Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 164 / Monday, August 25, 1997 / Notices 44969

Federal Communications Commission

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22547 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

August 19, 1997.

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 September 24,

1997. 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 Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s) contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0767.

Title:

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 44,000.

Estimated Time Per Response:

Ownership and Gross Revenues

Information—.5 to 4 hours; Disclosure

of Terms of Joint Bidding Agreements—

.5 hours; Maintaining Ownership and

Gross Revenues Information—4 hours

per response and 5 year retention;

Transfer Disclosure—.5 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $45,734,700.

Total Annual Burden: 764,500 hours.

Needs and Uses: The ownership,

gross revenues and joint bidding

agreement information portions of this

collection will be used by the

Commission to determine whether the

applicant is legally, technically and

financially qualified to be a licensee.

Without such information, the

Commission could not determine

whether to issue the licenses to the

applicants that provide

telecommunications, multi-channel

video programming distribution and

other communications services to the

public and therefore fulfill its statutory

responsibilities in accordance with the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. The information will also be

used to ensure the market integrity of

future auctions. Likewise, the

information collected in connection

with § 1.2111(a) of the Commission’s

rules 47 CFR 1.2111(a) will be used to

maintain the market integrity of future

auctions and prevent unjust enrichment.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22480 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

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[CC Docket No. 97–137; FCC 97–298]

Application of Ameritech Michigan

Pursuant to Section 271 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

Amended, To Provide In-Region,

InterLATA Services in Michigan

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Memorandum Opinion

and Order (Order) in CC Docket No. 97–

137 concludes that Ameritech Michigan

(Ameritech) has not satisfied the

requirements of section 271 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended (Act). The Commission

therefore denies Ameritech’s

application for authorization to provide

in-region, interLATA services in

Michigan. The Order declines to grant

Ameritech authority to provide inregion, interLATA services in Michigan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melissa Waksman, Attorney, Policy and

Program Planning Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, (202) 418–1580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Order

adopted and released August 19, 1997.

The full text of this Order is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center, 1919 M St., NW,

Room 239, Washington, DC. The

complete text also may be obtained

through the World Wide Web, at http:/

/www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common

Carrier/Orders/fcc97–298.wp, or may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Service, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th

St., NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Synopsis of Order

1. On May 21, 1997, Ameritech

Michigan (Ameritech) filed an

application for authorization under

section 271 of the Communications Act

of 1934, as amended, to provide inregion, interLATA services in the State

of Michigan. In this Order, the

Commission finds that Ameritech has

met its burden of demonstrating that it

is providing access and interconnection

to an unaffiliated, facilities-based

provider of telephone exchange service

to residential and business subscribers

in Michigan, as required by section

271(c)(1)(A) of the statute. The

Commission further concludes,

however, that Ameritech has not yet

demonstrated that it has fully

implemented the competitive checklist

in section 271(c)(2)(B). In particular, the

Commission finds that Ameritech has

not met its burden of showing that it

meets the competitive checklist with

respect to: (1) Access to its operations

support systems; (2) interconnection;

and (3) access to its 911 and E911

services. In addition, the Commission

finds that Ameritech has not

demonstrated that its ‘‘requested [inregion, interLATA authorization] will be

carried out in accordance’’ with the

structural and transactional

requirements of sections 272(b)(3) and

272(b)(5), respectively. Accordingly, the

Commission, pursuant to section

271(d)(3) of the Communications Act of