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(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 January 3, 2005. 

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 

regarding this Paperwork Reduction Act 

submission to Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C804, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 or 

via the Internet to JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.

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 No.: 3060–0851. 

Title: Application for Assignment of a 

Multipoint Distribution Service 

Authorization. 

Form No: FCC Form 305. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 160. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5–5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 800 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,610,350. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not 

applicable. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

now revising FCC Form 305 to request 

additional information to complete the 

Universal Licensing System (ULS) data 

elements since Multipoint Distribution 

Service (MDS) has been integrated into 

ULS. Additional information such as the 

licensee’s e-mail address, fax number, 

type of applicant, contact’s e-mail 

address and fax number will be added 

to this form. There will also be 

clarification of data elements, 

instructions and corrections of mailing 

addresses and Web sites.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0852. 

Title: Application for Transfer of 

Control of a Multipoint Distribution 

Service Authorization. 

Form No: FCC Form 306. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Estimated Time Per Response: .75–3.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 110 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $211,275. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not 

applicable. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

now revising FCC Form 306 to request 

additional information to complete the 

Universal Licensing System (ULS) data 

elements since Multipoint Distribution 

Service (MDS) has been integrated into 

ULS. Additional information such as the 

licensee’s e-mail address, fax number, 

type of applicant, contact’s e-mail 

address and fax number will be added 

to this form. There will also be 

clarification of data elements, 

instructions and corrections of mailing 

addresses and Web sites.

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, 

Comments Requested 

November 22, 2004.

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 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 January 31, 2005. 

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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 

Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554 or via the Internet to JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.

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 No.: 3060–0395. 

Title: The ARMIS USOA Report 

(ARMIS Report 43–02); the ARMIS 

Service Quality Report (ARMIS Report 

43–05); and the ARMIS Infrastructure 

Report (ARMIS Report 43–07). 

Report Nos.: FCC Reports 43–02, 43–

05 and 43–07. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 415 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 20,750 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $4,347,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: The FCC Report 43–

02 provides the annual results of the 

carriers’ activities for each account of 

the Uniform System of Accounts. The 

FCC Report 43–05 provides service 

quality information in the areas of interexchange access service, installation 

and repair intervals, local service 

installation and repair intervals, trunk 

blockage, and total switch downtime for 

price cap carriers. FCC Report 43–07 

provides switch deployment and 

capabilities data. 

OMB Control No.: 3060–0410. 

Title: Forecast of Investment Usage 

Report and Actual Usage of Investment 

Report. 

Form Nos.: FCC Forms 495A and 

495B. 

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Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 97. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 80 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 7,760 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Forms 495A 

and 495B are needed to detect and 

correct forecast errors that could lead to 

significant misallocation of network 

plant between regulated and nonregulated activities. FCC’s purpose is to 

protect the regulated ratepayer from 

subsidizing the non-regulated activities 

of rate regulated telephone companies. 

Only large incumbent local exchange 

carriers (ILECs) file these forms/reports.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0496. 

Title: The ARMIS Operating Data 

Report. 

Report No.: FCC Report 43–08. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 139 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 7,784 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Report 43–08 

collects annual statistical data in a 

consistent format that is essential for the 

Commission to monitor network growth, 

usage, and reliability. 

OMB Control No.: 3060–0511. 

Title: ARMIS Access Report. 

Report No.: FCC Report 43–04. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 82. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 153 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 12,546 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Report 43–04 is 

needed to administer the Commission’s 

accounting, jurisdictional separations 

and access charge rule; to analyze 

revenue requirements and rates of 

return; and to collect financial data from 

Tier 1 incumbent local exchange 

carriers (ILECs). 

OMB Control No.: 3060–0512. 

Title: The ARMIS Annual Summary 

Report. 

Report No.: FCC Report 43–01. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 124. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 89 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 11,036 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Report 43–01 

contains financial and operating data 

and is used to monitor the incumbent 

local exchange carrier (ILEC) industry 

and to perform routine analyses of costs 

and revenues on behalf of the 

Commission. For this collection, and the 

ones referenced above, the Commission 

is seeking extension (no change in 

requirements) in order to obtain the full 

three year clearance from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

OMB Control No.: 3060–0986. 

Title: Federal State Joint Board on 

Universal Service—Plan for Reforming 

the Rural Universal Service Support 

Mechanism, CC Docket No. 96–45. 

Form No.: FCC Form 525. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and state, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

annual, and quarterly reporting 

requirements and third party disclosure 

requirements. 

Total Annual Burden: 3,000 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: With this revision, 

the Commission plans to implement a 

new form (FCC Form 525) in which 

competitive eligible 

telecommunications carriers (CETCs) 

will submit line count data. CETCs 

currently submit this data in a letter 

format for this and other collections 

under various OMB control numbers. 

The use of one form, i.e., FCC Form 525, 

will now facilitate this information for 

all reporting requirements. Finally, this 

collection is also being revised to 

eliminate one time filing requirements 

that have now expired and are being 

removed from this collection.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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[Report No. 2682] 

Petitions for Reconsideration of Action 

in Rulemaking Proceedings 

November 17, 2004. 

Petitions for Reconsideration have 

been filed in the Commission’s 

Rulemaking proceedings listed in this 

Public Notice and published pursuant to 

47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of this 

document is available for viewing and 

copying in Room CY–B402, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. 

(BCPI) (1–800–378–3160). Oppositions 

to these petitions must be filed by 

December 17, 2004. See section 1.4(b)(1) 

of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR 

1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must 

be filed within 10 days after the time for 

filing oppositions have expired. 

Subject: In the Matter of Table of 

Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 

(Gunnison, Crawford, and Olathe, 

Breckenridge, Eagle, Fort Morgan, 

Greenwood Village, Loveland, and 

Strasburg, Colorado, and Laramie, 

Wyoming) (MB Docket No. 03–144). 

Number of Petitions Filed: 2. 

Subject: In the Matter of Mitigation of 

Orbital Debris (IB Docket No. 02–54). 

Number of Petitions Filed: 2.

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Committee on Vital and Health 

Statistics: Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

announces the following advisory 

committee meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and 

Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on 

Standards and Security (SSS). 

Time and Date:

December 8, 2004, 9 a.m.—5:30 p.m. 

December 9, 2004, 8:30 a.m.—6 p.m. 

December 10, 2004, 8:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m. 

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 705A, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Status: Open. 

Purpose: The Subcommittee on Standards 

and Security will meet on December 8–10. 

December 8 and 9 will be devoted to hearing 

testimony from various stakeholders in 

government and the industry about standards