[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 141 (Monday, July 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37898-37899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18488]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

July 16, 1996.
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, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act 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 clarify 
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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments September 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, 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 No.: None.
    Title: Telephone Number Portability, First Report and Order and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, including small 
businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 105.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 7 hours per response (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 735 hours.
    Needs and Uses: In the First Report and Order in CC Docket No. 95-
116, the Commission promulgates rules and regulations implementing the 
statutory requirement that local exchange carriers (LECs) provide 
number portability. The Commission mandates its provision in the 100 
largest metropolitan areas by December 31, 1998, in accordance with a 
phased implementation schedule and, after that date, within 6 months of 
a specific request by another carrier. Number portability is to be 
provided using a regional system of databases, although states are 
granted the option to develop their own databases. The Further Notice 
seeks comment on long-term cost recovery issues.

    OMB Approval No.: None.
    Title: Toll Free Service Access Codes--800/888 Number Release 
Procedures.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit, including small 
businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 2010.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour per response.
    Total Annual Burden: 2010 total annual hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission has instructed Database Service 
Management, Inc. (DSMI) to collect authorizations from the current 800 
number subscriber and its Responsible Organization or the Toll Free 
Service Provider declining their previously asserted commercial 
interest in the 888 number. DSMI will not release the 888 number from 
the pool of unavailable numbers into the general pool of toll free 
numbers until it receives these authorizations.

    OMB Approval No.: None.
    Title: Bell Operating Company Provision of Out-of-Region, 
Interstate, Interexchange Services, Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-
21, (Affiliated Company Recordkeeping Requirement).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6,056 hours per recordkeeper.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,394 total annual hours.
    Needs and Uses: In the Report and Order issued in CC Docket 96-21, 
the Commission removed dominant regulation for BOCs that provide out-
of-region, interstate, interexchange services through an affiliate that 
complies with certain safeguards, in order to facilitate the efficient 
and rapid provision of out-of-region, domestic, interstate, 
interexchange services by the BOCs, as contemplated by the 1996 Act, 
while still protecting ratepayers and competition in the interexchange 
market. These safeguards require, among other things, that the 
affiliate maintain separate books of account from the LEC.
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0107.

    Title: Private Radio Application for Renewal, Reinstatement and/or 
Notification of Change to License Information.
    Form No.: FCC 405A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Small businesses or 
organizations; Individuals or households; State or Local Governments; 
Non-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .33 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 891 hours.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Rules require that radio station licensees 
renew their PRMS (Private Mobile Radio Service) radio station 
authorization every five years or their CMRS (Commercial Mobile Radio 
Service) radio station authorization every ten years. Data is used to 
update the existing database and make efficient use of the frequency 
spectrum. Data is also used by Compliance personnel in conjunction with 
Field Engineers for enforcement and interference resolutions.
    The data collected is required by the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended; International Treaties and FCC Rules 47 CFR Parts 1.926, 
90.119, 90.135, 90.157, 95.89, 95.103 and 95.107. The Commission 
intends to revise the FCC Form 405A to include the drug statement 
certification as part of the certification text in lieu of checking a 
``yes''/''no'' block; amend purpose of application for Land Mobile 
notification of conditional cancellation for conversion to Private 
Carrier to have the applicant indicate the Private Carrier name in lieu 
of listing call signs for cancellation; add a block for applicant to 
provide an Internet address; and to require the submission of 
applicant's social security number (for individuals) or TIN Number (for 
businesses and for-profit organizations). The latter is a result of the 
Debt Collection Act of 1996. These changes are not expected to 
significantly change the applicant burden.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0461.
    Title: Section 90.173 Policies governing the assignment of 
frequencies
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; State or local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4.5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,000.
    Needs and Uses: This rule allows individuals who provide the 
Commission with information that a current licensee is violating 
certain rules to be granted a license preference for any channels 
recovered as a result of that information. Information will be used to 
determine if licensee is in violation of certain rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-18488 Filed 7-19-96; 8:45 am]
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