[Federal Register: December 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 250)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 78338-78339]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 0, 4 and 63
[ET Docket No. 04-35; FCC 04-188]
Disruptions to Communications
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission announces the effective
date for Part 4, Disruptions to Communications, and the amendments to
Sec. 63.100, Notification of service outage, which also contain
information collection requirements subject to approval by OMB.
Furthermore, the Federal Communications Commission has received
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the new
and/or revised information collection requirements contained in the
information collection 3060-0484, ``New Part 4 of the Commission's
Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications.''
DATES: Part 4 and the amendments to Sec. 63.100, published at 69 FR
70316 (December 3, 2004), and the information collection requirements
contained therein are effective January 3, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Iseman at (202) 418-2444,
charles.iseman@fcc.gov, Office of Engineering and Technology, TTY (202)
418-2989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC published a document in the Federal
Register of December 3, 2004 (69 FR 70316) that set forth an effective
date of January 3, 2005, except for part 4 and the amendments to Sec.
63.100, which contain information collection requirements that had not
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The document
stated that the Commission will publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing the effective date for part 4 and the amendments to
Sec. 63.100, and the information collection requirements contained
therein. On December 21, 2004, OMB approved the information collection
requirements for 3060-0484, ``Part 4 of the Commission's Rules
Concerning Disruptions to Communications.'' Therefore, by this Notice,
the Commission announces that the effective date for part 4 and the
amendments to Sec. 63.100, and the information collection requirements
contained therein (3060-0484), will be January 3, 2005. The expiration
date for the information collection requirements will be December 31,
2007.
Under OMB's terms of clearance, OMB's approval of the information
collection is based on the Commission's Order Granting Partial Stay,
FCC 04-291, adopted December 20, 2004 and released December 22, 2004.
That Order grants an immediate partial stay of the provisions of
paragraph 134 of the Report and Order (summarized as 69 FR 70316,
December 3, 2004) insofar as it requires the reporting as outages of
DS3 simplex events that are not corrected within five days of their
discovery. At this time, the duration of the partial stay is unknown
and the Commission continues discussions with both homeland security
officials and impacted industry representatives. The
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Commission has committed to seek public comment on this matter.
Pursuant to 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. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning this information collection, 3060-0484,
should be directed to Leslie F. Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, (202) 418-0217 or via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-28504 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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