[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2658-2659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1335]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority; Comments Requested

January 11, 2002.
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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments March 19, 2002. 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, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 1-C804, Washington, DC 20554 or 
via internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or 
via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0997.
    Title: 47 CFR Section 52.15(k), Numbering Utilization and 
Compliance Audit Program.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or Other for Profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 33 hours per response (avg).
    Total Annual Burden: 825 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The state of the nation's numbering resources has a 
direct effect on the growth of competition in the telecommunications 
industry. The nation's numbering resources are depleting rapidly. Under 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, Congress granted the Federal Communications Commission
    (FCC) exclusive jurisdiction over the United States' portion of the 
North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Consistent with this authority, 
the FCC adopted an audit requirement to preserve numbering resources. 
The purpose of the audits is to monitor telecommunications carriers' 
compliance with FCC rules and to verify the accuracy and validity of 
the numbering data submitted to the FCC. The audits will also allow the 
FCC to identify inefficiencies in the manner in which carriers use 
numbers, including excessive use of certain categories of numbers 
(e.g., administrative, aging, or intermediate numbers). By ensuring 
compliance with FCC rules and providing in-depth information, these 
audits will help preserve the nation's numbering resources. The FCC 
staff developed a standardized audit program consisting of audit 
procedures and guidelines, an internal control questionnaire, and a 
corresponding data request, for the independent auditor to follow in 
conducting audits. The independent auditor would conduct audits using 
these tools. The audit procedures generally require the audited carrier 
to respond to requests for information from the independent auditor. 
The independent auditor will report its audit findings to the FCC. The 
FCC will use the audit results to determine whether the audited 
carriers are complying with the FCC's rules, and whether the audited 
carriers' numbering data submitted to the FCC , e.g., FCC Form 502, is 
accurate and valid.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0814.
    Title: Section 54.301, Local Switching Support and Local Switching 
Support Data Collection Form and Instructions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or Other for Profit.
    Number of Respondents: 197.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 19.42 hours per response (avg).
    Total Annual Burden: 3,787 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 54.301, each incumbent local 
exchange carrier that is not a member of the NECA common line tariff, 
that has been designated an eligible telecommunications carriers, and 
that serves a study area with 50,000 fewer access lines shall, for each 
study area, provide the Administrator with the projected total 
unseparated dollar amount assigned to each account in section 
54.301(b). Average schedule companies are required to file information 
pursuant to 47 CFR section 54.301(f). Both respondents must provide 
true-up data. The data is necessary to calculate certain revenue 
requirement.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0169.
    Title: Reports and Records of Communications Common Carriers and 
Affiliates--Sections 43.51 and 43.53.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or Other for Profit.
    Number of Respondents: 374.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 16.12 hours per response (avg).
    Total Annual Burden: 6,029 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: Sections 211 and 215 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, require that the FCC examine the transactions of any 
common carriers

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relating to the activities of that carrier which may affect the charges 
and/or services rendered under the Act. Sections 43.51 and 43.53 
require common carriers to submit reports so that the FCC can monitor 
various activities of these carriers to determine the impact on the 
just and reasonable rates required by the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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