[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55438-55439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20704]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

August 31, 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

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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 October 14, 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., 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.: 3060-0972.
    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; 5,200 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-90 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly, and one-time reporting 
requirements and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 31,607 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $45,195.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted and released a Report and 
Order in CC Docket No. 00-256 and CC Docket No. 96-45 (FCC 04-31) in 
which it took additional steps to provide rate-of-return carriers 
greater flexibility to respond to changing marketplace conditions. The 
Commission revised its access and universal service rules by (1) 
modifying the ``all-or-nothing'' rule to permit rate-of-return carriers 
to bring recently acquired price cap lines back to rate-of-return 
regulation; (2) granting rate-of-return carriers the authority 
immediately to provide geographically de-averaged transport and special 
access rates, subject to certain limitations; and (3) merging Long Term 
Support (LTS) with Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS).
    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Allocation and Service Rules for the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, 
and 92-95 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-146, Report and Order.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,800,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission issued a Report and Order in WT 
Docket No. 02-146 (FCC 03-248) in which final service rules to promote 
the private sector development and use of the Millimeter Wave spectrum 
in the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz bands on a shared basis with 
Federal Government operations. These bands are essentially undeveloped 
and available for use in a broad range of new products and services, 
including high-speed, point-to-point wireless local area networks and 
broadband Internet access. Highly directional, ``pencil-beam'' signal 
characteristics permit systems in these bands to be engineered in close 
proximity to one another without causing interference. This new 
information collection contains reporting, recordkeeping and third 
party disclosure requirements subject to OMB review and approval.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-20704 Filed 9-13-04; 8:45 am]
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