[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14638]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

June 5, 2002.
    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 Marie Moyd, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-2111.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0989.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2002.
    Title: Procedures for Applicants Requiring Section 214 
Authorization for Domestic Interstate Transmission Lines Acquired 
Through Corporate Control, 47 CFR Sections 63.01, 63.03 and 63.04.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 35 respondents; 47.29 hours per response 
(avg.).; 1655 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $20,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Description: In a Report and Order issued in CC Docket No. 01-150, 
released March 21, 2002, the Commission provides presumptive 
streamlining categories, allows for joint applications for 
international and domestic transfers of control, clarifies confusion 
about content of applications, provides timelines for streamlined 
transaction review, provides a pro forma transaction process, allows 
asset acquisitions to be treated as transfers of control and deletes 
obsolete sections of its rules. The Report and Order sets forth the 
procedures for common carriers requiring authorization under section 
214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended to acquire domestic 
interstate transmission lines through a transfer of control. Under 
section 214 of the Act, carriers must obtain the Commission approval 
before constructing, acquiring or operating an interstate transmission 
lines. Acquisitions involving interstate common carriers therefore 
require affirmative action by the Commission before the acquisition can 
occur. Pursuant to 47 CFR sections 63.03 and 63.04, domestic section 
214 applications involving domestic transfers of control, at a minimum 
should specify: (1) The name, address and telephone number of each 
applicant; (2) the government, state, or territory under the laws of 
which each corporate or partnership applicant is organized; (3) the 
name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the officer 
or contact point, such as legal counsel, to whom correspondence 
concerning the application is to be addressed; (4) the name, address, 
citizenship and principal business of any person or entity that 
directly or indirectly owns at least ten percent of the equity of the 
applicant, and the percentage of equity owned by each of those entities 
(to the nearest one percent); (5) certification pursuant to 47 CFR 
sections 1.2001 through 1.2003 that no party to the application is 
subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to section 5301 of the 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; (6) a description of the transaction; (7) 
a description of the geographic areas in which the transferor and 
transferee (and their affiliates) offer domestic telecommunications 
services, and what services are provided in each area; (8) a statement 
as to how the application fits into one or more of the presumptive 
streamlined categories in section 63.03 or why it is otherwise 
appropriate for streamlined treatment; (9) identification of all other 
Commission applications related to the same transaction; (10) a 
statement of whether the applicants are requesting special 
consideration because either party to the transaction is facing 
imminent business failure; (11) identification of any separately filed 
waiver requests being sought in conjunction with the transaction; and 
(12) a statement showing how grant of the application will serve the 
public interest, convenience and necessity, including any additional 
information that may be necessary to show the effect of the proposed 
transaction on competition in domestic markets. Where an applicant 
wishes to file a joint international section 214 transfer of control 
application and domestic section 214 transfer of control application, 
the applicant must submit information that satisfies the requirements 
of 47 CFR 63.18. In the attachment to the international application, 
the applicant must submit the information described in 47 CFR 
63.04(a)(6)-(a)(12). See 47 CFR 63.03 and 63.04. No. of respondents: 
25; hours per response: 65 hours; total annual burden: 1625 hours). 
Pursuant to 47 CFR 63.03(d), applicants are not required to file post-
consummation notices of pro forma transactions, except that a post 
transaction notice must be filed with the Commission within 30 days of 
a pro forma transfer to a trustee or a debtor-in-possession. The 
notification can be in the form of a letter (in duplicate to the 
Secretary). The letter or other form of notification must also contain 
the information listed in sections (a)(1) through (a)(4) in section 
63.04. A single letter may be filed for more than one such transfer of 
control. See 47 CFR 63.03 and 63.04. (No. of respondents: 10; hours per 
response: 3 hours; total annual burden: 30 hours). Information will be 
used to ensure that applicants comply with the requirements of 47 USC 
section 214. Obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Public reporting burdens 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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-14638 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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