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service tiers (‘‘CPSTs’’). Operators

electing to use this methodology adjust

their rates once per year to reflect

reasonably certain and reasonably

quantifiable changes in external costs,

inflation, and the number of regulated

channels that are projected for the 12

months following the rate change. To

enable operators to use this optional rate

adjustment methodology the

Commission created FCC Form 1240

Annual Updating of Maximum

Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable

Services. Subsequent to the availability

of FCC Form 1240, the Commission

received numerous requests for waiver

of certain rate adjustment requirements

contained in the Order. Therefore, on,

November 1, 1996, the Commission

released an Order, DA 96–1804, which

granted for all cable operators’ initial

Form 1240 filing, a waiver of the

requirement that only costs that have

actually been incurred may be included

in the true-up period. Specifically, an

operator’s initial Form 1240 filing may

now include projected changes in costs,

inflation, channels and subscriber

information attributable to the period

between the last date for which

historical cost data is available and the

effective date of the new rates. These

projections must be accompanied by a

separate calculation and explanation of

the basis for the costs (for the period

between the last full month for which

actual cost data is available and the

effective date of the new rate).

The creation of this blanket waiver

modified the Form 1240 information

collection requirement (though not the

actual Form 1240, hence the July 1996

edition remains intact) and therefore

required the approval of the Office of

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’). The

Commission received emergency OMB

approval on December 12, 1996. The

Commission now initiates a 60-day

public comment period concerning the

Form 1240 information collection

requirement in order to obtain regular

OMB approval for the collection.

FCC Form 1240 is filed by cable

operators seeking to adjust maximum

permitted rates for regulated services to

reflect changes in external costs. Cable

operators submit FCC Form 1240 to

their respective local franchising

authorities to justify rates for the basic

service tier or with the Commission (in

situations where the Commission has

assumed jurisdiction). FCC Form 1240

is also filed with the Commission when

responding to a complaint filed with the

Commission about cable programming

service rates and associated equipment.

Information contained in FCC Form

1240 filings has been used by the

Commission and LFAs to adjudicate

permitted rates for regulated cable

services and equipment, for the addition

of new programming tiers, to account

for the addition and deletion of

channels, and for the allowance for pass

through of external costs and costs due

to inflation.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3257 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

February 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,

Public Law 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.: 3060–0165.

Expiration Date: 01/31/2000.

Title: Records to be Maintained and

Reports to be Filed—Part 41 Franks,

Section 41.31.

Form No.: N/A.

Estimated Annual Burden: 408 total

annual hours; 6 hours per respondent

(avg.); 68 respondents.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Description: Section 210 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, 47 U.S.C. 210, requires that

common carriers subject to the Act

maintain records to reflect the name,

address, etc., of persons holding

telephone or telegraph franks, so as to

enable the Commission and/or carriers

to compile, if needed, reports in this

area. Though the Commission is not

currently requiring the actual periodic

reporting of this data, it is information

which should continue to be maintained

in case the need arises to assure that the

franking privileges are being adequately

policed by the companies themselves.

Section 41.31 of the Commission’s rules

implements Section 210. The

information helps to ensure that franks

are being addressed fairly. Failure to

have the information recorded would

prohibit the Commission from being

able to respond to complaints and from

generally being able to police the

activity.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0147.

Expiration Date: 01/31/2000.

Title: Extension of Unsecured Credit

for Interstate and Foreign—Section

64.804.

Form No.: N/A.

Estimated Annual Burden: 104 total

annual hours; 8 hours per respondent;

13 respondents.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Description: Collection of this

information is required by statute—

Section 401 of the Federal Election

Campaign Act of 1971, Public Law 92–

225. Pursuant to Section 64.804 of FCC

Rules and Regulations, records of each

account, involving the extension by a

carrier of unsecured credit to a

candidate or person on behalf of such

candidate for common carrier

communications services shall be

maintained by the carrier as to show

separately, for interstate and foreign

communications services all charges,

credits, adjustments, and security, if

any, and balance receivable. Section

64.804 requires communications

common carriers with operating

revenues exceeding $1 million who

extend unsecured credit to a political

candidate or person on behalf of such

candidate for Federal office to report,

twice a year, data including due and

outstanding balances. The information

is used by the agency to monitor the

extent of credit extended to candidates

for Federal office.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0745.

Expiration Date: 08/31/97.

Title: Implementation of the Local

Exchange Carrier Tariff Streamlining

Provisions in the Telecommunications

Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96–187.

Form No.: N/A.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4090 total

annual hours; 37.18 hours per

respondent (avg.); 110 respondents.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $170,000.

Description: In the Report and Order

issued in CC Docket 96–187, the

Commission adopted measures to

implement the specific streamlining

tariff filing requirements for local

exchange carriers (LECs) of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996

Act). In order to achieve a streamlined

and deregulatory environment for LEC

tariff filings, the item will permit LECs

to file tariffs electronically. The 1996

Act provides that LEC tariffs seeking

rate increases shall be effective in fifteen

days and LEC tariffs seeking rate

decreases shall be effective in seven

days. The Commission adopted its

proposal that carriers wishing to take
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advantage of the seven day notice

period must file rate decreases in

separate transmittals. Because of the

short notice periods, the Commission

adopted the requirement that carriers

identify specifically transmittals filed

pursuant to Section 204(a)(3), including

whether the transmittals contain rate

increases, rate decreases or both. The

Commission requires that LECs display

prominently in the upper right hand

corner of the tariff transmittal letters a

statement indicating that the tariff is

being filed on a streamlined basis under

section 204(a)(3) of the Act and whether

the tariff filing contains proposed rate

increase, decrease or both. Under

existing Commission rules, LECs are

required to submit revisions to their

annual access tariffs on 90 days’ notice

to be effective on July 1. Because these

revisions are eligible for streamlined

treatment, we will require carriers

subject to price cap regulation to file a

TRP prior to the filing of the annual

access tariff revisions absent any

information on the carriers’ proposed

rates, and to make it available to the

public. Early filing of the TRPs will

facilitate review of the annual access

filings within the streamlined notice

periods by resolving most of the major

issues currently raised with the annual

access proceedings. The information

collected under the program of

electronic filing will facilitate access to

tariff and associated documents by the

public, specially by interested persons

who do not have ready access to the

Commission’s public reference rooms,

and state and federal regulators. All of

the requirements would be used to

ensure that LECs comply with their

obligations under the Communications

Act and that the Commission be able to

ensure compliance within the

streamlined timeframes established by

the 1996 Act.

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

the Records Management Branch,

Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3256 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–864–DR]

Hawaii; Amendment to Notice of a

Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Hawaii (FEMA–864–DR), dated May 18,

1990, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the incident period for

this disaster is closed effective January

31, 1997.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.516, Disaster Assistance)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–3354 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[FEMA–1154–DR]

Idaho; Amendment to Notice of a Major

Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of Idaho

(FEMA–1154–DR), dated January 4,

1997 and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that in a letter dated

January 31, 1997, the President

amended his declaration of January 4,

1997 to define the incident period for

this disaster as November 16, 1996,

through and including January 3, 1997.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.516, Disaster Assistance)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–3352 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[FEMA–1157–DR]

North Dakota; Amendment to Notice of

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of North

Dakota (FEMA–1157–DR), dated January

12, 1997, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 1997

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the incident period for

this disaster is closed effective January

31, 1997.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.516, Disaster Assistance)

Catherine H. Light,

Deputy Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–3350 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[FEMA–1138–DR]

Pennsylvania; Amendment to Notice of

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

(FEMA–1138–DR dated September 13,

1996, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pauline C. Campbell, Response and

Recovery Directorate, Federal

Emergency Management Agency,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is

hereby amended to include Public

Assistance in the following areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of September 13, 1996:

The counties of Huntingdon, Juniata,

Mifflin, Perry, Cumberland, and

Montgomery for Public Assistance

(already designated for Individual

Assistance and Hazard Mitigation

Assistance).