[Federal Register: February 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 28)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
February 4, 2008.
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 of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it
displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information
subject to the 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 11,
2008. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. mail. To
submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, send them to Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Leslie F. Smith via the Internet at
PRA@fcc.gov or call (202) 418-0217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0986.
Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count Report.
Form Number: FCC Form 525.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,300 respondents; 4,753
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-6 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly and annual reporting
requirements; third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3,707 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information
requirements to determine whether and to what extent rural
telecommunications carriers and competitive eligible telecommunications
carriers (ETCs) providing the data are eligible to receive universal
service support. This information includes loop counts, by
disaggregation zone, for rural incumbent carriers, which is used to
calculate the per-line high-cost universal service support amount
available to competitive ETCs serving their territories. It also
includes loop counts, by disaggregation zone or unbundled network
element zone, for competitive ETCs, which is used to calculate the
total high-cost universal service support amount available to
competitive ETCs. This competitive ETC loop count requirement includes
areas served by incumbent non-rural carriers, in addition to incumbent
rural carriers, due to the consolidation of information collections
included in a previous revision. Additionally, this information
collection requires states to certify that incumbent rural carriers and
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competitive ETCs are using the high-cost universal service support only
for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and
services for which the support is intended. Finally, this information
collection includes cost data filed by incumbent rural carriers on an
as-needed basis to establish eligibility for the safety net and safety
valve high-cost universal service support mechanisms.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-2461 Filed 2-8-08; 8:45 am]
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