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CRT exporter means any person in the
United States who initiates a transaction
to send used CRTs outside the United
States or its territories for recycling or
reuse, or any intermediary in the United
States arranging for such export.
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(a)(5)(ii) of this section. Exporters must
keep copies of each annual report for a
period of at least three years from the
due date of the report.
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■ 5. Section 261.41 is revised to read as
follows:
PART 261—IDENTIFICATION AND
LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
§ 261.41 Notification and Recordkeeping
for Used, Intact Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)
Exported for Reuse.
3. The authority citation for part 261
continues to read as follows:
(a) CRT exporters who export used,
intact CRTs for reuse must send a
notification to EPA. This notification
may cover export activities extending
over a twelve (12) month or lesser
period.
(1) The notification must be in
writing, signed by the exporter, and
include the following information:
(i) Name, mailing address, telephone
number, and EPA ID number (if
applicable) of the exporter of the used,
intact CRTs;
(ii) The estimated frequency or rate at
which the used, intact CRTs are to be
exported for reuse and the period of
time over which they are to be exported;
(iii) The estimated total quantity of
used, intact CRTs specified in
kilograms;
(iv) All points of entry to and
departure from each transit country
through which the used, intact CRTs
will pass, a description of the
approximate length of time the used,
intact CRTs will remain in such
country, and the nature of their
handling while there;
(v) A description of the means by
which each shipment of the used, intact
CRTs will be transported (e.g., mode of
transportation vehicle (air, highway,
rail, water, etc.), type(s) of container
(drums, boxes, tanks, etc.));
(vi) The name and address of the
ultimate destination facility or facilities
where the used, intact CRTs will be
reused, refurbished, distributed, or sold
for reuse and the estimated quantity of
used, intact CRTs to be sent to each
facility, as well as the name of any
alternate destination facility or facilities;
(vii) A description of the manner in
which the used, intact CRTs will be
reused (including reuse after
refurbishment) in the foreign country
that will be receiving the used, intact
CRTs; and
(viii) A certification signed by the
CRT exporter that states:
‘‘I certify under penalty of law that
the CRTs described in this notice are
intact and fully functioning or capable
of being functional after refurbishment
and that the used CRTs will be reused
or refurbished and reused. I certify
under penalty of law that I have
personally examined and am familiar
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921,
6922, 6924(y), and 6838.
Subpart A—General
4. Section 261.39 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(5)(i)(F) and
adding paragraphs (a)(5)(x) and (a)(5)(xi)
to read as follows:
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§ 261.39 Conditional Exclusion for Used,
Broken Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and
Processed CRT Glass Undergoing
Recycling.
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(F) The name and address of the
recycler or recyclers and the estimated
quantity of used CRTs to be sent to each
facility, as well as the names of any
alternate recyclers.
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(x) CRT exporters must file with EPA
no later than March 1 of each year, an
annual report summarizing the
quantities (in kilograms), frequency of
shipment, and ultimate destination(s)
(i.e., the facility or facilities where the
recycling occurs) of all used CRTs
exported during the previous calendar
year. Such reports must also include the
following:
(A) The name, EPA ID number (if
applicable), and mailing and site
address of the exporter;
(B) The calendar year covered by the
report;
(C) A certification signed by the CRT
exporter that states:
‘‘I certify under penalty of law that I
have personally examined and am
familiar with the information submitted
in this and all attached documents and
that, based on my inquiry of those
individuals immediately responsible for
obtaining this information, I believe that
the submitted information is true,
accurate, and complete. I am aware that
there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including
the possibility of fine and
imprisonment.’’
(xi) Annual reports must be submitted
to the office specified in paragraph
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with the information submitted in this
and all attached documents and that,
based on my inquiry of those
individuals immediately responsible for
obtaining the information, I believe that
the submitted information is true,
accurate, and complete. I am aware that
there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including
the possibility of fine and
imprisonment.’’
(2) Notifications submitted by mail
should be sent to the following mailing
address: Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, Office of
Federal Activities, International
Compliance Assurance Division, (Mail
Code 2254A), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Hand-delivered
notifications should be sent to: Office of
Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Office of Federal Activities,
International Compliance Assurance
Division, (Mail Code 2254A),
Environmental Protection Agency,
William Jefferson Clinton Building,
Room 6144, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20004. In both
cases, the following shall be
prominently displayed on the front of
the envelope: ‘‘Attention: Notification of
Intent to Export CRTs.’’
(b) CRT exporters of used, intact CRTs
sent for reuse must keep copies of
normal business records, such as
contracts, demonstrating that each
shipment of exported used, intact CRTs
will be reused. This documentation
must be retained for a period of at least
three years from the date the CRTs were
exported. If the documents are written
in a language other than English, CRT
exporters of used, intact CRTs sent for
reuse must provide both the original,
non-English version of the normal
business records as well as a third-party
translation of the normal business
records into English within 30 days
upon request by EPA.
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47 CFR Parts 1 and 43
[WC Docket No. 11–10; FCC 13–87]
Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data
Program
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 123 / Thursday, June 26, 2014 / Rules and Regulations
In this document the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) released a Report and
Order which revised the Commission’s
Form 477 collection to include data on
deployment of fixed and mobile
broadband networks and mobile voice
networks, as well as company
identification and emergency contact
information. The Report and Order also
made a number of targeted changes to
the collection of subscription data to
reduce reporting burdens and improve
the quality and usefulness of data
collected through the Form 477.
SUMMARY:
Sections 1.7001, 1.7002, 43.01
and 43.11, published at 78 FR 49126,
were approved by the OMB on June 4,
2014 (OMB Control Number 3060–
0816). Accordingly, the amendments to
those sections published at 78 FR
49126, Aug. 13, 2013, are effective June
26, 2014.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chelsea Fallon, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–7991 or
chelsea.fallon@fcc.gov.
The
Report and Order stated that the
changes to §§ 1.7001, 1.7002, 43.01 and
43.11 of the Commission’s rules, which
contain information collection
requirements, would be effective upon
announcement in the Federal Register
of OMB approval. On June 4, 2014,
OMB approved the information
collection requirement contained in the
Report and Order pursuant to OMB
Control Number: 3060–0816, Local
Telephone Competition and Broadband
Reporting, FCC Form 477. Accordingly,
the information collection requirements
contained in the Report and Order are
effective June 26, 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0816.
OMB Approval Date: June 4, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2017.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form
477.
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
and State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,002 respondents; 4,004
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 387
hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
201, 218–220, 251–252, 271, 303(r), 332,
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended and section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of
the Broadband Data Improvement Act,
47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,549,548
hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will continue to allow
respondents to certify on the submission
interface that some subscribership data
contained in that submission are
privileged or confidential commercial or
financial information and that
disclosure of such information would
likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity
making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or
proposes to disclose such information,
the respondent would be required to
show, pursuant to Commission rules for
withholding from public inspection
information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in
question is entitled to confidential
treatment. We will retain our current
policies and procedures regarding the
protection of submitted FCC Form 477
data subject to confidential treatment,
including the use of only non-company
specific aggregates of subscribership
data in our published reports. Most of
the broadband deployment data to be
collected on Form 477 as a result of
modifications will be made publicly
available. NTIA currently publishes
similar data on the National Broadband
Map Web site at
www.broadbandmap.gov. The
Commission will coordinate with NTIA
to continue the publication of the
National Broadband Map using the data
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to be collected through modifications to
Form 477. The one exception is that
mobile broadband and voice providers
can request confidential treatment of
their deployment data by spectrum
band.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 477
gathers information on the development
of local telephone competition,
including telephone services and
interconnected Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) services, and on the
deployment of broadband Internet
access services. FCC staff use the
information to advise the Commission
about the efficacy of its rules and
policies adopted to implement the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. The
data are necessary to evaluate the status
of local telecommunications
competition and broadband
deployment.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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47 CFR Part 36
[CC Docket No. 80–286; FCC 14–91]
Jurisdictional Separations Process
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) extends the freeze of
jurisdictional separations category
relationships and cost allocation factors
in the Commission’s rules for three
years, through June 30, 2017.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
June 26, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Haledjian, Wireline Competition
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202)
418–1520 or gregory.haledjian@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Report
and Order in CC Docket No. 80–286,
adopted on June 12, 2014 and released
on June 13, 2014. The full text of this
document is available for public
inspection during regular business
hours in the Commission’s Reference
Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–
A257, Washington, DC, 20554. The full
text of this document may be
downloaded at the following Internet
address: https://www.fcc.gov/documents.
The complete text may be purchased
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1 and 43
[WC Docket No. 11-10; FCC 13-87]
Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) released a Report and Order which revised the Commission's
Form 477 collection to include data on deployment of fixed and mobile
broadband networks and mobile voice networks, as well as company
identification and emergency contact information. The Report and Order
also made a number of targeted changes to the collection of
subscription data to reduce reporting burdens and improve the quality
and usefulness of data collected through the Form 477.
DATES: Sections 1.7001, 1.7002, 43.01 and 43.11, published at 78 FR
49126, were approved by the OMB on June 4, 2014 (OMB Control Number
3060-0816). Accordingly, the amendments to those sections published at
78 FR 49126, Aug. 13, 2013, are effective June 26, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Fallon, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-7991 or chelsea.fallon@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Report and Order stated that the changes
to Sec. Sec. 1.7001, 1.7002, 43.01 and 43.11 of the Commission's
rules, which contain information collection requirements, would be
effective upon announcement in the Federal Register of OMB approval. On
June 4, 2014, OMB approved the information collection requirement
contained in the Report and Order pursuant to OMB Control Number: 3060-
0816, Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form
477. Accordingly, the information collection requirements contained in
the Report and Order are effective June 26, 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: 3060-0816.
OMB Approval Date: June 4, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2017.
Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, FCC
Form 477.
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; and State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,002 respondents; 4,004
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 387 hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 201, 218-220,
251-252, 271, 303(r), 332, and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended and section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of the Broadband Data Improvement
Act, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,549,548 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will continue
to allow respondents to certify on the submission interface that some
subscribership data contained in that submission are privileged or
confidential commercial or financial information and that disclosure of
such information would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive
position of the entity making the submission. If the Commission
receives a request for, or proposes to disclose such information, the
respondent would be required to show, pursuant to Commission rules for
withholding from public inspection information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in question is entitled to
confidential treatment. We will retain our current policies and
procedures regarding the protection of submitted FCC Form 477 data
subject to confidential treatment, including the use of only non-
company specific aggregates of subscribership data in our published
reports. Most of the broadband deployment data to be collected on Form
477 as a result of modifications will be made publicly available. NTIA
currently publishes similar data on the National Broadband Map Web site
at www.broadbandmap.gov. The Commission will coordinate with NTIA to
continue the publication of the National Broadband Map using the data
to be collected through modifications to Form 477. The one exception is
that mobile broadband and voice providers can request confidential
treatment of their deployment data by spectrum band.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 477 gathers information on the development
of local telephone competition, including telephone services and
interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and on the
deployment of broadband Internet access services. FCC staff use the
information to advise the Commission about the efficacy of its rules
and policies adopted to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
The data are necessary to evaluate the status of local
telecommunications competition and broadband deployment.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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