Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 190 / Friday, September 29, 2000 / Notices 58551

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimated Time Per Response: 135

hours.

Frequency of Response: Annual

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 20,250 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: ARMIS was

implemented to facilitate the timely and

efficient analysis of revenue

requirements, rates of return and price

caps; to provide an improved basis for

audits and other oversight functions;

and to enhance the Commission’s ability

to quantify the effects of alternative

policy. The ARMIS Report 43–01

contains financial and operating data

and is used to monitor the incumbent

local exchange carriers (‘‘ILECs’’) and to

perform routine analyses of costs and

revenues. ARMIS Report 43–01

facilitates the annual collection of

results of accounting, rate base, and cost

allocation requirements prescribed in

Parts 32, 36, 64, 65 and 69 of the

Commission’s Rules.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24962 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

September 19, 2000.

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 October 30,

2000. 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 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or

via the 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 the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0513.

Title: ARMIS Joint Cost Report.

Report No.: FCC Report 43–03.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimated Time Per Response: 83

hours.

Frequency of Response: Annual

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 12,450 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: ARMIS was

implemented to facilitate the timely and

efficient analysis of revenue

requirements, rates of return and price

caps; to provide an improved basis for

audits and other oversight functions;

and to enhance the Commission’s ability

to quantify the effects of alternative

policy. The ARMIS Joint Cost Report,

FCC Report 43–03, contains financial

and operating data. The FCC Report 43–

03 details the incumbent local exchange

carriers (‘‘ILECs’’) regulated and

nonregulated cost and revenue

allocations by study area pursuant to

Part 64 of the Commission’s rules.

The information contained in FCC

Report 43–03 provides the necessary

details to enable the Commission to

fulfill its regulatory responsibilities.

Automated reporting of these data

greatly enhances the Commission’s

ability to analyze and process the

extensive amounts of data that it needs

to administer its rules.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0804.

Title: Universal Service—Health Care

Providers Universal Service Program.

Form No.: FCC Forms 465, 466, 466–

A, 467, and 468.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 5,255.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.8

hours (average).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement and

recordkeeping requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 9,755 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

adopted rules providing support for all

telecommunications services, Internet

access, and internal connections for all

eligible health care providers. Health

care providers who want to participate

in the universal service program must

file several forms, including FCC Forms

465, 466, 466–A, 467 and 468. The

information is used to determine

eligibility for the program.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24963 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

September 22, 2000.

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 current 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