[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5851]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 6, 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 May 9, 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: 3060-0906.
    Title: Annual DTV Report.
    Form Number: FCC 317.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours (2 hour respondent; 0.5 
hours contract attorney).
    Frequency of Response: Reporting, annually.
    Total Annual Burden: 200.
    Total Annual Costs: $10,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission has established a program for 
assessing and collecting fees for the provision of ancillary or 
supplementary services by commercial digital television licensees in 
compliance with Section 336(e)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996. Licensees are required to report, using FCC 317, whether they 
provided ancillary or supplementary services, which services were 
provided, the services provided which are subject to a fee, gross 
revenues received from all feeable ancillary and supplementary 
services, and the amount of bitstream used to provide ancillary or 
supplementary service. This data is collected annually from commercial 
digital television licensees. Licensees providing services subject to a 
fee will additionally be required annually to file FCC Form 159 (3060-
0589) to remit the required fee. Each licensee will be required to 
retain the records supporting the calculation of the fees due for three 
years from the date of remittance of fees. The data is used by FCC 
staff to ensure that DTV licensees comply with the requirements of 
Section 336(e) of the Communications Act.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0909.
    Title: 2000 Central Office Code Utilization Survey (COCUS).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3750.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6.9 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 25,875.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Annually.
    Needs and Uses: The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is 
experiencing an unprecedented amount of growth of area codes. 
Information obtained from the Central Office Code Utilization Survey 
(COCUS) will assist Commission staff in determining the scope of the 
number exhaust problem and identifying methods to help alleviate some 
of the costs associated with the addition of new area codes and which 
solutions may provide the greatest impact in different areas of the 
country.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0848.
    Title: Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced 
Telecommunications Capability, CC Docket No. 98-147.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1400.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10.71 (Avg.).
    Total Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 98-147and CC Docket No. 96-98, the 
Commission seeks to implement Congress' goal of promoting innovation 
and investment by all participating in the telecommunications 
marketplace, order to stimulate competition for all services, including 
advanced services. In the Third Report and Order and Fourth Report and 
Order (Order) the Commission also adopted measures to promote the 
availability of competitive broadband xDSL-based services, especially 
to residential and small business customers. The Commission amended its 
unbundling rules to require incumbent LECs to provide unbundled access 
to a new network element, the high frequency portion of the local loop. 
The purpose of this is to enable competitive LECs to compete with 
incumbent LECs to provide to consumers xDSL-based through telephone 
lines that the competitive LECs share with incumbent LECs. The 
Commission also adopted spectrum management policies and rules to 
facilitate the competitive deployment of advanced services.
    Collections of information adopted in the proceeding include the 
following: Incumbent LECs who refuse a competitive carrier's request to 
condition a loop must make an affirmative showing to the relevant state 
commission. Incumbent LECs must provide requesting carriers with access 
to the loop facility for testing, maintenance, and repair. Under 
certain circumstances an Incumbent LEC must provide test of equipment. 
All of the collections required are to facilitate the deployment of 
advanced data services and to implement section 706 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-5851 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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