Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Notices 14907

Dated: March 25, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 97–7958 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

March 24, 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, 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: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments May 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, room

234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC

20554, or via internet to

dconway@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0106.

Title: Section 43.61 Reports of

Overseas Telecommunications Traffic.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of an

existing collection for which the

Commission received emergency

approval.

Respondents: Business or other ForProfit.

Number of Respondents: 40

respondents will file the semi-annual

traffic report however there are a total

of 248 respondents for this entire

collection.

Estimated Time Per Response: 80

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 3,200 hours.

This estimate is only for the semiannual traffic report. The Commission

requested comments on the remainder

of the collection in 62 FR 5535 on

February 6, 1997. We estimate that there

will be on average, four equivalent

countries in any given six-month

reporting period for which carriers

engaged in ‘‘facilities resale,’’ i.e.,

private line resellers must report their

U.S. Outbound and inbound traffic

originating or terminating over resold

U.S. private lines. We also predict that

there will be as many as ten respondents

providing traffic to each of the four

equivalent countries.

Needs and Uses: Two times a year,

carriers engaged in ‘‘facilities resale,’’

i.e., private line resellers, must report

their U.S. outbound and inbound traffic

originating or terminating over resold

U.S. private lines. This requirement

applies for three years following a

Commission (or International Bureau)

finding that a particular country offers

U.S. carriers ‘‘equivalent’’ opportunities

for resale. We impose the reporting

requirement in the Section 214

authorizations granted to private line

resellers.

We must collect traffic reports from

private line resellers on a semi-annual

basis in addition to the annual reports

required under § 43.61 of our rules so

that the Commission and interested

parties, including U.S. carriers

themselves, can closely monitor the

equivalency decision’s impact on the

U.S. settlements deficit resulting from

the diversion of IMTS traffic to

international private lines. If the U.S.

net settlements deficit changes

substantially to the detriment of U.S.

consumers, we would have the

necessary information to investigate the

situation promptly. Also, the data will

enhance the ability of both the

Commission and interested parties to

monitor for unauthorized resale of

international private lines that are

interconnected to the public switched

network.

An emergency paperwork reduction

analysis was submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under Section 3507(d) of the

PRA for: (1) This semi-annual reporting

requirement; and (2) for amending

Section 43.61 of the Commission’s rules

to require that carriers include the

number of minutes of outbound and

inbound traffic settled pursuant to each

alternative settlement arrangements

entered under § 64.1002 of the

Commission’s rules. Comment was

requested for the inbound/outbound

traffic data burden in the Federal

Register on February 6, 1997 (62 FR

5535).

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7909 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

[CC Docket No. 92–237]

FCC Announces Three Meetings of the

North American Numbering Council

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: On March 24, 1997, the

Commission released a public notice

announcing the April 15, 1997, April

23, 1997, and May 14, 1997, meetings of

the North American Numbering Council

(NANC) and the Agenda for those

meetings. The intended effect of this

action is to make the public aware of the

NANC’s next three meetings and its

Agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Simms, Administrative Assistant

of the NANC, at (202) 418–2330. The

address is: Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 2000 M

Street, NW, Suite 235, Washington, D.C.

20054. The fax number is: (202) 418–

2345. The TTY number is: (202) 418–

0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Released: March 24, 1997.

The North American Numbering

Council (NANC) will hold its next three

meetings on Tuesday, April 15, 1997,

Wednesday, April 23, 1997 and

Wednesday, May 14, 1997. All meetings

will begin at 8:30 A.M. EST. The April

15th and May 14th meetings will be

held at the Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Room

856, Washington, DC 20054. The

meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 1997,

will be held at the ANA Hotel, 2401 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC. For the

April 23rd meeting, Council members

will be billed for meeting costs (room

and microphones) subsequent to the

meeting.