[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 236 (Thursday, December 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76639-76640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31172]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 28, 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;

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(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 January 8, 
2001. 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.: 3060-0933.
    Title: Community Broadband Deployment Database Reporting Form.
    Form No.: FCC Form 460.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, federal government, 
state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 150 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 37 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, on October 8, 1999, the Commission convened a 
Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services 
to provide a forum for cooperative dialogue and information exchange 
between and among state and federal jurisdictions regarding the 
deployment of advanced telecommunications services. As part of this 
ongoing effort, a searchable on-line database of community broadband 
demand aggregation and deployment efforts is being established. The 
collection of information from respondents is entirely voluntary. The 
information will be used by the Commission to prepare reports that help 
inform consumers and policy makers at the state and federal levels of 
the status of deployment of broadband services. The Commission will use 
this information to better inform our understanding of broadband 
deployment in conjunction with our Congressionally required Section 706 
reports. Absent this information collection, the Commission will lack 
an essential tool for assisting it in determining the effectiveness of 
its policies and fulfilling its statutory responsibilities in 
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-31172 Filed 12-6-00; 8:45 am]
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