[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54072-54074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15071]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

August 28, 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

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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 November 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-B441, 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), send an e-mail 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.: 3060-0292.
    Title: Part 69--Access Charges.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,250.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .75-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a revision 
after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.
    Part 69 of the Commission's rules and regulations establishes the 
rules for access charges for interstate or foreign access provided by 
telephone companies. Local telephone companies and states are required 
to submit information to the Commission and/or the National Exchange 
Carrier Association (NECA). The Commission has revised this information 
collection because certain rules were eliminated which discontinued the 
on occasion, biennial, annual and semi-annual reporting requirements. 
Only monthly and third party disclosure requirements remain under this 
OMB control number. The information is used to compute charges in 
tariffs for access service (or origination and termination) and to 
computer revenue pool distributions.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0743.
    Title: Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and 
Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC 
Docket No. 96-128.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4,471.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50-100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, quarterly, and other 
(one-time) reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 117,337 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting, recordkeeping and third party disclosure 
requirements) after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance. In 
CC Docket No. 96-128, the Commission promulgated rules and reporting 
requirements implementing Section 276 of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996. Among other things the rules: (1) establish fair compensation for 
every completed intrastate and interstate payphone call; (2) 
discontinue intrastate and interstate access charge payphone service 
elements and payments, and intrastate and interstate payphone subsidies 
from basic exchange services; and (3) adopt guidelines for use by the 
states in establishing public interest payphones to be located where 
there would otherwise not be a payphone.


    OMB Control No.: 3060-0853.
    Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity 
of Compliance with Children's Internet Protection Act--Universal 
Service for Schools and Libraries; Receipt of Service Confirmation 
Form; and Adjustment to Funding Commitment and Modification to Receipt 
of Service Confirmation Form.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 62,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a revision 
after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.
    Schools and libraries receiving Internet access and internal 
connection services supported by the schools and libraries universal 
service support mechanism must certify that they are enforcing a policy 
of Internet safety and enforcing the operation of a technology 
prevention measure in compliance with the Children's Internet 
Protection Act (CIPA). Administrative Authorities for Billed Entities 
and their consortia generally must submit signed certifications on FCC 
Form 479 to the Billed Entity, or to their consortium, certifying as to 
the status of the Billed Entity in its compliance with CIPA. Billed 
Entities must use the FCC Form 486 to authorize payment of invoices 
from service providers, indicate approval of technology plans, and 
indicate compliance with CIPA. Billed Entities use the FCC Form 500 to 
make adjustments to previously filed forms. The FCC forms in this 
collection have been revised to reflect the most current information 
available, added updated language to the forms and instructions, and 
reflect the most current burden information. In addition, the FCC Form 
486 has added a certification that the technology plan was approved 
before the receipt of services (Schools and Libraries Fifth Report and 
Order in FCC 04-190).

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0856.
    Title: Universal Service--Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
Program Reimbursement Forms.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 472, 473 and 474.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 21,200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1--1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 133,650 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a revision 
after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.
    The Commission adopted rules in May 1997 providing discounts on 
telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections 
for eligible schools and libraries under the Schools and Libraries 
Universal Service program. FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474 are utilized to 
administer these requirements and obligations. The purpose of FCC Form 
472 is to establish the process and procedure for an eligible entity to 
seek reimbursement from the service provider for the discounts on 
services paid in full. The purpose of FCC Form 473 is to establish that 
the participating service provider is eligible to participate in the 
program. The purpose of FCC Form 474 is to establish the process and 
procedure for a service provider to seek payment for the discounted 
costs of services it provided to Billed Entities for eligible services. 
The forms and instructions in this collection will be modified to 
utilize a format previously approved by OMB in 1998 and 2001, but have 
been revised to reflect the most current burden information available 
with updated language to the forms and instructions. The FCC Form 472 
also contains a revision reflecting the timing of reimbursements. 
Service providers must forward reimbursement payments to a school or 
library within 20 business days, rather than 10 calendar days, of 
receipt of such funds form the Universal Service Administrative Company 
(USAC), (Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order in FCC 03-101). 
And, in addition, the FCC Form 473 has added a certification that the 
service provider has complied with the universal service competitive 
bidding rules (Schools and Libraries Fifth Report and Order in FCC 04-
190). These revised forms and instructions will assist in the 
implementation of the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program. 
As a result, the Commission is now seeking OMB approval for the changes 
to the forms and instructions.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0952.
    Title: Proposed Demographic Information and Notifications, Second 
FNPRM, CC Docket No. 98-147 and Fifth NPRM, CC Docket No. 96-98.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting or third party disclosure requirements) after 
this 60 day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 
order to obtain the full three year clearance.
    The reporting requirements contained in this collection implement 
Section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to promote 
deployment of advanced services without significantly degrading the 
performance of other services. In CC Docket No. 98-147, the Commission 
sought comment on whether requesting carriers should receive 
demographic and other information from incumbent local exchange 
carriers (ILECs) to determine whether they wish to collocate at 
particular remote terminals. In CC Docket No. 96-98, comment was sought 
on whether ILECs should provide certain notifications to competing 
carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-15071 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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