[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR65.600]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 65_INTERSTATE RATE OF RETURN PRESCRIPTION PROCEDURES AND METHODOLOGIES
--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart E_Rate of Return Reports
 
Sec. 65.600  Rate of return reports.


    (a) Subpart E shall apply to those interstate communications common 
carriers and exchange carriers that are so designated by Commission 
order.
    (b) Each local exchange carrier or group of affiliated carriers 
which is not subject to Sec. Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter 
and which has filed individual access tariffs during the preceding 
enforcement period shall file with the Commission within three (3) 
months after the end of each calendar year, an annual rate of return 
monitoring report which shall be the enforcement period report. Reports 
shall be filed on the appropriate report form prescribed by the 
Commission (see Sec. 1.795 of this chapter) and shall provide full and 
specific answers to all questions propounded and information requested 
in the currently effective report form. The number of copies to be filed 
shall be specified in the applicable report form. At least one copy of 
the report shall be signed on the signature page by the responsible 
officer. A copy of each report shall be retained in the principal office 
of the respondent and shall be filed in such a manner as to be readily 
available for reference and inspection. Final adjustments to the 
enforcement period report shall be made by September 30 of the year 
following the enforcement period to ensure that any refunds can be 
properly reflected in an annual access filing.
    (c) Each interexchange carrier subject to Sec. Sec. 61.41 through 
61.49 shall file with the Commission, within three (3) months after the 
end of each calendar year, the total interstate rate of return for that 
year for all interstate services subject to regulation by the 
Commission. Each such filing shall include a report of the total 
revenues, total expenses and taxes, operating income, and the rate base. 
A copy of the filing shall be retained in the principal office of the 
respondent and shall be filed in such manner as to be readily available 
for reference and inspection.
    (d)(1) Each local exchange carrier or group of affiliated carriers 
subject to Sec. Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter shall file 
with the Commission within three (3) months after the end of each 
calendar year a report of its total interstate rate of return for that 
year. Such filings shall include a report of the total revenues, total 
expenses and taxes, operating income, and the rate base. Reports shall 
be filed on the appropriate form prescribed by the Commission (see Sec. 
1.795 of this chapter) and shall provide full and specific answers to 
all questions propounded and information requested in the currently 
effective form. The number of copies to be filed shall be specified in 
the applicable report form. At least one copy of the report shall be 
retained in the principal office of the respondent and shall be filed in 
such manner as to be readily available for reference and inspection.
    (2) Each local exchange carrier or group of affiliated carriers 
subject to Sec. Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter shall file 
with the Commission within fifteen (15) months after the end of each 
calendar year a report reflecting any corrections or modifications to 
the report filed pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this section. Reports 
shall be filed on the appropriate form prescribed by the Commission (see 
Sec. 1.795 of this chapter) and shall provide full and specific answers 
to all questions propounded and information requested in the currently 
effective form. The number of copies to be filed shall be specified in 
the applicable report form. At least one copy of the report shall be 
retained in the principal office of the respondent and shall be filed in 
such

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manner as to be readily available for reference and inspection.

[52 FR 274, Jan. 5, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 19844, May 8, 1989; 55 FR 
42385, Oct. 19, 1990; 56 FR 21617, May 10, 1991; 62 FR 5166, Feb. 4, 
1997]