53004 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Jerry Clifford,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

October 2, 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

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;

the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and 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 November 9,

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

Commissions, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0795.

Title: ULS TIN Registration and FCC

Form 606.

Form No.: FCC Form 606.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit

entities; not-for-profit institutions; state,

local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 411,000.

Estimated Hour Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: One time

filing requirement.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

411,000 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) is

currently developing a Universal

Licensing System (ULS) expected to be

implemented in mid November 1997.

This ULS will eventually replace 10

separate licensing databases and

provide for universal licensing forms

and data collection for the many

services that the Wireless Bureau

provides.

The ULS will be driven by applicants

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),

which could be a Social Security

Number or an Employer Identification

Number. We are requesting an extension

of the emergency approval to require

existing licensees to provide WTB with

their TIN and list of call signs in order

to populate ULS and establish a unique

sequential number for each licensee. A

licensee may have multiple licenses

under different names and addresses all

covered under the same TIN number.

Only one unique sequential number will

be assigned to cover all of the licensees

licenses which could be in various

names, radio services and addresses.

The actual TIN will not be displayed to

the public, but instead, the unique

sequential number will be used to

service inquiries.

The WTB strongly encourages

submission of this information

electronically and has developed an

interactive electronic application for

this purpose which is the FCC Form

606. A series of public notices will be

issued and this information will be

collected gradually, by radio service.

The information collected in the

application will be used to populate the

ULS and to assign a unique identifier to

each licensee for interaction with the

ULS. Assignment of the unique

identifier will be automatically

generated by the system. This

information will also be used to match

records in the licensing database to the

Collection System records to validate

payment for applications and for Debt

Collection purposes.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0793.

Title: Procedures for States Regarding

Lifeline Consents, Adoption of Intrastate

Discount Matrix for Schools and

Libraries, and Designation of Eligible

Telecommunications Carriers.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; state, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 890.

Estimated Hour Per Response: 1.25

hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

filing requirement; annually.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

1,120 total annual burden hours for all

collections.

Needs and Uses: On May 8, 1997, the

Commission released Federal-State Joint

Board on Universal Service, Report and

Order, CC Docket No. 96–45, FCC 97–

157 (Order). In that Order, the

Commission adopted rules providing

funding for discounts to eligible schools

and libraries. The Commission also

adopted rules mandating that state

commissions designate common carriers

as eligible telecommunications carriers

for service areas selected by state

commissions in accordance with section

214(e). In a Public Notice, the Common

Carrier Bureau announced procedures

states must follow in order to receive

universal service support.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0756.

Title: Procedural Requirements and

Policies for Commission Processing of

InterLATA Services Under Section 271

of the Communications Act.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 75.

Estimated Hour Per Response: 250

hours (avg).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

filing requirement.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

18,820 total annual burden hours for all

collections.

Needs and Uses: In a Public Notice

released 9/19/97, the Commission

revised various procedural requirements

and policies relating to the

Commission’s processing of Bell

operating company applications to

provide in-region, interLATA services

pursuant to section 271 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. Section 271 provides for

applications on a state-by-state basis.

The Public Notice requires that

applicants file an original and 11 copies

of each application, together with one

copy on a computer diskette. The

applications each will consist of a

stand-alone, principal document (Brief
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices 53005

in Support of Application) with

supporting documentation such as

records of state proceedings,

interconnection agreements, affidavits,

etc. Each application will also include

written consultations from state

regulatory commissions and the U.S.

Department of Justice.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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Notice of Telecommunications Relay

Services (TRS) Applications for State

Certification Accepted

Released: October 3, 1997.

Notice is hereby given that the states

listed below have applied to the

Commission for State

Telecommunications Relay Service

(TRS) Certification. Current state

certifications expire July 25, 1998.

Applications for certification, covering

the five year period of July 26, 1998 to

July 25, 2003, must demonstrate that the

state TRS program complies with the

Commission’s rules for the provision of

TRS, pursuant to Title IV of the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),

47 U.S.C. 225. These rules are codified

at 47 CFR 64.601–605.

Copies of applications for certification

are available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Common Carrier Bureau,

Network Services Division, Room 235,

2000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to

3:00 PM (closed 12:30 to 1:30 PM) and

the FCC Reference Center, Room 239,

1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

daily, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Interested persons may file comments

with respect to the first group of

applications on or before November 21,

1997; the second group on or before,

December 5, 1997; and the third group,

on or before December 12, 1997.

Comments should reference the relevant

state file number of the state application

that is being commented upon. One

original and five copies of all comments

must be sent to William F. Caton, Acting

Secretary, Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20554. Two copies

also should be sent to the Network

Services Division, Common Carrier

Bureau, 2000 M Street, N.W., Room 235,

Washington, D.C. 20554.

A number of state TRS programs

currently holding FCC certification have

failed to apply for recertification.

Applications received after October 1,

1997, for which no extension has been

requested before October 1, 1997, must

be accompanied by a petition explaining

the circumstances behind the late-filing

and requesting acceptance of the latefiled application.

First Group of Applicants (Comments

due November 21, 1997)

File No: TRS–97–07

Applicant: Virginia Department for the

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

State of Virginia

File No. TRS–97–08

Applicant: Tennessee Regulatory

Authority

State of Tennessee

File No. TRS–97–09

Applicant: Illinois Commerce

Commission

State of Illinois

File No. TRS–97–10

Applicant: Nevada Rehabilitation

Division

State of Nevada

File No. TRS–97–11

Applicant: Kentucky Public Service

Commission

State of Kentucky

File No. TRS–97–12

Applicant: Washington Department of

Social and Health Services

State of Washington

File No. TRS–97–13

Applicant: Arizona Council for the

Hearing Impaired

State of Arizona

File No. TRS–97–14

Applicant: Delaware Public Service

Commission

State of Delaware

File No. TRS–97–15

Applicant: Mississippi Public Service

Commission

State of Mississippi

Second Group of Applicants (Comments

due December 5, 1997)

File No. TRS–97–16

Applicant: Pennsylvania Public Utilities

Commission

State of Pennsylvania

File No. TRS–97–17

Applicant: Division of Public Utilities

State of Utah

File No. TRS–97–18

Applicant: Office of Information

Resources South Carolina Budget and

Control Board

State of South Carolina

File No. TRS–97–19

Applicant: Public Utilities Commission

State of Maine

File No. TRS–97–20

Applicant: Board of Public Utilities

State of New Jersey

File No. TRS–97–21

Applicant: Department of Budget and

Management

State of Maryland

File No. TRS–97–22

Applicant: Department of Employment

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

State of Wyoming

File No. TRS–97–23

Applicant: Department of Public

Utilities

State of Massachusetts

File No. TRS–97–24

Applicant: Missouri Public Service

Commission

State of Missouri

File No. TRS–97–25

Applicant: Telecommunications

Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico

Territory of Puerto Rico

Third Group of Applicants (Comments

due December 12, 1997)

File No. TRS–97–26

Applicant: Indiana Telephone Relay

Access Corporation

State of Indiana

File No. TRS–97–27

Applicant: Kansas Relay Service, Inc.

State of Kansas

File No. TRS–97–28

Applicant: Oklahoma Telephone

Association, Inc.

State of Oklahoma

File No. TRS–97–29

Applicant: Governor’s Committee on

Telecommunications Access Service

State of Montana

File No. TRS–97–30

Applicant: Department of Public Service

State of Vermont

File No. TRS–97–31

Applicant: Idaho Public Utilities

Commission

State of Idaho

File No. TRS–97–32

Applicant: Public Utilities Commission

State of Colorado

File No. TRS–97–33

Applicant: Department of Human

Services

State of South Dakota

File No. TRS–97–34

Applicant: Iowa Utilities Board

State of Iowa

File No. TRS–97–35

Applicant: Public Service Commission

State of West Virginia

File No. TRS–97–44

Applicant: Wisconsin Department of

Administration

State of Wisconsin