[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40700-40702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19502]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

July 25, 2001.
    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, Public Law 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.: 3060-0992.
    Expiration Date: 01/31/2002.
    Title: Request for Extension of the Implementation Deadline for 
Non-Recurring Services, CC Docket No. 96-45 (FCC 01-195) and 47 CFR 
Section 54.507(d)(1)-(4).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 850 respondents; 1 hour per response 
(avg.); 850 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Third Party Disclosure.

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    Description: 47 CFR Section 54.507(d) provides additional time for 
recipients under the schools and libraries universal service support 
mechanism to implement contracts or agreements with service providers 
for non-recurring services. 47 CFR section 54.507(d) extends the 
deadline for receipt of non-recurring services from June 30 to 
September 30 following the close of the funding year. 47 CFR section 
54.507(d) establishes a deadline for the implementation of non-
recurring services for certain qualified applicants who are unable to 
complete implementation by the September 30 deadline. Applicants may 
qualify for an extension of the September 30 deadline for non-recurring 
services if they satisfy one of four criteria. See 47 CFR section 
54.507(d). Applicants who wish to satisfy criterion (3) should submit 
documentation to the Administrator requesting relief on these grounds 
on or before the original non-recurring services deadline. With regard 
to criterion (4), applicants must certify to the Administration that 
its service provider was unwilling to deliver or install non-recurring 
services before the expiration of the original non-recurring services 
installation deadline, because the Administrator had withheld payment 
for those services on a properly-submitted invoice for more than 60 
days after the submission of the invoice. Applicants must make this 
certification on or before the original non-recurring service 
installation deadline. See 47 CFR 54.507(d). 47 CFR section 54.507(d) 
will provide schools and libraries with more time to install non-
recurring services.
    Obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0717.
    Expiration Date: 07/31/2004.
    Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket 
No. 92-77 (47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709, 64.710).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1500 respondents; 466.1 hours per response 
(avg.); 699,167 total annual burden hours (for all collections approved 
under this control number).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $216,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Annually; Third Party 
Disclosure.
    Description: 47 CFR Section 64.703(a)(1)-(3) requires that operator 
service providers (OSPs) disclose to consumers their identify, and upon 
request by the consumer, the rates for the call, collection methods for 
the charges, and complaint procedures. (No. of respondents: 630; hours 
per response: 1058.2 hours; total annual burden: 666,666 hours). 
Pursuant to 47 CFR section 64.703(a)(4) OSPs are required to disclose 
orally to away-from-home callers, at no cost to such callers, how they 
may obtain all applicable charges for a call placed through an OSP, 
without the caller having to hang up to dial a separate number. The OSP 
must disclose, audibly and distinctly to the consumer, at no charge and 
before connecting any interstate call, how to obtain rate quotations if 
the call is to be placed through the carrier selected by the payphone 
or premises owner. (No. of respondents: 630; hours per response: 21.76 
hours; total annual burden: 13,711 hours). 47 CFR Section 64.709 
codifies the requirements for OSPs to file informational tariffs with 
the Commission. (No. of respondents: 300; hours per response: 50 hours; 
total annual burden: 16,500 hours). 47 CFR Section 64.710 requires 
providers of interstate operator services to inmates at correctional 
institutions to identify themselves, audibly and distinctly, to the 
party to be billed for the call and also disclose immediately 
thereafter to that party how he or she, without having to hang up to 
dial a separate number, may obtain the charges for the call, before the 
carrier may connect, and bill for, a call. (No. of respondents: 570; 
hours per response: 4 hours; total annual burden: 2280 hours). See 47 
CFR Sections 64.703, 64.709 and 64.710. These requirements are 
necessary to implement 47 U.S.C. Section 226. Obligation to respond: 
Mandatory.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0855.
    Expiration Date: 7/31/2004.
    Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet and Associated 
Requirements, CC Docket No. 96-45.
    Form No.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5000 respondents; 16.49 hours per response 
(avg.); 82,487 total annual burden hours (for all collections approved 
under this control number).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $14,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Quarterly; Annually; 
Recordkeeping; Third Party Disclosure.
    Description: Pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, telecommunications carriers (and certain other providers of 
telecommunications services) must contribute to the support and cost 
recovery mechanisms for telecommunications relay services, numbering 
administration, number portability, and universal service. OMB approved 
the Commission's proposed information collections contained in the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued in CC Docket No. 96-45, 
released May 8, 2001 (FCC01-145). In the NPRM the Commission sought 
comment on how to streamline and reform both the manner in which the 
Commission assesses carrier contributions to the universal service fund 
and the manner in which carriers may recover those costs from their 
customers. Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
requires carriers providing interstate telecommunications services to 
contribute to universal service. Under the current universal service 
rules, carriers' contributions are assessed as a percentage of their 
interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues. The 
Commission specifically sought comment on a proposal to require 
carriers to contribute to the universal service mechanisms based on a 
percentage of their collected, instead of gross-billed interstate, and 
international end-user telecommunications revenues. Under this 
proposal, carriers may be required to file periodic current revenue 
reports in addition to the one historical revenue report already 
required annually. (No. of respondents: 5000; hours per response: 9.5 
hours for 3500 respondents for the annual filing and 6 hours per 
respondent for each quarterly filing, if adopted; total annual burden 
hours: 81,250 hours). The Commission also sought comment on whether to 
assess universal service contributions on a flat-fee basis, such as 
per-line or per account. Under this proposal, carriers may be required 
to periodically report their line counts or number of accounts. 
Carriers would continue to file FCC Form 499-A annually as they are 
required to do under the existing methodology. However, carriers may 
also be subject to a quarterly filing. (Number of respondents: 5000; 
hours per response: 6 hours for 3500 respondents for the annual filing, 
and 3 hours for 2000 respondents for quarterly filing, if adopted; 
total annual burden: 45,000 hours). OMB also extended approval for the 
current FCC Form 499-A, FCC Form 499-Q and other requirements 
associated with the collection. Carriers are required to file FCC Form 
499-A annually; carriers are required to file on a quarterly basis FCC 
Form 499-Q to report their revenues from the prior quarter. Carriers 
are required to file FCC Form 499-Q by the beginning of the second 
month in each quarter (i.e., February 1, May 1, August

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1, and November 1). Copies of the worksheets and instructions may be 
downloaded from the Commission's forms web page (www.fcc.gov/forpage.html). Copies may also be obtained from NECA at 973-560-4400. 
(No. of respondents: 5000; hours per response: 16.4 hours; total annual 
burden: 82,487 hours). The information is used to calculate 
contributions to the universal service support mechanisms. Obligation 
to respond: Mandatory.
    Public reporting burden for the collections of information are as 
noted above. Send comments regarding the burden estimates 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. 01-19502 Filed 8-2-01; 8:45 am]
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