[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51279-51280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19882]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 29, 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 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden 
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and 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 September 6, 
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 Judith Boley Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 
or via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith Boley Herman at 202-
418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0463.
    Title: Telecommunications Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities and te American with Disabilities Act of 1990, 47 
CFR part 64 (Sections 64.601-64.605).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and state, local, and 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,052.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5.31 hours (average burden per 
response).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, and ever five year 
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 26,831 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted cost-recovery guidelines to 
telecommunications relay services (TRS), speech-to-speech relay 
services (STS), and video relay services (VRS). These guidelines are 
based, in part, on the recommendation of the Interstate TRS Advisory 
Council and the TRS Fund Administrator (Advisory Council and Fund 
Administrator, respectively). In the Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking that was adopted and released on December 21, 2001, in CC 
Docket No. 98-67, the Commission solicited comment on the 
recommendations submitted by the Advisory Council and the Fund 
Administrator relating to the appropriate permanent cost recovery 
mechanism for VRS. The Commission is submitting this information 
collection to extend the OMB to obtain the full three-year approval 
with no change.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-19882 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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