[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 203 (Monday, October 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 59532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20755]



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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 11, 2007.
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 21, 2007. 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 FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or 
via Internet at [email protected] and to Judith-B. 
[email protected], Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 
12th Street, SW., 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 Judith-B.[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0975.
    Title: Sections 68.3 and 1.4000, Promotion of Competitive Networks 
in Local Telecommunications Markets Multiple Tenant Environments 
(MTEs).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,983 respondents; 5,983 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 215,882 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the OMB as an extension (no change in the reporting 
requirement or third party disclosure requirement) during this comment 
period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is a 
change in the number of respondents/responses and the burden hours.
    In October 2000, the Federal Communications Commission adopted and 
released several rulemakings to foster competition in local 
communications markets by implementing measures to ensure that 
competing telecommunications providers are able to provide services to 
customers in multiple tenet environments (MTEs).
    Specifically, the rulemakings require the following: (1) Prohibited 
carriers from entering into contracts that restrict or effectively 
restrict a property owner's ability to permit entry by competing 
carriers; (2) established procedures to facilitate moving the 
demarcation point to the minimum point of entry (MPOE) at the building 
owner's request, and requires incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) 
to timely disclose the location of existing demarcation points where 
they are not located at the MPOE; (3) determined that, under section 
224 of the Communications Act, utilities, including LECs, must afford 
telecommunications carriers and cable service providers reasonable and 
nondiscriminatory access to conduits and rights-of-way located in 
customer buildings and campuses, to the extent that such conduits and 
rights-of-way are owned or controlled by the utility; and (4) extended 
to antennas that receive and transmit telecommunications and other 
fixed wireless signals the existing prohibition of restrictions that 
impair the installation, maintenance or use of certain video antennas 
on property within the exclusive use or control of the antenna user, 
where the user has a direct or indirect ownership or leasehold interest 
in the property.
    This information will facilitate efficient interaction between 
premises owners and LECs regarding the placement of the demarcation 
point, which marks the end of wiring under control of the LEC and the 
beginning of wiring under control of the premises owner or subscriber.
    The demarcation point is a critical point of interconnection where 
competitive LECs can gain access to the inside wiring of the building 
to provide service to customers in the building. This collection will 
also help ensure that customer-end antennas used for telecommunications 
service comply with the Commission's limits on radio frequency 
exposure, and it will provide the Commission with information on the 
state of the market. In short, this information will be used to foster 
competition in local telecommunications markets by ensuring that 
competing telecommunications providers are able to provide services to 
customers in multiple tenant environments (MTEs).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-20755 Filed 10-19-07; 8:45 am]
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