[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5545-5546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2529]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 23, 2004.
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 March 8, 2004. 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., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet 
to [email protected].

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.: 3060-0132.
    Title: Supplemental Information, 72-76 MHz Operational Fixed 
Stations.
    Form No: FCC Form 1068-A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,000.
    Needs and Uses: This form is being revised to include the FCC 
Registration Number (FRN) as well as updates to the Notice to 
Individuals (Privacy Act statement). FCC rules require that the 
applicant agrees to eliminate any harmful interference caused by the 
operations to TV reception on either channel 4 or 5 that might develop. 
The data is used by Commission personnel to determine if the 
information submitted will meet the FCC rule requirements for the 
assignment of frequencies in the 72-76 MHz band.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0895.
    Title: Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200.
    Form No: FCC Form 502.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,780 respondents; 5,400 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-44 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, semi-annual and one-time 
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 181,890 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $7,858,650.
    Needs and Uses: Carriers that receive numbering resources from the 
North American Numbering Plan (NANP) Administrator or that receive 
numbering resources from the Pooling Administrator in thousand-blocks 
must report forecast and utilization semi-annually. These carriers are 
also required to maintain detailed internal records of their number 
usage. Carriers must file applications for initial and growth numbering 
resources. The Commission has revised the instructions of the FCC Form 
502 to correct the number of days in which telephone numbers can be 
held in the ``reserved'' category from the 45 days currently listed in 
the instructions under the ``Reserved'' heading to the correct 180 
days. The information will be used by the Commission, state regulatory 
commissions, and the NANP Administrator to monitor numbering resource 
utilization and to project the date of area code and NANP exhaust.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0942.
    Title: Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for Local 
Exchange Carriers, Low-Volume Long Distance Users, Federal-State Joint 
Board on Universal Service.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 27 respondents; 108 responses.

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    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and quarterly reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,677 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Commission rules implemented the Coalition for 
Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS) proposal, which 
resolves major outstanding issues concerning access charges; the 
pending NPRM to address implicit universal service supporting in access 
charges, the X-factor remand, the Low-Volume Long-Distance Users NOI, 
the pending NPRM on geographically deaveraging SLC's and the next 
scheduled price cap performance review. The Commission is seeking 
extension (no change) to this information collection and is submitting 
it to the OMB for the full three year clearance.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-2529 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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