[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 63 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17150-17151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7375]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 19, 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 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 (PRA) comments should be submitted 
on or before June 1, 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 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 Number: 3060-0291.
    Title: Sections 90.477(a), (b)(2), and (d)(2), Interconnected 
Systems.
    Form No.: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 12,509.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours for 12,405 responses and 2 
hrs. for 104 responses.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,309 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This rule section allows commercial and private 
land mobile radio licensees to use common point telephone 
interconnection with telephone service costs distributed on a non-
profit cost sharing basis. Records of such arrangements must be placed 
in the licensee's station file and made available to participants in 
the sharing arrangement and the Commission upon request.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0949.
    Title: Wireless, Cellular and Mobile Service Provider Worksheet.
    Form No.: FCC Form 159-W.
    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: 4,150.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,038 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, authorized the FCC to assess and collect annual regulatory 
fees to recover costs incurred in carrying out its enforcement, policy 
and rulemaking activities and its user information services. Common 
carrier licensees and permittees who provide interstate telephone 
operator services must pay those fees. These regulatory fees are based 
upon a percentage of the carrier's interstate revenues. The information 
is necessary to determine how much each carrier's interstate revenues 
are available to the carrier by extraction from another OMB collection, 
Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, FCC Form 499-A (OMB Control 
Number 3060-0855). The

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requested FCC Form 159-W is intended to provide a convenient format for 
documenting the extracted interstate revenue information (which is 
already populated on the form) and complete/verify the simple 
calculation of the fee amount due. The information will be used by the 
Commission to determine if a party has properly calculated the amount 
if it's regulatory fee due. The Commission is revising this information 
collection to expand the scope of respondents, i.e., wireless, cellular 
and mobile service providers. Only the necessary fee information will 
be populated on the FCC 159-W as it pertains to the particular service 
provider. The service providers will be requested to verify the data or 
correct it.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0972.
    Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of 
Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers 
and Interexchange Carriers.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 507, 508 and 509.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300 respondents, 7,071 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and third party 
disclosure reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,659 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $45,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission modified the reporting requirements 
associated with the Interstate Common Line Support mechanism in order 
to reduce the burdens associated with the requirements and increase the 
accuracy of data reported. The Commission will use the information 
collected to determine whether and to what extent non-price cap or 
rate-of-return carriers providing the data are eligible to receive 
universal service support. The Commission will use the tariff data to 
make sure that rates are just and reasonable, as required by section 
201(b) of the Act.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0978.
    Title: Compatibility with E911 Emergency Calling Systems, Fourth 
Report and Order.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000 respondents, 16,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 32,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is needed to ensure 
persons with hearing and speech disabilities using text telephone (TTY) 
devices will be able to make 911 emergency calls over digital wireless 
systems. The Commission will use the information in the quarterly TTY 
reports to keep track of the carriers' progress in complying with E911 
TTY requirements and also to monitor the progress technology is making 
towards compatibility with TTY devices.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-7375 Filed 3-31-04; 8:45 am]
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