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reporting requirements; recordkeeping
requirement; and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 1,502,333
hours
Total Annual Cost: $0.00
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address
information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: The
Telecommunication Act of 1996 (1996
Act) directed the Commission to initiate
a rulemaking to reform the system of
universal service so that universal
service is preserved and advanced as
markets move toward competition. To
fulfill that mandate, on March 8, 1996,
the Commission adopted a Notice of
proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in CC
Docket No. 96–45 to implement the
congressional directives set out in
section 254 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended by the 1996 Act.
Pursuant to section 254(a)(1), the NPRM
also referred numerous issues related to
universal service to a Federal-State Joint
Board for recommended decision. On
November 8, 1996, the Joint Board
released a Recommended Decision in
which it made recommendations to
assist and counsel the Commission in
the creation of an effective universal
service support mechanism that would
ensure that the goals of affordable,
quality service and access to advanced
services are met by means that enhance
competition. On November 18, 1996, the
Commission’s Common Carrier Bureau
released a Public Notice (DA 96–1891)
seeking public comment on the issues
addressed and recommendations made
by the Joint Board in the Recommended
Decision. In a Report and Order issued
in CC Docket No. 96–45, released on
May 8, 1997, and other proceedings, the
Commission adopted rules that were
designed to implement the universal
service provisions of section 254. On
August 29, 2007, the Commission
released the Report and Order, 2007
Comprehensive Review of the Universal
Service Fund Management,
Administration and Oversight, WC
Docket Nos. 05–195, 02–60, 03–109 and
CC Docket Nos. 96–45, 02–6, 97–21,
FCC 07–150. In this order, the
Commission took several further steps
to safeguard the Universal Service Fund
from waste, fraud, and abuse, including
imposing document retention rules on
all universal service programs and
program contributors.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
November 7, 2007.
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 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 comments should be
submitted on or before January 14, 2008.
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: You may submit all PRA
comments by e-mail or U.S. mail. To
submit your comments by e-mail, send
them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit your
comments by U.S. mail, send them to
Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C216, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
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information collection(s), contact Leslie
F. Smith via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov or
call (202) 418–0217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0384.
Title: Sections 64.904 and 64.905,
Auditor’s Attestation and Certification.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 13
respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 35–250
hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion,
biennial, and annual reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 1,535 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address
information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.904(a)
requires each incumbent LEC required
to file a cost allocation manual is
required to either have an attest
engagement or have a financial audit
performed by an independent auditor
biennially. Mid-sized carriers are
required to file a certification with the
Commission stating that they are in
compliance with 47 CFR 64.905. The
requirements are imposed to ensure that
the carriers are properly complying with
Commission rules. They serve as an
important aid in the Commission’s
monitoring program.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0470.
Title: Sections 64.901–64.903,
Allocation of Cost, Cost Allocation
Manual, and RAO Letters 19 and 26.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 6
respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 400
hours (avg.).
Frequency of Response: On-occasion
and annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 2,400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address
information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.901
requires carriers to separate their
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regulated costs from nonregulated costs
using the attributable cost method of
cost allocation. Carriers must follow the
principles described in § 64.901.
Carriers subject to Section 64.901 are
also subject to the provisions of 47 CFR
32.23 and 32.27. 47 CFR 64.903(a)
requires LECs with annual operating
revenues equal to or above the indexed
revenue threshold as defined in 47 CFR
32.9000 to file a cost allocation manual
containing the information specified in
§ 64.903(a)(1)–(6). Section 64.903(b)
requires that carriers update their cost
allocation manuals at least annually,
except changes to the cost
apportionment table and the description
of time reporting procedures must be
filed at time of implementation. The
FCC uses the manual to ensure that all
costs are properly classified.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0814.
Title: Section 54.301, Local Switching
Support and Local Switching Support
Data Collection Form and Instructions.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 152
respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–24
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on occasion reporting requirements;
third party disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 2,967 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address
information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR
54.301, each incumbent local exchange
carrier that is not a member of the NECA
common line tariff, that has been
designated an eligible
telecommunications carrier, and that
services a study area with 50,000 or
fewer access lines shall, for each study
area, provide the Administrator with the
projected total un-separated dollar
amount assigned to each account in
§ 54.301(b). Average schedule
companies are required to file
information pursuant to § 54.301(f).
Both respondents must provide true-up
data. The data are necessary to calculate
certain revenue requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Public Information Collections
Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
November 6, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has received Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dana Wilson, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington DC, 20554, (202) 418–2247
or via the Internet at
Dana.Wilson@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0439.
OMB Approval Date: 10/10/2007.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2010.
Title: Section 64.201, Regulations
Concerning Indecent Communications
by Telephone.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,632
hours.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 223 of
the Communications Act of 1932, as
amended, telephone companies are
required, to the extent technically
feasible, to prohibit access to indecent
communications from the telephone of
a subscriber who has not previously
requested access. 47 CFR 64.201 of the
Commission’s rules implements Section
223 of the Communications Act and
contains several information collection
requirements: (1) A requirement that
certain common carriers block access to
indecent messages unless the subscriber
seeks access from the common carrier
(telephone company) in writing; (2) A
requirement that adult message service
providers notify their carriers of the
nature of their programming; and (3) A
requirement that a provider of adult
message services request that their
carrier identify it as such in bills to its
subscribers. The information
requirements are imposed on carriers,
adult message service providers, and
those who solicit their services to
ensure that minors are denied access to
material deemed indecent.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0665.
OMB Approval Date: 10/10/2007.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2010.
Title: Section 64.707, Public
Dissemination of Information by
Providers of Operator Services.
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Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,744
hours.
Needs and Uses: As required by 47
U.S.C. 226(d)(4)(b) of the
Communication’s Act, 47 CFR 64.707 of
the Commission’s rules, provides that
operator service providers must
regularly publish and make available
upon request from consumers written
materials that describe any changes in
operator services and choices available
to consumers. Consumers use the
information to increase their knowledge
of the choices available to them in the
operator services marketplace.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0787.
OMB Approval Date: 11/5/2007.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2010.
Title: Implementation of the
Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes
Provisions of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, Policies and Rules
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of
Consumers’ Long Distance Carriers, CC
Docket No. 94–129, FCC 03–42.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 105,901
hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 258 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996
directed the Commission to prescribe
rules to prevent the unauthorized
change by telecommunications carriers
of consumers’ selections of
telecommunications service providers
(slamming). On March 17, 2003, the
FCC released the Third Order on
Reconsideration and Second Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC
Docket No. 94–129, FCC 03–42 (Third
Order on Reconsideration), in which the
Commission revised and clarified
certain rules to implement section 258
of the 1996 Act. On May 23, 2003, the
Commission also released an Order (CC
Docket No. 94–129, FCC 03–116)
clarifying certain aspects of the Third
Order on Reconsideration. The rules
and requirements implementing section
258 can be found primarily at 47 CFR
part 64. These rules will continue to
enable the Commission to deter
slamming, while protecting consumers
from carriers that take advantage of
consumer confusion over different types
of telecommunications services.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0973.
OMB Approval Date: 10/10/2007.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2010.
Title: Section 64.1120(e), Sale or
Transfer of Subscriber Base to Another
Carrier (CC Dockets 00–257 and 94–
129).
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 525 hours.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR
64.1120(e) of the Commission’s rules, an
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
November 7, 2007.
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 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 comments should be submitted on or before January 14,
2008. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. mail. To
submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, send them to Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at
PRA@fcc.gov or call (202) 418-0217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0384.
Title: Sections 64.904 and 64.905, Auditor's Attestation and
Certification.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 13 respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 35-250 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion, biennial, and annual reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 1,535 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.904(a) requires each incumbent LEC
required to file a cost allocation manual is required to either have an
attest engagement or have a financial audit performed by an independent
auditor biennially. Mid-sized carriers are required to file a
certification with the Commission stating that they are in compliance
with 47 CFR 64.905. The requirements are imposed to ensure that the
carriers are properly complying with Commission rules. They serve as an
important aid in the Commission's monitoring program.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0470.
Title: Sections 64.901-64.903, Allocation of Cost, Cost Allocation
Manual, and RAO Letters 19 and 26.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 6 respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 400 hours (avg.).
Frequency of Response: On-occasion and annual reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 2,400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.901 requires carriers to separate their
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regulated costs from nonregulated costs using the attributable cost
method of cost allocation. Carriers must follow the principles
described in Sec. 64.901. Carriers subject to Section 64.901 are also
subject to the provisions of 47 CFR 32.23 and 32.27. 47 CFR 64.903(a)
requires LECs with annual operating revenues equal to or above the
indexed revenue threshold as defined in 47 CFR 32.9000 to file a cost
allocation manual containing the information specified in Sec.
64.903(a)(1)-(6). Section 64.903(b) requires that carriers update their
cost allocation manuals at least annually, except changes to the cost
apportionment table and the description of time reporting procedures
must be filed at time of implementation. The FCC uses the manual to
ensure that all costs are properly classified.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0814.
Title: Section 54.301, Local Switching Support and Local Switching
Support Data Collection Form and Instructions.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 152 respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-24 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting
requirements; third party disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 2,967 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 54.301, each incumbent local
exchange carrier that is not a member of the NECA common line tariff,
that has been designated an eligible telecommunications carrier, and
that services a study area with 50,000 or fewer access lines shall, for
each study area, provide the Administrator with the projected total un-
separated dollar amount assigned to each account in Sec. 54.301(b).
Average schedule companies are required to file information pursuant to
Sec. 54.301(f). Both respondents must provide true-up data. The data
are necessary to calculate certain revenue requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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