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adopted rules that require the provision

of TRS service beginning July 26, 1993.

The Commission set minimum

standards for TRS providers and

established a shared-funding

mechanism (TRS Fund) for recovering

the costs of providing interstate TRS.

The Commission also appointed the

National Exchange Carrier Association

(NECA) the TRS Fund administrator,

and directed NECA to establish a nonpaid, voluntary advisory committee to

monitor cost recovery matters.

a. FCC Form 431: The Commission’s

rules require all carriers providing

interstate telecommunications services

to contribute to the TRS Fund. The

amount contributed is the product of the

carrier’s gross interstate revenues for the

previous year and a contribution factor

determined annually by the

Commission. Contributions are

calculated in accordance with a TRS

Fund Worksheet which is prepared each

year by the Commission and published

in the Federal Register. Payments from

the fund are made to eligible TRS

providers and are designed to cover the

reasonable costs incurred in providing

interstate TRS service. The TRS Fund

administrator files a proposed payment

formula and estimated fund

requirements with the Commission each

year, and this payment formula is

subject to Commission approval. See 47

CFR 64.601–64.608 for rules and

requirements governing

telecommunications relay services.

Pursuant to § 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(A), every

carrier providing interstate

telecommunications services must

contribute to the TRS Fund on the basis

of its relative share of gross interstate

revenues. Section 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(A)

contains a partial listing of the types of

interstate services for which

contributions must be made. Carriers

who provide interstate services,

including but not limited to, cellular

telephone and paging, mobile radio,

operator services, personal

communications service (PCS), access

(including subscriber line charges),

alternative access and special access,

packet-switched, WATS, 800, 900,

message telephone service, interstate

private line, telex, telegraph, video,

satellite, intraLATA international and

resale services must contribute to the

TRS Fund. Contributions to the TRS

Fund will be based on each interstate

service provider’s relative share of gross

interstate revenues for the prior

calendar year and a contribution factor

determined by the Commission.

Contributors must use the TRS Fund

Worksheet, FCC Form 431, to calculate

their contributions to the TRS Fund.

The worksheet must be filed with the

FCC TRS Fund Administrator. See

§ 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(B) and FCC Form 431,

TRS Fund Worksheet. (5000

respondents × 2 hours per response =

10,000 annual burden hours).

b. True and Accurate Data: TRS

providers must provide the

administrator with true and accurate

data to be used to compute payments.

According to § 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(C), the

providers must submit the following:

total TRS minutes of use, total interstate

TRS minutes of use, total TRS operating

expenses and total TRS investment in

general accordance with 47 CFR Part 32,

and other historical or projected

information reasonably requested by the

administrator for purposes of computing

payments and revenue requirements.

(13 respondents × 3 hours per response

= 39 annual burden hours).

c. Reports of Interstate TRS Minutes:

TRS providers, including providers who

are not interexchange carriers, local

exchange carriers, or certified state relay

providers, must submit reports of

interstate TRS minutes of use to the

administrator in order to receive

payments. TRS providers receiving

payments shall file a form prescribed by

the administrator. The administrator is

directed to fashion a form that is

consistent with Parts 32 and 36. (See 47

CFR § 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(E)). (13

respondents × 4 hours per response = 52

annual burden hours).

d. Notification to TRS Administrator:

Section 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(F) lists TRS

providers who are eligible for receiving

payments from the TRS Fund. These

providers must notify the administrator

of their intent to participate in the TRS

Fund thirty days prior to submitting

reports of TRS interstate minutes of use

in order to receive payment settlements

for interstate TRS. Failure to file may

exclude the TRS provider from

eligibility for the year. (See 47 CFR

64.604(c)(4)(iii)(G)). Payments will only

be made to eligible TRS providers

operating in compliance with the

mandatory minimum standards set forth

in § 64.604. (13 respondents x 10

minutes per response = 2.16 annual

burden hours).

e. TRS Administrator Annual Report:

The TRS Fund is subject to a yearly

audit performed by an independent

certified accounting firm or by the

Commission, or both. Pursuant to

§ 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(H), the TRS Fund

administrator must report annually to

the Commission its administrative costs

associated with the administration of

the TRS Fund, and must file a cost

allocation manual. TRS payment

formulas and revenue requirements

must be filed with the Commission on

October 1 of each year. The

administrator must establish a non-paid,

voluntary advisory committee of

persons from the hearing and speech

disability communities, TRS users,

interstate service providers, state

representatives, and TRS providers

which will meet at reasonable intervals

in order to monitor TRS cost recovery

matters. The annual report to the

Commission must include a discussion

of advisory committee deliberations. (1

respondent ×500 hours per response =

500 annual burden hours).

Information submitted in response to

the foregoing requirements is used to

administer the TRS Fund. Information is

used to calculate the required carrier

contributions to the TRS Fund and to

determine the appropriate payment due

to the TRS providers participating in the

shared funding plan. Your response is

required to obtain or retain benefits.

Public reporting burden for the

collections 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. 97–24123 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

September 4, 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;
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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 comments should be

submitted on or before October 14,

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–XXXX.

Title: Section 68.110(c)—Availability

of Inside Wiring Information.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 6

hours.

Cost to Respondents: The Commission

estimates that the annual cost to all

respondents to maintain existing

records for future disclosure upon

request is $5,000. Based on 200 carriers

within the 50 states, this represents only

$25 per carrier in additional storage and

retrieval costs.

Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

amended the rule defining the

demarcation point to: (1) clarify the

location, within 12 inches at the point

at which it enters the customer’s

premises; (2) indicate only major

additions or rearrangements of existing

wire are to be treated as new

installations; (3) allow owners of

multiunit buildings to restrict their

customers access to only that wiring

within a tenant’s individual unit; and

(4) require telephone companies to

provide building owners with all

available information regarding carrier

installed wiring on the customer’s side

of the demarcation point.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24008 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 16,

1997 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to

the public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Compliance matters pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 437g.

Audits conducted pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 437g, § 438(b), and Title 26,

U.S.C.

Matters concerning participation in

civil actions or proceedings or

arbitration.

Internal personnel rules and

procedures or matters affecting a

particular employee.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 18,

1997 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C. (ninth floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Correction and Approval of Minutes.

Report of the Audit Division on Lugar

for President Committee, Inc., Lugar for

President Legal and Accounting and

Compliance Fund, and Lugar for

President Committee Audit Fund.

Advisory Opinion 1997–17: Jay Nixon

by counsel, Kevin F. O’Malley.

Administrative Matters.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:

Mr. Ron Harris, Press Officer,

Telephone: (202) 219–4155.

Marjorie W. Emmons,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–24251 Filed 9–9–97; 1:03 pm]

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Changes to the Hotel and Motel Fire

Safety Act National Master List

AGENCY: United States Fire

Administration, FEMA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA or Agency)

gives notice of additions and

corrections/changes to, and deletions

from, the national master list of places

of public accommodations which meet

the fire prevention and control

guidelines under the Hotel and Motel

Fire Safety Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the master

list are invited and may be addressed to

the Rules Docket Clerk, Federal

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C

Street SW., room 840, Washington, D.C.

20472, (fax) (202) 646–4536. To be

added to the National Master List, or to

make any other change to the list, please

see Supplementary Information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Ottoson, Fire Management Programs

Branch, United States Fire

Administration, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, National

Emergency Training Center, 16825

South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD

21727, (301) 447–1272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting

under the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety

Act of 1990, 15 U.S.C. 2201 note, the

United States Fire Administration has

worked with each State to compile a

national master list of all of the places

of public accommodation affecting

commerce located in each State that

meet the requirements of the guidelines

under the Act. FEMA published the

national master list in the Federal

Register on Friday, August 1, 1997, 62

FR 41492–41727.

Parties wishing to be added to the

National Master List, or to make any

other change, should contact the State

office or official responsible for

compiling listings of properties which

comply with the Hotel and Motel Fire

Safety Act. A list of State contacts was

published in 61 FR 32032, also on June

21, 1996. If the published list is

unavailable to you, the State Fire

Marshal’s office can direct you to the

appropriate office. The Hotel and Motel

Fire Safety Act of 1990 National Master

List is now accessible electronically.

The National Master List Web Site is

located at: http://www.usfa/fema.gov/

hotel/index.htm

Visitors to this web site will be able

to search, view, download and print all

or part of the National Master List by

State, city, or hotel chain. The site also

provides visitors with other information

related to the Hotel and Motel Fire

Safety Act. Instructions on gaining

access to this information are available

as the visitor enters the site.

Periodically FEMA will update and

redistribute the national master list to

incorporate additions and corrections/

changes to the list, and deletions from