[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2045-2046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-766]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 8, 2003.
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: Written comments should be submitted on or before March 17, 
2003. 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.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judith Boley Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C804 or 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 Judith Boley Herman at 202-
418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0810.
    Title: Procedures for Designation of Eligible Telecommunications 
Carriers Pursuant to Section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 60 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: 47 U.S.C. 214(e)(6) states that a 
telecommunications carrier that is not subject to the jurisdiction of a 
state may request that the Commission determine whether it is eligible. 
The Commission must evaluate whether such telecommunications carriers 
meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the Act. In an Order, the 
Commission concludes that petitions for designation filed under section 
214(e)(6) relating to ``near reservation'' areas will not be considered 
as petitions relating to tribal lands and as a result, petitioners 
seeking ETC designation in such areas must follow the procedures set 
forth in the Twelfth Report and Order for non-tribal lands prior to 
submitting a request for designation to this Commission under section 
214(e)(6).

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0855.
    Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, CC Docket No. 96-45.
    Form No.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5,500 respondents, 15,500 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, quarterly, one-time and 
other reporting requirements, third party disclosure requirement, and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 164,487 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, telecommunications carriers (and certain other providers of 
telecommunications services) must contribute to the support and cost 
recovery mechanisms for telecommunications relay services, numbering 
administration, number portability, and universal service. The 
Commission modified the existing methodology used to assess 
contributions that carriers make to the federal universal service 
support mechanisms. The modifications adopted will entail altering to 
the current revenue reporting requirements to which interstate 
telecommunications carriers are subject under part 54 of the 
Commission's rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-766 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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