[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22696-22697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10518]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 21, 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 May 29, 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 regarding these Paperwork Reduction Act 
submissions 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.: 3060-0463.
    Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990, 47 CFR Part 64.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,053.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, every five years and 
one-time reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 26,837 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In the Fifth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 90-
571, FCC 02-269, the Commission eliminates the coin sent-paid 
requirement and encourages outreach and education programs to inform 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) users of their options when 
placing calls from payphones. Because the Commission concludes that it 
is infeasible to provide coin sent-paid toll relay service through 
payphones at this time, and the coin sent-paid toll functionality is 
not necessary to achieve functional equivalence, carriers need not 
provide coin sent-paid toll TRS calls from payphones. The Fifth Report 
and Order requires carriers to continue to provide coin sent-paid local 
calls free to TRS users. The Fifth Report and Order requires carrier's 
via the Industry Team to submit a one-time report on the efforts 
industry has made to educate consumers on how to make toll coin sent-
paid calls.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0876.
    Title: USAC Board of Directors Nomination Process (47 CFR Section 
54.703 and Review of Administrator's Decision (47 CFR Sections 54.719-
54.725).
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,312.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20-32 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 41,840 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 54.703, industry and non-
industry groups may submit to the Commission for approval nominations 
for individuals to be appointed to the USAC Board of Directors. 
Sections 54.719-54.725 contain the procedures for Commission review of 
USAC decisions, including general filing requirements pursuant to which 
parties must file requests for review. The information is used by the 
Commission to select USAC's Board of Directors and to ensure that 
requests for review are filed properly with the Commission.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0901.
    Title: Reports of Common Carriers and Affiliates.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 1,200 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Common carriers must file copies of all contracts 
entered into with a communications entity in a foreign point for the 
provision of common carrier service between the United States and that 
foreign point. Carriers are exempt from this requirement if the carrier 
enters into such a contract with a carrier that lacks

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market power in the relevant foreign market. The information is used by 
Commission staff to monitor the operating agreements of the U.S. 
carriers and their foreign correspondents that possess market power, 
and in particular, to monitor the international accounting rates of 
such carriers to ensure consistency with Commission policies and the 
public interest. The information also enables the Commission to 
preclude one-way bypass and safeguard its international settlements 
policy.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0979.
    Title: Spectrum Audit Letter.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 310,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 155,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected is required for an audit 
of the construction and operational status of various Wireless Radio 
services in the Commission's licensing database that are subject to 
rule-based construction and operational requirements. The Commission's 
rules for these radio services require construction within a specified 
timeframe and require a station to remain operational in order for the 
license to remain valid. The Commission is revising this information 
collection to include and gather information from other radio services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10518 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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