[Federal Register: January 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 10)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 
Public Information Collection(s) Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

January 7, 1998.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and 
expiration dates should be directed to Jerry Cowden, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0447.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0782.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2001.
    Title: Petitions for Limited Modification of LATA Boundaries to 
Provide Expanded Local Calling Service (ELCS) at Various Locations.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours; 8 hours per response; 20 
respondents.
    Description: The Commission has provided voluntary guidelines for 
filing expanded local calling service requests. The guidelines ask that 
each ELCS request include the following information: (1) Type of 
proposed service; (2) direction of proposed service; (3) telephone 
exchange involved; (4) names of affected carriers; (5) state commission 
approval; (6) number of access lines or customers; (7) usage data; (8) 
poll results if any; (9) community of interest statement; (10) a map 
showing exchanges and LATA boundary involved; and (11) any other 
pertinent information. These guidelines will allow the Commission to 
conduct smooth and continuous processing of these requests. The 
collection of information will enable the Commission to determine if 
there is a public need for expanded local calling service in each area 
subject to the request.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0786.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2001.
    Title: Petitions for LATA Association Changes by Independent 
Telephone Companies.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 120 hours; 6 hours per respondent; 20 
respondents.
    Description: The Commission has provided voluntary guidelines for 
filing LATA association change requests. The guidelines ask that each 
LATA association change request include the following information: (1) 
Type of request; (2) exchange information; (3) number of access lines 
or customers; (4) public interest statement; (5) a map showing 
exchanges and LATA boundaries involved; (6) a list of extended local 
calling service (ELCS) routes between the independent exchange and the 
LATA with which it is currently associated; and (7) a BOC supplement 
requesting a modification of the LATA boundary. The requested 
information will be used by the Commission to determine whether the 
need for the proposed changes in LATA association outweighs the risk of 
potential anticompetitive effects, and thus whether requests for 
changes in LATA association and connected modifications of LATA 
boundaries should be granted.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-970 Filed 1-14-98; 8:45 am]
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