[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15198-15199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7578]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 25, 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 current 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 May 28, 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 collection(s) contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0370.
    Title: Part 32, Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications 
Companies.
    Form Number: N/A.

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    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 239.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6,123.41 hrs. (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; on occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,463,496 hrs.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: The Uniform System of Accounts is an historical 
financial accounting system that reports the results of operational and 
financial events in a manner that enables both management and 
regulators to assess these results within a specified accounting 
period. Subject respondents are telecommunications companies. Entities 
having annual revenues from regulatory telecommunications operations of 
less than $114 million are designated as Class B and are subject to a 
less detailed accounting system than are those designated as Class A 
companies. In the Order on Reconsideration issued in CC Docket Number 
00-199, the FCC reinstated Account 3400, Accumulated Amortization-
Tangible.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0556.
    Title: Special Requirements for 406.025 MHz EPIRBs.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individual or household; business and or other profit 
entities.
    Number of Respondents: 9,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5.04 mins (0.084 hrs.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 798 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $0.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 80.1061 requires owners of 406.025 
MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRBs) to register 
information such as name, address, and type of vessel with the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). If the collection were 
not conducted, NOAA would not have access to this information, which 
would increase the time needed to complete a search and rescue 
operation.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0896.
    Title: Broadcast Auction Form Exhibits.
    Form Number: FCC 175.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,650.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 88 hrs.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,903 hrs.
    Total Annual Costs: $32,535,500.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Rules require that broadcast auction 
participants submit exhibits disclosing ownership, bidding agreements, 
and engineering data. The Commission staff use these data to ensure 
that applicants are qualified to participate in Commission auctions and 
to ensure that license winners are entitled to receive the new entrant 
bidding credit, if applicable. Exhibits regarding joint bidding 
agreements are designed to prevent collusion. Submission of engineering 
exhibits for non-table services enables the Commission to determine 
which applications are mutually exclusive.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0906.
    Title: Annual DTV Report.
    Form Number: FCC 317.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 525.
    Estimated time per response: 2.5 to 4.0 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; annual reporting requirement.
    Total annual burden: 1,150.
    Total annual costs: $52,500.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC has established a program for assessing and 
collecting fees for the provision of ancillary or supplementary 
services by commercial digital television licensees in compliance with 
section 336(e)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. On October 11, 
2001, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, which extended this 
requirement to noncommercial educational television licensees. 
Licensees use FCC Form 317 to report whether they provided ancillary or 
supplementary services, which services were provided, the services 
provided that are subject to a fee, gross revenues received from all 
feeable ancillary and supplementary services, and the amount of 
bitstream used to provide ancillary or supplementary service. The data 
are collected annually from digital television licensees. Licensees 
providing services subject to a fee are also required to file FCC Form 
159 (3060-0589) annually to remit the required fee. Each licensee will 
be required to retain the records supporting the calculation of the 
fees due for three years from the date of remittance of fees. The FCC 
staff uses the data to ensure that DTV licensees comply with the 
requirements of section 336(e) of the Communications Act.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1003.
    Title: Telecommunications Carrier Emergency Contact Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 mins. (0.167 hrs.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 834 hrs.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: In response to the events of September 11, 2001, 
the FCC created a Homeland Security Policy Council to assist the 
Commission in evaluating and strengthening measures for protecting U.S. 
communications infrastructure and facilities from further terrorist 
attacks; to assist the Commission in ensuring rapid restoration of 
communications capabilities after disruption by a terrorist threat or 
attack; and to assist the Commission in ensuring that public safety, 
public health, and other emergency and defense personnel have effective 
communications services available to them in the immediate aftermath of 
any terrorist attack within the United States. To fulfill this mission, 
the FCC's Homeland Security Policy Council will contact key 
communications providers to determine the extent of a communications 
disruption and appropriate agency response.


Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
 Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-7578 Filed 3-28-02; 8:45 am]
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