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Manufacturing. The Census Bureau
defines this category as follows: ‘‘This
industry comprises establishments
primarily engaged in manufacturing
communications equipment (except
telephone apparatus, and radio and
television broadcast, and wireless
communications equipment).’’ The SBA
has developed a small business size
standard for Other Communications
Equipment Manufacturing, which is
having 750 or fewer employees.
According to Census Bureau data for
2002, there were a total of 503
establishments in this category that
operated for the entire year. Of this
total, 493 had employment of under
500, and an additional 7 had
employment of 500 to 999. Thus, under
this size standard, the majority of firms
can be considered small.
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E. Description of Projected Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements for Small Entities
29. This Order reinstates the
requirement that E-rate applicants cost
allocate all bundled ineligible
components other than those that fall
under the Commission’s definition of
‘‘ancillary.’’ Cost allocation
requirements are already part of
§ 54.504(e) of the Commission’s rules,
which requires a clear delineation of
eligible and ineligible services that are
included on an application requesting
E-rate discounts. The rulemaking results
in minimal additional reporting
requirements.
30. The result of this rulemaking is
that small entities that had not been cost
allocating certain bundled ineligible
components will again be required to
comply with § 54.504(e) requirements
for cost allocating these components.
Small entities that are service providers
and vendors in the E-rate program will
also be required to reexamine offerings
in accordance to any changed
requirements.
F. Steps Taken to Minimize the
Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives
Considered
31. The RFA requires an agency to
describe any significant, specifically
small business, alternatives that it has
considered in reaching its proposed
approach, which may include the
following four alternatives (among
others): ‘‘(1) the establishment of
differing compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables that take into
account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification,
consolidation, or simplification of
compliance and reporting requirements
under the rule for such small entities;
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(3) the use of performance rather than
design standards; and (4) an exemption
from coverage of the rule, or any part
thereof, for such small entities.’’
32. This rulemaking could impose
minimal additional burdens on small
entities. The only additional
administrative burden the rulemaking
could impose on small entities,
however, would be requiring them to
cost allocate ineligible components that
they may have presumed were
exempted from the cost allocation
requirements by the 2010 Clarification
Order. Cost allocation requires
determining the costs of eligible and
ineligible components and reporting the
delineation of those costs in a request
for E-rate discounts on the FCC Form
471. E-rate recipients had been required
to cost allocate ineligible components
bundled with eligible services prior to
the 2010 Clarification Order, and are
already generally required to cost
allocate all ineligible components.
G. Report to Congress
33. The Commission will send a copy
of this Order, including this FRFA, in a
report to be sent to Congress pursuant
to the SBREFA. In addition, the
Commission will send a copy of the
Order, including the FRFA, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A
copy of the Order and the FRFA (or
summaries thereof) will also be
published in the Federal Register.
H. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
34. This document contains revised
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. It
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review under section 3507 of the PRA.
We note that pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, the Commission
previously sought specific comment on
how it might further reduce the
information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
35. In the present document, we
rescind the guidance in the 2010
Clarification Order regarding cost
allocation requirements in the E-rate
program (more formally known as the
schools and libraries universal service
support program). We have determined
that it is in the best interest of the E-rate
program and its participants to require
E-rate recipients to cost allocate
ineligible components that are bundled
with eligible services and that may have
been subject to the limited exemption
provided by the guidance in the 2010
Clarification Order. Any information
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collected from applicants is limited to
information explaining the cost
allocation.
I. Congressional Review Act
36. The Bureau will include a copy of
this Order in a report to be sent to
Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act.
IV. Ordering Clause
37. Accordingly, it is ordered, that
pursuant to the authority contained in
sections 1 through 4, 254, and 303(r) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151 through 154,
254, and 303(r), and authority delegated
in Federal-State Joint Board on
Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96–45,
Third Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd
22485, 22488 through 89, paragraph 6
(1997), this Order is adopted, effective
July 14, 2014.
Federal Communications Commission.
Julie A. Veach,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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47 CFR Part 64
[WC Docket No. 12–375; FCC 13–113]
Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling
Services
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
On September 26, 2013, the
Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) released a Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, Rates for Interstate Inmate
Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12–
375, FCC 13–113, (Report and Order)
which required, among other things,
that all ICS providers comply with a
one-time mandatory data collection
provided in Section III.I of the Report
and Order. This information collection
requirement in the Report and Order
required approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
document announces the approval of
and effective date of the one-time
mandatory data collection requirement.
DATES: The information collection
requirement in Section III.I, published
on November 13, 2013 (78 FR 67956),
was approved by the OMB on June 2,
2014. Accordingly, the information
SUMMARY:
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collection requirements provided in
Section III.I of the Report and Order are
effective June 12, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynne Hewitt Engledow, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418–1520 or
lynne.engledow@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Report and Order stated that the
information collection requirements
would be effective immediately upon
announcement in the Federal Register
of OMB approval. On June 2, 2014,
OMB approved the information
collection requirement contained in
Section III.I of this Report and Order
pursuant to OMB Control Number:
3060–1196, Inmate Calling Services
(ICS) Data Collection. Accordingly, the
information collection requirement
contained in Section III.I of the Report
and Order is effective June 12, 2014.
The expiration date for the information
collection is June 30, 2017. The
Commission will announce, in a
separate notice, the due date by which
respondents must submit the required
data.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, 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 the collection of
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information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act that does not display a
valid control number. Questions
concerning this information collection,
3060–1196, should be directed to Leslie
F. Smith, Federal Communications
Commission at (202) 418–0217 or
leslie.smith@fcc.gov.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1196.
OMB Approval Date: June 2, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2017.
Title: Rates for Inmate Calling
Services Data Collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit, federal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 25 respondents; 25
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 90
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement and one-time
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or maintain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 2,250 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission anticipates providing
confidential treatment for proprietary
information submitted by ICS providers.
Parties that comply with the terms of a
protective order for the proceeding will
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have an opportunity to comment on the
data.
Needs and Uses: The Commission’s
Report and Order required that all
inmate calling service (ICS) providers
comply with a one-time mandatory data
collection. The Report and Order
requires ICS providers to submit data on
the costs of providing interstate,
intrastate toll, and local ICS. Data
required to be submitted include data
on the costs of telecommunications
service, interconnection fees, equipment
investment, installation and
maintenance, security, ancillary
services, and other costs. Providers will
also be required to provide certain
related rate, demand, and forecast data.
The data will be used to inform the
Commission’s evaluation of rate reform
options in the FNPRM, to enable the
Commission to transition from interim
rate reform to permanent rate reform,
and to enable the Commission to
discharge its core responsibility of
ensuring just, reasonable and fair rates
as required by sections 201 and 276 by
ensuring ICS rates are just, reasonable,
and fair pursuant to sections 201(b) and
276 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[WC Docket No. 12-375; FCC 13-113]
Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: On September 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No.
12-375, FCC 13-113, (Report and Order) which required, among other
things, that all ICS providers comply with a one-time mandatory data
collection provided in Section III.I of the Report and Order. This
information collection requirement in the Report and Order required
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This document
announces the approval of and effective date of the one-time mandatory
data collection requirement.
DATES: The information collection requirement in Section III.I,
published on November 13, 2013 (78 FR 67956), was approved by the OMB
on June 2, 2014. Accordingly, the information
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collection requirements provided in Section III.I of the Report and
Order are effective June 12, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Hewitt Engledow, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1520 or lynne.engledow@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Report and Order stated that the
information collection requirements would be effective immediately upon
announcement in the Federal Register of OMB approval. On June 2, 2014,
OMB approved the information collection requirement contained in
Section III.I of this Report and Order pursuant to OMB Control Number:
3060-1196, Inmate Calling Services (ICS) Data Collection. Accordingly,
the information collection requirement contained in Section III.I of
the Report and Order is effective June 12, 2014. The expiration date
for the information collection is June 30, 2017. The Commission will
announce, in a separate notice, the due date by which respondents must
submit the required data.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, 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 the collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number.
Questions concerning this information collection, 3060-1196, should be
directed to Leslie F. Smith, Federal Communications Commission at (202)
418-0217 or leslie.smith@fcc.gov.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1196.
OMB Approval Date: June 2, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2017.
Title: Rates for Inmate Calling Services Data Collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for profit, federal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 25 respondents; 25 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 90 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and one-time
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 2,250 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission anticipates
providing confidential treatment for proprietary information submitted
by ICS providers. Parties that comply with the terms of a protective
order for the proceeding will have an opportunity to comment on the
data.
Needs and Uses: The Commission's Report and Order required that all
inmate calling service (ICS) providers comply with a one-time mandatory
data collection. The Report and Order requires ICS providers to submit
data on the costs of providing interstate, intrastate toll, and local
ICS. Data required to be submitted include data on the costs of
telecommunications service, interconnection fees, equipment investment,
installation and maintenance, security, ancillary services, and other
costs. Providers will also be required to provide certain related rate,
demand, and forecast data. The data will be used to inform the
Commission's evaluation of rate reform options in the FNPRM, to enable
the Commission to transition from interim rate reform to permanent rate
reform, and to enable the Commission to discharge its core
responsibility of ensuring just, reasonable and fair rates as required
by sections 201 and 276 by ensuring ICS rates are just, reasonable, and
fair pursuant to sections 201(b) and 276 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-13782 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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