Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 65814-65816 [E6-19046]

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65814-65816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19046]


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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 31, 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 11, 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., DC 20554 
or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to obtain or view a copy 
of this information collection, 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: 3060-0799.
    Title: FCC Ownership Disclosure Information for the Wireless 
Telecommunications Services.
    Form No.: FCC Form 602.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions; and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 500 respondents; 5,065 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50-1.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,065 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $478,200.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as an extension (no change in reporting or third 
party requirements) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them. There is no change to the estimated average burden, costs, 
or the number of respondents.
    The purpose of the FCC Form 602 is to obtain the identity of the 
filer and to elicit information required by 47 CFR 1.2112 of the 
Commission's rules regarding: (1) persons or entities holding a 10 
percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest or any general 
partners in a general partnership holding a direct or indirect 
ownership interest in the applicant (``Disclosable Interest Holders''); 
and (2) all FCC-regulated entities in which the filer or any of its 
Disclosable Interest Holders owns a 10 percent or greater interest. The 
data collected on the FCC Form 602 includes the FCC Registration Number 
(FRN) which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an entity has 
with the Commission. The Debt Collection

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Improvement Act of 1996 requires that entities filing with the 
Commission use a FRN. Finally, the FCC Form 602 was designed for, and 
must be filed electronically by, all licensees that hold licenses in 
auctionable services. Without such information, the Commission could 
not determine whether to issue licenses to applicants that provide 
telecommunications services to the public and fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1092.
    Title: Interim Procedures for Filing Applications Seeking Approval 
for Designated Entity Reportable Eligibility Events and Annual Reports.
    Form Nos.: FCC Form 609-T and 611-T.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions; and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000 respondents; 2,500 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50-6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,625 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,358,750.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as an extension (no change in reporting requirements) 
in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is no 
change to the estimated average burden, costs, or the number of 
respondents.
    FCC Form 609-T is used by Designated Entities (DEs) to request 
prior Commission approval pursuant to Section 1.2114 of the 
Commission's rules for any reportable eligibility event. The data 
collected on the form is used by the Commission to determine whether 
the public interest would be served by the approval of the reportable 
eligibility event.
    FCC Form 611-T is used by DE licensees to file an annual report, 
pursuant to Section 1.2110(n) of the Commission's rules, related to 
eligibility for designated entity benefits.
    The Commission adopted these information collection requests to 
ensure that licensees receiving designated entity benefits remain, on 
an on-going basis, in compliance with the designated entity rules and 
policies--that the entity remains eligible for designated entity 
benefits for a prescribed period of time (which may vary depending upon 
the particular circumstances of a licensee or service.) Specifically, 
the Commission provides benefits to entities eligible to be designated 
entities pursuant to Congressional directive, as reflected in Section 
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Thus, the 
Commission has indicated that it acted to ensure that designated 
entities are given the opportunity to participate in the provision of 
spectrum-based services, while at the same time, ensuring that entities 
ineligible for designated entity incentives cannot circumvent the 
Commission's rules by obtaining those benefits indirectly, thought 
their relationships with entities that in fact are eligible for such 
benefits.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0292.
    Title: Part 69--Access Charges (Section 69.605, Reporting and 
Distribution of Pool Access Revenues).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,250 respondents; 15,000 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .75 hours (45 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and monthly reporting 
requirements and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as a revision in order to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    Part 9 of the Commission's rules and regulations establishes the 
rules for access charges for interstate or foreign access provided by 
telephone companies on or after January 1, 1984. Part 69 essentially 
consists of rules or the procedures for the computation of access 
charges which are not information collections as defined by 5 CFR part 
1320 (OMB's rules). Any reporting or disclosure occurs in connection 
with particular tariff filings and other reporting requirements with 
the FCC, National Exchange Carriers Association (NECA), or state 
commissions or with records maintained in accordance with the Uniform 
System of Accounts (USOA). OMB approval of tariff filings and USOA 
records required by the FCC is contained under OMB control numbers 
3060-0298, 3060-0370 and 3060-0400.
    The Commission has revised this collection of information because 
many of the rule sections that were subject to OMB review under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) in Part 69 are no longer in effect. 
Specifically, only section 69.605 remains under this OMB control 
number.
    The information is used by the Commission to compute charges in 
tariffs for access service (or origination and termination) and to 
compute revenue pool distributions. Neither process could be 
implemented without this information.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0952.
    Title: Proposed Demographic Information and Notifications, Second 
FNPRM in CC Docket No. 98-147 and Fifth NPRM in CC Docket No. 96-98.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours for 2 filings per year.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as an extension (no change in reporting or third 
party requirements) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them. There is no change to the estimated average burden or the 
number of respondents.
    In a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in FCC 
00-297, the Commission invited comments on, among other things, whether 
physical collocation in remote terminals presents technical or security 
concerns and, if so, whether these concerns warranted modification of 
its collocation rules. The Commission asked whether incumbent Local 
Exchange Carriers (LECs) should be required to provide requesting 
carriers with demographic and other information regarding particular 
remote terminals similar to the information available regarding 
incumbent LEC central offices. Requesting carriers use demographic and 
other data obtained from incumbent LECs to determine whether they wish 
to collocate at particular remote terminals. This proposed collection 
of information will be used by the Commission, state commissions, and 
competitive carriers to facilitate the deployment of advanced services 
and other telecommunications services in implementation of section 
251(c)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-19046 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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