[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11975]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

May 5, 2000.
    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 Shoko B. Hair, Federal Communications Commission (202) 418-
1379.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0737.
    Expiration Date: 03/31/2003.
    Title: Disclosure Requirements for Information Services Provided 
Under a Presubscription of Comparable Arrangement.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 respondents; 5 hours per response 
(avg.); 5,000 total annual burden hours for this collection.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Third Party Disclosure.
    Description: Section 228 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, implements rules governing common carriers' transmission of 
and billing and collection for interstate pay-per-call and other 
information services. The statutory requirements are codified in Part 
64 of the Commission's rules. Pursuant to Section 64.1501(b), 
presubscription is a contractual agreement between an informed consumer 
and an information provider for the purchase of information services. 
Under Section 64.1501(b), an information provider must disclose the 
following information to a consumer to establish a valid 
presubscription arrangement: ``all material terms and conditions 
associated with the use of the service, including the service 
provider's name and address, a business telephone number which the 
consumer may use to obtain additional information or to register a 
complaint, and the rates for the service,* * * any future rate changes, 
* * * [and] an identification number or other means to prevent 
unauthorized access to the service by nonsubscribers * * * '' 47 CFR 
64.1501(b). All prescription arrangements must be executed in writing 
or, alternatively, through payment by direct remittance, prepaid 
account, or debit, credit, charge, or calling card. The purpose of the 
information collection is to ensure that consumers receive enough 
information to make an informed decision whether to subscribe to an 
information service.
    The Commission believes that past acts of widespread deception and 
abuse involving provision of information services, warrant safeguards 
such as these to guard against future efforts to evade federal pay-per-
call regulations.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory
    Public burden for the collection is as noted above. Send comments 
regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the collections of 
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to 
Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11975 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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