[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62591-62592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27738]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 17, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before December 5, 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 this Paperwork Reduction Act 
submission to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected].

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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.: 3060-0743.
    Title: Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and 
Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC 
Docket No. 96-128.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5,145 respondents, 6,345 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 29 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirements, and on occasion, quarterly, annually, and 
other reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 152,801 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission promulgated rules and requirements 
implementing Section 276 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Among 
other things, the rules: (1) Established fair compensation for every 
completed intrastate and interstate payphone cell; (2) discontinued 
intrastate and interstate access charge payphone service elements and 
payments, and intrastate and interstate payphone subsidies from basic 
exchange services; and (3) adopted guidelines for use by the states in 
establishing public interest payphones to be located where there would 
otherwise not be a payphone.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0951.
    Title: Service of Petitions for Preemption, 47 CFR Sections 
1.1204(b) Note, and 1.1206(a) Note 1.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
household, not-for-profit institutions and State, Local and Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 125.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25 hours (15 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and third party 
disclosure requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: These provisions supplement the procedures for 
filing petitions seeking Commission preemption of state and local 
government regulation of telecommunications services. They require that 
such petitions, whether in the form of a petition for rulemaking or a 
petition for declaratory ruling, be served on all state and local 
governments the actions for which are cited as the basis for requesting 
preemption. Thus, in accordance with these provisions, persons seeking 
preemption must serve their petitions not only on the state or local 
government whose authority would be preempted, but also on other state 
or local governments whose actions are cited in the petition.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-27738 Filed 11-4-03; 8:45 am]
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