[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 247 (Monday, December 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32484]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 17, 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 on or before February 21, 1997.

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: Universal Service Worksheet.
    Form No.: FCC 457.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or others for profit, including small 
businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimate Hour Per Response: 19.6 hours (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 98,125.
    Estimated Costs To Respondents: $3,824,750.
    Needs and Uses: Section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, requires all telecommunications carriers that provide 
interstate telecommunications services to make equitable and 
nondiscriminatory contributions towards the preservation and 
advancement of universal service. The Worksheet requires all carriers 
to submit information relating to their gross interstate and intrastate 
revenues derived from telecommunications services and their payments to 
other telecommunications carriers for telecommunications services to 
the administrator of the support mechanism. Carriers may be required to 
submit the gross combined interstate and intrastate information or 
information related to their gross interstate telecommunications 
revenues only, and their payments to other carriers for combined 
interstate and intrastate telecommunications services and for 
interstate telecommunications services only. The information will be 
used by the Commission to calculate carriers' contributions to the 
universal service support mechanism. Without such information the 
Commission could not determine carrier contributions to the support 
mechanism, and therefore, could not fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publications Branch.
[FR Doc. 96-32484 Filed 12-20-96; 8:45 am]
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