Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

September 18, 1995.

The Federal Communications, 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 proposed

and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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 Commissions burden estimates; (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.

Written comments should be submitted on or before November 24,

1995. 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.

Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications, Room

234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to

[email protected].

For additional information or copies of the information collections

contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 or via internet at

[email protected]. Copies may also be obtained via fax by contacting the

Commission's Fax on Demand System. To obtain fax copies call 202-418-

0177 from the handset on your fax machine, and enter the document

retrieval number indicated below for the collection you wish to

request, when prompted.

OMB Approval Number: New collection.

Title: Abbreviated Cost of Service Filing For Cable Network

Upgrades.

Form No.: FCC 1235.

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Type of Review: New Collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal

Governments.

Number of Respondents: 2,100.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 42,000 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.922(h) enables cable operators in some

circumstances to increase rates when undertaking significant network

upgrades. The FCC Form 1235 ``Abbreviated Cost of Service Filing for

Cable Network Upgrades'', is to be used by cable operators when

undertaking these upgrades. This form allows cable operators to justify

rate increases related to capital expenditures used to improve services

to regulated cable subscribers. Operators wishing to establish a

network upgrade rate increase should file this form following the end

of month in which upgrade cable services become available and are

providing benefits to the customers. In addition, this form can be

filed for pre-approval any time prior to the upgraded services becoming

available to the subscribers using projected upgrade costs. If the pre-

approval option is exercised, the operator must file the form again

following the end of the month in which upgrade cable services become

available and are providing benefits to customers of regulated

services, using actual costs where applicable.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 601235.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-23605 Filed 9-22-95; 8:45 am]

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