[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2864-2865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-920]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
January 12, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid control number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554, (202) 418-2247
or via the Internet at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0422.
OMB Approval date: 11/12/2004.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
Title: Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid
Compatibility Requirements).
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10 responses; 30 total annual burden
hours; 3 hours per respondent.
Needs and Uses: Telephone manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 CFR
68.5, which requires that certain telephones be hearing aid compatible,
must demonstrate that compliance with the rule is technologically
infeasible or too costly. Information is used by FCC staff to determine
whether to grant or dismiss the request.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0439.
OMB Approval date: 12/20/2004.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2007.
Title: Section 64.201, Regulations Concerning Indecent
Communications by Telephone.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,200 responses; 1,632 total annual
burden hours; 0.16 hours (10 minutes) average per respondent.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 223 of the Communications Act of
1932, as amended, telephone companies are required, to the extent
technically feasible, who has not previously requested access. 47 CFR
64.201 implements Section 223 and contains several information
collections requirements: (1) A requirement that certain common
carriers block access to indecent messages unless the subscriber seeks
access from the common carrier (telephone company) in writing; (2) A
requirement that adult message service providers notify their carriers
of the nature of their programming; and (3) A requirement that a
provider of adult message services request that their carrier identify
it as such in bills to its subscribers. The information requirements
are imposed to ensure that minors are denied access to materials deemed
indecent.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0787.
OMB Approval date: 11/30/2004.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
Title: Implementation of Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Policies and Rules
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance, CC Docket
94-129.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 35,036 responses; 146,794 total annual
burden hours; 1-10 hours per respondent.
Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2003, the FCC released the Third Order
on Reconsideration and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC
Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 (Third Order on Reconsideration), in which
the Commission revised and clarified certain rules to implement section
258 of the 1996 Act. On May 23, 2003, the Commission also released an
Order (CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of
the Third Order on Reconsideration. The rules and requirements
implementing section 258 can be found primarily at 47 CFR part 64. The
modified and revised rules will strengthen the ability of our rules to
deter slamming, while protecting consumers from carriers that may take
advantage of consumer confusion over different types of
telecommunications services. This Third Order on Reconsideration also
contains a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in which we seek
comment on rule modification with respect to third party verifications.
On July 16, 2004, the Commission released the First Order on
Reconsideration and Fourth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket Nos. 94-
129 and 00-257, FCC 04-153 (Reconsideration Order), which the
Commission modified rule 64.1120(e)(3)(iii). As noted, when subscribers
are switched between carriers as a result of negotiated sale or
transfer or the exiting carrier's
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bankruptcy, we believe the acquiring carrier should generally be
responsible for carrier change charges associated with a negotiated
sale or transfer. However, while we maintain this general rule rather
than adopting either SBC's or Verizon's proposed modifications, we do
adopt one minor modification to the rule for particular, limited
circumstances. Specifically, when an acquiring carrier acquires
customers by default `` other than through bankruptcy `` and state law
would require the exiting carrier to pay these costs, we will require
the exiting carrier to pay such costs to meet our streamlined slamming
rules. The change in the rule does not impose any new or modified
information collection requirements. The modification to rule 47 CFR
64.1120(e)(3)(iii) does not affect the existing annual hourly and cost
changes.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0854.
OMB Approval date: 11/30/2004.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
Title: Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,788 responses; 1,565,755 total annual
burden hours; 5-465 hours per respondent.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted rules to make consumers'
telephone bills easier to read and understand. Telephone bills do not
provide necessary information in a user-friendly format. As a result,
consumers are experiencing difficulty in understanding their bills, in
detecting fraud, in resolving billing disputes, and in comparing
carrier rates to get the best values for themselves. Consumers use this
information to help them understand their telephone bills. Consumers
need this information to protect them against fraud and to help resolve
billing disputes if they wish.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-920 Filed 1-14-05; 8:45 am]
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