[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27965-27967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13569]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

May 15, 1998.
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, 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 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 July 20, 1998. 
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 [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 No.: 3060-0676.
    Title: Policies and Rules Concerning Changing Long Distance Carrier 
(CC Docket No. 91-64), Section 64.1100.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 75 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.23 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 92.75 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: The rules require IXCs who generate customer PIC 
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orders through telemarketing to independently verify, by one of the 
four alternative procedures, that customers have agreed to change their 
long distance service before submitting those orders on behalf of the 
customer to the local exchange carrier (LEC). The IXC must within three 
business days of the customer's request for a PIC change send each new 
customer an information package that contains information concerning 
the requested change and a postpaid postcard which the customer can use 
to deny, cancel, or confirm a service order. The information package 
required in the fourth alternative verification procedure is intended 
to provide a low cost verification procedure for small carriers that 
utilize telemarketing as a means of competing with large IXCs.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0665.
    Title: Section 64.702--Public Dissemination of Information by 
Providers of Operator Services.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 436 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3488 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 64.707 requires that operator 
service providers regularly publish and make available at no cost upon 
request from consumers written materials that describe any changes in 
operator services and choices available to consumers. A statute, 47 USC 
Section 226(d)(4)(B), required adoption of this rules. This requirement 
was a response to a widespread failure of operator service providers to 
provide information necessary for informed consumer choice in the 
marketplace. OSPs will provide this information primarily to consumers 
in the form of a written report that will be regularly updated at the 
OSP's discretion. Consumers will use this information to increase their 
knowledge of the choices available to them in the operator service 
marketplace.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0515.
    Title: Section 43.21(c)--Miscellaneous Common Carrier Letter Filing 
Requirement.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 18 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 18 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to Section 43.21(c), each miscellaneous 
common carrier with operating revenues for a calendar year in excess of 
the indexed revenue threshold, as defined in 32.900, million must file 
a letter showing its operating revenues for that year and the value of 
its total communications plant at the end of that year. The letter must 
be filed not later than April 1 of the following year. The information 
is used by staff members to regulate and monitor the telephone industry 
and by the public to analyze the industry.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0519.
    Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act of 1991 (CC Docket No. 92-90).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 31.2 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 936,000 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 92-90, the Commission implemented 
final rules pursuant to the requirements of the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102-243, Dec. 20, 1991 (TCPA) which 
added Section 227 to the Communication Act of 1934, as amended, to 
restrict the use of automatic telephone dialing systems, artificial or 
prerecorded messages, facsimile machines, or other devices to send 
unsolicited advertisements. The rules require that telephone solicitors 
maintain and use company-specific lists of residential subscribers who 
request not to receive further telephone calls (company-specific do-
not-call lists), thereby affording consumers the choice of which 
solicitors if any, they will hear from by telephone. Telephone 
solicitors also are required to have a written policy for maintaining 
do-not-call lists, and are responsible for informing and training their 
personnel in the existence and use of such lists. The rules require 
that those making telephone solicitations identify themselves to called 
parties, and that basic identifying information also be included in 
telephone facsimile transmissions. The Commission believes that these 
rules are the best means of preventing unwanted telephone 
solicitations.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0169.
    Title: Sections 43.51 and 43.53--Reports and Records of 
Communication Common Carriers and Certain Affiliates.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 71 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 84.91 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6029 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Sections 43.51 and 43.53 require common 
carriers to submit reports so that the FCC can monitor various 
activities of these carriers to determine the impact on the just and 
reasonable rates required by the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0166.
    Title: Part 42--Preservation of Records of Communication Common 
Carriers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 68 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 136 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: Part 42 prescribes the regulations governing the 
preservation of records of communications common carriers that are 
fully subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC. The requirements are 
necessary to ensure the availability of carrier records needed by 
Commission staff for regulatory purposes.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0391.
    Title: Monitoring Program for Impact of Federal-State Joint Board 
Decisions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.

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    Number of Respondents: 668 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1336 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission has a monitoring program which 
requires the periodic reporting by telephone companies and the National 
Exchange Carrier Association (NECA). Certain companies are required to 
submit information on network usage and growth. This information is 
generally maintained by all companies that settle on a cost basis. The 
information is being collected for the Commission by NECA. The 
information is used by the Commission, Joint Board, Congress and the 
general public to assess the impact of several Joint Board decisions.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0470.
    Title: Computer III Remand Proceeding: Bell Operating Company 
Safeguards, and Tier 1 LEC Safeguards (CC Docket No. 90-623) and 
Implementation of Further Cost Allocation Uniformity (MO&)).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 18 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 600 hours per response (avg.).
    Freqency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,800 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 64.903(a) requires local exchange 
carriers with annual operating revenues that equal or exceed the 
indexed revenue threshold, as defined in Section 32.900 file a manual 
containing the information specified in Section 64.903(a)(1)-(6). 
Section 64.903(b) requires that carriers update their cost allocation 
manuals at least annually, except that changes to the cost 
apportionment table and to the description time reporting procedures 
must be filed at least 15 days before the carrier plans to implement 
the changes. The cost allocation manual is reviewed by the Commission 
to ensure that all costs are properly classified between regulated and 
nonregulated activity. Uniformity in the CAMs will help improve the 
joint cost allocation process. In addition, this uniformity will give 
the Commission greater reliability in financial data submitted by the 
carriers through the Automated Reporting Management Information System 
(ARMIS).

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-13569 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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