[Federal Register: October 17, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 201)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
October 8, 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
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 November 18,
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 Judith Boley Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., 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.: 3060-0395.
Title: The ARMIS USOA Report (ARMIS Report 43-02); the ARMIS
Service Quality Report (ARMIS Report 43-05); and the ARMIS
Infrastructure Report (ARMIS Report 43-07).
Report Nos.: FCC Reports 43-02, 43-05, and 43-07.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5.7 to 844 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 26,446 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The USOA Report provides the annual results of the
carriers' activities for each account of the Uniform System of
Accounts. The Service Quality Report provides service quality
information in the areas of interexchange access service, installation
and repair intervals, local service installation and repair intervals,
trunk blockage, and total switch downtime for price cap carriers. The
Infrastructure Report provides switch deployment and capabilities data.
The Commission is seeking an extension of the emergency request that
was submitted in March 2002.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0511.
Title: ARMIS Access Report.
Report No.: FCC Report 43-04.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 121.
Estimated Time Per Response: 157 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 18,997 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Access Report is needed to administer the
Commission's accounting, jurisdictional separations and access charge
rule; to analyze revenue requirements and rates of return, and to
collect financial data from Tier 1 incumbent local exchange carriers.
The Commission is seeking an extension of the emergency request that
was submitted in March 2002.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0513.
Title: ARMIS Joint Cost Report.
Report No.: FCC Report 43-03.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 121.
Estimated Time Per Response: 83 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 10,043 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Joint Cost Report is needed to administer our
joint cost rules (Part 64) and to analyze data in order to prevent
cross-subsidization of nonregulated operations by the regulated
operations of Tier 1 carriers. The Commission is seeking an extension
of the emergency request that was submitted in March 2002.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0641.
Title: Notification to File Progress Report.
Form No.: FCC Form 218-I.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 218-I is used as a method of verifying
that the 218-219 MHz service licensee (previously IVDS) has made
service available in accordance with the terms of authorization issued.
The information is used to update databases and insures efficient
spectrum utilization.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0783.
Title: Section 90.176, Coordination Notification Requirements on
Frequencies Below 512 MHz.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 15 respondents; 3,900 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: .50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,950 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.176 requires each Private Land Mobile
frequency coordinator to provide, within one business day, a listing of
their frequency recommendations to all other frequency coordinators in
their respective pool, and, if requested, an engineering analysis. Any
method can be used to ensure this compliance with the ``one business
day requirement'' and must provide, at a minimum, the name of the
applicant; frequency or frequencies recommended; antenna locations and
heights; the effective radiated power; the type(s) of emission; the
description of the service area; and the date and time of the
recommendation. If a conflict in recommendations arises, the affected
coordinators are jointly responsible for taking action to resolve the
conflict, up to and including notifying the Commission that an
application may have to be returned.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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