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accountant inclined to test the bounds
of professional conduct may have
previously perceived loopholes or
ambiguity for exploitation under the
generally-stated standard of rule 14.8(c),
the clarifying amendment provides a
deterrent against such potentially
damaging conduct—a benefit for market
participants and the public. Further,
such clear, specific notice forecloses to
a great degree potential for an offending
accounting practitioner, in defense of
improper conduct, to argue confusion or
uncertainty about what specifically the
Commission’s standard requires, thus
supporting Commission enforcement
efficiency.
The Commission anticipates no
material cost burden attributable to the
amendment for market participants or
accounting professionals to whom the
amendment is addressed. Again, this
amendment merely articulates with
more precision the contours of the more
generally-stated standard of rule 14.8(c)
as it has existed prior to this
amendment; further, this pre-existing
standard has encompassed standards
governing the accounting profession
generally and with which accounting
professionals have needed to comply.
Since the clarifying amendment effects
no substantive change to the rule 14.8
standard, accountants practicing before
the Commission should already be in
compliance. Consequently, they should
experience no cost to change their
behavior to comply with the rule as
amended.
In the following, the Commission
considers the amendment relative to the
CEA section 15(a) factors.
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(1) Protection of Market Participants and
the Public
As noted, improper accounting
practices may help to cover up financial
frauds or foster improper managerial
decisions and may pose a threat to the
safety of customer funds. By articulating
the Commission’s standards in more
specific, codified, and readily accessible
form, the amendment safeguards against
accountants professing lack of
knowledge of the applicable standards—
or exploiting perceived ambiguities in
them—to the detriment of market
participants and the public.
(2) Efficiency, Competitiveness, and
Financial Integrity of Futures Markets
Threats to the safety of customer
funds generate public distrust in
financial market integrity. To the extent
this rule amendment better informs
accountants and fosters their
understanding of the Commission’s
standards and the consequences of
improper actions—actions that
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potentially could threaten the safety of
customer funds—the amendment
promotes the integrity of financial
markets.
(3) Price Discovery
The Commission does not foresee that
the amendment will directly impact
price discovery.
(4) Sound Risk Management Practices
As noted, improper accounting
practices may lead to unnecessary risks
being undertaken, as certain risk
measures or managerial decisions are
based on accounting data. To the extent
the amendment improves accountants’
understanding of the Commission’s
standards, thereby deterring improper
conduct that potentially could result in
unnecessary risks being undertaken, the
amendment promotes sound risk
management practices.
(5) Other Public Interest Considerations
By harmonizing the rule 14.8(c)
standard for accountants with that of
SEC rule of practice 102(e), the
amendment helps to ensure consistency
and reduces potential for confusion.
List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 14
Administrative practice and
procedure, Professional conduct and
competency standards, Ethical conduct,
Penalties.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission amends 17 CFR
part 14 as set forth below:
PART 14—RULES RELATING TO
SUSPENSION OR DISBARMENT FROM
APPEARANCE AND PRACTICE
1. The authority citation for part 14 is
revised to read as follows:
■
Authority: Pub. L. 93–463, sec. 101(a)(11),
88 Stat. 1391, 7 U.S.C. 4a(j).
2. Amend § 14.8 by revising paragraph
(c) to read as follows:
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§ 14.8 Lack of requisite qualifications,
character and integrity.
*
*
*
*
*
(c) To have engaged in unethical or
improper professional conduct either in
the course of any adjudicatory,
investigative or rulemaking or other
proceeding before the Commission or
otherwise. With respect to the
professional conduct of persons
licensed to practice as accountants,
‘‘unethical or improper professional
conduct’’ means:
(1) Intentional or knowing conduct,
including reckless conduct, that results
in a violation of applicable professional
principles or standards; or
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(2) Either of the following two types
of negligent conduct:
(i) A single instance of highly
unreasonable conduct that results in a
violation of applicable professional
principles or standards in circumstances
in which an accountant knows, or
should know, that heightened scrutiny
is warranted.
(ii) Repeated instances of
unreasonable conduct, each resulting in
a violation of applicable professional
principles or standards, which indicate
a lack of competence to practice before
the Commission.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2015,
by the Commission.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
Note: The following appendix will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Appendix to Proceedings Before the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission; Rules Relating to
Suspension or Disbarment From
Appearance and Practice—Commission
Voting Summary
On this matter, Chairman Massad and
Commissioners Wetjen, Bowen, and
Giancarlo voted in the affirmative. No
Commissioner voted in the negative.
[FR Doc. 2015–14159 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10–210; FCC 15–57]
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission extends the National DeafBlind Equipment Distribution Program
(NDBEDP) as a pilot program for one
additional year. The NDBEDP provides
up to $10 million annually to support
programs that distribute
communications equipment to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind.
Extending the pilot program enables the
NDBEDP to continue providing
communications equipment to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind
without interruption while the
Commission considers whether to adopt
rules to govern a permanent NDBEDP.
DATES: Effective June 10, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosaline Crawford, Consumer and
SUMMARY:
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Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability
Rights Office, at 202–418–2075 or email
Rosaline.Crawford@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document FCC 15–57, Implementation
of the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, Order (Order), adopted on
May 21, 2015 and released on May 27,
2015, in CG Docket No. 10–210. The full
text of document FCC 15–57 will be
available for public inspection and
copying via the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS), through the Commission’s Web
site at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/, and
during regular business hours at the
FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room
CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
Document FCC 15–57 can also be
downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at https://
www.fcc.gov/ndbedp. To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
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Synopsis
I. Background
1. Section 105 of the Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) added
section 719 to the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, which directed the
Commission to establish rules to
provide up to $10 million annually from
the Interstate Telecommunications
Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund) to
support programs that distribute
communications equipment to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind.
Public Law 111–260, 124 Stat. 2751
(2010); Public Law 111–265, 124 Stat.
2795 (2010); 47 U.S.C. 620. In 2011, the
Commission established the NDBEDP as
a two-year pilot program, with an option
to extend it for an additional year.
Implementation of the Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, CG Docket No. 10–210,
Report and Order, published at 76 FR
26641, May 9, 2011 (NDBEDP Pilot
Program Order); 47 CFR 64.610
(NDBEDP pilot program rules). The
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB or Bureau) launched the
pilot program on July 1, 2012. To
implement the program, the Bureau
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certified 53 entities to participate in the
NDBEDP—one entity to distribute
communications equipment in each
state, plus the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
hereinafter referred to as ‘‘state
programs’’ or ‘‘certified programs’’—and
selected a national outreach coordinator
to support the outreach and distribution
efforts of these state programs. On
February 7, 2014, the Bureau extended
the pilot program for a third year, until
June 30, 2015. Many individuals who
have received equipment and training
through the NDBEDP have reported that
this program has vastly improved their
daily lives, significantly enhancing their
ability to live independently and
expanding their educational and
employment opportunities.
2. On August 1, 2014, the Bureau
released a Public Notice inviting
comment on which rules governing the
NDBEDP pilot program should be
retained and which should be modified
to make the permanent NDBEDP more
effective and more efficient. Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks
Comment on the National Deaf-Blind
Equipment Distribution Program, CG
Docket No. 10–210, Public Notice, 29
FCC Rcd 9451 (CGB 2014). In response
to the Public Notice, the Commission
received over 40 comments from
disability organizations, certified
programs, and individual consumers,
which will help to inform the
preparation of a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to establish a permanent
NDBEDP when the pilot program ends.
II. Extension of Pilot Program
3. In the Order, the Commission
extends the existing NDBEDP pilot
program rules for one additional year,
until June 30, 2016. As noted in the
Order, the Commission has sought
comment on whether certain changes
should be made when the NDBEDP
transitions from a pilot to a permanent
program. Completion of this rulemaking
and implementation of any new rules
may take longer than June 30, 2015,
when the rules governing the NDBEDP
pilot program will expire. Extending the
pilot program will provide time to
receive and thoroughly consider public
input on proposed rules for a permanent
program, as well as to implement final
rules for the permanent NDBEDP
without interrupting the distribution of
communications equipment and
provision of related services to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind,
which the Commission finds serves the
public interest. The extension will also
provide greater programmatic certainty
to entities that are currently certified to
participate in the NDBEDP and enable
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the Commission to provide a smooth
transition from the NDBEDP pilot
program to a permanent program. The
Commission commits to continue the
pilot NDBEDP as long as necessary to
ensure a seamless transition between
the pilot and permanent programs to
ensure the uninterrupted distribution of
equipment to this target population.
When the Commission adopts final
rules for the permanent program, it will
consider the extent to which the pilot
program needs to be extended further.
To provide reasonable notice to the
certified programs operating under the
pilot program rules prior to June 30,
2015, this extension of the pilot program
rules shall be effective June 10, 2015.
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
The Commission currently has an
Office and Management and Budget
(OMB) collection 3060–1146 pending
OMB’s review and approval of an
extension submitted to OMB on April
22, 2015. This collection contains
information collection requirements for
the NDBEDP pilot program, which are
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995. Public Law 104–13.
However, document FCC 15–57 does
not modify the existing information
collection requirements contained in
OMB collection 3060–1146, and it does
not contain new or modified
information collection requirements
subject to the PRA. 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
also 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will not send a copy
of FCC 15–57 pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, because the
Commission adopted no rules therein.
See 5 U.S.C 801(a)(1)(A). Rather than
adopting rules, the Commission
exercised its statutory authority to
extend the NDBEDP as a pilot program
by Order for one additional year.
Ordering Clause
Pursuant to the authority contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 719 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
and 620, that document FCC 15–57 is
adopted.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–13717 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
48 CFR Parts 1602, 1615, and 1652
RIN 3206–AN00
Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program; Rate Setting for CommunityRated Plans
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) is issuing a final
rule that makes changes to the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Acquisition
Regulation (FEHBAR). These changes:
define which subscriber groups may be
included for consideration as similarly
sized subscriber groups (SSSGs); require
the SSSG to be traditional community
rated; establish that traditional
community rated (TCR) Federal
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
plans must select only one rather than
two SSSGs; and make conforming
changes to FEHB contract language to
account for the new medical loss ratio
(MLR) standard for most community
rated FEHB plans.
DATES: Effective Date: July 10, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wenqiong Fu, Policy Analyst, at
wenqiong.fu@opm.gov or (202) 606–
0004.
SUMMARY:
The U.S.
Office of Personnel Management is
issuing a final rule to update the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Acquisition
Regulation to accommodate the new
FEHB specific medical loss ratio (MLR)
requirement for most community rated
plans as well as to update the similarly
sized subscriber group (SSSG)
requirement for traditional community
rated plans.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Comments on FEHB Premium Impacts
OPM received a comment regarding
the impact the regulation will have on
future premiums in the FEHB Program.
Based on the analysis, OPM does not
believe that there will be a significant
impact in aggregate on the entire
FEHBP, and as such, it is unlikely that
there will be any major substantive
impacts on future premium increases in
the FEHBP as a whole.
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Comment on Traditional Community
Rating Plans on FEHB Groups
A commenter raised a concern that,
by utilizing TCR plans, OPM may
potentially cost the government more
money. The commenter’s justification
was that insurers will adjust rates to the
highest expected rate if they have to
provide the same rates to all groups.
Traditional Community Rating is guided
by state law and all groups pay the
average cost of coverage for the
community. As such, it is not believed
plans will adjust rates to the highest
expected rate.
Comments on Recommended Language
A commenter suggested that (1) OPM
should exclude customers of carrier
subsidiaries from SSSG consideration
and (2) OPM should also exclude from
SSSG analysis ‘‘[an] entity that
maintains a contractual arrangement
with the carrier to provide healthcare
benefits.’’
OPM declines to make this change.
We require these entities to be
considered for SSSG comparison
because we do not want businesses to
form distinct entities under a corporate
umbrella for the sole purposes of getting
a lower rate for non-FEHBP groups. Our
goal is to identify one non-FEHBP
subscriber group (employer groups
covered by an issuer) that is closest in
size to the FEHBP group and, if the
group received a discounted rate, the
carrier must provide the discount to the
FEHBP. We feel that, if carriers have the
ability to shift groups under a corporate
umbrella, the most appropriate SSSG
will not be available for comparison to
the FEHBP group and the FEHB
program will be at greater risk. OPM
also is not amending 48 CFR 1602.170–
13(b)(1)(iv). Our intention is not to
include SSSGs of entities with whom a
Carrier contracts to provide health
insurance coverage for its own
employees. Additionally, we do not
intend to set up a reinsurance
arrangement. Our intent is to include
entities where a Carrier has contracted
provision of benefits to its customers to
a third-party entity.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
OPM certifies that this regulation will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities
because the regulation only affects
health insurance carriers in the FEHB
Program.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Review
This rule has been reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget in
accordance with Executive Order 12866.
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OPM has examined the impact of this
final rule as required by Executive
Order 12866 and Executive Order
13563, which direct agencies to assess
all costs and benefits of available
regulatory alternatives and, if regulation
is necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public, health, and
safety effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). A regulatory impact analysis
must be prepared for major rules with
economically significant effects of $100
million or more in any one year. This
rule is not considered a major rule
because there will be no increased costs
to Federal agencies, Federal Employees,
or Federal retirees in their health
insurance premiums.
Federalism
We have examined this rule in
accordance with Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, and have determined that
this rule will not have any negative
impact on the rights, roles, and
responsibilities of State, local, or tribal
governments.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1602,
1615, and 1652
Government employees, Government
procurement, Health insurance
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, OPM amends chapter 16 of
title 48 CFR (FEHBAR) as follows:
PART 1602—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS
AND TERMS
1. The authority citation for part 1602
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8913; 40 U.S.C. 486(c);
48 CFR 1.301.
2. Revise § 1602.170–13 to read as
follows:
■
§ 1602.170–13
groups.
Similarly sized subscriber
(a) A Similarly sized subscriber group
(SSSG) is a non-FEHB employer group
that:
(1) As of the date specified by OPM
in the rate instructions, has a subscriber
enrollment closest to the FEHBP
subscriber enrollment;
(2) Uses traditional community rating;
and,
(3) Meets the criteria specified in the
rate instructions issued by OPM.
(b) Any group with which an entity
enters into an agreement to provide
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10-210; FCC 15-57]
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the National Deaf-
Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) as a pilot program for
one additional year. The NDBEDP provides up to $10 million annually to
support programs that distribute communications equipment to low-income
individuals who are deaf-blind. Extending the pilot program enables the
NDBEDP to continue providing communications equipment to low-income
individuals who are deaf-blind without interruption while the
Commission considers whether to adopt rules to govern a permanent
NDBEDP.
DATES: Effective June 10, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosaline Crawford, Consumer and
[[Page 32858]]
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at 202-418-2075
or email Rosaline.Crawford@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
document FCC 15-57, Implementation of the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay
Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, Order (Order), adopted on May 21,
2015 and released on May 27, 2015, in CG Docket No. 10-210. The full
text of document FCC 15-57 will be available for public inspection and
copying via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS),
through the Commission's Web site at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/,
and during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC
20554. Document FCC 15-57 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at https://www.fcc.gov/ndbedp. To request
materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille,
large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
I. Background
1. Section 105 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) added section 719 to the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which directed the Commission
to establish rules to provide up to $10 million annually from the
Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund) to support
programs that distribute communications equipment to low-income
individuals who are deaf-blind. Public Law 111-260, 124 Stat. 2751
(2010); Public Law 111-265, 124 Stat. 2795 (2010); 47 U.S.C. 620. In
2011, the Commission established the NDBEDP as a two-year pilot
program, with an option to extend it for an additional year.
Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, CG Docket No. 10-210, Report and Order, published at 76 FR
26641, May 9, 2011 (NDBEDP Pilot Program Order); 47 CFR 64.610 (NDBEDP
pilot program rules). The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB
or Bureau) launched the pilot program on July 1, 2012. To implement the
program, the Bureau certified 53 entities to participate in the
NDBEDP--one entity to distribute communications equipment in each
state, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, hereinafter referred to as ``state programs'' or ``certified
programs''--and selected a national outreach coordinator to support the
outreach and distribution efforts of these state programs. On February
7, 2014, the Bureau extended the pilot program for a third year, until
June 30, 2015. Many individuals who have received equipment and
training through the NDBEDP have reported that this program has vastly
improved their daily lives, significantly enhancing their ability to
live independently and expanding their educational and employment
opportunities.
2. On August 1, 2014, the Bureau released a Public Notice inviting
comment on which rules governing the NDBEDP pilot program should be
retained and which should be modified to make the permanent NDBEDP more
effective and more efficient. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Seeks Comment on the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution
Program, CG Docket No. 10-210, Public Notice, 29 FCC Rcd 9451 (CGB
2014). In response to the Public Notice, the Commission received over
40 comments from disability organizations, certified programs, and
individual consumers, which will help to inform the preparation of a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a permanent NDBEDP when the
pilot program ends.
II. Extension of Pilot Program
3. In the Order, the Commission extends the existing NDBEDP pilot
program rules for one additional year, until June 30, 2016. As noted in
the Order, the Commission has sought comment on whether certain changes
should be made when the NDBEDP transitions from a pilot to a permanent
program. Completion of this rulemaking and implementation of any new
rules may take longer than June 30, 2015, when the rules governing the
NDBEDP pilot program will expire. Extending the pilot program will
provide time to receive and thoroughly consider public input on
proposed rules for a permanent program, as well as to implement final
rules for the permanent NDBEDP without interrupting the distribution of
communications equipment and provision of related services to low-
income individuals who are deaf-blind, which the Commission finds
serves the public interest. The extension will also provide greater
programmatic certainty to entities that are currently certified to
participate in the NDBEDP and enable the Commission to provide a smooth
transition from the NDBEDP pilot program to a permanent program. The
Commission commits to continue the pilot NDBEDP as long as necessary to
ensure a seamless transition between the pilot and permanent programs
to ensure the uninterrupted distribution of equipment to this target
population. When the Commission adopts final rules for the permanent
program, it will consider the extent to which the pilot program needs
to be extended further. To provide reasonable notice to the certified
programs operating under the pilot program rules prior to June 30,
2015, this extension of the pilot program rules shall be effective June
10, 2015.
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
The Commission currently has an Office and Management and Budget
(OMB) collection 3060-1146 pending OMB's review and approval of an
extension submitted to OMB on April 22, 2015. This collection contains
information collection requirements for the NDBEDP pilot program, which
are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public Law
104-13. However, document FCC 15-57 does not modify the existing
information collection requirements contained in OMB collection 3060-
1146, and it does not contain new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the PRA. 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 also 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will not send a copy of FCC 15-57 pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, because the Commission adopted no rules
therein. See 5 U.S.C 801(a)(1)(A). Rather than adopting rules, the
Commission exercised its statutory authority to extend the NDBEDP as a
pilot program by Order for one additional year.
Ordering Clause
Pursuant to the authority contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and
719 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), and 620, that document FCC 15-57 is adopted.
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Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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