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that cable system operators that use

scrambling, encryption or similar

techniques shall offer to supply each

subscriber with special equipment that

will enable the simultaneous reception

of multiple signals. This offer of special

equipment must be made to new

subscribers at the time they subscribe, to

all subscribers at least once each year,

and to subscribers that make such

requests at any time. Section 76.630(d)

states that cable system operators shall

provide a consumer education program

on compatibility matters to their

subscribers in writing. The information

shall be provided to subscribers at the

time that they first subscribe and at least

once a year thereafter, and may be

included in one of the cable system’s

regular subscriber billings. The

Commission has set forth these

disclosure requirements for consumer

protection purposes, to inform

subscribers of compatibility matters,

and notify subscribers of cable

operators’ requests to waive the

prohibition on signal encryption.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14094 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

May 21, 1998.

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 July 27, 1998. 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 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

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 internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0425.

Title: Section 74.913, Selection

procedure for mutually exclusive ITFS

applications.

Form No.: n/a.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimated Time Per Response: 53

hours for settlement agreements (3

hours respondent, 30 hours contract

attorney, 20 hours consulting engineer)

and 1 hour statements of number of

students.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $425,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 250

hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.913(c)

requires qualified ITFS applicants, with

the same point accumulation, to submit

any agreement to divide the use of the

channels within thirty days from the

date of Commission decision. If no

agreement is reached and submitted to

the Commission within thirty days, the

selectee will be determined through the

tie-breaker mechanism of Section

74.913(d).

Section 74.913(d) requires each

applicant tied in a comparative

selection proceeding to submit a

statement of the number of students at

its proposed receive locations who are

formally enrolled in classes for credit

toward an academic degree or diploma,

or a legally required certification or

license. This claim of students, who

would benefit from the proposed

system, must correlate to and be

supported by the educational programs

proposed in its application. This

statement must be served on the other

tied competing applicant(s).

Applicants will not be required to

submit their agreements or statements

unless and until it is determined that

they are tied in a comparative selection

proceeding.

The data will be used by FCC staff to

determine the most qualified applicant

to provide ITFS service to the public.

The statement served on other tied

competing applicant(s) will provide an

opportunity for competing applicants to

respond to any apsect of the enrollment

submissions.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14095 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Public Information Collection

Submitted to OMB for Review and

Approval

May 19, 1998.

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 collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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, and utility, 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

information techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before June 29, 1998. If
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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 Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW, Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection, contact Les

Smith at 202–418–0214 or via internet

at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0560.

Title: Section 76.911, Petition for

reconsideration of certification.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities; State, local and tribal

governments.

Number of Respondents: 45 [(20

petitions × 2 parties) + 5 competing

operators].

Estimated Time Per Response: 2–10

hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement; third party

disclosure.

Cost to Respondents: $410 (postage

and stationery costs).

Total Annual Burden: 410 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.911 states

that a cable operator, or other interested

party, may challenge a franchising

authority’s certification by filing a

petition for reconsideration. The

petition may allege either that the cable

operator is not subject to rate regulation

because effective competition exists, or

that the franchising authority does not

meet the Commission’s certification

standards. The burden associated with

the petition process was not previously

accounted for in this collection;

therefore, this collection has been

revised. Section 76.911(b)(2) also states

that if evidence establishing effective

competition is not otherwise available,

then cable operators may request from a

competitor information regarding the

competitor’s reach and number of

subscribers. A competitor must respond

to such request within 15 days and such

responses may be limited to numerical

totals. Commission staff use information

derived from petitions for

reconsideration of certification to

resolve disputes concerning the

presence or absence of effective

competition in franchise areas and to

determine whether there are grounds for

denying franchising authority

certifications to regulate rates.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14096 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

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Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

May 18, 1998.

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.: 3060–0717.

Expiration Date: 05/31/2001.

Title: Billed Party Preference for

InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket No. 92–

77 (47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709,

64.710).

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1500

respondents; 446.10 hours per response

(avg.); 699,157 total annual burden

hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $198,000.

Frequency of Response: On occasion,

annually, third party disclosure.

Description: 1. Section 64.709, OSP

Informational Tariff Filing Requirement:

In the Second Report and Order and

Order on Reconsideration issued in CC

Docket No. 92–77 (released January 29,

1998), the Commission codifies the OSP

informational tariff filings at 47 CFR

64.709. OSPs currently are required by

statute, i.e., 47 U.S.C. § 226(h)(1)to file

informational tariffs with the

Commission. The new rules governing

the filing of such tariffs codify existing

FCC requirements. The Commission

also amended the rules to increase the

usefulness of informational tariffs by

requiring that such tariffs include

specific rates expressed in dollars and

cents as well as applicable per-call

aggregator surcharges or other per-call

fees, if any, that are collected from

consumers. (Number of respondents:

300; annual burden per respondent: 50

hours; total annual burden: 16,500

hours). 2. Section 64.703(a)(4),

Disclosures: In the Second Report and

Order and Order on Reconsideration,

the Commission amends its rules,

effective generally July 1, 1998, to

require operator services providers

(OSPs) to disclose orally to away-fromhome callers, at no cost to such callers,

how they may obtain all applicable

charges for a call placed through an

OSP, without the caller having to hang

up to dial a separate number. The

Commission’s decision is intended to

make it easier for callers using operator

services at pay phones, hotels and other

call aggregator locations to obtain

immediately the total cost to them of

making a call using the carrier selected

by the pay phone or premises owner

before the call is made. Subsection

64.703(a)(4) is added, which requires

each OSP to disclose, audibly and

distinctly to the consumer, at no charge

and before connecting any interstate

call, how to obtain rate quotations,

including any applicable surcharges, if

the call is to be placed through the

carrier selected by the payphone or

premises owner. (No. of respondents:

630; annual burden per respondent: 6–

8 secs per call; total annual burden:

13,711 hours). 3. Section 64.710,

Operator services for prison inmate

phones. New Section 64.710 requires

providers of interstate operator services

to inmates at correctional institutions to

identify themselves, audibly and

distinctly, to the party to be billed for

the call and also disclose immediately

thereafter to that party how he or she,

without having to hang up to dial a

separate number, may obtain the

charges for the call, before the carrier

may connect, and bill for, a call. (No. of

respondents; 570; annual burden per

respondent: 4 hours; total annual hour

burden: 2280 hours). 4. Section

64.703(a)(1)-(3), Consumer Information,

Branding by OSPs. Section 64.703(a)(1)-

(3), requires that operator service

providers disclose to consumers their

identity, and upon request by the

consumer, the rates for the call,

collection methods for the charges, and

complaint procedures. 47 U.S.C. Section

226 required adoption of this rule.

Providers of operator services are

required to identify itself, audibly and

distinctly, to both the calling party and

the called party, rather than just one

party. This requirement was a response

to a widespread failure of operator

service providers to disclose

information necessary for informed

consumer choice in the marketplace.

This requirement is currently approved