[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3234-3236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1333]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

January 11, 2000.
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 March 20, 
2000. 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, S.W., 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: 3060-0568.
    Title: Commercial Leased Access Rates, Terms and Conditions.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: Rule 76.970, 6,270; Rule 76.970(h), 6,270; 
Rule 76.971, 6,270; Rule 76.975(b), 30; Rule 76.975(c), 30, 
respectively.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours; 10 hours; 1 hour; 4 hours; 
and 2 minutes, respectively.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and Third Party Disclosure 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 94,171 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $74,000.
    Needs and Uses: The information is used by prospective leased 
access programmers and the Commission to verify rate calculations for 
leased access channels and to eliminate uncertainty in negotiations for 
leased commercial access. The Commission's leased access requirements 
are designed to promote diversity of programming and competition in 
programming delivery as required by Section 612 of the Cable Television 
Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0410.
    Title: Forecast of Investment Usage Report and Actual Usage of 
Investment Report.
    Form Number: FCC 495A and FCC 495B.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 40 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 12000 Hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Needs and Uses: The Forecast of Investment Usage and Actual Usage 
of Investment Reports are needed to detect and correct forecast errors 
that could lead to significant misallocation of network plant between 
regulated and nonregulated activities. FCC's purpose is to protect the 
regulated ratepayer from subsidizing the nonregulated activities of 
rate regulated telephone companies.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0056.
    Title: Registration of Telephone and Data Terminal Equipment.
    Form No.: FCC Form 730.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2400.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 24 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 57,600 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$2,700,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 730 is used by equipment manufacturers to 
register telephone and data terminal equipment. Part 68 contains 
information collection requirements associated with the filing 
requirement. The information is used by the Commission staff to 
identify improperly designed equipment that may harm the nation's 
telephone network.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0755.
    Title: Infrastructure Sharing--CC Docket No. 96-237.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1425.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.63 hours.
    Total Annual burden: 2325 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Third party disclosure.
    Needs and Uses: CC Docket No. 96-237 implemented section 259 of the 
Communications Act, as amended. Section 259 requires incumbent local 
exchange carriers (LECs) to file any arrangements showing the 
conditions under which they share infrastructure per section 259. 
Section 259 also requires incumbent LECs to provide information on 
deployments of new services and equipment to qualifying carriers. The 
Commission also requires incumbent LECs to provide 60 days notice prior 
to terminating section 259 agreements.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0738.
    Title: Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: 
Electronic Publishing, and Alarm Monitoring Services, CC Docket No. 96-
152.
    Form Number: N/A.

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    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3000 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 21,000 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission imposes this third-party disclosure 
requirement on the BOCs in order to implement the nondiscrimination 
requirement of section 274(c)(2)(A) of the Communications Act, as 
amended. The Commission requires that to the extent a BOC refers a 
customer to a separated affiliate, electronic publishing joint venture 
of affiliate during the normal course of its telemarketing operations, 
it must refer that customer to all unaffiliated electronic publishers 
requesting the referral service. In particular, the BOC must provide 
the customer the names of all unaffiliated electronic publishers, in 
random order.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0759.
    Title: Implementation of Section 273 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1425.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4.42 hours (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 6300 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $231,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; recordkeeping; third party 
disclosure.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 96-254, the Commission issued a 
NPRM to initiate a proceeding to permit the BOCs to manufacture 
telecommunications and customer premises equipment on a competitive 
basis, pursuant to section 273 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. Under section 273, a BOC may provide telecommunications 
equipment and may manufacture both telecommunications equipment and CPE 
through a separate affiliate once the Commission authorizes the BOC to 
provide in-region, interLATA services pursuant to section 271. The 
Commission sought comment on procedures governing collaboration, 
research and royalty agreements, reporting of protocols and technical 
information, and disclosure of other information on network planning 
and design. The Commission sought comment on proposed measures to 
implement section 273.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0806.
    Title: Universal Service--Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
Program.
    Form Number: FCC Form 470 and FCC Form 471.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit; not for profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Estimated time Per Response: 7.3 hours (avg.).
    Total Annual burden: 440,000 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; recordkeeping; third party 
disclosure.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted rules providing support for 
all telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal 
connections for all eligible schools and libraries. To participate in 
the program, schools and libraries must submit a description of the 
services desired to the Administrator via FCC form 470. FCC Form 471 is 
submitted by schools and libraries that have ordered telecommunications 
services, Internet access, and internal connections.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0775.
    Title: Separate Affiliate Requirement for Independent Local 
Exchange Carrier (LEC) Provision of International Interexchange 
Services--47 CFR 64.1901-64.1903.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6056 hours (avg).
    Total Annual Burden: 60,560 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$1,003,000.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Needs and Uses: Independent LECs wishing to offer international, 
interexchange services must maintain books of account separate from 
such LECs' local exchange and other activities. This regulation does 
not require that the affiliate maintain books of account that comply 
with the Commission's Part 32 rules; rather, it refers to the fact that 
as a separate legal entity, the international, interexchange affiliate 
must maintain its own books of account in the ordinary course of its 
business. The recordkeeping requirement is used by the Commission to 
ensure that independent LECs providing international, interexchange 
services through a separate affiliate are in compliance with the 
Communications Act, as amended and with Commission policies and 
regulations.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0710.
    Title: Policy and Rules Concerning the Implementation of the Local 
Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996--CC Docket 
No. 96-98.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 12,250.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 124.86 hours (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,529,620 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$937,000,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Recordkeeping; Third party 
disclosure.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 96-98, the Commission adopted 
rules and regulations to implement parts of sections 251 and 252 that 
effect local competition. Specifically, the Order requires incumbent 
local exchange carriers to offer interconnection, unbundled network 
elements, transport and termination, and wholesale rates for retail 
services to new entrants; that incumbent LECs price such services at 
rates that are cost-based and just and reasonable; and that they 
provide access to rights-of-way as well as establish reciprocal 
compensation arrangements for the transport and termination of 
telecommunications traffic. All the requirements are used to ensure 
that local exchange carriers comply with their obligations under the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0762.
    Title: Section 274(b)(3)(B)--Written Contracts Filed with the 
Commission and Made Publicly Available.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .75 hours (avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 3150 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; third party disclosure.
    Needs and Uses: Section 274(b)(3)(B) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, requires a separated affiliate or electronic 
publishing joint venture established pursuant to section 274(a) and its 
affiliated BOC ``to carry out

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transactions * * * pursuant to written contracts or tariffs that are 
filed with the Commission and made publicly available.'' The Commission 
issued a FNPRM in CC Docket No. 96-152 which sought comment on the 
meaning of certain terms in section 274 of the Telecommunications Act 
of 1996 which governs BOCs provision of electronic publishing services 
and on several collections.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-1333 Filed 1-19-00; 8:45 am]
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