[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22171]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

August 25, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 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 contacts 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Kim A. Johnson, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-7232, or via fax at 202-395-5167, or via Internet at [email protected]; and Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or 
via Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 
or via Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has requested emergency OMB 
processing review of this new information collection with an approval 
by September 5, 2003.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of 
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket Nos. 01-338, 96-98, and 
98-147, Report and Order and Order on Remand and Further NPRM.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,369.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 74,120 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,275,000.
    Needs and Uses: In the Report and Order on Remand and Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, issued in FCC 03-36, the Commission 
adopts new rules to govern the availability of unbundled network 
elements to competitive local exchange carriers from incumbent local 
exchange carriers. The Commission amended its standard for determining 
which network elements must be provided on an unbundled basis and 
determines which network elements meet this standard. The Commission 
establishes eligibility criteria for certain combination of unbundled 
network elements. The Commission allows state regulatory commissions to 
initiate proceedings to make additional determinations consistent with 
specific Commission guidance.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-22171 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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