[Federal Register: September 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 177)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
September 5, 2003.
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, Pub. L. No. 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments by November 12, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Judith
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room
1-C804, Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to Judith-
B.Herman@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214
or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0790.
Title: Section 68.110(c), Availability of Inside Wiring
Information.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A.
Needs and Uses: Section 68.110(c) requires telephone companies to
provide building owners with all available information regarding
carrier-installed wiring on the customer's side of the demarcation
point, including copies of existing schematic diagrams and service
records. The information
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must be provided to the telephone company upon request of the building
owner or agent thereof. The information is needed so that building
owners may be able to contract with an installer of their choice for
maintenance and installation service, or elect to contract with the
telephone company to modify existing wiring or assist with the
installation of additional inside wiring.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0791.
Title: Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs Associated with
Litigation, CC Docket No. 93-240.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time Per Response: 36 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 36 hours.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A.
Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 93-240, the Commission considered
the issue of the accounting rules and ratemaking policies that should
apply to litigation costs incurred by carriers subject to Part 32 of
its rules and regulations. The Commission concluded that there should
be special rules to govern the accounting treatment of federal
antitrust judgments and settlements, in excess of the avoided costs of
litigation, but not for litigation expenses. The Commission further
concluded that these special rules should not apply to costs arising in
other kinds of litigation. A carrier must make a showing to receive
recognition of its avoided costs of litigation. This provision
safeguards consumers against rates that are unreasonably high and
guarantees carriers that they will not be required to charge rates that
are so low as to be confiscatory. Carriers under the Commission's
jurisdiction must be allowed to recover the reasonable costs of
providing service to ratepayers, including reasonable and prudent
expenses and a fair return on investment. This fundamental requirement
is unchanged by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0933.
Title: Community Broadband Deployment Database Reporting Form.
Form No.: FCC Form 460.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, federal government,
state, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Time Per Response: .25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 37 hours.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to Section 410(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, the FCC convened a Federal-State Joint
Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services to provide a forum
for cooperative dialogue and information exchange between and among
state and federal jurisdictions regarding the deployment of advanced
telecommunications services. As part of this ongoing effort, a
searchable on-line database of community broadband demand aggregation
and deployment efforts has been established. The information will be
used by the Commission to prepare reports that help inform consumers
and policy makers at the state and federal levels of the status of
deployment of broadband services. We will use this information to
better inform our understanding of broadband deployment in conjunction
with our congressionally required Section 706 reports. Absent this
information, the Commission would lack an essential tool for assisting
it in determining the effectiveness of its policies and fulfilling its
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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