Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 61469 [E6-17342]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 18, 2006 / Notices The Commission is requesting review and approval of a new information collection requiring prepaid calling card providers to report quarterly the percentage of interstate, intrastate and international traffic and call volumes to carriers from which they purchase transport services. Prepaid calling card providers must also file certifications with the Commission quarterly that include the above information and a statement that they are contributing to the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) based on all interstate and international revenue, except for revenue from the sale of prepaid calling cards by, to, or pursuant to contract with Department of Defense (DoD) or a DoD entity. The Commission has found that prepaid calling card providers are telecommunications service providers and therefore are subject to all of the regulations imposed on telecommunications service providers, including contributing to the USF. The new reporting requirements will allow the Commission to ensure that prepaid calling card providers are complying with the requirements of section 254(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–17184 Filed 10–17–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES1 October 10, 2006. 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 (PRA) 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Oct 17, 2006 Jkt 211001 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before December 18, 2006. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–6466, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or via internet at Allison_E._Zaleski@eop.omb.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– B441, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60-day comment period, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. Title: Rural Health Care Support Mechanism. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: New collection. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions and State, local and tribal government. Number of Respondents: 20. Estimated Time per Response: 25 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 500 hours. Total Annual Cost: N/A. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this new information collection to OMB after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full threeyear clearance from them. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for an Order that establishes a pilot program to assist public and nonprofit health care providers to build station and regionwide broadband networks dedicated to the provision of PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61469 health care services, and connect those networks to Internet2, a dedicated nationwide backbone. The construction of such networks will bring the benefits of innovative telehealth, and particularly, telemedicine services, to those areas of the country where the need for those benefits is most acute. The pilot program is designed to encourage health care providers to join together to aggregate their needs and develop a strategy for creating statewide and/or regional networks that will connect numerous health care providers, including rural health care providers, through a dedicated, broadband network. The pilot program will fund up to 85% of the costs incurred to deploy state or regional broadband networks dedicated to health care. The pilot program will also fund up to 85% of the costs of connecting the regional and/or statewide to Internet2, a dedicated nationwide backbone that connects a number of government research institutions, as well as academic, public, and private health care institutions that are repositories of medical expertise and information. The information collected will enable the Commission to select participants for the Pilot Program. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–17342 Filed 10–17–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority October 12, 2006. 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 (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 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 that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17342]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

October 10, 2006.
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 (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before December 18, 2006. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting PRA comments but find it difficult to do so within 
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-6466, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via internet at Allison--E.--
Zaleski@eop.omb.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to 
obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60-day 
comment period, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: 
https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Rural Health Care Support Mechanism.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions and State, local and 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time per Response: 25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this new information 
collection to OMB after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full 
three-year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting OMB 
approval for an Order that establishes a pilot program to assist public 
and non-profit health care providers to build station and regionwide 
broadband networks dedicated to the provision of health care services, 
and connect those networks to Internet2, a dedicated nationwide 
backbone. The construction of such networks will bring the benefits of 
innovative telehealth, and particularly, telemedicine services, to 
those areas of the country where the need for those benefits is most 
acute.
    The pilot program is designed to encourage health care providers to 
join together to aggregate their needs and develop a strategy for 
creating statewide and/or regional networks that will connect numerous 
health care providers, including rural health care providers, through a 
dedicated, broadband network. The pilot program will fund up to 85% of 
the costs incurred to deploy state or regional broadband networks 
dedicated to health care. The pilot program will also fund up to 85% of 
the costs of connecting the regional and/or statewide to Internet2, a 
dedicated nationwide backbone that connects a number of government 
research institutions, as well as academic, public, and private health 
care institutions that are repositories of medical expertise and 
information. The information collected will enable the Commission to 
select participants for the Pilot Program.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-17342 Filed 10-17-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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