[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14526-14527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2772]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority

March 14, 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 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments May 22, 2006. 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: You may submit your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments 
by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit you comments by e-mail send 
them to: [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark it to 
the attention of Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-C804, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an email to [email protected] or contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-0921.
    Title: Petitions for LATA Boundary Modification for the Deployment 
of Advanced Services.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 8 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day comment period as an 
extension (no change in requirements) in order to obtain the full three 
year clearance from them.
    Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) that petition for Local Access and 
Transport Areas (LATAs) boundary modifications to encourage the 
deployment of advances service on a reasonable and timely basis are 
required to include information in accordance with specified criteria. 
In order to review requests for LATA modifications promptly and 
efficiently, it is necessary

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that BOCs provide the information specified. The criteria will serve to 
ease the petition process on BOCs by providing guidelines that will 
serve to narrow the scope of their petitions to the issues and facts 
that the Commission is primarily concerned with. In addition, the 
request will also expedite the petition review process by ensuring that 
petitioners will provide all the information the Commission needs to 
properly review the petitions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-2772 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am]
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