[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8413-8414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3974]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 12, 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 (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 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 March 25, 2004. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA 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, 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.: 3060-0496.
    Title: ARMIS Operating Data Report.
    Report No.: FCC Report 43-08.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 139 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,645 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The ARMIS Report 43-08 collects network operating 
data in a consistent format. It also monitors network growth, usage, 
and reliability. Section 11 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 161, requires the Commission, in every even-numbered 
year beginning in 1998, to review its regulations applicable to 
providers of telecommunications services to determine whether the 
regulations are no longer in the public interest due to meaningful 
economic competition between providers of such services and whether 
such regulations should be repealed or modified. Section 11 further 
instructs the Commission to repeal or modify any regulation it 
determines to be no longer in the public interest. The Commission uses 
an indexed revenue threshold to determine which carriers are required 
to file the ARMIS reports. In this collection, the Commission revised 
the number of carriers filing this ARMIS report from 53 to 55 
respondents to reflect two carriers that exceeded the indexed revenue 
threshold. The Commission is now seeking the full three year OMB 
approval for the information collection with no changes.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0512.
    Title: ARMIS Annual Summary Report.
    Report No.: FCC Report 43-01.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 119.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 89 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,591 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Summary Report contains financial and 
operating data and is used to monitor the incumbent local exchange 
carrier industry and to perform routine analyses of costs and revenues 
on behalf of the Commission. As a result of Part 32 accounts changes, 
the Commission is reducing the burden hours in this information 
collection to reflect the addition, elimination, and consolidation of a 
number of reporting rows in this report. The Commission is also 
revising the number of carriers filing this ARMIS report from 115 to 
119. The Commission uses an indexed revenue threshold to determine 
which carriers are required to file the ARMIS reports. That revenue 
threshold is currently $121 million.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0513.
    Title: ARMIS Joint Cost Report.
    Report No.: FCC Report 43-03.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 85.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Joint Cost Report is needed to administer the 
Commission's joint cost rules contained in Part 64 and to analyze data 
in order to prevent cross-subsidization of non-regulated operations by 
the regulated operations of Tier 1 carriers. As a result of Part 32 
account changes, the Commission is reducing the total annual burden 
hours to reflect the addition, elimination, and consolidation of a 
number of reporting rows in this report.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0395
    Title: The ARMIS USOA Report (ARMIS Report 43-02); The ARMIS 
Service Quality Report (ARMIS Report 43-05); and the ARMIS 
Infrastructure Report (ARMIS Report 43-07).
    Report Nos.: FCC Reports 43-02, 43-05 and 43-07.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5.7-844 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 21,004 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Report 43-02 contains company-wide data for 
each account specified in the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA). It 
provides the annual operating results of the carriers' activities for 
every account in the USOA. As a result of Part 32 account changes, the 
Commission is reducing the burden hours to reflect the addition, 
elimination, and consolidation of a number of reporting rows as well as 
the elimination of a number of columns in this report. FCC Report 43-05 
collects data at the study area level and holding company level and is 
designed to capture trends in service quality information in the areas 
of service quality under price cap regulation. It provides service 
quality information in the areas of interexchange access service 
installation and repair intervals, local service installation and 
repair intervals, trunk blockage and total switch downtime for price 
cap companies. There are no changes to this report; however, we are 
increasing the number of respondents by two to account for an 
acquisition of price cap study areas and a new price cap carrier. FCC 
Report 43-07 is designed to capture trends in telephone industry 
infrastructure development under price cap regulation. It provides 
switch deployment and capabilities data. There are no changes to this 
report for this submission to the OMB.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-3974 Filed 2-23-04; 8:45 am]
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