[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14682-14683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5735]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 16, 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 April 22, 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.: 3060-0804.
    Title: Universal Service--Health Care Providers Universal Service 
Program.
    Form Nos: FCC Forms 465, 466, 466-A, and 467.
    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: 6,450 respondents; 12,840 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 17,720 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: Not Applicable.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking a revision to this 
information collection to address the following Paperwork Reduction Act 
implications resulting from the Second Report and Order, FCC 04-289. 
The Commission requires rural health care providers seeking discounts 
for mobile

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telecommunications services to: (1) Submit to the Universal Service 
Administrative Company (USAC) the number of sites the mobile rural 
health care provider will serve during the year; (2) document and 
explain why satellite service are necessary to achieve the health care 
delivery goals of the mobile telemedicine project, if the mobile rural 
health care provider serves less than eight different sites per year; 
(3) certify that they are serving eligible rural areas; (4) retain, and 
make available upon request, annual logs indicating: (i) the date and 
locations of each stop, and (ii) the number of patients served at each 
clinic stop; (5) provide to USAC documentation of the price for 
bandwidth equivalent wireline services in the urban area in State to be 
covered by the project; (6) where a telemedicine project serves 
locations in different States, the provider must provide the price for 
bandwidth equivalent wireline services in the urban area, proportional 
to the locations served in each State; (7) retain, and make available 
upon request, documentation explaining their allocation methods for 
five years; and (8) maintain records of purchases of supported services 
for at least five years. The FCC Forms 465, 466, 466-A and 467 have 
been revised to incorporate the new information collection 
requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-5735 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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