[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53739-53740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23314]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority

September 5, 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. No. 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by November 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Judith 
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 
1-C804, Washington, DC 20554 or via the 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 the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0790.
    Title: Section 68.110(c), Availability of Inside Wiring 
Information.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Section 68.110(c) requires telephone companies to 
provide building owners with all available information regarding 
carrier-installed wiring on the customer's side of the demarcation 
point, including copies of existing schematic diagrams and service 
records. The information

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must be provided to the telephone company upon request of the building 
owner or agent thereof. The information is needed so that building 
owners may be able to contract with an installer of their choice for 
maintenance and installation service, or elect to contract with the 
telephone company to modify existing wiring or assist with the 
installation of additional inside wiring.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0791.
    Title: Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs Associated with 
Litigation, CC Docket No. 93-240.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 36 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 36 hours.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 93-240, the Commission considered 
the issue of the accounting rules and ratemaking policies that should 
apply to litigation costs incurred by carriers subject to Part 32 of 
its rules and regulations. The Commission concluded that there should 
be special rules to govern the accounting treatment of federal 
antitrust judgments and settlements, in excess of the avoided costs of 
litigation, but not for litigation expenses. The Commission further 
concluded that these special rules should not apply to costs arising in 
other kinds of litigation. A carrier must make a showing to receive 
recognition of its avoided costs of litigation. This provision 
safeguards consumers against rates that are unreasonably high and 
guarantees carriers that they will not be required to charge rates that 
are so low as to be confiscatory. Carriers under the Commission's 
jurisdiction must be allowed to recover the reasonable costs of 
providing service to ratepayers, including reasonable and prudent 
expenses and a fair return on investment. This fundamental requirement 
is unchanged by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0933.
    Title: Community Broadband Deployment Database Reporting Form.
    Form No.: FCC Form 460.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, federal government, 
state, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 37 hours.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to Section 410(b) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, the FCC convened a Federal-State Joint 
Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services to provide a forum 
for cooperative dialogue and information exchange between and among 
state and federal jurisdictions regarding the deployment of advanced 
telecommunications services. As part of this ongoing effort, a 
searchable on-line database of community broadband demand aggregation 
and deployment efforts has been established. The information will be 
used by the Commission to prepare reports that help inform consumers 
and policy makers at the state and federal levels of the status of 
deployment of broadband services. We will use this information to 
better inform our understanding of broadband deployment in conjunction 
with our congressionally required Section 706 reports. Absent this 
information, the Commission would lack an essential tool for assisting 
it in determining the effectiveness of its policies and fulfilling its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-23314 Filed 9-11-03; 8:45 am]
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