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46See supra para. 7.

that each individual LATA association

request be the subject of a separate

petition. Third, we request that each

petition be labeled ‘‘ITC Request for

LATA Relief Between the [ITC exchange

name(s)] and the [LATA name].’’

Finally, we request that each petition

include the following information,

under separately numbered and labeled

categories, as indicated below:

(1) Type of request (e.g., new

association, disassociation, change of

existing association);

(2) Exchange information (provide

name of the independent exchanges,

LATAs and carriers involved; indicate

the LATA, if any, with which the

independent exchange is currently

associated);

(3) Number of access lines or

customers (for each independent

exchange);

(4) Public interest statement (provide

a detailed statement explaining why

granting the association request would

serve the public interest. Include a

description of any planned network

changes that will require routing ITC

traffic through BOC facilities in a

different LATA);

(5) Map (showing the exchanges and

LATA boundaries involved and

including a scale showing distance);

(6) ELCS Routes (if the request is for

a disassociation or change in LATA

association, indicate whether there are

any local calling routes between the

independent exchange and the LATA

with which it is currently associated; if

there are such routes, list each of them

and indicate whether they should be

grandfathered);

(7) BOC supplement (attach a

supplement to the petition from the

BOC(s) serving the affected LATA(s)

requesting a modification of the LATA

boundary, pursuant to Section 3(25) of

the Act, to permit the association

change).

A carrier will be deemed to have

made a prima facie case supporting

grant of a proposed association change

if the petition: (1) States that the

association change is necessary because

of planned upgrades to the ITC’s

network or service that will require

routing traffic through a different BOC

LATA; (2) involves a limited number of

access lines; 46 and (3) includes a

statement from the affected BOC(s)

requesting a LATA modification,

pursuant to Section 3(25) of the Act, to

permit this change in association.

16. We request that any LATA

association requests filed with the

Commission, but not addressed in this

order, be re-filed so that they comply

with these guidelines. Each petition will

be assigned a LATA modification

(association) (LM(A)) file number and

placed on public notice.

VI. Conclusion

17. For the reasons set forth above, we

grant Petitioners’ requests for a change

in the LATA association of certain

independent exchanges and modify the

Lubbock LATA to permit this change.

We also provide guidelines for future

LATA association requests. These

actions serve the public interest because

they will allow ITCs to provide

upgraded services to consumers in an

efficient manner.

VII. Ordering Clauses

18. Accordingly, it is ordered,

pursuant to Sections 3(25) and 4(i) of

the Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 153(25), 154(i),

that the requests of Mid-Plains Rural

Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (MidPlains), File No. NSD–LM(A)–97–27,

and Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative,

Inc. (Cap Rock), File No. NSD–LM(A)–

97–28, for LATA association changes

are granted.

19. It is further ordered, pursuant to

Sections 3(25) and 4(i) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 153(25), 154(i),

that the requests of Southwestern Bell

Telephone Company (SWBT) for LATA

modifications for the purpose of

permitting these changes in association

are approved.

20. It is further ordered, pursuant to

Sections 3(25) and 4(i) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 153(25), 154(i),

that the association of the Silverton,

Turkey, and Quitaque exchanges is

changed from the Amarillo, Texas

LATA to the Lubbock, Texas LATA. The

Lubbock LATA is modified to permit

these changes in association. The

Silverton, Turkey, and Quitaque

exchanges are now associated with the

Lubbock LATA and SWBT may provide

the same services to these exchanges

through the Lubbock LATA as it was

previously authorized to provide

through the Amarillo LATA. The

association between the Silverton,

Turkey, and Quitaque exchanges and

the Amarillo LATA is terminated and

service between these exchanges and

the Amarillo LATA will now be

considered interLATA.

21. It is further ordered that pursuant

to section 416(a) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.

§ 416(a), the Secretary shall serve a copy

of this order upon the parties to this

proceeding.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21243 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

August 5, 1997.

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, Pub.

L. 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.: 3060–0785.

Expiration Date: 01/31/98.

Title: Changes to the Board of

Directors of the National Exchange

Carrier Association and the FederalState Joint Board on Universal Service,

CC Docket Nos. 97–21 and 96–45.

Form No.: FCC Form 457, Universal

Service Worksheet.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000

respondents; 4.31 hours per response

(avg.); 86,250 total annual burden hours

for all collections.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $7,580,500.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

semi-annual; quarterly; monthly.

Description: The Telecommunications

Act of 1996 (1996 Act) directed the

Commission to initiate a rulemaking to

reform our system of universal service

so that universal service is preserved

and advanced as markets move toward

competition. To fulfill that mandate,

based on the recommendations of the

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal

Service, the Commission adopted a

Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96–

45 on May 8, 1997 to implement the

Congressional directives set out in

section 254 of the Communications Act

of 1934, as amended by the 1996 Act.

In Changes to the Board of Directors of

the National Exchange Carrier

Association, Inc. and Federal-State Joint

Board on Universal Service, Report and
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Order and Second Order on

Reconsideration, CC Docket Nos. 97–21

and 96–45, the Commission further

clarifies reporting requirements

necessary to calculate contributions to

universal service. Section 254(d)

requires all telecommunications carriers

that provide interstate

telecommunications services to make

equitable and nondiscriminatory

contributions towards the preservation

and advancement of universal service.

Section 254(d) also permits the

Commission to require providers of

interstate telecommunications to

contribute to universal service if it

would serve the public interest.

Pursuant to section 54.703 of the

Commission’s rules, all contributors

must contribute to the support

mechanisms based on their end-user

telecommunications revenues. End-user

telecommunications revenues are those

revenues derived from end users for

telecommunications or

telecommunications services. End-user

telecommunications revenues also

include revenues from subscriber line

charges. Support for programs for

schools, libraries, and rural health care

providers will be based on interstate,

intrastate and international end-user

telecommunications revenues. Support

for programs for high cost areas and

low-income consumers will be based on

interstate and international end-user

telecommunications revenues.

In order to compute contributions,

contributors must submit semi-annually

information regarding their end-user

telecommunications revenues. Section

54.711 of the Commission’s rules

requires contributing entities to submit

a semi-annual Universal Service

Worksheet, FCC Form 457 (the

Worksheet) and quarterly contributions

to universal service. See 47 CFR Section

54.711. The Worksheet requires entities

to submit information regarding their

end-user telecommunications revenues.

It will require entities to list their

revenues by several categories and to

specify what portion of their revenues

are attributable to interstate services.

The Worksheet will be used by the

Administrator or Temporary

Administrator to calculate total end-user

telecommunications revenues. This

information shall be used to calculate

the quarterly contribution factors which

shall be applied to individual end-user

telecommunications revenues to

calculate individual contributions.

Universal service contribution factors

shall be based on the ratio of projected

costs of the support mechanisms for the

funding year, including administrative

expenses, to the revenue base,

calculated from information contained

in the Worksheets. The 1998 universal

service funding year will begin January

1, 1998 and end December 31, 1998. The

Administrator or Temporary

Administrator will adjust the

contribution factor every quarter based

on projected demand for services,

administrative costs, etc. The Report

and Order set forth a partial listing of

the types of interstate services for which

contributions must be made. Carriers

that provide interstate services,

including, but not limited to: cellular

telephone and paging services; mobile

radio services; operator services; PCS;

access to interexchange service; special

access; WATS; toll-free services; 900

services; MTS; private line; telex;

telegraph; video services; satellite

services; and resale services must

contribute to the universal service

support mechanisms. See 47 CFR

Section 54.703. The Administrator or

Temporary Administrator will bill

contributors and the contributor will

then submit its quarterly payment to the

Administrator or Temporary

Administrator. Contributors that

provide services to schools, libraries,

and health care providers may be

eligible to receive a credit against their

contributions. A contributor seeking a

credit must submit information to the

Administrator or Temporary

Administrator regarding the services

provided at less than cost. See 47 CFR

Section 54.515. The Administrator or

Temporary Administrator will send

contributors a quarterly bill that will set

out the quarterly contribution due. In

addition, contributors will be allowed to

submit their quarterly contribution with

the information necessary to calculate

any credits. The Commission exempts

certain carriers from the contribution

requirement. If based on the funding

year’s first quarter contribution

percentage, a contributor’s yearly

contribution would be less than $100, it

will not be required to submit a

Worksheet and a contribution. Failure to

file the Worksheet or to submit required

contributions may subject the

contributors to the enforcement

provisions of the Act and any other

applicable law. See 47 CFR Section

54.713. Statutory authority for this

collection of information is contained in

47 USC §§ 154(i), 254(d), as amended.

The information will be used by the

Commission and the Administrator or

Temporary Administrator to calculate

contributions to the universal service

support mechanisms. The Universal

Service Worksheet can be obtained from

the Commission’s website

(www.fcc.gov). The Worksheet is also

available through the FCC Fax-onDemand system. Copies may be ordered

via fax 24 hours a day by calling 202–

418–0177 from the handset of any fax

machine. The document retrieval

number is 000457. The files contain

both the instructions and the form.

Follow the system voice prompts and

enter the document retrieval number

when requested. Due to the limited

number of phone lines into the forms

Fax-on Demand system, callers may

wish to call during non-business hours.

If you have difficulty with the

transmission of your fax contact Ginny

Simms at 202–418–0213. All entities

that are required to contribute to

universal service support mechanisms

must complete the Worksheet by

September 1, 1997. Compliance is

mandatory.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0786.

Expiration Date: 01/31/98.

Title: Petitions for LATA Association

Changes by Independent Telephone

Companies.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20

respondents; 6 hours per response

(avg.); 120 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Description: In Petitions for LATA

Association Changes by Independent

Telephone Companies, Memorandum

Opinion and Order (Order), CC Docket

No. 96–158, the Commission pursuant

to the provisions of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended requests that independent

telephone companies (ITCs) and Bell

Operating Companies provide certain

information to the Commission

regarding ITC requests for changes in

local access and transport area (LATA)

association and modification of LATA

boundaries to permit the change in

association. The Commission has

provided voluntary guidelines to assist

ITCs in filing petitions for changes in

LATA association and connected

modification of LATA boundaries. The

guidelines ask that each LATA

association change request include the

following information: (1) Type of

request; (2) exchange information; (3)

number of access lines or customers; (4)

public interest statement; (5) a map

showing exchanges and LATA

boundaries involved; (6) a list of

extended local calling service (ELCS)

routes between the independent

exchange and the LATA with which it

is currently associated; and (7) a BOC

supplement requesting a modification of

the LATA boundary. A carrier will be
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deemed to have made a prima facie case

supporting grant of the proposed change

in association if the petition: (1) States

that the association change is necessary

because of planned upgrades to the

ITC’s network or service that will

require routing traffic through a

different BOC LATA; (2) involves a

limited number of access lines; and (3)

includes a statement from the affected

BOC(s) requesting a LATA modification.

The guidelines will assist the ITCs in

filing LATA association petitions and

the Commission in determining whether

a change in LATA association should be

granted. The requested information will

be used by the Commission to

determine whether the need for the

proposed changes in LATA association

outweighs the risk of potential

anticompetitive effects, and thus

whether requests for changes in LATA

association and connected

modifications of LATA boundaries

should be granted.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0784.

Expiration Date: 01/31/98.

Title: USAC Board of Directors

Nomination Process, CC Docket Nos.

97–21 and 96–45.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 17

respondents; 20 hours per response

(avg.); 340 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

biennially.

Description: In Changes to the Board

of Directors of the National Exchange

Carrier Association, Inc. and FederalState Joint Board on Universal Service,

Report and Order and Second Order on

Reconsideration, CC Docket Nos. 97–21

and 96–45, the Commission appoints

the National Exchange Carrier

Association (NECA) the temporary

administrator of the universal service

support mechanisms, subject to its

creating a separate subsidiary, the

Universal Service Administrative

Company (USAC), to administer the

support programs. The Commission also

directs NECA to create two unaffiliated

corporations to administer portions of

the schools and libraries and rural

health care programs. USAC’s Board of

Directors shall consist of 17 individuals

who represent a cross section of

industry providers and support program

beneficiaries: (1) Three directors shall

represent incumbent local exchange

carriers, with one director representing

the Bell Operating Companies and GTE,

one director representing ILECs (other

than the Bell Operating Companies)

with annual operating revenues in

excess of $40 million, and one director

representing ILECs (other than the Bell

Operating Companies) with annual

operating revenues of $40 million or

less; (2) Two directors shall represent

interexchange carriers, with one director

representing interexchange carriers with

more than $3 billion in annual operating

revenues and one director representing

interexchange carriers with annual

operating revenues of $3 billion or less;

(3) One director shall represent

commercial mobile radio service

(CMRS) providers; (4) One director shall

represent competitive local exchange

carriers; (5) One director shall represent

cable operators; (6) One director shall

represent information service providers;

(7) Three directors shall represent

schools that are eligible to receive

universal service discounts; (8) One

director shall represent libraries that are

eligible to receive universal service

discounts; (9) One director shall

represent rural health care providers

that are eligible to receive supported

services; (10) One director shall

represent low-income consumers; (11)

One director shall represent state

telecommunications regulators; and (12)

One director shall represent state

consumer advocates. The Commission

instructs industry and non-industry

groups to nominate a consensus

candidate for each seat on the Board.

Each of these industry and non-industry

groups shall submit the name of its

nominee for a seat on USAC’s Board of

Directors, along with relevant

professional and biographical

information about the nominee, to the

Chairman of the Federal

Communications Commission within 14

calendar days of the publication of the

Report and Order’s rules in the Federal

Register. Only members of the industry

or non-industry group that a Board

member will represent may submit a

nomination for that position. See 47

CFR Sections 69.614, 69.617. Members

of the USAC Board will be appointed for

two-year terms. Board members may be

re-appointed for subsequent terms

pursuant to the initial nomination and

appointment process described above.

The information will be used by the

Commission to select USAC’s Board of

Directors. The information requested is

not otherwise available. Without such

information the Commission could not

appoint a representative body to USAC’s

Board of Directors and, therefore, could

not fulfill its statutory responsibilities in

accordance with the Communications

Act of 1934, as amended. You are

required to respond.

Public reporting burden for the

collection of information 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, D.C. 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21179 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20573.

JFY Cargo, 12923 Cerise Avenue,

Hawthorne, CA 90250, Debrah Ann

Thorpe-Hebert, Sole Proprietor

International Financial Resources, Inc.,

510 Plaza Drive, Suite 2280, Atlanta,

GA 30349, Officer: Allen R.

Bornscheuer, CEO

Dated: August 6, 1997.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21178 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at

the offices of the Board of Governors.

Interested persons may express their

views in writing to the Reserve Bank

indicated for that notice or to the offices