[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)] [Notices] [Pages 7267-7268] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 05-2686] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission February 3, 2005. 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, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before March 14, 2005. 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 regarding this Paperwork Reduction Act submission to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet to Judith- B.H[email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418- 0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.H[email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-0715. Title: Telecommunications Carrier's Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and Other Customer Information, CC Docket No. 96-115. Form No: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 4,832. Estimated Time per Response: .50-100 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial and other one- time reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirements. Total Annual Burden: 669,808 hours. Total Annual Cost: $229,520,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Needs and Uses: In a Memorandum Opinion and Order, (FCC 04-206), the Commission modified paragraph (c) and added two new paragraphs (d) and (e) to Section 64.2341. Section 64.2341(c) requires that a carrier shall make the contracts and records available, upon request, to the Commission, and to any directory publisher that requests those contracts and records for the purpose of publishing a directory. New section 64.2341(d) states that a carrier need not disclose to a directory publisher pursuant to paragraph (c) portions of requested contracts that are wholly unrelated to the rates, terms, or conditions under which the carrier provides subscriber list information to itself, an affiliate, or any entity that publishes directories on the carrier's behalf. Section 64.2341(e) states that a carrier may subject its disclosure of subscriber list information contracts or records to a directory publisher pursuant to paragraph (c) to a confidentiality agreement that limits access to and use of the information to the purpose of determining the rates, terms, and conditions under which the carrier provides subscriber information to itself, an affiliate, or an entity that publishes directories on the carrier's behalf. All of the information collection requirements under this OMB control number are used to ensure that telecommunications carriers comply with the requirements to implement Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX. Title: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petitions for Designation as Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs), CC Docket No. 96-45. Form No: N/A. Type of Review: New collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 22. Estimated Time per Response: 2-3 hours. Frequency of Response: One-time and annual reporting requirements. Total Annual Burden: 176 hours. Total Annual Cost: N/A. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Needs and Uses: Section 254(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, provides that ``only an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designated under section 214(e) shall be eligible to receive specific Federal universal service support.'' Pursuant to section 214(e)(1), a common carrier designated as an ETC must offer and advertise the services supported by [[Page 7268]] the federal universal service mechanisms throughout the designated service area. Section 214(e)(2) of the Act gives state commissions the primary responsibility for performing ETC designations. Section 214(e)(6), however, directs the Commission, upon request, to designate as an ETC ``a common carrier providing telephone exchange service and exchange access that is not subject to the jurisdiction of a state commission.'' Under section 214(e)(6), the Commission, may with respect to an area served by a rural telephone company, and shall, in all other areas, designate more than one common carrier as an ETC for a designated service area, consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, so long as the requesting carrier meets the requirements of section 214(e)(1). Before designating an additional ETC for an area served by a rural telephone company, the Commission must determine that the designation is in the public interest. The Commission issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order, in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 03-338, which imposes three new information collection requirements. Specifically, they are: (1) Report on progress towards meeting infrastructure build-out plans; (2) report on the number of consumer complaints per 1,000 handsets; and (3) report on information detailing the number of unfulfilled requests for service from potential customers for a twelve month period. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05-2686 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P