[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12328-12329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5910]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 4, 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

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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 April 15, 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.: 3060-1046.
    Title: Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and 
Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC 
Docket No. 96-128, Report and Order (final rules).
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,023 respondents; 4,854 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and quarterly reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 485,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 96-128, FCC 03-235, Report and 
Order, 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 call tracking system, and have that 
system audited for accuracy by a third party; (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 switch 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. 04-5910 Filed 3-15-04; 8:45 am]
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