[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2864-2865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-920]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

January 12, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554, (202) 418-2247 
or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0422.
    OMB Approval date: 11/12/2004.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
    Title: Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid 
Compatibility Requirements).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 responses; 30 total annual burden 
hours; 3 hours per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: Telephone manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 CFR 
68.5, which requires that certain telephones be hearing aid compatible, 
must demonstrate that compliance with the rule is technologically 
infeasible or too costly. Information is used by FCC staff to determine 
whether to grant or dismiss the request.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0439.
    OMB Approval date: 12/20/2004.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2007.
    Title: Section 64.201, Regulations Concerning Indecent 
Communications by Telephone.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,200 responses; 1,632 total annual 
burden hours; 0.16 hours (10 minutes) average per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: Under Section 223 of the Communications Act of 
1932, as amended, telephone companies are required, to the extent 
technically feasible, who has not previously requested access. 47 CFR 
64.201 implements Section 223 and contains several information 
collections requirements: (1) A requirement that certain common 
carriers block access to indecent messages unless the subscriber seeks 
access from the common carrier (telephone company) in writing; (2) A 
requirement that adult message service providers notify their carriers 
of the nature of their programming; and (3) A requirement that a 
provider of adult message services request that their carrier identify 
it as such in bills to its subscribers. The information requirements 
are imposed to ensure that minors are denied access to materials deemed 
indecent.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0787.
    OMB Approval date: 11/30/2004.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
    Title: Implementation of Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Policies and Rules 
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance, CC Docket 
94-129.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 35,036 responses; 146,794 total annual 
burden hours; 1-10 hours per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2003, the FCC released the Third Order 
on Reconsideration and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC 
Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 (Third Order on Reconsideration), in which 
the Commission revised and clarified certain rules to implement section 
258 of the 1996 Act. On May 23, 2003, the Commission also released an 
Order (CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of 
the Third Order on Reconsideration. The rules and requirements 
implementing section 258 can be found primarily at 47 CFR part 64. The 
modified and revised rules will strengthen the ability of our rules to 
deter slamming, while protecting consumers from carriers that may take 
advantage of consumer confusion over different types of 
telecommunications services. This Third Order on Reconsideration also 
contains a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in which we seek 
comment on rule modification with respect to third party verifications. 
On July 16, 2004, the Commission released the First Order on 
Reconsideration and Fourth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket Nos. 94-
129 and 00-257, FCC 04-153 (Reconsideration Order), which the 
Commission modified rule 64.1120(e)(3)(iii). As noted, when subscribers 
are switched between carriers as a result of negotiated sale or 
transfer or the exiting carrier's

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bankruptcy, we believe the acquiring carrier should generally be 
responsible for carrier change charges associated with a negotiated 
sale or transfer. However, while we maintain this general rule rather 
than adopting either SBC's or Verizon's proposed modifications, we do 
adopt one minor modification to the rule for particular, limited 
circumstances. Specifically, when an acquiring carrier acquires 
customers by default `` other than through bankruptcy `` and state law 
would require the exiting carrier to pay these costs, we will require 
the exiting carrier to pay such costs to meet our streamlined slamming 
rules. The change in the rule does not impose any new or modified 
information collection requirements. The modification to rule 47 CFR 
64.1120(e)(3)(iii) does not affect the existing annual hourly and cost 
changes.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0854.
    OMB Approval date: 11/30/2004.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
    Title: Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,788 responses; 1,565,755 total annual 
burden hours; 5-465 hours per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted rules to make consumers' 
telephone bills easier to read and understand. Telephone bills do not 
provide necessary information in a user-friendly format. As a result, 
consumers are experiencing difficulty in understanding their bills, in 
detecting fraud, in resolving billing disputes, and in comparing 
carrier rates to get the best values for themselves. Consumers use this 
information to help them understand their telephone bills. Consumers 
need this information to protect them against fraud and to help resolve 
billing disputes if they wish.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-920 Filed 1-14-05; 8:45 am]
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