[Federal Register: December 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 246)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
December 7, 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 January 22,
2002. 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.: 3060-0298.
Title: Part 61--Tariffs (Other Than Tariff Review Plan).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,000 respondents; 3,000 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 20-43 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and biennial reporting
requirements and third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 135,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,161,000.
Needs and Uses: Part 61 is designed to ensure that all tariffs
filed by common carriers are formally sound, well organized, and
provide the Commission and the public with sufficient information to
determine the justness and reasonableness as required by the Act, of
the rates terms and conditions in those tariffs. In the Seventh Report
and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262, the Commission has limited the
application of its' tariff rules to interstate access services provided
by non-dominant local exchange carriers. The Seventh Report and Order
was approved in June 2001 from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under emergency processing procedures. This submission is being
made to obtain the full-three year OMB approval.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-31414 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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