[Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67858-67859]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 05-46]
Office of Management and Budget Approval of Public Information
Collections
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission received Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collections
contained in sections 54.202 and 54.209 of the Commission's rules, 47
CFR 54.202 and 54.209 on October 14, 2005, as published in the Federal
Register on November 2, 2005, at 70 FR 66407.
DATES: Sections 54.202 and 54.209 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
54.202 and 54.209 published at 70 FR 29978, May 25, 2005 became
effective on October 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Butler, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-1492,
or via the Internet at Thomas.Butler@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1081.
OMB Approval Date: 10/14/2005.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2008.
Title: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket
No. 96-45, Report and Order, 70 FR 29960, May 25, 2005.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 22 responses; 242 total annual burden
hours; approximately 11 hours average per respondent.
Needs and Uses: In the Report and Order, the Commission adopted
additional mandatory requirements for eligible telecommunication
carrier (ETC) designation proceedings in which the Commission acts
pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act). Consistent with the recommendations of the Federal-
State Joint Board on Universal Service, and expanding the mandatory
requirements, the Commission adopted rules 54.202 and 54.209, 47 CFR
54.202, 54.209, which imposed additional requirements for designation
and annual certifications. These requirements ensure that ETCs continue
to comply with the conditions of the ETC designation and that universal
service funds are used for their intended purposes. Specifically, every
ETC must submit, on an annual basis: (1) Progress reports on the ETC's
five-year service quality improvement plan; (2) detailed information on
any outage lasting at least 30 minutes; (3) the number of unfulfilled
requests for service from potential customers within its service areas;
(4) the number of complaints per 1,000 handsets or lines; (5)
certification that the ETC is complying with applicable service quality
standards and consumer protection rules; (6) certification that the ETC
is able to function in emergency situations; (7) certification that the
ETC is offering a local usage plan comparable to that offered by the
incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC) in the relevant service areas;
and (8) certification that the carrier acknowledges that the
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Commission may require it to provide equal access within the service
area. The Commission will use the information collected to ensure that
each ETC satisfies its obligation under section 214(e) of the Act to
provide services supported by the universal service mechanism
throughout the area for which each ETC is designation. The Commission
published notice of this OMB approval in the Federal Register on
November 2, 2005, 70 FR 66407, November 2, 2005.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23280 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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