[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29644-29645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13962]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
May 24, 1999.
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.: 3060-0817.
Expiration Date: 11/30/99.
Title: Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: BOC Provision of
Enhanced Services (ONA Requirements), CC Docket No. 95-20.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 500 respondents; 72.5 hours per response
(avg.); 36,250 total annual burden hours for all collections.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Frequency of Response: On occasion; third party disclosures.
Description: In the Report and Order issued in CC Docket No. 95-20,
released March 10, 1998, the Commission eliminates outdated,
unnecessary regulations, while continuing to protect against potential
anticompetitive behavior by the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) in the
provision of information services. The Commission has established the
following collections of information: (a) The Commission no longer
requires BOCs to file their Comparably Efficient Interconnection (CEI)
plans with the Commission and to obtain pre-approval of CEI plans and
amendments before initiating or altering an intraLATA information
service. Instead, we require BOCs to post their CEI plans and plan
amendments on their publicly accessible Internet sites linked to and
searchable from the BOC's main Internet page, and to notify the Common
Carrier Bureau at the time of the posting. The substance of the
notification may be limited to the Internet address and path to the
relevant CEI plan or amended plan; the form may consist of a letter to
the Secretary with a copy to the Bureau. The requirement extends to CEI
plans for new or modified telemessaging or alarm monitoring services,
and for new or amended payphone services. In addition, if the BOC
receives a good faith request for a plan from someone who does not have
internet access, the BOC must notify that person where a paper copy of
the plan is available for public inspection. (No. of respondents: 5;
hours per respondent: 50 hours; total annual burden: 250 hours). (b)
The Commission removes the Computer II network disclosure rules for
BOCs providing information through a Computer II separate subsidiary,
the Computer II all-carrier rule, and the Computer III network
disclosure rules. The Commission extends the disclosure requirements in
section 51.325(a) of its rules to require incumbent LECs to provide
public notice of any network changes that will affect the manner in
which Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) is attached to the network.
(No. of respondents: 500; hours per response: 72 hours; total annual
burden: 36,000 hours. See also OMB control number 3060-0741. Note that
burden estimate for 47 CFR Section 51.35(a) is approved under OMB
control number 3060-0741). The collections of information relating to
CEI plans will be used to ensure that BOCs comply with Commission
policies and regulations safeguarding against potential anticompetitive
behavior by the BOCs in the provision of information services. The
disclosure of CPE is necessary to encourage competition in the
telecommunications services market by lifting operations barriers to
entry. Obligation to comply: Mandatory.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0687.
Expiration Date: 05/31/2002.
Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by
Persons with Disabilities--CC Docket No. 87-124.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 806,100 respondents; 1.2 hours per
response (avg.); 991,000 total annual burden hours for all collections.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $638,000.
Frequency of Response: On occasion; third party disclosures.
Description: Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. section 201 et al., provides the statutory authority
for the Commission to promulgate the rules and regulations contained in
part 68 of FCC Rules, 47 CFR Part 68. Requirements in part 68 are
necessary to prevent degradation of the telephone network. The
following collections are necessary to inform consumers who purchase
and/or use telephone equipment to determine whether the telephone is
hearing aid compatible. a. section 68.300(c) Equipment Labeling
Requirements. Pursuant to Section 68.300(c), all registered telephone
manufactured in the U.S. or imported for use in the U.S. that are
hearing aid compatible must be stamped with the letters HAC. The
provision applies to all telephones manufactured or imported as of
March 1, 1997 for use in the United States. The provision excludes
telephones used with public mobile services or private radio services,
and secure telephones. (No. of respondents: 1100; hours per response:
11.36; total annual burden: 12,500). b. Section 68.112(b)(3)(E) to
designate emergency telephones. Section 68.112(b)(3)(E) requires that
employers with fifteen or more employees provide emergency telephones
for use by employees with hearing disabilities, and that the employers
``designate'' such telephones for emergency use. The ``designation''
might be a sign or a written notice to employees, or some other means
of designation. The type of designation is left up to the employer.
(No. of respondents: 805,000; hours per response 1.2; total annual
burden:
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966,000). c. Section 68.224 Equipment packaging. Section 68.224(a)
requires a notice to be contained on the surface of the packaging of a
non-hearing aid compatible telephone that the telephone contained
therein is not hearing aid compatible, as defined in Sections
68.4(a)(3) and 68.316, or if offered for sale without a surrounding
package, shall be fixed with a written statement that the telephone is
not hearing aid-compatible, as defined by sections 68.4(a)(3) and
68.316. Section 68.224(b) also requires that the telephone equipment be
accompanied by instructions in accordance with Sec. 68.218(b)(5) of the
rules. (No. of respondents: 1100; hours per respondent: 11.36; total
annual burden: 12,500 hours). The collections are third party
disclosure requirements. They are useful primarily to consumers who
purchase and or use telephone equipment to determine whether the
telephone is hearing aid compatible. Obligation to respond: Mandatory.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0859.
Expiration Date: 8/31/99.
Title: Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section
253 of the Communications Act.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 80 respondents; 78.5 hours per response
(avg.); 6280 total annual burden hours for all collections.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Description: Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended requires the Commission, with certain important exceptions, to
preempt the enforcement of any state or local statute or regulation, or
other state or local legal requirement (to the extent necessary) that
prohibits or has the effect prohibiting the ability of any entity to
provide any interstate or intrastate telecommunications service. The
Commission's consideration of preemption begins with the filing of a
petition by an aggrieved party. The petition is placed on public notice
and commented on by others. The Commission issued a Public Notice that
establishes guidelines relating to its consideration of preemption
petitions. The Commission expects petitioners and commenters to provide
it with relevant information sufficient to describe the legal regime
involved in the controversy and to establish the factual basis
necessary for decision. Factual assertions should be supported by
credible evidence, including affidavits, and, where appropriate,
studies or other descriptions of the economic effects flowing from the
legal requirement that is the subject of the petition. The Commission
identifies specific issues that petitioners are expected to include
when addressing whether a legal requirement materially inhibits or
limits the ability of any competitor or potential competitor to compete
in a fair and balanced legal and regulatory environment in a particular
market. The Commission will use the information to discharge its
statutory mandate relating to the preemption of state or local statutes
or other state or local legal requirements. Obligation to comply:
Voluntary. Public reporting burden for the collections 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.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-13962 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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