[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10528-10529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2881]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 22, 2006.
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 May 1, 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., Washington, 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.: 3060-0233.
    Title: Part 36--Separations.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,067 respondents; 5,433 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5-22 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting 
requirements, and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 58,418 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(after this

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60-day comment period) to OMB in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance.
    In order to allow determination of the study areas that are 
entitled to an expense adjustment, and the wire centers that are 
entitled to high-cost universal service support, incumbent and 
competitive telecommunications carriers must provide certain data to 
the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) or the Universal 
Service Administrative Company annually or quarterly. Local 
telecommunications carriers who want to participate in the federal 
universal service support program must make certain informational 
showings to demonstrate eligibility. The reporting requirements are 
necessary to implement the congressional mandate for universal service. 
The reporting requirements are necessary to verify that non-rural and 
rural local exchange carriers are eligible to receive universal service 
support. Information filed with NECA pursuant to section 36.611 is used 
to calculate universal service support payments to eligible carriers. 
Without this information, NECA would not be able to calculate such 
payments to eligible carriers.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0168.
    Title: Section 43.43, Reports of Proposed Changes in Depreciation 
Rates.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6,000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 60,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(after this 60-day comment period) to OMB in order to obtain the full 
three year clearance.
    Section 43.43 requires certain carriers to file specified 
information before making any change in the depreciation rates 
applicable to their operating plants. The information filed is used by 
the Commission to establish proper depreciation rates to be charged by 
the carriers, pursuant to section 220(b) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended. The information serves as the basis for depreciation 
analyses made by the Wireline Competition Bureau in establishing the 
aforementioned rates. Without this information, the validity of the 
carriers' depreciation policies could not be ascertained.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-2881 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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