15894 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 64 / Thursday, April 3, 1997 / Notices

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

March 28, 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 June 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

234, 1919 M St., N.W., 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 No.: 3060–0742.

Title: Telephone Number Portability,

First R&O and FNPRM.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision.

Respondents: Businesses or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 237.

Estimated Time Per Response: 4.74

hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 1,125.

Needs and Uses: The Commission has

released a Memorandum Opinion and

Order on Reconsideration in the number

portability proceeding. The MO&O on

Reconsideration affirms and clarifies the

Commission’s rules established in the

First Report and Order implementing

Section 251(b)(2) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, which requires all LECs to

offer number portability in accordance

with requirements prescribed by the

Commission. Performance guideline

number 4, prohibiting carrier’s reliance

on other carriers databases, facilities or

services is being deleted. QOR violates

guideline number 6. Limited extensions

for deployment of Phase I and II are

granted. Deployment is limited to

requested switches.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8481 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Public Information

Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

March 28, 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 proposed and/or continuing

information collections, 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 estimates; (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 May 5, 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

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

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

20554 or via internet to

dconway@fcc.gov and Timothy Fain,

OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB 725

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503

or fainlt@al.eop.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: 3060–0055.

Title: Application for Cable Television

Relay Station Authorization.

Form No.: FCC Form 327.

Type of Review: Extension of

expiration date of a currently approved

information collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, individuals, and state, local or

tribal governments.

Number of Respondents: In 1996, the

Commission received approximately

973 FCC Form 327 filings.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3.166

hours per average response.

Total Annual Burden: 3,081 hours

(973×3.166 hours).

Total Costs to all Respondents:

$184,870 ($190×973 annual filings).

There is a $190 service fee associated

with each Form 327 filing.

Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 327

is filed by cable system owners or

operators, cooperative enterprises

owned by cable system owners or

operators, and MMDS operators

(wireless cable system operators) when

applying for a cable television relay

service (CARS) station license, as well

as a modification, reinstatement,

amendment, assignment, renewal, and

transfer of control of a CARS station

license. FCC Form 327 filings are

reviewed by Commission staff to

determine whether applicants meet

basic statutory requirements and are

qualified to become or continue as a

Commission licensee of a CARS station.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8480 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

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