Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

November 22, 1995.

SUMMARY: 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,

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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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before [insert date

60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. 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.

ADDRESS: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications,

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

[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies

of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217

or via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: New Collection.

Title: Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated

Cable Services.

Form No.: FCC Form 1240.

Type of Review: New Collection.

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

Governments.

Number of Respondents: 5,850.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 116,438 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Commission has created the FCC Form 1240 Annual

Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services as a

filing alternative to the FCC Form 1210, which is filed quarterly. The

Form 1240, like the Form 1210, is filed by cable operators seeking to

adjust maximum permitted rates for regulated services to reflect

changes in external costs. Cable operators will submit the Form 1240 to

their respective local franchising authorities upon certification to

regulate basic service tier rates and associated equipment; or with the

Commission (in situations where the Commission has assumed

jurisdiction). The Form 1240 will also be filed with the Commission

when responding to a complaint filed with the Commission about cable

programming service rates and associated equipment. The data will be

used by the Commission and local franchising authorities to adjudicate

permitted rates for regulated cable services and equipment, for the

addition of new programming tiers and to account for the addition and

deletion of channels and the allowance for pass throughs of external

costs and costs due to inflation.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0536.

Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services

(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.

Form No.: FCC Form 431.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.

Number of Respondents: 5000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 9.26 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 46,330.

Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

requires the Commission to ensure that telecommunications relay

services are available, to the extent possible, to individuals with

hearing and speech disabilities in the united States. To fulfill this

mandate, the Commission adopted rules which require the provision of

TRS services, set minimum standards for TRS providers and establish a

shared-funding mechanism for recovering the costs of providing

interstate TRS. See 47 CFR Sections 64.601 - 64.605. FCC Form 431 is

used in implementing the shared-funding program for the recovery of

interstate telecommunications relay services (TRS) costs. All common

carriers must contribute to the TRS Fund and complete FCC 431 form. The

information is used to administer the program.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-29279 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]

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