[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61699-61700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29279]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

November 22, 1995.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications, 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 proposed 
and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested 
concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, 

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including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the Commissions burden estimates; (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 comments should be submitted on or before [insert date 
60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. 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.

ADDRESS: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications, 
Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 
or via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: New Collection.
    Title: Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated 
Cable Services.
    Form No.: FCC Form 1240.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 5,850.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 116,438 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission has created the FCC Form 1240 Annual 
Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services as a 
filing alternative to the FCC Form 1210, which is filed quarterly. The 
Form 1240, like the Form 1210, is filed by cable operators seeking to 
adjust maximum permitted rates for regulated services to reflect 
changes in external costs. Cable operators will submit the Form 1240 to 
their respective local franchising authorities upon certification to 
regulate basic service tier rates and associated equipment; or with the 
Commission (in situations where the Commission has assumed 
jurisdiction). The Form 1240 will also be filed with the Commission 
when responding to a complaint filed with the Commission about cable 
programming service rates and associated equipment. The data will be 
used by the Commission and local franchising authorities to adjudicate 
permitted rates for regulated cable services and equipment, for the 
addition of new programming tiers and to account for the addition and 
deletion of channels and the allowance for pass throughs of external 
costs and costs due to inflation.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0536.
    Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services 
(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.
    Form No.: FCC Form 431.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 9.26 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 46,330.
    Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
requires the Commission to ensure that telecommunications relay 
services are available, to the extent possible, to individuals with 
hearing and speech disabilities in the united States. To fulfill this 
mandate, the Commission adopted rules which require the provision of 
TRS services, set minimum standards for TRS providers and establish a 
shared-funding mechanism for recovering the costs of providing 
interstate TRS. See 47 CFR Sections 64.601 - 64.605. FCC Form 431 is 
used in implementing the shared-funding program for the recovery of 
interstate telecommunications relay services (TRS) costs. All common 
carriers must contribute to the TRS Fund and complete FCC 431 form. The 
information is used to administer the program.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-29279 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]
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