[Federal Register: December 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 239)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget
November 25, 2005.
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(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before January 13, 2006. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA 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., DC 20554 or via the Internet to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information
collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra
.
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 International Section 214 Authorization
Process and Tariff Requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,650 respondents; 3,603 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour-6,056 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, quarterly reporting
requirements, third party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 148,053 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $16,162,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this revised
information collection to OMB because we plan to develop four new
Section 214 applications. They are: (1) International
Telecommunications Certificate (ITC) Agreement; (2) ITC Modification;
(3) ITC Other Filings; and (4) Foreign Carrier Notification. The
Commission is also requesting continued OMB approval of the existing
information collections previously approved by OMB.
After the new applications have been developed, they will be filed
in the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). We do not know the
specific time frame for the development of each application. However,
we estimate that the projected completion date for all Section 214
license applications is December 31, 2008. The development of the
applications is contingent upon the availability of budget funds, human
resources and other factors. The annual burden hours and costs are
unknown at this time because the forms have not been developed by the
Commission. Therefore, this submission to OMB does
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not reflect any changes in estimated burden to the public.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0704.
Title: Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange
Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, CC Docket No. 96-61.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 519.
Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours-120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 84,337 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this information
collection to OMB for revision. The Commission revised this collection
by eliminating a one-time Tariff Cancellation Requirement in which
nondominant interexchange carriers were forborne from filing tariffs
except as stipulated in the Order on Reconsideration. Elimination of
this one time requirement reduced the total annual burden by 74,598
hours.
The information collected under the information disclosure
requirement and the Internet posting requirement must be disclosed to
the public to ensure that consumers have access to the information they
need to select a telecommunications carrier and bring to the
Commission's attention any possible violations of the Communications
Act without a specific public disclosure requirement. The information
collected under the recordkeeping and other requirements will be used
by the Commission to ensure that affected interexchange carrier fulfill
their obligations under the Communications Act, as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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