, if the BOC receives a good faith request for a plan from someone who does not have Internet access, the BOC must notify that person where a paper copy of the plan is available for public inspection. (2) The Commission removes the Computer II network disclosure rules for BOCs providing information through a Compute II separate subsidiary, the Computer II carrier rule, and the Computer III network disclosure rules. The Commission extends the disclosure requirements in Section 51.325(a) of its rules to require incumbent LECs to provide public notice of any network changes that will affect the manner in which CPE is attached to the network. The collections relating to CEI plans will be used to ensure that BOCs comply with Commission policies and regulations safeguarding against potential anticompetitive behavior by the BOCs in the provision of information services. The disclosure of CPE is necessary to encourage competition in the telecommunications services market by lifting operations barriers to entry.
Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.
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