Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

April 21, 1997.

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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 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 May 27, 1997.

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 Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to [email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk

Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or

[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: 3060-0704.

Title: Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange

Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act

of 1934, as amended, CC Docket No. 96-61.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information

collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 519.

Estimated Time Per Response:

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Total

Hours per response hours

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Tariff cancellation requirement....... 143.7................ 74,598

Information disclosure requirement.... 120.................. 62,280

Recordkeeping requirement............. 2.................... 1,038

Certification requirement............. \1/2\ hour........... 259.2

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Total Annual Burden: 138,175 hours.

Total Costs to all Respondents: $435,000.

Needs and Uses: CC 96-61 eliminates the requirement that

nondominant interexchange carriers file tariffs for interstate,

domestic, interexchange telecommunications services. In order to

facilitate enforcement of such carriers' statutory obligation to

geographically average and integrate their rates, and to make it easier

for customers to compare carriers' service offerings, the attached

Order requires affected carriers to maintain, and to make available to

the public in at least one location, information concerning their

rates, terms and conditions for all of their interstate domestic,

interexchange services.

The information collected under the tariff cancellation requirement

must be disclosed to the Commission, and will be used to implement the

Commission's detariffing policy. The information collected under the

recordkeeping and certification requirements will be used by the

Commission to ensure that affected interexchange carriers fulfill their

obligations under the Communications Act, as amended. The information

in the disclosure requirement must be provided to third parties, and

will be used to ensure that such parties have adequate information to

bring to the Commission's attention any violations of geographic rate

averaging and rate integration requirements of Section 254(g) of the

Communications Act.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-XXXX.

Title: 28 GHz Band Segmentation Plan amending the Commission's

Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, to Reallocate,

the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, and to Establish Rules and Policies

for LMDS and for the Fixed Satellite Services.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: New Collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 15 submitting paperwork at least 4 times per

year.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 90 hours.

Total Costs to all Respondents: $18,000. This is based on the

assumption that applicants will hire outside counsel at an approximate

cost of $150 per hour, it is estimated that the cost per submission

will be $300.

Needs and Uses: The collections of information contained in Parts

25 and 101 are used by the Commission staff in carrying out its duties

as set forth in Sections 308 and 309 of the Communications Act of 1934,

as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 308 and 309, to determine the technical

qualifications of an applicant to operate

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a station and will be used by the Commission to verify that licensees

are fully coordinated with other users in the band. The information

collected is used to determine whether the public interest, convenience

and necessity will be served.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-XXXX.

Title: Aeronautical Services Transition Plan.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: New Collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 6.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.

Total Costs to all Respondents: $5,400. This is based on the

assumption that applicants will hire outside counsel at an approximate

cost of $150 per hour, for six hours. It is estimated that the cost per

submission will be $900.

Needs and Uses: On April 9, 1996 the Commission adopted Order on

Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 61 FR 30579.

When AMSS becomes available on the domestic satellite, current AMSS

users will be transitioning from Inmarsat to the domestic provider. To

ensure the continuity of service during the transition from Inmarsat to

the U.S. domestic AMSS licensee, the Commission adopted a requirement

that operators providing interim domestic Aeronautical mobile satellite

services (AMSS) via Inmarsat file a transition plan as operations are

moved to the U.S. domestic licensee. The information collection will be

used by the Commission and the domestic licensee to ensure technical

feasibility of the transition and continuity of service as the U.S.

Domestic licensee begins to provide domestic AMSS.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-XXXX.

Title: Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, CC

Docket No. 94-1.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: New Collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 13 with approximately 2 responses annually.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 130 hours.

Total Costs to all Respondents: $0.

Needs and Uses: In the Third Report and Order issued in CC Docket

94-1, the Commission modified its filing requirement for incumbent

price cap Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) who propose to offer new

switched access services. We no longer require an incumbent LEC to

introduce a new service by filing a waiver under Part 69 of the

Commission's rules. Instead, incumbent LECs will be able to file a

petition for the lower service band indices in the proceeding. By doing

so, an incumbent price cap LEC no longer has to file a waiver to set

its rates below the lower service band indices, but instead may simply

adjust its rates downward.

Federal Communications Commission

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Branch.

[FR Doc. 97-10673 Filed 4-24-97; 8:45 am]

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