[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5043]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 20, 2001.
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 April 2, 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., Washington, 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.: 3060-0741.
    Title: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98, Second Report and 
Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order; Second Order on 
Reconsideration; CC Docket No. 99-273, First Report and Order.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8-36 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 228,030 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $60,000.
    Needs and Uses: In the First Report and Order (R&O) issued in CC 
Docket No. 99-273, the Commission adopts several of its tentative 
conclusions. The Commission concludes that local exchange carriers must 
provide competing directory assistance (DA) providers that qualify 
under section 251 of the Communications Act, with nondiscriminatory 
access to the LECs local directory assistance databases, and must do so 
at nondiscriminatory and reasonable rates. The Commission determined 
that LECs are not required to grant competing DA providers 
nondiscriminatory access to non-local directory assistance databases.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0624.
    Title: Section 24.103(f), Construction Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Responsdents: 8.
    Estimated Time per Response: 250 hours for nationwide licensees; 50 
hours for regional licensees; and 25 hours for MTA licensees.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and 10 year 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 770 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted a number of modifications to 
our existing narrowband Personal Communications Services (PCS) rules in 
the Second Report and Order in Gen. Docket No. 90-314, ET Docket No. 
92-100, and PP Docket No. 93-253. These modifications include the use 
of Major Trading Areas (MTA's) for future licensing, the establishment 
of a ``substantial service'' alternative to our construction 
benchmarks, and modifications to certain provisions of our narrowband 
PCS competitive bidding rules. The information collection requirements 
are used to ensure that licensees quickly construct their systems and 
that the systems serve significant areas.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-5043 Filed 3-1-01; 8:45 am]
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