[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36168-36169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12230]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

June 14, 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 (PRA) 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. 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 July 22, 2005. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Leslie 
F. Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th 
Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected]. If 
you would like to obtain or view a copy of this new or revised 
information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page 
at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-
0217 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing Minimum Customer Account 
Record Obligations on All Local and Interexchange Carrier (CARE), CG 
02-386.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,778.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.75 to 6.70 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 44,576 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: In the Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of Rules and Regulations 
Implementing Minimum Customer Account Record Exchange Obligations on 
All Local and Interexchange Carriers (2005 Report and Order), CG Docket 
No. 02-386, FCC 05-29, which was released on February 25, 2005, the 
Commission adopted rules governing the exchange of customer account 
information between local exchange carriers (LECs) and interexchange 
carriers (IXCs). The Commission concluded that mandatory, minimum 
standards are needed in light of record evidence demonstrating that 
information needed by carriers to execute customer requests and 
properly bill customers is not being consistently provided by all LECs 
and IXCs.
    In the 2005 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, as cited above, 
the Commission sought comment on whether to mandate the exchange of 
particular customer account information between two LECs when a 
customer switches local service providers. The Commission proposed to 
take this action in light of concerns reflected in the record regarding 
the need for more effective communications between LECs. Because the 
information exchanges proposed in the 2005 Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking

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constitute proposed new information collections under the PRA, the 
Commission specifically invited the general public and OMB to comment 
on the proposed requirements.
    The information collection requirements include: (1) Those that are 
contained in the 2005 Report and Order, noted above. Specifically, 
Commission is requesting OMB approval for specific rules under 47 CFR 
64.4002 Notification obligations of LECs and 47 CFR 64.4003 
Notification obligation of IXCs. (The Commission notes that it 
previously published these requirements as proposed in its 2004 Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, which was released on March 25, 2004.) The 
information collection requirements for the 2004 Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking were published on April 19, 2004, 69 FR 20845; and (2) those 
that the Commission proposes in the 2005 Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, published on June 2, 2005, 70 FR 31406.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-12230 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 am]
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