[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10890]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 25, 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(s), 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 June 1, 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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW, 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 No.: 3060-0168.
    Title: Section 43.43--Reports of Proposed Changes in Depreciation 
Rates.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4,000-6,000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, on occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 40,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In Report and Order, CC Docket No. 98-91, the 
Commission streamlined its depreciation prescription process by 
permitting summary filings and eliminating the prescription of 
depreciation rates for incumbent LECs, expanding the prescribed range 
for the digital switching plant account, and eliminating the 
theoretical reserve study requirement for mid-sized LECs. The 
Commission also established a waiver process whereby price cap 
incumbent LECs can free themselves of depreciation regulation. Also, 
see the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 98-137 
for additional proposals soliciting comment to further reduce burden 
placed on price cap ILECs.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0395.
    Title: The ARMIS USOA Report; The ARMIS Service Quality Report; and 
the ARMIS Infrastructure Report.
    Report No.: FCC Reports 43-02, 43-05, and 43-07.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5.7 hours to 550 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, on occasion and 
annual reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 29,366 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The USOA Report provides the annual results of the 
carriers' activities for each account of the Uniform System of 
Accounts. The Service Quality Report provides service quality 
information in the areas of interexchange access service, installation 
and repair intervals, local service installation and repair intervals, 
trunk blockage, and total switch downtime for price cap companies. The 
Infrastructure Report provides switch deployment and capabilities data. 
The Commission modified the requirements for FCC Report 43-02 in CC 
Docket 99-253, Report and Order. FCC Reports 43-05 and 43-07 remain 
unchanged.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-10890 Filed 5-1-00; 8:45 am]
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