[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7177-7178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3695]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

January 24, 2002.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, 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 March 18, 
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 Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A804, 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 collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0496.
    Title: The ARMIS Operating Data Report.
    Form Number: FCC Report 43-08.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 160 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 8,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: Section 220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 220, (the ``Act''), allows the FCC, at its 
discretion, to prescribe the forms of any and all accounts, records, 
and memoranda to be kept by carriers subject to this Act, including the 
accounts, records, memoranda of the movement of traffic, and the 
receipts and expenditures of monies. The FCC may, under 47 section 
219(b) of the Act, require carriers to file annual reports concerning 
any matters with respect to which the Commission is authorized or 
required by law to act. 47 CFR section 43.21 of the Commission's rules 
detail that requirement. ARMIS facilitates the timely and efficient 
analysis of revenue requirements, rates of return, and price caps; 
provides an improved basis for audits and other oversight functions; 
and enhances the FCC's ability to quantify the effects of alternative 
policies. The ARMIS 43-08 Report collects network operating data in a 
consistent, detailed format; monitors network growth, usage, and 
reliability; and thus enables the FCC to fulfill its regulatory 
responsibilities.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0763.
    Title: The ARMIS Customer Satisfaction Report.
    Form Number: FCC Report 43-06.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 8.
    Estimated Time per Response: 720 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,760 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: Section 220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 220, allows the FCC, at its discretion, to prescribe 
the forms of any and all accounts, records, and memoranda to be kept by 
carriers subject to this Act, including the accounts, records, and 
memoranda of the movement of traffic, and the receipts and expenditures 
of monies. 47 U.S.C. 219(b) of the Act authorizes the FCC to require 
carriers subject to this Act to file annual reports concerning any 
matters with respect to which the FCC is authorized or required by law 
to act. 47 CFR section 43.21 of the Commission's rules detail that 
requirement. ARMIS facilitates the timely and efficient analysis of 
revenue requirements, rates of return, and price caps; provides an 
improved basis for audits and other oversight functions; and enhances 
the FCC's ability to quantify the effects of alternative policies. The 
Customer Satisfaction Report is compiled from surveys conducted by 
individual carriers on their customers. The ARMIS 43-06 Report enables 
the Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0800.
    Title: FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Application for 
Assignment of Authorization and Transfers of Control.
    Form Number: FCC 603.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Individuals or households; and State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 32,151.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 1.75 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 36,171 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $7,073,395.
    Needs and Uses: Applicants and/or licensees in the Public Mobile 
Services, Personal Communication Services, Private Land Mobile 
Services, Broadcast Auxiliary Services, Fixed Microwave

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Services, Maritime Services (excluding ships), and Aviation Services 
(excluding aircraft) use FCC Form 603 to apply for approval of 
assignment or transfer of control of licenses in the Wireless Radio 
Services. Various technical schedules are required with Form 603 when 
applying for Auctioned Services, Partitioning and Disaggregation, 
Undefined Geographical Area Partitioning, and Notification of 
Consummation or Request for Extension of Time for Consummation. The FCC 
uses this form to obtain information necessary to identify the parties 
to a proposed assignment or transfer, to establish the parties' basic 
eligibility and qualifications, to classify the filing, and to 
determine the nature of the proposed service. This form is also used to 
notify the Commission of consummated assignments and transfers of 
wireless licenses to which the Commission has previously consented but 
for which notification but not prior consent is required. Form 603 will 
replace FCC Forms 490, 702, 703, 704, and 1046, which, following an 
initial transition period, will become obsolete.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-3695 Filed 2-14-02; 8:45 am]
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