[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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\1\ Average. \2\ Minutes.
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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