[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78338-78339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28504]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 0, 4 and 63

[ET Docket No. 04-35; FCC 04-188]


Disruptions to Communications

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission announces the effective 
date for Part 4, Disruptions to Communications, and the amendments to 
Sec.  63.100, Notification of service outage, which also contain 
information collection requirements subject to approval by OMB. 
Furthermore, the Federal Communications Commission has received 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the new 
and/or revised information collection requirements contained in the 
information collection 3060-0484, ``New Part 4 of the Commission's 
Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications.''

DATES: Part 4 and the amendments to Sec.  63.100, published at 69 FR 
70316 (December 3, 2004), and the information collection requirements 
contained therein are effective January 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Iseman at (202) 418-2444, 
[email protected], Office of Engineering and Technology, TTY (202) 
418-2989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC published a document in the Federal 
Register of December 3, 2004 (69 FR 70316) that set forth an effective 
date of January 3, 2005, except for part 4 and the amendments to Sec.  
63.100, which contain information collection requirements that had not 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The document 
stated that the Commission will publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date for part 4 and the amendments to 
Sec.  63.100, and the information collection requirements contained 
therein. On December 21, 2004, OMB approved the information collection 
requirements for 3060-0484, ``Part 4 of the Commission's Rules 
Concerning Disruptions to Communications.'' Therefore, by this Notice, 
the Commission announces that the effective date for part 4 and the 
amendments to Sec.  63.100, and the information collection requirements 
contained therein (3060-0484), will be January 3, 2005. The expiration 
date for the information collection requirements will be December 31, 
2007.
    Under OMB's terms of clearance, OMB's approval of the information 
collection is based on the Commission's Order Granting Partial Stay, 
FCC 04-291, adopted December 20, 2004 and released December 22, 2004. 
That Order grants an immediate partial stay of the provisions of 
paragraph 134 of the Report and Order (summarized as 69 FR 70316, 
December 3, 2004) insofar as it requires the reporting as outages of 
DS3 simplex events that are not corrected within five days of their 
discovery. At this time, the duration of the partial stay is unknown 
and the Commission continues discussions with both homeland security 
officials and impacted industry representatives. The

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Commission has committed to seek public comment on this matter.
    Pursuant to 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. Notwithstanding any other 
provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning this information collection, 3060-0484, 
should be directed to Leslie F. Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, (202) 418-0217 or via the Internet at [email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-28504 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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