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47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 11–42; DA 14–303]
Guidance to Eligible
Telecommunications Carriers on the
Process To Elect USAC To Perform
Lifeline Recertification
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
provides guidance regarding the process
for eligible telecommunications carriers
(ETCs) to elect the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) to
perform Lifeline recertification for their
subscribers in 2014.
DATES: Effective March 27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Lechter, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–7387 or TTY: (202)
418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s document
in WC Docket No. 11–42; DA 14–303,
released March 5, 2014. The complete
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text of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The document
may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445
12th Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800)
378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile
(202) 863–2898, or via the Internet at
https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is also
available on the Commission’s Web site
at https://www.fcc.gov/document/
guidance-etcs-regarding-2014-usaclifeline-recertification-process.
1. In the 2012 Lifeline Reform Order,
77 FR 12784, March 2, 2012, the
Commission required ETCs to recertify
the eligibility of ETCs’ base of
subscribers ‘‘annually.’’ Starting in
2013, ETCs had the option of having
USAC conduct the annual
recertification process on their behalf.
The Commission delegated to the
Bureau the authority to establish, in
coordination with USAC, a process for
USAC to recertify subscribers. This
process for 2013 was described in detail
in the 2013 Recert Notice, 78 FR 35632,
June 13, 2013, and, as explained below,
remains largely the same for 2014.
2. ETCs must provide notice to USAC
by April 1, 2014 if they intend to have
USAC perform the recertification
process on their behalf for 2014. Any
ETC that used USAC to perform
recertification in 2013 will be presumed
to elect USAC to perform recertification
in 2014 unless the carrier notifies USAC
otherwise by April 1, 2014. ETCs that
did not elect to use USAC last year and
that do not make an election by April
1, 2014 will be responsible for
conducting recertification of their
subscribers.
3. ETCs should perform their election
or revocation by sending an email to
USAC at LiVerifications@usac.org.
USAC will provide guidance to ETCs
regarding format of the information in
the email.
4. Consistent with the process in
2013, USAC will recertify subscribers by
mailing each subscriber a letter that
provides the subscriber the notice
required by § 54.405(e)(4) of the
Commission’s rules, informing the
subscriber that the subscriber has 30
days to recertify the subscriber’s
continued eligibility to receive Lifeline
service or the subscriber will be deenrolled from the Lifeline program. The
letter will also explain the
recertification process and how the
subscriber may confirm his or her
eligibility. Subscribers will also receive
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a call or text message during the 30-day
period to prompt a response. Any
subscriber response submitted after the
30-day deadline will not be processed,
and the subscriber will be considered
ineligible for the program and will be
de-enrolled.
5. USAC will provide subscribers
with three methods to respond to the
letter and recertify their eligibility. First,
USAC will accept consumer calls made
to a toll-free number, during which
consumers will be able to recertify
eligibility through an Inter-Active Voice
Response (IVR). Second, USAC will
allow consumers to verify their identity,
read the certification language, and
submit a response indicating they are
recertifying their eligibility through a
Web site maintained by USAC. Third,
subscribers may also recertify by signing
a recertification form provided by USAC
and mailing the signed form to a
receiving address designated by USAC.
6. ETCs that elect to have USAC
recertify their Lifeline subscribers must
provide USAC with their subscriber list
by May 1, 2014. Consistent with the
Commission’s recertification
requirements, the subscriber list must be
based on the ETC’s February 2014 FCC
Form 497 and must be sent to USAC in
a standardized format as instructed by
USAC. To the extent that a state agency
conducts recertification for all or a
portion of an ETC’s subscribers, the ETC
may not elect to utilize USAC for
recertifying those subscribers subject to
recertification by the state agency.
Therefore, prior to transmittal to USAC,
the ETC should remove from its
subscriber list those subscribers that are
subject to the state agency’s
recertification process. Each ETC that
elects USAC to perform the
recertification process will provide a
toll-free number that USAC can provide
to the ETC’s consumers who have
questions about their service.
7. USAC will complete the
recertification process over a series of
months, by grouping the ETCs that elect
to have USAC complete the process into
phases so that the influx of responses
can be staggered. This grouping will be
done randomly and staggered based
upon USAC capacity.
8. USAC will compile the responses
and provide each ETC with a record of
the subscriber recertification. USAC will
provide each ETC with a list of
subscribers that did not recertify, and
therefore must be de-enrolled, and
provide ETCs with sufficient
information to compile their FCC Form
555 at least 30 days before the annual
January 31 due date. ETCs must deenroll subscribers within five days of
receiving notice from USAC that the
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subscriber has failed to recertify. As
noted above, all active subscribers
enrolled in Lifeline prior to 2014 and for
which the ETC sought reimbursement
on its February 2014 FCC Form 497 are
subject to recertification in 2014.
9. The Bureau concludes that good
cause exists to make the procedures
established in this document effective
immediately (March 27, 2014), pursuant
to section 553(d)(3) of the
Administrative Procedure Act. The
Bureau also finds good cause based on
the need for these procedures to be in
place and available to ETCs in time for
ETCs to be able to submit their elections
to USAC, and provide USAC with a
subscriber list in time to comply with
the procedures adopted here.
10. This document does not contain
new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it
does not contain any new or modified
information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees, pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly A. Scardino,
Division Chief, Telecommunications Access
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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[Docket No. 130108020–3409–01]
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modifications of the West Coast
Commercial Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Actions #1, #2, and #3
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Modification of fishing seasons;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
NOAA Fisheries announces
three inseason actions in the ocean
salmon fisheries. These inseason actions
modified the commercial salmon
fisheries in the area from Cape Falcon,
Oregon to Point Arena, California.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
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Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
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considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
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without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
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file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
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In the 2013 annual management
measures for ocean salmon fisheries (78
FR 25865, May 3, 2013), NMFS
announced the commercial and
recreational fisheries in the area from
the U.S./Canada Border to the U.S./
Mexico Border, beginning May 1, 2013,
and 2014 salmon seasons opening
earlier than May 1, 2014. NMFS is
authorized to implement inseason
management actions to modify fishing
seasons and quotas as necessary to
provide fishing opportunity while
meeting management objectives for the
affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
Inseason actions in the salmon fishery
may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR
660.409(a)—Fixed inseason
management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
appropriate State Directors (50 CFR
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660.409(b)—Flexible inseason
management provisions).
Management of the salmon fisheries is
generally divided into two geographic
areas: north of Cape Falcon (U.S./
Canada Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon)
and south of Cape Falcon (Cape Falcon,
Oregon to the U.S./Mexico Border). The
inseason actions reported in this
document affect fisheries south of Cape
Falcon.
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #1
Inseason action #1 adjusted the
scheduled opening date for commercial
salmon fisheries from Cape Falcon,
Oregon, to Humbug Mountain, Oregon,
and from Humbug Mountain, Oregon, to
the Oregon/California Border. These
fisheries, previously scheduled to open
March 15, 2014, now open April 1,
2014.
The Regional Administrator (RA)
consulted with representatives of the
Council, Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW), and California
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(CDFW) on March 11, 2014. The
information considered during this
consultation related to projected
abundance of Chinook salmon stocks for
the 2014 salmon fishing season. During
the consultation, the states
recommended adjusting the opening
date for this fishery in order to conserve
impacts on age-4 Klamath River fall
Chinook salmon (KRFC); the RA
concurred. KRFC is the constraining
stock for Klamath Management Zone
(KMZ) fisheries to meet annual catch
limits (ACLs) and is used as a surrogate
for impacts to Endangered Species Act
(ESA) listed California coastal Chinook
salmon. Inseason action #1 took effect
on March 15, 2014 and remains in effect
until May 1, 2014. Inseason action to
modify quotas and/or fishing seasons is
authorized by 50 CFR 660.409(b)(1)(i).
Inseason Action #2
Inseason action #2 cancelled the
previously scheduled April 16–30,
2014, commercial salmon fishery from
Horse Mountain, California to Point
Arena, California.
The RA consulted with
representatives of the Council, ODFW,
and CDFW on March 11, 2014. The
information considered during this
consultation related to projected
abundance of Chinook salmon stocks for
the 2014 salmon fishing season. During
the consultation, the states
recommended cancelling this
commercial fishery in order to conserve
impacts on age-4 Klamath River fall
Chinook salmon (KRFC); the RA
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 11-42; DA 14-303]
Guidance to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers on the Process
To Elect USAC To Perform Lifeline Recertification
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
provides guidance regarding the process for eligible telecommunications
carriers (ETCs) to elect the Universal Service Administrative Company
(USAC) to perform Lifeline recertification for their subscribers in
2014.
DATES: Effective March 27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Lechter, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-7387 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
document in WC Docket No. 11-42; DA 14-303, released March 5, 2014. The
complete text of this document is available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554.
The document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 378-3160 or (202)
863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via the Internet at https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is also available on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.fcc.gov/document/guidance-etcs-regarding-2014-usac-lifeline-recertification-process.
1. In the 2012 Lifeline Reform Order, 77 FR 12784, March 2, 2012,
the Commission required ETCs to recertify the eligibility of ETCs' base
of subscribers ``annually.'' Starting in 2013, ETCs had the option of
having USAC conduct the annual recertification process on their behalf.
The Commission delegated to the Bureau the authority to establish, in
coordination with USAC, a process for USAC to recertify subscribers.
This process for 2013 was described in detail in the 2013 Recert
Notice, 78 FR 35632, June 13, 2013, and, as explained below, remains
largely the same for 2014.
2. ETCs must provide notice to USAC by April 1, 2014 if they intend
to have USAC perform the recertification process on their behalf for
2014. Any ETC that used USAC to perform recertification in 2013 will be
presumed to elect USAC to perform recertification in 2014 unless the
carrier notifies USAC otherwise by April 1, 2014. ETCs that did not
elect to use USAC last year and that do not make an election by April
1, 2014 will be responsible for conducting recertification of their
subscribers.
3. ETCs should perform their election or revocation by sending an
email to USAC at LiVerifications@usac.org. USAC will provide guidance
to ETCs regarding format of the information in the email.
4. Consistent with the process in 2013, USAC will recertify
subscribers by mailing each subscriber a letter that provides the
subscriber the notice required by Sec. 54.405(e)(4) of the
Commission's rules, informing the subscriber that the subscriber has 30
days to recertify the subscriber's continued eligibility to receive
Lifeline service or the subscriber will be de-enrolled from the
Lifeline program. The letter will also explain the recertification
process and how the subscriber may confirm his or her eligibility.
Subscribers will also receive a call or text message during the 30-day
period to prompt a response. Any subscriber response submitted after
the 30-day deadline will not be processed, and the subscriber will be
considered ineligible for the program and will be de-enrolled.
5. USAC will provide subscribers with three methods to respond to
the letter and recertify their eligibility. First, USAC will accept
consumer calls made to a toll-free number, during which consumers will
be able to recertify eligibility through an Inter-Active Voice Response
(IVR). Second, USAC will allow consumers to verify their identity, read
the certification language, and submit a response indicating they are
recertifying their eligibility through a Web site maintained by USAC.
Third, subscribers may also recertify by signing a recertification form
provided by USAC and mailing the signed form to a receiving address
designated by USAC.
6. ETCs that elect to have USAC recertify their Lifeline
subscribers must provide USAC with their subscriber list by May 1,
2014. Consistent with the Commission's recertification requirements,
the subscriber list must be based on the ETC's February 2014 FCC Form
497 and must be sent to USAC in a standardized format as instructed by
USAC. To the extent that a state agency conducts recertification for
all or a portion of an ETC's subscribers, the ETC may not elect to
utilize USAC for recertifying those subscribers subject to
recertification by the state agency. Therefore, prior to transmittal to
USAC, the ETC should remove from its subscriber list those subscribers
that are subject to the state agency's recertification process. Each
ETC that elects USAC to perform the recertification process will
provide a toll-free number that USAC can provide to the ETC's consumers
who have questions about their service.
7. USAC will complete the recertification process over a series of
months, by grouping the ETCs that elect to have USAC complete the
process into phases so that the influx of responses can be staggered.
This grouping will be done randomly and staggered based upon USAC
capacity.
8. USAC will compile the responses and provide each ETC with a
record of the subscriber recertification. USAC will provide each ETC
with a list of subscribers that did not recertify, and therefore must
be de-enrolled, and provide ETCs with sufficient information to compile
their FCC Form 555 at least 30 days before the annual January 31 due
date. ETCs must de-enroll subscribers within five days of receiving
notice from USAC that the
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subscriber has failed to recertify. As noted above, all active
subscribers enrolled in Lifeline prior to 2014 and for which the ETC
sought reimbursement on its February 2014 FCC Form 497 are subject to
recertification in 2014.
9. The Bureau concludes that good cause exists to make the
procedures established in this document effective immediately (March
27, 2014), pursuant to section 553(d)(3) of the Administrative
Procedure Act. The Bureau also finds good cause based on the need for
these procedures to be in place and available to ETCs in time for ETCs
to be able to submit their elections to USAC, and provide USAC with a
subscriber list in time to comply with the procedures adopted here.
10. This document does not contain new or modified information
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain
any new or modified information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly A. Scardino,
Division Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline
Competition Bureau.
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