[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 38090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18734]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

July 10, 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.: 3060-0781.
    Expiration Date: 01/31/98.
    Title: Universal Service Data Request.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 488 hours per response 
(avg.); 4880 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: One-time requirement.
    Description: Pursuant to Congress's directive in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) that the Commission establish 
support mechanisms to ensure the delivery of affordable 
telecommunications services to all Americans, the Commission determined 
on May 8, 1997 that universal service support for rural, insular, and 
high cost areas should be based on forward-looking economic costs. We 
stated that we will issue a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to 
seek comment on the forward-looking economic cost mechanism we should 
adopt for non-rural LECs, and that we will adopt a mechanism by August 
1998. The Universal Service Data request seeks from the Regional 
Holding Companies, GTE, Sprint Corporation, Anchorage Telephone 
Utility, and Puerto Rico Telephone Company specific information that is 
necessary to evaluate and compare the forward-looking economic cost 
models submitted by industry members for the Commission's review, and 
to adopt a mechanism to estimate the forward-looking economic costs 
that non-rural LECs will incur to provide universal service in rural, 
insular, and high cost areas. The data request solicits information on 
the following subjects: Loops, loop length studies; subscriber line 
usage studies; basic residential service offerings; apportionment of 
cable costs; installation cost data for cable facilities; subscriber 
utilization studies; structure-sharing percentages; multi-line 
residential customers; poles; detailed continuing property records; 
digital switches; contracts with switching manufacturers; digital line 
carrier devices; drop lines; maintenance expenses; riser cable; 
residential, single-line businesses, and multi-line business customers; 
miles served by wire center; cost of land and buildings; and contracts 
with digital line carrier manufacturers. The Commission will use the 
information collected in the data request to evaluate forward-looking 
economic cost models, to adopt a mechanism to estimate the forward-
looking economic costs that non-rural LECs will incur to provide 
universal service in rural, insular, and high cost areas, and to 
determine the inputs for such a mechanism. Response is mandatory.
    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. 97-18734 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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