[Federal Register: December 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 235)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 26, 2003.
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
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opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Pub. L. No. 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 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 6, 2004. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Judith
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0686.
Title: Streamlining the Internet Section 214 Authorization Process
and Tariff Requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,650.
Estimated Time Per Response: .50--3,208 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly and annual reporting
requirements, third party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 73,896 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $12,467,000.
Needs and Uses: On 9/12/00, the Commission adopted an Order on
Reconsideration in IB Docket No. 97-142, Rules and Policies on Foreign
Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market, which addressed
petitions seeking reconsideration of the Report and Order in this
proceeding in which the Commission modified its rules and policies
regarding foreign participation in the U.S. telecommunications market.
The Order on Reconsideration, drafted in response to the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, mandates the FCC to undertake, in every
even-numbered year beginning in 1998, a review of all regulations
issued under the Communications Act and to eliminate unnecessary
government regulation of the telecommunications industry. The
information collections pertaining to Part 63 are necessary largely to
determine the qualifications of applicants to provide common carrier
international telecommunications service, including applicants that are
affiliated with foreign carriers, and to determine whether and under
what conditions the authorizations are in the public interest,
convenience and necessity. The information collections pertaining to
Part 1 of the rules are necessary to determine whether the FCC should
grant a license for proposed submarine cables landing in the United
States.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0855.
Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, CC Docket No. 96-45.
Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499, 499-A and 499-Q.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 5,500 respondents; 15,500 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 13 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annual and one-time
reporting requirements, third party disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 201,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: This year the Commission modified the way in which
it calculates universal service contributions. The Commission will be
incorporating changes to the Telecommunications Worksheet, FCC Form
499-A, to reflect the revised methodology and resulting changes in the
true-up process. We are anticipating a moderate increase to the total
annual burden as a result of revising FCC Form 499-A.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0684.
Title: Amendment to the Commission's Rules Regarding a Plan for
Sharing the Costs of Microwave Relocation.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: .875--40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, semi-annual and annual
reporting requirements, third party disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 32,200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $862,000.
Needs and Uses: The information collections in this proceeding are
necessary to effectuate the relocation of fixed microwave incumbents
from the 2 GHz band to clear spectrum for the development of Personal
Communications Services (PCS). In addition, the collections are
necessary to effectuate the Commission's plan for PCS relocators and
subsequent PCS licensees to share the costs of relocating existing 2
GHz microwave facilities, thus providing for a fair and efficient
relocation process. The information is used by respondents to negotiate
relocation costs and submit relocation information to the
clearinghouse; and two clearinghouses to determine the reimbursement
obligations owed by later-entrant PCS entities. This information
collection makes the following additions to the currently approved
collection: (1) Reflects an additional burden of independent third
party appraisal of the relocation costs for self-relocating incumbents;
and (2) reflects a new estimate of the burden on industry to set up and
maintain the clearinghouses.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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