[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23309-23310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10734]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection(s) Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Emergency Review and Approval

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 June 2, 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Kim A. Johnson, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3562 or 
via internet at [email protected], and Les Smith, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or a copy 
of the information collection(s) contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or 
via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has requested emergency OMB 
review of this collection with an approval by April 25, 2003.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0692.

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    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Home Wiring Provisions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents: 30,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 mins. (0.083 hrs) to 20 hrs.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Annual and on occasion 
reporting requirements; Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 46,114 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: On January 29, 2003, the Commission issued a First 
Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order, FCC 03-9, which 
grants in part and denies in part the petitions for reconsideration 
filed in response to the Report and Order. The Commission's home run 
wiring rules were modified in the First Order on Reconsideration to 
provide that in the event of sale, the home run wiring be made 
available to the MDU owner or alternative provider during the 24-hour 
period prior to actual service termination by the incumbent and that 
home run wiring located behind sheet rock is physically inaccessible 
for purposes of determining the demarcation point between home wiring 
and home run wiring. In the Second Report and Order, the Commission 
adopted a limited exemption for small non-cable MVPDs from the signal 
leakage reporting requirements and concluded that the cable and home 
run wiring rules should apply to all MVPDs in the same manner that they 
apply to cable operators. The Commission declined to restrict exclusive 
contracts or ban perpetual contracts. The Commission also declined to 
allow MDU owners to require sharing of incumbent-owned cable wiring.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10734 Filed 4-30-03; 8:45 am]
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