[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39318-39319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10936]


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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 9, 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 August 11, 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

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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 an e-mail 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.: 3060-0824.
    Title: Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and Contact 
Form.
    Form No.: FCC Form 498.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this information 
collection to OMB as a revision in order to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    The Commission has revised the first page of FCC Form 498, at the 
suggestion of the Department of Justice, to notify respondents that 
willfully make false statements can result in a fine or forfeiture. In 
the instructions, the following sentences will be added ``Generic e-
mail addresses are not accepted in this block. USAC will reject all 
forms with a generic e-mail address.'' This will be added to pages 5 
(block 2) and 16 (block 14). Finally, the response time has been 
reduced from 2 hours to 1.5 hours, to more accurately reflect the 
experience of respondents from the last OMB submission.
    The information collected by FCC Form 498 is used by the 
Administrator (USAC) to disburse Federal universal service support 
consistent with the specifications of eligible participants in the 
universal service program. FCC Form 498 submissions also provide the 
Administrator with updated contact information so that the 
Administrator can contact universal service fund participants when 
necessary.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-10936 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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