[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8855]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 1, 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, Pub. L. 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 May 12, 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.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judith B. 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 B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0454.
    Title: Regulation of International Accounting Rates.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 760 responses (20 carriers 
will file information for 38 routes annually).
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and one-time reporting 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 760 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $7,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission implemented rules to make it easier 
for U.S. carriers engaged in international telecommunications services 
to negotiate lower accounting rates. Reductions and changes are subject 
to the International Settlements Policy approach. The Commission uses 
the information as a method to monitor the international accounting 
rates to insure that the public interest is being served and also to 
enforce Commission policies and rules. The information enables the 
agency to preclude one-way bypass and safeguard of its international 
policy.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0859.
    Title: Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 
253 of the Communications Act.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 63-125 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,280 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 253, requires the Commission, with certain important 
exceptions, to preempt the enforcement of any state or local statute or 
regulation, or other state or local legal requirement (to the extent 
necessary) that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the ability 
of any entity to provide any interstate or intrastate 
telecommunications service. The Commission's consideration of 
preemption begins with the filing of a petition by an aggrieved party. 
The petition is placed on public notice and commented on by others. The 
Commission's decision is based on the public record, generally composed 
of the petition and comments. The Commission has considered a number of 
preemption items since the passage of the Telecommunication Act of 
1996, and believes it in the public interest to inform the public of 
the information necessary to support its full consideration of the 
issues likely to be involved in preemption actions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-8855 Filed 4-10-03; 8:45 am]
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