[Federal Register: October 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 206)]
[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
October 19, 2006.
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 November 24, 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
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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-B441, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to PRA@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), send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or
contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Surrenders of Authorizations for International Carrier,
Space Station and Earth Station Licensees.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 306.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 306 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a new
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to
obtain the full three year clearance. The Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approve the establishment of a new collection for
surrenders of authorization for international carriers (214
authorizations), space stations and earth stations. A surrender of
authorization is the licensee's voluntary cancellation of a license (or
authorization) to provide international telecommunications services,
such as discontinuing operation of a space station.
This new collection is being initiated as a result of the
Commission's release of Public Notice (DA 06-569) on March 15, 2006
titled, ``International Bureau Announces New and Improved Filing
Modules Within Its MyIBFS Electronic Filing System: Surrender of
Authorization and Improved Space Station Milestone Filing.'' The Public
Notice announced the International Bureau's launching of an E-filing
module for surrendering authorizations and an improved milestone filing
module for satellite space stations within its MyIBFS consolidated
licensing and electronic filing system. (Note: The OMB approved the
electronic filing of milestones under OMB Control No. 3060-1007).
Additionally, the Commission is requesting the OMB's approval of
mandatory electronic filing of surrenders of authorizations that do not
fall under Part 25 of the Commission's rules. Currently, the surrender
module is available to licensees in MyIBFS who are not required to
comply with Part 25 on a voluntary basis. (Note: The OMB approved
electronic filing of all Part 25-related applications and associated
documents under OMB Control No. 3060-0678).
Without this collection of information, licensees would be required
to submit surrenders of authorizations to the Commission by letter
which is more time consuming than submitting such requests to the
Commission electronically. In addition, Commission staff would spend an
extensive amount of time processing surrenders of authorizations
received by letter. This new collection of information saves time (and
burden) for both licensees and Commission staff since they are received
in MyIBFS electronically and include only the information that is
essential to process the request(s) in a timely manner. Furthermore,
the E-filing module expedites the Commission staff's announcement of
surrenders of authorizations via Public Notice.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0775.
Title: Section 64.1903, Obligations of All Incumbent Local Exchange
Carriers (LECs).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 6,056 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 60,560 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,215,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension
of a currently approved collection to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.
In CC Docket Nos. 96-149 and 96-61, the Commission imposed
recordkeeping requirements on independent local exchange carriers
(LECs). Independent LECs wishing to offer international, interexchange
services must comply with the separate affiliate requirements of the
Competitive Carrier Fifth Report and Order in order to do so. One of
these requirements is that the independent LEC's international,
interexchange affiliate must maintain books of account separate from
such LEC's local exchange and other activities. This regulation does
not require that the affiliate maintain books of account that comply
with the Commission's Part 32 rules; rather, it refers to the fact that
as a separate legal entity, the international, interexchange affiliate
must maintain its own books of accounts in the ordinary course of its
business.
This recordkeeping requirement is used by Commission staff to
ensure that independent LECs providing international, interexchange
services through a separate affiliate are in compliance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and with Commission policies
and regulations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-17869 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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