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Total Annual Burden: 135,000 hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden:

$2,161,000..

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Annually; Biennially; Third Party

Disclosure.

Needs and Uses: Part 61 is designed

to ensure that all tariffs filed by

common carriers are formally sound,

well organized, and provide the

Commission and the public with

sufficient information to determine the

justness and reasonableness as required

by the Act, of the rates, terms, and

conditions in those tariffs. In the

Seventh Report and Order in CC Docket

No. 96–262, the Commission has limited

the application of its’ tariff rules to

interstate access services provided by

nondominant local exchange carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

June 8, 2001.

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.: 3060–0973.

Expiration Date: 11/30/2001.

Title: Section 64.1120(e) ‘‘ Sale or

Transfer of Subscriber Base to Another

Carrier (CC Dockets 00–257 and 94–

129).

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 75

respondents; 6 hours per response

(avg.); 450 total annual burden hours

(for all collections approved under this

control number).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Third Party Disclosure.

Description: In the First Report and

Order in CC Docket No. 00–257 and the

Fourth Report and Order in CC Docket

No. 94–129 (Fourth Report and Order),

the Commission amended section

64.1120 of its rules, as part of its

biennial regulatory review effort, to

establish a streamlined self-certification

process for the carrier-to-carrier sale or

transfer of subscriber bases, thereby

eliminating the need to obtain a waiver

of Commission rules prior to closing a

transaction. This process is designed to

ensure that the affected subscribers have

adequate information about the carrier

change in advance, that they are not

financially harmed by the change, and

that they will experience a seamless

transition of service from their original

carrier to the acquiring carrier. This

process also will provide the

Commission with information it needs

to fulfill its consumer protection

obligations. Pursuant to 64.1120(e), a

telecommunications carrier may

acquire, through a sale or transfer, either

part or all of another

telecommunications carrier’s subscriber

base without obtaining each subscriber’s

authorization and verification in

accordance with Section 64.1120(c),

provided that the acquiring carrier

complies with the streamlined

procedures set forth in Section

64.1120(e)(1) through (3). a. Section

64.1120(e)(1)–(2), Notification and

Certification to the Commission.

Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.1120(e)(1)–(3), no

later than 30 days before the planned

transfer of the affected subscribers from

the selling or transferring carrier to the

acquiring carrier, the acquiring carrier

shall file with the Commission’s Office

of the Secretary a letter notification in

CC Docket No. 00–257 providing the

names of the parties to the transaction,

the types of telecommunications

services to be provided to the affected

subscribers, and the date of the transfer

of the subscriber base to the acquiring

carrier. The acquiring carrier also shall

certify compliance with the requirement

to provide advance subscriber notice in

accordance with 47 CFR 64.1120(e)(3).

In addition, the acquiring carrier shall

attach a copy of the notice sent to the

affected subscribers. If, subsequent to

the filing of the letter notification with

the Commission, any material changes

to the required information should

develop, the acquiring carrier shall file

written notification of these changes

with the Commission no more than 10

days after the transfer date announced

in the prior notification. See 47 CFR

64.1120(e)(1)–(2). (Number of

respondents: 75; hours per response: 1

hour; total annual burden: 75 hours). b.

Section 64.1120(e)(3), Pre-Transfer

Subscriber Notification and Certification

to the Commission. Not later than 30

days before the transfer of the affected

subscribers from the selling or

transferring carrier to the acquiring

carrier, the acquiring carrier shall

provide written notice to each affected

subscriber of the information specified

in 47 CFR 64.1120(e)(3). (Number of

respondents: 75; hours per response: 5

hours; total annual burden: 75 hours).

The information will be used to

implement Section 258 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. The information will expedite

procedures for handling the sale or

transfer of subscribers, while adequately

protecting consumers. Obligation to

respond: Required to obtain or retain

benefits.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0298.

Expiration Date: 11/30/2001.

Title: Tariffs (Other Than Tariff

Review Plan)—Part 61.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3000

respondents; 45 hours per response

(avg.); 135,000 total annual burden

hours (for all collections approved

under this control number).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $2,161,000.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Annually, Biennially, Third Party

Disclosure.

Description: Sections 201, 202, 203,

204 and 205 of the Communications Act

of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections

201, 202, 203, 204 and 205, require that

common carriers establish just and

reasonable charges, practices and

regulations for the services they

provide. The schedules containing these

charges, practices and regulations must

be filed with the Commission which is

required to determine whether such

schedules are just, reasonable and not

unduly discriminatory. Part 61 of the

Commission’s Rules establishes the

procedures for filing tariffs which

contain the charges, practices and

regulations of the common carriers,

supporting economic data and other

related documents. The supporting data

must also conform to other parts of the

Rules such as Parts 36 and 69. Part 61

prescribes the framework for the initial

establishment of and subsequent

revisions to tariffs. Tariffs that do not

conform to Part 61 requirements may be

rejected. In addition to tariffs filed with

the Commission, carriers may be

required to post their schedules or rates

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and regulations. See 47 CFR 61.72. On

April 27, 2001, the Commission released

the Seventh Report and Order (i.e., the

CLEC Access Order) in CC Docket No.

96–262, which limited the application

of the Commission’s tariff rules to

interstate access services provided by

nondominant local exchange carriers

(i.e., competitive local exchange carriers

(CLECs)). Pursuant to the CLEC Access

Order, CLEC access rates that are at or

below a benchmark set by the

Commission will be presumed to be just

and reasonable and may be imposed by

tariff. Above the benchmark, CLEC

access services will be mandatorily

detariffed. The practical effect of the

CLEC Access Order is that some CLECs

will need to revise their existing tariffs

to bring their rates into line with the

benchmark. CLECs will need to follow

similar procedures on an annual basis

for the next three years, as the

benchmark declines pursuant to a

schedule adopted by the Commission.

The information collected through a

carrier’s tariff is used by the

Commission to determine whether the

services offered are just and reasonable

as the Act requires. The tariffs and any

supporting documentation are examined

in order to determine if the services are

offered in a just and reasonable manner.

Obligation to respond: Mandatory.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0789.

Expiration Date: 05/31/2004.

Title: Modified Alternative Plan, CC

Docket No. 90–571 Order and Second

Further NPRM.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 33

respondents; 42.2 hours per response

(avg.); 1394 total annual burden hours

(for all collections approved under this

control number).

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Third Party Disclosure.

Description: Title IV of the Americans

with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

requires each common carrier providing

voice transmission services to provide

Telecommunications Relay Services

(TRS) throughout the area it serves to

individuals with hearing and speech

disabilities by 1993. The TRS enables

customers with hearing or speech

disabilities to use the telephone network

in ways that are ‘‘functionally

equivalent’’ to those used by customers

using traditional telephone service.

Under the Commission’s rules, the TRS

must be able to handle all calls normally

provided by common carriers, unless

those carriers demonstrate the

infeasibility of doing so. 47 CFR

64.604(a)(3). The Commission has

interpreted ‘‘all calls’’ to include coin

sent-paid calls, which are calls made by

depositing coins in a standard coinoperated public payphone. Through a

series of suspension orders, the Bureau

suspended the enforcement of the

requirement that carriers provide coin

sent-paid calls through the TRS centers

since 1993 based on common carriers’

representations that it has been

technically infeasible to provide the

coin sent-paid service through the TRS

centers (‘‘coin sent-paid rule’’). The last

suspension order was set to expire on

May 26, 2001. Since 1995, carriers have

made payphones accessible to TRS

users through an Alternative Plan

(‘‘Alternative Plan’’). The Alternative

Plan enables TRS users to make local

relay calls for free and to make toll calls

from payphones using calling or prepaid

cards at or below the coin call rates. The

Alternative Plan also requires carriers to

educate TRS users about the alternative

payment methods for the TRS users to

make relay calls from payphones.

Because no technological solution to the

coin sent-paid issue appears to be

imminent, the Commission issued a

Second Further Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (Further Notice) to

determine the best plan to make the full

range of payphone services available to

TRS users. Thus, the Commission

sought comment on whether to modify

its rules to permit TRS providers to treat

coin sent-paid TRS calls in a manner

different from all other calls, or to

suspend permanently the enforcement

of the requirement that TRS be capable

of handling any type of call with respect

to coin sent-paid calls. Additionally, the

Commission sought input on the

proposed rule to provide functionally

equivalent payphone service to TRS

users in order to develop a sound policy

on the obligation of TRS providers with

respect to coin sent-paid calls. OMB

approved the current and the proposed

information collections contained in the

Further Notice. Following is a listing of

the approved current and proposed

requirements: a. Letters to TRS Centers.

(Number of respondents: 1; hours per

response: 4 hours; total annual burden:

4 hours). b. Telephone conversation

between industry and non-industry

representatives before national and

regional meetings sponsored by

organizations representing the hearing

and speech disability community.

(Number of respondents: 1; hours per

response: 2 hours; total annual burden:

2 hours). c. Article in CAN’s newsletter.

(Number of respondents: 1; hours per

response: 8 hours; total annual burden:

8 hours). d. Letter to CAN’s Members.

The Commission proposed to expand

this requirement to require that carriers

mail to CAN members and member

organizations and to TRS centers, a

consumer education letter providing

instructions on how to make TRS

payphone calls and the various options

available for payment of these calls.

(Number of respondents: 30; hours per

response: 4 hours; total annual burden

120 hours). e. Create and Distribute

Laminated Cards. The Commission

proposed to expand this requirement to

require that carriers attend and set up

informational booths at local, regional,

and national consumer conferences of

organizations representing people who

are deaf, hard of hearing and speech

disabled. At the booths, designees

should disseminate educational

material, which may include, but not be

limited to wallet-size cards with visual

characters and text describing how to

make relay calls from payphones.

(Number of respondents: 30; hours per

response: 15 hours; total annual burden:

450 hours). f. Display of Instructions.

The Commission proposed to require

carriers to place instructions on how to

make TRS payphone calls, near or on

TTY payphones located in public areas.

(number of respondents: 30; hours per

response: 15 hours; total annual burden:

450 hours). g. Internet Web Site. The

Commission proposed to require

carriers to establish an Internet web site

for individuals to obtain information

about making relay calls from

payphones. The web site could illustrate

how to make relay calls from

payphones, provide information on the

cost of such calls, display the consumer

education letter and/or provide a video

on making relay calls from a payphone.

(Number of respondents: 30; hours per

response: 4 hours; total annual burden:

120 hours). h. Publication in Directories.

The Commission proposed to require

carriers to place step-by-step

instructions that describe how to make

relay calls from payphones in telephone

directors. (Number of respondents: 30;

hours per response: 4 hours; total

annual burden: 120 hours). i. Reports.

The Commission proposed to require

carriers to file reports with the

Commission detailing the steps that

have been taken to comply with the

consumer education program contained

in the final Order. (Number of

respondents: 30; hours per response: 4

hours; total annual burden: 120 hours).

The purposes of the requirements are to

educate TRS users about their ability to

make relay calls from payphones, the

payment methods available and the

rates for the payphone calls. The report

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will help the Commission assess the

effectiveness of the current consumer

education programs and determine

whether further requirements to educate

TRS users about their ability to make

relay calls from payphones are

warranted. Obligation to respond:

Required to obtain or retain benefits.

Public reporting burden for the

collection of information is as noted

above. Send comments regarding the

burden estimate or any other aspect of

the collections of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15902 Filed 6–22–01; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[DA 01–1300]

Auction Filing Window for New

Television Stations

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: On June 4, 2001, (66 FR

29964), the Commission published a

notice regarding auction filing window

for new television stations. This

document corrects the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION in that notice by adding

information and certifications that must

be submitted as part of the short-form

application (FCC Form 175) for Auction

No. 82.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shaun Maher, Video Services Division,

Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission published a document in

the Federal Register of June 4, 2001 (66

FR 29964). This document corrects the

Federal Register as it appeared. In rule

FR Doc. 01–14007 published on June 4,

2001 (66 FR 29964), the Commission is

correcting the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION to add text that was

inadvertently omitted.

Correction

In FR Doc. 01–14007 published on

June 4, 2001 (66 FR 29964) make the

following correction:

1. On page 29964 and at the end of the

second column add the following text to

read as follows:

‘‘Each applicant must certify on its

FCC Form 175 application that neither

it nor its controlling interest holders or

affiliates is in default on any

Commission licenses and that they are

not delinquent on any non-tax debt

owed to any Federal agency. In

addition, each applicant must attach to

its FCC Form 175 application a

statement made under penalty of

perjury indicating whether or not the

applicant, or any of the applicant’s

controlling interests or their affiliates, as

defined by § 1.2110 of the Commission’s

rules, 47 CFR 1.2110 (as recently

amended in the Part 1 Fifth Report and

Order) have ever been in default on any

Commission licenses or have ever been

delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to

any federal agency. Applicants must

include this statement as Exhibit F of

the FCC Form 175. If any of an

applicant’s controlling interest holders

or affiliates, as defined by § 1.2110 of

the Commission’s rules, have ever been

in default on any Commission license or

have ever been delinquent on any nontax debt owed to any Federal agency,

the applicant must include such

information as part of the same attached

statement. Prospective bidders are

reminded that the statement must be

made under penalty of perjury and,

further, submission of a false

certification to the Commission is a

serious matter that may result in severe

penalties, including monetary

forfeitures, license revocations,

exclusion from participation in future

auctions, and/or criminal prosecution.

‘Former defaulters’—i.e., applicants,

including their attributable interest

holders, that in the past have defaulted

on any Commission licenses or been

delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to

any Federal agency, but that have since

remedied all such defaults and cured all

of their outstanding non-tax

delinquencies—will be eligible to bid in

Auction No. 82, provided that they are

otherwise qualified. However, former

defaulters are required to pay upfront

payments that are fifty percent more

than the normal upfront payment

amounts.’’ See 47 CFR 1.2106(a).

Federal Communications Commission.

Margaret Wiener,

Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis

Division, WTB.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1380–DR]

Louisiana; Amendment No. 1 to Notice

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster declaration for the

State of Louisiana, (FEMA–1380–DR),

dated June 11, 2001, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster declaration for the

State of Louisiana is hereby amended to

include the following areas among those

areas determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of June 11, 2001:

Beauregard, Iberia, Jefferson, Orleans, St.

Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the

Baptist, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa,

and Washington Parishes for Individual and

Public Assistance.

East Feliciana for Public Assistance.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1373–DR]

Nebraska; Amendment No. 2 to Notice

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster declaration for the