[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36285-36286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17527]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

June 30, 1997.
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, Pub. 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 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 August 6, 
1997. 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: Direct all comments to Judy Boley, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via 
internet to J[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s) contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or 
via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0536.
    Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services 
(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.
    Form Number: FCC Form 431.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3.1 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,593 hours.
    Cost of Respondents: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Part 64, Subpart F, implements 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 Form 431. Providers seeking reimbursement must 
provide certain data. The information will be used to administer the 
program.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Uniform Rate-Setting Methodology.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 160.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 21.8 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.
    Cost of Respondents: We estimate that cable operators will have 
postage and stationery expenses of $15 per rate proposal to serve 
copies of the proposal and each set of replies on the Commission and 
affected LFAs. (10  x  $15 = $150.) We estimate that postage and 
stationery expenses for each LFA will be $5 to file comments on each 
proposal. (10 proposals  x  15 LFAs per proposal  x  $5 = $750.) Total 
costs to all respondents = $900.
    Needs and Uses: On March 14, 1997, the Commission released a Report 
and Order, FCC 97-86, which permits the establishment of uniform rates 
across multiple franchise areas on a case-by-case basis upon the 
Commission's finding that the operator's submission of a uniform rate 
proposal and supporting justification demonstrates that the proposed 
rate structure will be reasonable, taking into account all critical 
factors relevant to its implementation.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0427.
    Title: Section 73.3523, Dismissal of applications in renewal 
proceedings.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
    Cost to Respondents: We assume that the respondent would contract 
out with an attorney for the completion and filing of the request for 
approval. We estimate that the respondent would spend approximately 1 
hour in consultation with this attorney. The respondent would be the 
applicant for a new broadcast station. We estimate that the respondent 
would have an average salary of $60,000/year ($28.74/hour).
    We also assume that the respondent would contract with an attorney 
to complete and file written agreements. We estimate that this attorney 
would have an average hourly salary of $200/hour--1 request  x  8.0 
hours  x  $200/hour = $1,600.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.3523 requires an applicant for a 
construction permit to obtain approval from the FCC to dismiss or 
withdraw its application when that application is mutually exclusive 
with a renewal application. This request for approval must contain a 
copy of any written agreement and an affidavit, stating that it has not 
received any consideration (pre-Initial Decision) or it has not 
received any consideration in excess of legitimate and prudent expenses 
(post-Initial Decision) for the dismissal/withdrawal of its 
application. In addition, within 5 days of the applicant's request for 
approval, each remaining competing applicant and the renewal applicant 
must submit an affidavit certifying that it has not paid any 
consideration, or that it has not paid consideration in excess of 
legitimate and prudent expenses for the dismissal/withdrawal of a 
competing application. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that an 
application was filed under appropriate circumstances and not to 
extract payments prohibited by the Commission.

    OMB Approval Number. 3060-0681.
    Title: Toll-Free Service Access Codes--CC Docket No. 95-155; 47 CFR 
Part 52, Subpart D, Sections 52.101-52.111.

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    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 168.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,520 hours.
    Cost to Respondents: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In the Second Report and Order and Further Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket 95-155, FCC 97-123, a rule is 
promulgated requiring RespOrgs who wish to make a specific toll free 
number unavailable to submit written requests to DSMI, the toll-free 
database administrator. The requests shall include the appropriate 
documentation of the reason for the request.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17527 Filed 7-3-95; 8:45 am]
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