PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News media information 202/418-0500. PRA 96-001 PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR REVIEW The Federal Communications, 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. 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 Commissions 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. For additional information or copies of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 or via internet at dconway@fcc.gov. Persons wishing to comment should direct comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to dconway@fcc.gov and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503 or fain_t@a1.eop.gov. All comments should be received within 30 days of publication of Federal Register Notices for these collections. OMB Approval No.: 3060-0174 Title: 73.1212 Sponsorship identification; list retention; related requirements Form No.: N/A Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals or households Number of Respondents: 34,026 Estimated Time Per Response: 1.3 hours Total Annual Burden: 45, 375 hours Needs and Uses: Section 73.1212 requires a broadcast station to identify the sponsors of any matter for which consideration is provided. For matters advertising commercial products or services, generally the mention of the name of the product or service constitutes sponsorship identification. In addition, when an entity rather than an individual sponsors the broadcast of a matter that is of a political or controversial nature, the licensee is required to retain a list of the executive officers, or board of directors, or executive committee, etc., of the organization payng for such matter. Sponsorship announcements are waved with respect to the broadcast of "want ads" sponsored by an individual but the licensee shall maintain a list showing the name, address and telephone number of each such advertiser. These lists shall be made available for public inspection. The data is used by the public so that they may know by whom they are being persuaded. OMB Approval No.: 3060-0540 Title: Tariff filing requirement for nondominant common carriers Form No.: N/A Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 2,000 Estimated Time Per Response: 10.5 hours Total Annual Burden: 21,000 hours Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Part 61 Section 61.20 - 61.23 contains tariff filing requirements for nondominant common carriers. The purpose of the filing requirement is so that the Commission, customers, and interested parties can ensure that the service offerings of communications common carriers comply with the Communications Act. The Commission rectnly modified the tariff filing rules for domestic nondominant carriers to remove the provision permitting such carriers to file rates in a manner of the carriers choosing, including as a reasonable range of rates. Domestic, nodominant common carriers must file tariffs containing specific rates. OMB Approval No.: 3060-0520 Title: Section 90.127(e) Submission and filing of applications Form No.: N/A Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit-institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments Number of Respondents: 109,200 Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours Needs and Uses: Section 90.127(e) requires licensees to report the number of mobiles and pagers when license is modified or renewed. This information is used for frequency coordination and licensing. OMB Approval No.: 3060-0484 Title: Amendment of Part 63 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for Notification by Common Carriers of Service Disruptions (section 63.100) Form No.: N/A Type of Review: Revison of a currently approved collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit Number of Respondents: 52 respondents; approximately 4 responses per respondent; total responses 208 Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours Total Annual Burden: 1,040 hours Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 63.100 requires that any local exchange or interexchange common carrier that operates transmission or switching facilites and provides access service or interstate or international telecommunications service that experiences an outage on any facilites which it owns or operates must notify the Commission if such service outage continues for 30 minutes or more. An initial and a final report is required for each outage. In an Order of Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 91-273, the Commission amended the rules to require, among other things, that local exchange or interexchange common carriers or competitive access providers that operate either transmission or switching facilites and provide access service or interstate or international telecommunications service report outages that effect 30,000 or more customers or that affect special facilities and report fire-related incidents impacting 1,000 or more lines. With such reports the FCC can monitor and take effective action to ensure network reliability. OMB Approval Number: 3060-0384 Title: Auditor's Certification Section 64.904 Form No.: N/A Type of Review: Extension of existing collection Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit Number of Respondents: 19 Estimated Time Per Response: 500 hours Total Annual Burden: 9,500 Needs and Uses: Local exchange carriers required to file cost allocation manuals must have performed annually, by an independent auditor, and audit that provides a positive option on whether the applicable data shown in the carriers annual report presents fairly the information of the carrier required to be set forth in accordance with the carrier's cost allocation manual, the Commission's Joint Cost Orders and applicable Commission rules in Part 32 and 64 in force as of the date of the auditor's report. This requirement assist the Commission in effectively carrying out its responsibilites. OMB Approval No.: 3060-0623 Title: Application for Mobile Radio Service Authorization for Rural Radiotelephone service authorization Form No.: FCC Form 600 Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; and State Local and Tribal Government Number of Respondents: 194,769 Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours Total Annual Burden: 779,076 hours Needs and Uses: FCC Form 600 is field by applicants applying for new or modified authorization to provide for use in commercial private, both commercial and private, or fixed services. The data is used to determine eligibility, for rulemaking proceedings, enforcement purposes and for resolving treating obligations. The OMB collection is being revised to include additional applicants. -FCC -