[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7267-7268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2686]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 3, 2005.
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, Pub. L. 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 Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before March 14, 2005. 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 Judith-
B.H[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 Judith-B.H[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0715.
    Title: Telecommunications Carrier's Use of Customer Proprietary 
Network Information (CPNI) and Other Customer Information, CC Docket 
No. 96-115.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4,832.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50-100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial and other one-
time reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 669,808 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $229,520,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In a Memorandum Opinion and Order, (FCC 04-206), 
the Commission modified paragraph (c) and added two new paragraphs (d) 
and (e) to Section 64.2341. Section 64.2341(c) requires that a carrier 
shall make the contracts and records available, upon request, to the 
Commission, and to any directory publisher that requests those 
contracts and records for the purpose of publishing a directory. New 
section 64.2341(d) states that a carrier need not disclose to a 
directory publisher pursuant to paragraph (c) portions of requested 
contracts that are wholly unrelated to the rates, terms, or conditions 
under which the carrier provides subscriber list information to itself, 
an affiliate, or any entity that publishes directories on the carrier's 
behalf. Section 64.2341(e) states that a carrier may subject its 
disclosure of subscriber list information contracts or records to a 
directory publisher pursuant to paragraph (c) to a confidentiality 
agreement that limits access to and use of the information to the 
purpose of determining the rates, terms, and conditions under which the 
carrier provides subscriber information to itself, an affiliate, or an 
entity that publishes directories on the carrier's behalf. All of the 
information collection requirements under this OMB control number are 
used to ensure that telecommunications carriers comply with the 
requirements to implement Section 222 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petitions 
for Designation as Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs), CC 
Docket No. 96-45.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 22.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and annual reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 176 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Section 254(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, provides that ``only an eligible telecommunications carrier 
(ETC) designated under section 214(e) shall be eligible to receive 
specific Federal universal service support.'' Pursuant to section 
214(e)(1), a common carrier designated as an ETC must offer and 
advertise the services supported by

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the federal universal service mechanisms throughout the designated 
service area. Section 214(e)(2) of the Act gives state commissions the 
primary responsibility for performing ETC designations. Section 
214(e)(6), however, directs the Commission, upon request, to designate 
as an ETC ``a common carrier providing telephone exchange service and 
exchange access that is not subject to the jurisdiction of a state 
commission.'' Under section 214(e)(6), the Commission, may with respect 
to an area served by a rural telephone company, and shall, in all other 
areas, designate more than one common carrier as an ETC for a 
designated service area, consistent with the public interest, 
convenience, and necessity, so long as the requesting carrier meets the 
requirements of section 214(e)(1). Before designating an additional ETC 
for an area served by a rural telephone company, the Commission must 
determine that the designation is in the public interest.
    The Commission issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order, in CC Docket 
No. 96-45, FCC 03-338, which imposes three new information collection 
requirements. Specifically, they are: (1) Report on progress towards 
meeting infrastructure build-out plans; (2) report on the number of 
consumer complaints per 1,000 handsets; and (3) report on information 
detailing the number of unfulfilled requests for service from potential 
customers for a twelve month period.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-2686 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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