[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74009-74010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23878]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 25, 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 January 13, 2006. 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 Judith 
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 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 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 Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0686.
    Title: Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization 
Process and Tariff Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,650 respondents; 3,603 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour-6,056 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, quarterly reporting 
requirements, third party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 148,053 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $16,162,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this revised 
information collection to OMB because we plan to develop four new 
Section 214 applications. They are: (1) International 
Telecommunications Certificate (ITC) Agreement; (2) ITC Modification; 
(3) ITC Other Filings; and (4) Foreign Carrier Notification. The 
Commission is also requesting continued OMB approval of the existing 
information collections previously approved by OMB.
    After the new applications have been developed, they will be filed 
in the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). We do not know the 
specific time frame for the development of each application. However, 
we estimate that the projected completion date for all Section 214 
license applications is December 31, 2008. The development of the 
applications is contingent upon the availability of budget funds, human 
resources and other factors. The annual burden hours and costs are 
unknown at this time because the forms have not been developed by the 
Commission. Therefore, this submission to OMB does

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not reflect any changes in estimated burden to the public.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0704.
    Title: Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange 
Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, CC Docket No. 96-61.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 519.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours-120 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 84,337 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this information 
collection to OMB for revision. The Commission revised this collection 
by eliminating a one-time Tariff Cancellation Requirement in which 
nondominant interexchange carriers were forborne from filing tariffs 
except as stipulated in the Order on Reconsideration. Elimination of 
this one time requirement reduced the total annual burden by 74,598 
hours.
    The information collected under the information disclosure 
requirement and the Internet posting requirement must be disclosed to 
the public to ensure that consumers have access to the information they 
need to select a telecommunications carrier and bring to the 
Commission's attention any possible violations of the Communications 
Act without a specific public disclosure requirement. The information 
collected under the recordkeeping and other requirements will be used 
by the Commission to ensure that affected interexchange carrier fulfill 
their obligations under the Communications Act, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-23878 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am]
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