[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63519-63520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30118]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[IB Docket No. 95-118, FCC 95-286]


Notice of Public Information Collections for Streamlining the 
International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff Requirements 
submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On July 17, 1995, the Federal Communications Commission 
released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline the 
international Section 214 authorization process and tariff 
requirements. This NPRM, published in the Federal Register on July 25, 
1995, Volume 60, page 37989, contains proposed or modified information 
collections subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Pub. 
L. No. 104-13. It has been submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review under Section 3507(d) of the PRA. OMB, the 
general public, and other Federal agencies are invited to comment on 
the proposed or modified information collections contained in this 
proceeding.

DATES: Written comments by the public on the proposed and/or modified 
information collections are due January 10, 1996. Written comments must 
be submitted by OMB on the proposed and/or modified information 
collections on or before February 9, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Submit all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 234, 1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20554, or via the Internet to [email protected], and to Timothy Fain, OMB 
Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725 - 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 
or via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information concerning 
the information collections contained in this NPRM contact Dorothy 
Conway at 202-418-0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information 
collections contained in this NPRM. Comments should address: (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 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.

OMB Approval Number: New Collection.
    Title: Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization 
Process and Tariff Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 431 per year.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 3448 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The NPRM proposes to streamline the international 
Section 214 authorization process and tariff requirements. The proposed 
rules would greatly reduce the regulatory burdens on applicants, 
authorized carriers, and the Commission. The NPRM proposes to reduce 
the need for carriers to file multiple applications by enabling a non-
dominant carrier to obtain a global Section 214 authorization, which is 
not limited to specific carrier facilities, and by eliminating several 
regulatory requirements that require carriers to file multiple Section 
214 applications. The global Section 214 authorization would allow 
carriers to provide international services on a facilities-basis to 
virtually all points in the world, using any licensed facility. This 
authorization would be subject to an exclusion list that the Commission 
would publish identifying countries or facilities for which there are 
restrictions. In regard to the regulatory requirements being removed, 
Section 63.01 is proposed to be amended to make it applicable only to 
applications for domestic Section 214 authority. A new rule is proposed 
that will detail the application requirements for international Section 
214 authority, and include the provisions for filing a global Section 
214 application. In addition, the proposed rule will enable resellers 
to provide international resale services via any authorized common 
carrier, except those affiliated with the reseller, without obtaining 
additional authority. Also, private line resale carriers would be able 
to resell interconnected private lines for switched services to all 
designated ``equivalent'' countries, without obtaining additional 
authority to serve each equivalent country. And, Section 

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63.15 is proposed to be amended to enable carriers to add circuits on 
private satellite or cable systems, without obtaining prior authority. 
The NPRM also proposes to simplify the Section 214 and cable landing 
license application process by reducing the detailed information now 
required in Sections 63.01 and 1.767. The NPRM also proposes to 
encourage filing of international Section 214 applications 
electronically and on computer disk, and to require that any 
information contained in an application in a foreign language be 
accompanied with a certified translation in English.
    The NPRM further reduces filing requirements by allowing dominant 
carriers to automatically convey transmission capacity in submarine 
cables to other carriers without obtaining prior Section 214 authority. 
Also, the NPRM proposes to further streamline the tariff requirements 
for non-dominant international resale and facilities-based carriers by 
permitting them to file their international tariffed rates on one day's 
notice instead of the current 14 days' notice, and seeks comment, in 
general, on whether to streamline the international tariff process. 
However, these tariff related proposals are not subject to the PRA.
    Finally, the Commission seeks comments on what, if any, Section 214 
authorization requirements it should forbear from applying if given 
forbearance authority by Congress.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-30118 Filed 12-8-95; 8:45 am]
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