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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 October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commissions, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW, Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to lsmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at lsmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0834.

Title: Reconsideration for Rules and

Policies for the 220–222 MHz Radio

Service—PR 89–552, GN 93–252 and PR

93–253.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for profit;

Not-for-profit institutions; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 3,005.

However, a number of these

respondents will provide multiple

responses. There will be approximately

18,400 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes to 12 hours. These estimates are

for various burdens including

coordinating actions with other

licensees, submitting certifications with

applications for modification of

authorization and seeking a waiver of

section 90.729(b).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 44,850 hours.

Needs and Uses: The information

collected will be used by the

Commission to verify licensee

compliance with Commission rules and

regulations and to ensure the integrity of

the 220 MHz service, and to ensure that

licensees continue to fulfill their

statutory responsibilities in accordance

with Communications Act of 1934.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

July 28, 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, 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, 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 September 3,

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 Les

Smith, Federal Communications, 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 collections contact Les

Smith at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0815.

Title: North American Numbering

Plan Funding Worksheet.

Form Number: FCC Form 496.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 3,700.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5

hours.

Frequency of Response: Annual

reporting requirement; Third party

disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 1,850 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $0.

Needs and Uses: Pursuant to

Congress’ directive in the

Telecommunications Act of 1996 that

the FCC establish an independent entity

to administer telecommunications

numbering, the Commission determined

on July 13, 1995, that the costs

associated with administering

numbering duties should be based on

each telecommunication carrier’s gross

revenues less payments made to other

carriers. The costs NANPA incurs from

establishing telecommunications

numbering administration arrangements

and other numbering portability are to

be borne by all telecommunications

carriers on a competitively neutral basis.

47 USC Section 251(e)(2). Section

52.16(b) of the Commission’s rules

require the Billing and Collection agent

to design a standard reporting

worksheet to collect information for

assessment calculations from carriers

and to distribute it to carriers.

We propose to authorize the North

American Numbering Plan

Administrator’s (NANPA) billing and

collections agent to send the attached

form requesting that

telecommunications carriers provide

information regarding their yearly gross

revenues less payments made to other

telecommunications carriers. The form

has been simplified. The 1999 edition of

the form does not require that carriers

compute the amount they are to send in

to fund the NANPA. Instead, the carriers

will receive a bill from NANPA’s Billing

and Collection Agent for payments in

February 1999. The Commission and the

NANPA’s billing and collection agent

will use the information collected in the

worksheet to determine the total

revenue received from

telecommunications carriers in order to

arrive at an amount that each carrier

must pay to fund the NANPA.
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Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Southern New England Telephone

Company

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Public Notice invites

interested parties to comment on a

Petition for Waiver filed by Southern

New England Telephone Company.

DATES: Comments are to be filed on or

September 3, 1998. Reply comments are

due on or before September 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 2000 L Street Suite 258K,

NW Washington, DC 20052.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anthony Dale, Common Carrier Bureau,

Accounting Safeguards Division, (202)

418–2260, or via E-mail to

‘‘dbyrd@fcc.gov’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

17, 1998, Southern New England

Telephone Company (‘‘SNET’’) filed a

petition for waiver of § 32.27(c) of the

Commission’s rules. Specifically, SNET

requests a waiver of the requirement to

estimate the fair market value for certain

services provided by the regulated

incumbent local exchange carrier to its

nonregulated affiliates.

Interested parties may file comments

no later than September 3, 1998. Reply

comments may be filed no later than

August 19, 1998. All pleadings should

reference ASD File No. 98–72. A copy

of each pleading should be sent to

Anthony Dale, Accounting Safeguards

Division, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC,

2000 L Street, Suite 201, Washington,

DC 20554, and another copy should be

sent to International Transcription

Services (ITS), the Commission’s

duplicating contractor, at its office at

1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC

20036, (202) 857–3800. All pleadings

will be made available for public

inspection and copying in the

Accounting Safeguards Division public

reference room, 2000 L Street, NW,

Suite 812, Washington, DC 20554.

Comments and replies must also

comply with Section 1.49 and all other

applicable sections of the Commission’s

Rules. We also direct all interested

parties to include the name of the filing

party and the date of the filing on each

page of their comments and replies. In

addition, one copy of each pleading

must be filed with International

Transcription Services (ITS), the

Commission’s duplicating contractor, at

its office at 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857–3800.

All pleadings are available for public

inspection and copying in the

Accounting and Audits public reference

room.

Federal Communications Commission.

Timothy A. Peterson,

Deputy Division Chief, Accounting

Safeguards Division, Common Carrier

Bureau.

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Sunshine Act Meeting; Open

Commission Meeting Thursday,

August 6, 1998

The Federal Communications

Commission will hold an Open Meeting

on the subjects listed below on

Thursday, August 6, 1998, which is

scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in

Room 856, at 1919 M Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Item No., Bureau, Subject

1—Common Carrier—Title: Inquiry

Concerning the Deployment of

Advanced Telecommunications

Services to All Americans in a

Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and

Possible Steps to Accelerate Such

Deployment Pursuant to Section 706

of the Telecommunications Act of

1996. Summary: The Commission will

consider action concerning the

availability and deployment of

advanced telecommunications

capability to all Americans.

2—Common Carrier—Title: Petition of

Bell Atlantic Corporation For Relief

from Barriers to Deployment of

Advanced Telecommunications

Services (CC Docket No. 98–11);

Petition of U S West Communications,

Inc., For Relief from Barriers to

Deployment of Advanced

Telecommunications Services (CC

Docket No. 98–26); Petition of

Ameritech Corporation to Remove

Barriers to Investment in Advanced

Telecommunications Technology (CC

Docket No. 98–32); Petition of the

Alliance for Public Technology

Requesting Issuance of Notice of

Inquiry and Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking to Implement Section 706

of the 1996 Telecommunications Act

(CCB CPD No. 98–15); Petition of the

Association for Local

Telecommunications Services (ALTS)

for a Declaratory Ruling Establishing

Conditions Necessary to Promote

Deployment of Advanced

Telecommunications Capability

Under Section 706 of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CC

Docket No. 98–78); Southwestern Bell

Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, and

Nevada Bell Petition for Relief From

Regulation Pursuant to Section 706 of

the Telecommunications Act of 1996

and 47 U.S.C. Section 160 for ADSL

Infrastructure and Service (CC Docket

No. 98–91); and Deployment of

Wireline Services Offering advanced

Telecommunications Capability

Pursuant to Section 706(a) of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Summary: The Commission will

consider addressing petitions filed by

several entities pursuant to Section

706(a) of the 1996 Act.

3—Wireless Telecommunications—

Title: The Development of

Operational, Technical and Spectrum

Requirements For Meeting Federal,

State and Local Public Safety Agency

Communication Requirements

Through the Year 2010; and

Establishment of Rules and

Requirements For Priority Access

Service (WT Docket No. 96–86).

Summary: The Commission will

consider action establishing service

rules for the licensing of public safety

spectrum in the 764-806 MHz band.

4—Mass Media and Office of General

Counsel—Title: Implementation of

Section 309(j) of the Communications

Act -- Competitive Biding for

Commercial Broadcast and

Instructional Television Fixed Service

Licenses (MM Docket No. 97–234);

Reexamination of the Policy

Statement on Comparative Broadcast

Hearings (GC Docket No. 92–52); and

Proposals to Reform the Commission’s

Comparative Hearing Process to

Expedite the Resolution of Cases

(GEN Docket No. 90–264). Summary:

The Commission will consider

implementing its authority under

Section 309(j) of the Communications

Act to utilize competitive bidding

procedures to award commercial

broadcast, secondary broadcast and

Instructional Television Fixed Service

licenses.

5—Cable Services—Title:

Implementation of the Cable

Television Consumer Protection and

Competition Act of 1992; and Petition

for Rulemaking of Ameritech New

Media, Inc., Regarding Development

of Competition and Diversity in Video

Programming Distribution and