[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 7646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3575]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 5, 1999.
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. L. 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 March 18, 
1999. 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 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the 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 the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0169.
    Title: Sections 43.51 and 43.53--Reports and Records of 
Communications Common Carriers and Affiliates.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 71.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 84.91 hours per response (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirement, third party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,029 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Sections 211 and 215 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, require that the FCC examine transactions of any 
common carriers relating to the activities of that carrier which may 
affect the charges and/or services rendered under the Act. The reports 
required by Sections 43.51 and 43.53 are the means by which the FCC 
gathers information concerning the activities of carriers which it 
examines. Section 43.51 also requires carriers to maintain copies of 
certain contracts, to have them readily accessible to Commission staff 
and members of the public upon request and to forward individual 
contracts to the Commission as requested.
    The information contained in these reports is used by the FCC to 
determine whether the activities reported have affected or are likely 
to affect adversely the carrier's service to the public or whether 
these activities result in undue or unreasonable increases in charges. 
If this information were not reported, the FCC would not be able to 
ascertain the impact of these activities on the just and reasonable 
rates as required by the Act.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3575 Filed 2-12-99; 8:45 am]
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