[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64347-64348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28378]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 4, 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before December 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

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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 OMB 
approval by November 14, 2003.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and 
Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC 
Docket No. 96-128, Report and Order and Second Order on 
Reconsideration.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,023 respondents; 7,140 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,323,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 96-128, the Commission promulgated 
rules and requirements under Section 276 of the Act that every payphone 
service provider be fairly compensated for every completed payphone 
call made from one of their payphones. The rules require: (1) Each 
Switch-Based Reseller (SBR) to establish and maintain an accurate 
tracking system, and have that system audited for accuracy by a third 
party auditor; (2) require SBR's to provide quarterly reports to each 
PSP containing compensation with supporting data; and (3) require each 
facilities-based long distance carrier (Intermediate Carrier) that 
switches payphone calls to other facilities-based long distance 
carriers to provide each PSP with quarterly reports that include a list 
of all the facilities-based long distance carriers to which the 
Intermediate Carrier switched toll-free and access code calls dialed 
from each of that payphone service provider's payphones.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-28378 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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