[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62460-62461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17869]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 19, 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 November 24, 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-B441, 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), send an e-mail to [email protected] or 
contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Surrenders of Authorizations for International Carrier, 
Space Station and Earth Station Licensees.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 306.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 306 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a new 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to 
obtain the full three year clearance. The Federal Communications 
Commission (``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approve the establishment of a new collection for 
surrenders of authorization for international carriers (214 
authorizations), space stations and earth stations. A surrender of 
authorization is the licensee's voluntary cancellation of a license (or 
authorization) to provide international telecommunications services, 
such as discontinuing operation of a space station.
    This new collection is being initiated as a result of the 
Commission's release of Public Notice (DA 06-569) on March 15, 2006 
titled, ``International Bureau Announces New and Improved Filing 
Modules Within Its MyIBFS Electronic Filing System: Surrender of 
Authorization and Improved Space Station Milestone Filing.'' The Public 
Notice announced the International Bureau's launching of an E-filing 
module for surrendering authorizations and an improved milestone filing 
module for satellite space stations within its MyIBFS consolidated 
licensing and electronic filing system. (Note: The OMB approved the 
electronic filing of milestones under OMB Control No. 3060-1007). 
Additionally, the Commission is requesting the OMB's approval of 
mandatory electronic filing of surrenders of authorizations that do not 
fall under Part 25 of the Commission's rules. Currently, the surrender 
module is available to licensees in MyIBFS who are not required to 
comply with Part 25 on a voluntary basis. (Note: The OMB approved 
electronic filing of all Part 25-related applications and associated 
documents under OMB Control No. 3060-0678).
    Without this collection of information, licensees would be required 
to submit surrenders of authorizations to the Commission by letter 
which is more time consuming than submitting such requests to the 
Commission electronically. In addition, Commission staff would spend an 
extensive amount of time processing surrenders of authorizations 
received by letter. This new collection of information saves time (and 
burden) for both licensees and Commission staff since they are received 
in MyIBFS electronically and include only the information that is 
essential to process the request(s) in a timely manner. Furthermore, 
the E-filing module expedites the Commission staff's announcement of 
surrenders of authorizations via Public Notice.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0775.
    Title: Section 64.1903, Obligations of All Incumbent Local Exchange 
Carriers (LECs).
    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: 6,056 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 60,560 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,215,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
of a currently approved collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.
    In CC Docket Nos. 96-149 and 96-61, the Commission imposed 
recordkeeping requirements on independent local exchange carriers 
(LECs). Independent LECs wishing to offer international, interexchange 
services must comply with the separate affiliate requirements of the 
Competitive Carrier Fifth Report and Order in order to do so. One of 
these requirements is that the independent LEC's international, 
interexchange affiliate must maintain books of account separate from 
such LEC's local exchange and other activities. This regulation does 
not require that the affiliate maintain books of account that comply 
with the Commission's Part 32 rules; rather, it refers to the fact that 
as a separate legal entity, the international, interexchange affiliate 
must maintain its own books of accounts in the ordinary course of its 
business.
    This recordkeeping requirement is used by Commission staff to 
ensure that independent LECs providing international, interexchange 
services through a separate affiliate are in compliance with the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and with Commission policies 
and regulations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-17869 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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