[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 51 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13028-13030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5311]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 9, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden

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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 April 18, 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 [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.: 3060-0816.
    Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, WC 
Docket No. 04-141, FCC 04-266 (Report and Order).
    Form No: FCC Form 477.
    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: 1,400 respondents; 2,800 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 21.9 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 61,320 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: With this submission to OMB, the Commission revised 
this information collection by taking the following steps to reduce 
burdens: (1) We declined to adopt certain modifications to FCC Form 477 
proposed in the Data Collection NPRM, including the proposed 
requirement that filers categorize broadband connections according to 
the information transfer rate (``speed'') actually observed by the end 
user; (2) we eliminated various questions from the wireline local 
telephone section of the form; (3) we eliminated the requirements that 
filers seeking confidential treatment of FCC Form 477 data prepare and 
submit a separate, redacted Form 477; (4) responded to comments 
submitted by the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration (SBA), we will publish a Small Entity Compliance Guide 
to provide a set of user-friendly explanations to direct small entities 
to those sections of the Form 477 relevant to their operations.
    The information will be used by the Commission to prepare reports 
that help inform consumers and policy makers at the federal and state 
level of the deployment of competition in the local telephone service 
market and the deployment of broadband services. We will continue to 
use the information to better inform our understanding of broadband 
deployment in conjunction with our congressionally-mandated section 706 
reports.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0767.
    Title: Auction Forms and License Transfer Disclosure Requirements--
Supplement for the Second Order on Reconsideration of the Fifth Report 
and Order in WT Docket No. 97-82.
    Form No: N/A.
    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: 22,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25-5.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 770,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $47,333,500.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: With this submission to OMB, the Commission adopted 
the Second Order on Reconsideration of the Fifth Report and Order, WT 
Docket No. 97-82, which revised this information collection because one 
of the eligibility factors pertaining to a limited exemption from the 
attribution rules that are part of the Commission's Part 1 competitive 
bidding rules. Specifically, based on petitions for reconsideration of 
the Reconsideration of the Part 1 Fifth Report and Order, the 
Commission revised the third element of the exemption, by permitting a 
rural telephone cooperative applicant (or its controlling interest) to 
demonstrate that the rural telephone cooperatives in question is 
eligible for tax-exempt status pursuant to Section 501(c)(12) of the 
Internal Revenue Code or that it (or its controlling interests) adheres 
to the cooperative principles articulated in the Puget Sound.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1046.
    Title: Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions 
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-128, Order on 
Reconsideration.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,023 respondents; 4,854 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly and annual reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 485,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted an Order on Reconsideration, 
CC Docket No. 96-128, which increased the time carriers must retain 
certain data and adds burden in that regard, it also removes 
potentially burdensome paperwork requirements by encouraging carriers 
to comply with the reporting requirements through electronic means. We 
believe that the clarifications contained in this submission will also 
significantly decrease the paperwork burden on carriers. Specifically, 
the Commission did the following: (1) Clarified alternative 
arrangements for small businesses. A Completing Carrier must give the 
Public Service Provider (PSP) adequate notice of an alternative 
compensation arrangement (ACA) prior to its effective date with 
sufficient time for the PSP to object to an ACA, and also prior to the 
termination of an ACA; (2) clarified any paperwork burdens imposed on 
carriers. A Completing Carrier must give PSPs adequate notice of ACAs 
by placing a notice on a clearinghouse Web site; (3) requiring 
Completing Carrier and Intermediate Carriers to report only completed 
calls

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in their quarterly reports; and (4) extended the time period from 18 to 
27 months for Completing Carriers and Intermediate Carriers to retain 
certain payphone records.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-5311 Filed 3-16-05; 8:45 am]
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