[Federal Register: December 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 245)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


 
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission


December 12, 2002.
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


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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 21, 
2003. 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 Judith Boley Herman, 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 Judith Boley Herman at 202-
418-0214 or via the Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0584.
    Title: Administration of U.S. Certified Accounting Authorities in 
Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio Services.
    Form Nos: FCC Forms 44 and 45.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, semi-annual and annual 
reporting requirements, third party disclosure requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC has standards for accounting authorities in 
the maritime mobile and maritime-satellite radio services. Information 
will be used to determine eligibility of applicants for certification 
as an accounting authority, to create internal studies and ensure 
compliance, and to identify accounting authorities to the International 
Telecommunications Union (ITU). Respondents are individuals or entities 
seeking certification or those already certified to be accounting 
authorities.


    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Data Network Identification Code (DNIC).
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: A Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) is a 
unique, four-digit designed to provide discreet identification of 
individual public data networks. The DNIC is intended to identify and 
permit automated switching of data traffic to particular networks. The 
Commission grants the DNIC's to operators of public data networks on an 
international protocol. The operators of public data networks file an 
application for a DNIC on the Internet-based, International Bureau 
Filing System (IBFS). The DNIC is obtained free of charge on a one-time 
only basis unless there is a change in ownership or the owner chooses 
to relinquish the code to the Commission.


    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: International Signaling Point Code (ISPC).
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: An International Signaling Point Code (ISPC) is a 
signaling point code with a unique format used at the international 
level for signaling message routing and identification of signaling 
points involved. The ISPC consists of a unique seven-digit code, 
synonymous with a telephone area code that identifies each 
international carrier. The Commission assigns ISPC's to international 
carriers in response to their filing of an ISPC application on the 
electronic, Internet-based International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). 
The Commission issues the code to international carriers free of charge 
on a first-come, first-served basis and informs the International 
Telecommunications Union (ITU) of its actions.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-32006 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]

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