[Federal Register: March 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 42)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
February 20, 2001.
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: Written comments should be submitted on or before April 2, 2001.
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: Direct all comments to Judy Boley, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or
via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or
via the Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0741.
Title: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98, Second Report and
Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order; Second Order on
Reconsideration; CC Docket No. 99-273, First Report and Order.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 8-36 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 228,030 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $60,000.
Needs and Uses: In the First Report and Order (R&O) issued in CC
Docket No. 99-273, the Commission adopts several of its tentative
conclusions. The Commission concludes that local exchange carriers must
provide competing directory assistance (DA) providers that qualify
under section 251 of the Communications Act, with nondiscriminatory
access to the LECs local directory assistance databases, and must do so
at nondiscriminatory and reasonable rates. The Commission determined
that LECs are not required to grant competing DA providers
nondiscriminatory access to non-local directory assistance databases.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0624.
Title: Section 24.103(f), Construction Requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Responsdents: 8.
Estimated Time per Response: 250 hours for nationwide licensees; 50
hours for regional licensees; and 25 hours for MTA licensees.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and 10 year
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 770 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted a number of modifications to
our existing narrowband Personal Communications Services (PCS) rules in
the Second Report and Order in Gen. Docket No. 90-314, ET Docket No.
92-100, and PP Docket No. 93-253. These modifications include the use
of Major Trading Areas (MTA's) for future licensing, the establishment
of a ``substantial service'' alternative to our construction
benchmarks, and modifications to certain provisions of our narrowband
PCS competitive bidding rules. The information collection requirements
are used to ensure that licensees quickly construct their systems and
that the systems serve significant areas.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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