Guidance to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers on the Process To Elect USAC To Perform Lifeline Recertification, 17070-17071 [2014-06732]

Download as PDF 17070 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 59 / Thursday, March 27, 2014 / Rules and Regulations List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. Dated: February 27, 2014. Shawn M. Garvin, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3. For the reasons set out in this document, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows: PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN 1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR 1987 Comp., p.193. Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended] 2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the entry for ‘‘PA’’, ‘‘Moyers Landfill’’, ‘‘Eagleville’’. ■ [FR Doc. 2014–06811 Filed 3–26–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 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 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 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Mar 26, 2014 Jkt 232001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 E:\FR\FM\27MRR1.SGM 27MRR1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 59 / Thursday, March 27, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 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. [FR Doc. 2014–06732 Filed 3–26–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 Background [Docket No. 130108020–3409–01] RIN 0648–XD198 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. DATES: The effective dates for the inseason actions are set out in this sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Mar 26, 2014 document under the heading Inseason Actions. Comments will be accepted through April 11, 2014. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA–NMFS–2012–0248, by any one of the following methods: • Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20120248, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. • Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr., Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115–6349. • Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Peggy Mundy. Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov 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 Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Jkt 232001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 17071 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 E:\FR\FM\27MRR1.SGM 27MRR1

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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.
[FR Doc. 2014-06732 Filed 3-26-14; 8:45 am]
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