[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36512-36513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17889]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

July 2, 1997.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number. For further information 
contact Shoko B. Hair, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-
1379.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0770.
    Expiration Date: 06/30/2000.
    Title: Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers--CC 
Docket No. 94-1.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 13 respondents; 10 hours per response 
(avg.); 130 total annual burden hours for all collections.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: In the Third Report and Order in CC Docket 94-1, the 
Commission is modifying its filing requirement for incumbent price cap 
Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) who propose to offer new switched access 
services. We no longer require an incumbent LEC to introduce a new 
service by filing a waiver under Part 69 of the Commission's rules. 
Instead, incumbent LECs will be able to file a petition for the new 
service based on a public interest standard. After the first incumbent 
LEC has satisfied the public interest requirement for establishing new 
rate elements for a new switched access service, other incumbent price 
cap LECs can file petitions seeking authority to introduce identical 
rate elements for identical new services, and their petitions will be 
reviewed within ten days. The Commission also eliminates the lower 
service band indices. By doing so, an incumbent price cap LEC no longer 
has to file a waiver to set its rates below the lower service band 
indices, but may instead simply adjust its rates downward. The 
information collected would be submitted to the Commission by an 
incumbent LEC for use in determining whether it is in the public 
interest for the incumbent LEC to offer a proposed new switched access 
service. Your response is required to obtain or retain benefits.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0756.
    Expiration Date: 06/30/2000.
    Title: Procedural Requirements and Policies for Commission 
Processing Bell Operating Company Applications for the Provision of In-
Region, interLATA Services Under Section 271 of the Communications Act.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 75 respondents; 242 hours per response 
(avg.); 18,160 total annual burden hours for all collections.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: In a Public Notice (FCC 96-469), the Commission 
establishes various procedural requirements and policies relating to 
the Commission's policies of Bell Operating Company (BOC) applications 
to provide in-region, interLATA services pursuant to section 271 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Section 271 provides for 
applications on a state by state basis. BOCs must file applications 
which provide information on which the applicant intends to rely in 
order to satisfy the requirements of section 271. The applications will 
contain two parts, which include: (1) a stand-alone document entitled 
Brief in Support of Application by [Bell company name] for Provision of 
In-region, InterLATA Services in [State name] and (2) any supporting 
documentation. The Brief in Support will contain a concise summary of 
substantive arguments presented in the Brief, a statement identifying 
all of the agreements that the applicant has entered into pursuant to 
negotiations and/or arbitration under section 252, a statement 
identifying how the applicant meets the requirements of section 
271(c)(1), a statement summarizing the status and findings of the 
relevant State proceedings (if any) examining the applicant's 
compliance with section 271, a statement describing the efforts the 
applicant has made to meet with likely objectors to narrow the issues 
in dispute, and all factual and legal arguments that the three 
requirements of section 271(d)(3) have been met. The supporting 
documentation will contain, at a minimum, the complete public record of 
the relevant State proceedings (if any) examining the applicant's 
compliance with section 271, records of interconnection agreements, 
affidavits, etc. The requirements of section 272(c)(2) will be met with 
this supporting documentation. (Number of respondents: 7; annual hour 
burden per respondent: 120 hours per application (approximately 7 
applications per respondent); total annual burden: 5880 hours). State 
regulatory commission will file written consultations relating to the 
applications not later than approximately 20 days after the issuance of 
an Initial Public Notice establishing specific due dates for various 
filings. (Number of respondents: 49 annual hour burden per respondent: 
120 hours; total annual burden: 5880). Interested third parties may 
file comments on the applications not later than approximately 20 days 
after the issuance of the Initial Public Notice. (Number of 
respondents: 75; annual hour burden per respondent: 20 total annual 
burden: 1500). The Department of Justice will file written 
consultations relating to the applications not later than approximately 
35 days after the issuance of the Initial Public Notice. (Number of 
respondents: 1; annual hour burden per respondent 100 hours per state; 
total annual burden is 4900). All of the requirements would be used to 
ensure that BOCs have complied with their obligations under the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, before being authorized to 
provide in-region, interLATA services pursuant to section 271. Your 
response is mandatory.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0774.
    Expiration Date: 09/30/97.
    Title: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service--CC Docket 
No. 96-45, 47 CFR Sections 36.611-36.612 and 47 CFR Part 54.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,565,451 respondents; 3.1 hours per 
response (avg.); 1,784,220 total annual burden hours for all 
collections.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annually, one-time 
requirements.
    Description: Congress directed the Commission to implement a new 
set of universal service support mechanisms that are explicit and 
sufficient to advance the universal service principles enumerated in 
Section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and such other 
principles as the Commission believes are necessary and appropriate for 
the protection of the public interest, convenience and necessity, and 
are consistent with the Act. In the Report and Order issued in CC 
Docket No. 96-45, the Commission adopts rules that are designed to 
implement the universal service provisions of section 254. 
Specifically, the Order addresses: (1) universal service principles; 
(2) services eligible for support; (3) affordability; (4) carriers 
eligible for universal service support; (5) support mechanisms for 
rural, insular, and high cost areas; (6) support for low-income 
consumers; (7) support for schools, libraries, and health care 
providers; (8) interstate subscriber line charge and common line cost 
recovery; and (9) administration of support mechanisms. The reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements contained in CC Docket No. 96-45 are 
designed to implement Section 254 and are listed below. The reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements are necessary to ensure the integrity of 
the program. All the collections are necessary to implement the 
congressional mandate for universal service. The reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements are necessary to verify that the carriers 
and other respondents are eligible to receive universal service 
support. Your response is mandatory.

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                                                       Hours      Total 
        Rule Section/Title (47 CFR Section)             per      annual 
                                                      response   burden 
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a. 36.611(a) and 36.612--Submission and Updating                        
 information to NECA...............................      20       26,800
b. 54.101(c)--Demonstration of exceptional                              
 circumstances for toll-limitation grace period....      50          100
c. 54.201(b)(c)--Submission of eligibility criteria       1        3,400
d. 54.201(d)(2)--Advertisement of services and                          
 charges...........................................      50       65,000
e. 54.205(a)--Advance notice of relinquishment of                       
 universal service.................................        .5         50
f. 54.207(c)(1)--Submission of proposal for                             
 redefining a rural service area...................     125        6,250
g. 54.307(b)--Reporting of expenses and number of                       
 lines served......................................   \1\ 2.5      4,100
h. 54.401(b) (1)-(2)--Submission of disconnection                       
 waiver request....................................       2          100
i. 54.401(d)--Lifeline certification to the                             
 Administrator.....................................       1        1,300
j. 54.407(c)--Lifeline recordkeeping...............      80      104,000
k. 54.409 (a)-(b)--Consumer qualification for                           
 Lifeline..........................................   \2\ 5      440,000
l. 54.409(b)--Consumer notification of Lifeline                         
 discontinuance....................................   \2\ 5       44,000
m. 54.413(b)--Link Up recordkeeping................      80      104,000
n. 54.501(d)(4) and 54.516--Schools & Libraries                         
 recordkeeping.....................................  \1\ 41      372,000
o. 54.504 (b)-(c), 54.507(d) and 54.509(a)--                            
 Description of services requested & certification.       2      100,000
p. 54.601(b)(4) and 54.609(b)--Calculating support                      
 for health care providers.........................     100      340,000
q. 54.601(b)(3) and 54.619--Shared facility record-                     
 keeping...........................................  \1\ 21      160,000
r. 54.607(b) (1)-(2)--Submission of proposed rural                      
 rate..............................................       3          150
s. 54.603(b)(1), 54.615 (c)-(d) and 54.623(d)--                         
 Description of services requested and                                  
 certification.....................................       1       12,000
t. 54.619(d)--Submission of rural health care                           
 report............................................      40           40
u. 54.701(f)(1) and (f)(2)--Submission of annual                        
 report and CAM....................................      40           40
v. 54.701(g)--Submission of quarterly report.......      10           40
w. 54.707--Submission of state commission                               
 designation.......................................        .25      850 
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    Public reporting burden for the collection of information is as 
noted above. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other 
aspect of the collections of information, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden to Performance Evaluation and Records Management, 
Washington, D.C. 20554.

    Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17889 Filed 7-7-97; 8:45 am]
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