33544 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 24, 2000 / Notices

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested

May 15, 2000.

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, 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 July 24, 2000. 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 to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room 1–A804, Washington, DC 20554

or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0920.

Title: Application for Construction

Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast

Station.

Form Number: FCC 318.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions; state, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 2,500.

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour

30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Reporting, on

occasion.

Total Annual Burden: 3,750.

Total Annual Costs: $0.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 318 is

required to apply for a construction

permit for a new LPFM station or to

make changes in the existing facilities of

such a station. The data is used by FCC

staff to determine whether an applicant

meets basic statutory and regulatory

requirements to become a Commission

licensee and to ensure that the public

interest would be served by grant of the

application.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0855.

Title: Telecommunications Reporting

Worksheet and Associated

Requirements, CC Docket No. 98–171.

Form Number: FCC Form 499.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 5500.

Estimated Time Per Response: 7.2

Hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 40,000 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Annual; semiannual.

Needs and Uses: Pursuant to the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, telecommunications carriers

(and certain other providers of

telecommunications services) must

contribute to the support and cost

recovery mechanisms for

telecommunications relay services,

numbering administration, number

portability, and universal service. All

contributors to the federal universal

service support mechanisms must file

the Telecommunications Reporting

Worksheet, FCC Form 499. The

information is used to calculate carriers’

contributions.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0816.

Title: Local Competition and

Broadband Report, CC Docket No. 99–

301.

Form Number: FCC Form 477.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 510.

Estimated Time Per Response: 58.67

Hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 29,924 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Semiannually.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 477 seeks

to gather information on the

development of local competition and

deployment of broadband service also

known as advanced telecommunications

services. The data is necessary to

evaluate the status of developing

competition in local exchange

telecommunications markets and to

evaluate the status of broadband

deployment. The information will be

used by the Commission staff to advise

the Commission about the efficacy of

Commission rules and policies adopted

to implement the Telecommunications

Act of 1996.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0292.

Title: Part 69—Access Charges.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 1458.

Estimated Time Per Response: 23.19

Hours.

Total Annual Burden: 33,825 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

semi-annually; one-time reporting;

recordkeeping.

Needs and Uses: Part 69 of the

Commission’s rules and regulations

establishes the rules for access charges

for interstate or foreign access provided

by telephone companies. Local

telephone companies and states are

required to submit information to the

Commission and/or the National

Exchange Carrier Association. The

information is used to complete charges

in tariffs for access service (or

origination and termination) and to

computer revenue pool distributions.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0298.

Title: Tariffs (Other Than Tariff

Review Plan)—Part 61.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 2000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 341.2

Hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 682,555 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

annual; biennially; Third Party

Disclosure.

Needs and Uses: Part 61 is designed

to ensure that all tariffs filed by

common carriers are formally sound,

well organized, and provide the

Commission and the public with

sufficient information to determine the

justness and reasonableness as required

by the Communications Act of 1934, as

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amended, of the rates, terms and

conditions in those tariffs.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0804.

Title: Universal Service—Health Care

Providers Universal Service Program.

Form Number: FCC Forms 465, 466,

466–A, 467, 468.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profits; not for profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 5255.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.8

Hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 9755 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

recordkeeping.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

adopted rules providing support for all

telecommunications services, Internet

access, and internal connections for all

eligible health care providers. Health

care providers who want to participate

in the universal service program must

file several forms, including FCC Forms

465, 466, 466–A, 467 and 468. The

information reported is used to ensure

that universal service support is

distributed to telecommunications

carriers serving eligible health care

providers pursuant to 47 CFR part 54.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0511.

Title: ARMIS Access Report.

Form Number: FCC Report 43–04.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimated Time Per Response: 621

Hours.

Total Annual Burden: 93,150 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Needs and Uses: The Access Report is

needed to administer the results of the

FCC’s jurisdictional separations and

access charge procedures in order to

analyze revenue requirements, joint cost

allocations, jurisdictional separations

and access charges.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0512.

Title: The ARMIS Annual Summary

Report.

Form Number: FCC Report 43–01.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimated Time Per Response: 135

Hours.

Total Annual Burden: 20,250 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Needs and Uses: The ARMIS Annual

Summary Report contains financial and

operating data and is used to monitor

the incumbent local exchange carriers

and to perform routine analyses of costs

and revenues on behalf of the

Commission.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0513.

Title: ARMIS Joint Cost Report.

Form Number: FCC Report 43–03.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimated Time Per Response: 83

Hours.

Total Annual Burden: 12,450 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Needs and Uses: The Joint Cost

Report is needed to administer our Part

64 joint cost rules and to analyze the

regulated and nonregulated cost and

revenue allocations by study area in

order to prevent cross-subsidization of

nonregulated operations by the

regulated operations.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested

May 18, 2000.

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, 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 July 24, 2000. 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 to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commissions, 445 12th Street, S.W.,

Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554 or

via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Wireless Medical Telemetry

Service (ET Docket 99–255).

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or not for

profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 2500.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 4.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping; one time reporting

requirement.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

10,000 hours.

Total Annual Cost: $500,000.00.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

adopted a Notice of Proposed Rule

Making, to create a Wireless Medical

Telemetry Service (‘‘WMTS’’) (ET

Docket No. 99–255). If the WMTS were

licensed by rule, there would be no

record of which frequencies are used by

each facility or device. This could result

in interference if multiple parties

located closely together attempted to

use the same frequencies. Therefore, the

Commission proposes the appointment

of a frequency coordinator, who will

maintain a database of all WMTS

equipment in operation. All parties

using equipment in the WMTS would

be required to coordinate/register their

operating frequency and other relevant

technical operating parameters with a

coordinator designated by the

Commission. This proposal would assist

WMTS users in avoiding interference.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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