[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78169-78170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31888]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

December 6, 2000.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person 
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid control number. For further information 
contact Shoko B. Hair, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-
1379.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0943.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2003.
    Title: Section 54.809, Carrier Certification.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 27 respondents; 1.5 hours per response 
(avg.).; 41 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: Annually; Third Party Disclosure.
    Description: 47 CFR 54.809 requires each price cap or competitive 
local exchange carrier (LEC) that wishes to receive universal service 
support to file an annual certification with the Universal Service 
Administrative Company (USAC) and the Commission. The certification 
must state that the carrier will use its interstate access universal 
service support only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of 
facilities and services for which the support is intended. The 
Commission and USAC will use the certifications to ensure that carriers 
comply with section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act by using the 
interstate access universal service support only for the provision, 
maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for which the 
support is intended. Obligation to respond: Required to obtain or 
retain benefits.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0816.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2003.
    Title: Local Competition and Broadband Reporting, CC Docket No. 99-
301.
    Form No.: FCC Form 477.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 255 respondents; 58.6 hours per response 
(avg.).; 29,924 total annual burden hours (based on two responses per 
respondents).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually.
    Description: FCC Form 477 seeks to gather information on the 
development of local competition and deployment of broadband service 
also known as advanced telecommunications services. The data is 
necessary to evaluate the status of developing competition in local 
exchange telecommunications markets and to evaluate the status of 
broadband deployment. The information will be used by Commission staff 
to advise the Commission about the efficacy of Commission rules and 
policies adopted to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
Copies of the FCC Form 477, Local Competition and Broadband Reporting 
Form, can be obtained from the Commission's website at www.fcc.gov. 
Obligation to respond: Mandatory.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0790.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2003.
    Title: Section 68.110(c)--Availability of Inside Wiring 
Information.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 200 respondents; 1 hour per response 
(avg.); 1200 total annual burden hours (based on six requests per 
year).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: 47 CFR 68.110(c) requires telephone companies to 
provide building owners with all available information regarding 
carrier-installed wiring on the customer's side of the demarcation 
point, including copies of existing schematic diagrams and service 
records. The information must be provided to the telephone company upon 
request of the building owner or agent thereof. The information is 
needed so that building owners may be able to contract with an 
installer of their choice for maintenance and installation service, or 
elect to contract with the telephone company to modify existing wiring 
or assist with the installation of additional inside wiring. Obligation 
to respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0933.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2003.
    Title: Community Broadband Deployment Database Reporting Form.
    Form No.: FCC Form 460.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 respondents; .25 hours per response 
(avg.); 37 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: Pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, on October 8, 1999, the FCC 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 effort has been established. The 
information will enable the Commission to better assess the 
availability of broadband services so that it can better satisfy its 
duty to encourage the deployment of advanced telecommunications 
capability as Congress directed the Commission to do in Section 706 of 
the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Obligation to respond: Voluntary.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0964.
    Expiration Date: 05/31/2001.
    Title: Certification for Waiver of September 30, 2000 Deadline.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institution; Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 respondents; .50 hours per response 
(avg.); 125 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: The Commission extended the September 30, 2000 
deadline for certain applicants under the schools and libraries 
universal service support mechanism for implementation of non-recurring 
services whose year two funding commitment letters were issued by the 
Universal Service Administrative Company on or after April 4, 2000, who 
received service provider change authorizations or service substitution 
authorizations from USAC on or after April 4, 2000, whose service 
provider's control, or who have had their funding disbursements delayed 
while USAC investigates their application for program compliance until 
September 30, 2001. To the extent an applicant has not met the 
September 30, 2000 deadline because its service provider has been 
unable, due to circumstances beyond the service provider's control, to 
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services prior to the deadline, the applicant shall also receive an 
extension of the deadline until September 30, 2001. The applicant must 
have submitted documentation to USAC prior to the expiration of the 
September 30, 2000 deadline requesting relief on the grounds that its 
service provider was unable to deliver the services due to events 
beyond the service provider's control, such as labor walk-outs or 
natural disasters. In addition, an applicant may also qualify for an 
extension of the September 30, 2000 deadline to September 30, 2001, if 
the applicant has certified to USAC that its service provider was 
unwilling to deliver or install non-recurring services before the 
expiration of the September 30, 2000 deadline, because USAC had 
withheld payment for those services on a properly-submitted invoice for 
more than 60 days after the submission of the invoice. If an applicant 
believes it qualifies for relief under this second scenario, but has 
not yet certified to USAC that its service provider has been unwilling 
to implement non-recurring services due to the withholding of payments 
on its invoices, the applicant shall have sixty (60) days from the 
release date of CC Docket No. 96-45 (DA No. 00-2444, released 11/1/
2000) to make such certification to USAC.
    The Commission will use the information collected to determine 
whether schools and libraries applicants qualify for extensions of the 
September 30, 2000 deadline for implementation of non-recurring 
services. Obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0791.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2003.
    Title: Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs Associated with 
Litigation, CC Docket No. 93-240.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1 respondents; 36 hours per response 
(avg.); 36 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: In CC Docket No. 93-240, the Commission considered the 
issue of the accounting rules and ratemaking policies that should apply 
to litigation costs incurred by carriers subject to 47 CFR part 32. The 
Commission concluded that there should be special rules to govern the 
accounting treatment of federal antitrust judgements and settlements, 
in excess of the avoided costs of litigation, but not for litigation 
expenses. The Commission further concluded that these special rules 
should not apply to costs arising in other kinds of litigation. A 
carrier must make a showing to receive recognition of its avoided costs 
of litigation. The information will be used to determine the justness 
and reasonableness of the rates. Obligation to respond: Required to 
obtain or retain benefits.
    Public reporting burden for the collection of information is as 
noted above. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other 
aspect of the collections of information, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden to Performance Evaluation and Records Management, 
Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-31888 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
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