[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39992-39993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18763]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 16, 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, 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 September 21, 
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 Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0573.
    Title: FCC Form 394 Application for Franchise Authority Consent to 
Assignment or Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise.
    Form Number: FCC Form 394.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; State, local 
or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion filing requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $377,000.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 394 is a standardized form that is 
completed by cable operators in connection with the transfer of control 
of cable television systems. FCC Form 394 is used by cable operators to 
apply for local franchise authority (``LFA'') approval to assign or 
transfer control of a cable television system. The data are used by the 
LFAs to restrict profiteering transactions and other transfers that are 
likely to adversely affect cable rates or service in the franchise 
area.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0106.
    Title: Section 43.61--Reports of Overseas Telecommunications 
Traffic.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 440 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 47.8 hours per response (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 21,070 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $518,000.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, Quarterly, On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: The telecommunications traffic data report is an 
annual reporting requirement imposed on common carriers engaged in the 
provision of overseas telecommunications services. The collection of 
Section 43.61 overseas telecommunications traffic data is necessary for 
the Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities under the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 151-614 
(1996). The collected data are essential to both the Commission and 
carriers for international facilities planning, facility authorization, 
monitoring emerging developments in communications services, analyzing 
market structures, tracking the balance of payments in international 
communications services, and market analysis purposes. Subject carriers 
are required to submit their annual reports no later than July 31 of 
each year for the preceding period of January through December. A 
revised report must be submitted for inaccuracies exceeding five 
percent of the reported figure by October 31, pursuant to Section 
43.61(a)(2).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0817.
    Title: Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: BOC Provision of 
Enhanced Services (ONA Requirements), CC Docket No. 95-20.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 500 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 72.5 hours per response (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 36.250 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion; third party disclosures.
    Needs and Uses: 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 established several 
collections of information: (1) 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. (2) The Commission removes the 
Computer II network disclosure rules for BOCs providing information 
through a Compute II separate subsidiary, the Computer II 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 CPE is attached to the network. 
The collections 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18763 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am]
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