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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631;
3642; 3682.
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§ 3020.82 Docket and notice of material
changes to product descriptions.
2. Revise subpart E to read as follows:
Subpart E—Requests Initiated by the Postal
Service To Make Material Changes or Minor
Corrections to the Mail Classification
Schedule
Sec.
3020.80 Material changes to product
descriptions.
3020.81 Supporting justification for
material changes to product descriptions.
3020.82 Docket and notice of material
changes to product descriptions.
3020.83 Commission review of material
changes to product descriptions.
3020.84–3020.89 [Reserved]
3020.90 Minor corrections to product
descriptions.
3020.91 Docket and notice of minor
corrections to product descriptions.
3020.92 Commission review of minor
corrections to product descriptions.
Subpart E—Requests Initiated by the
Postal Service To Make Material
Changes or Minor Corrections to the
Mail Classification Schedule
§ 3020.80 Material changes to product
descriptions.
(a) Whenever the Postal Service
proposes material changes to a product
description in the Mail Classification
Schedule, no later than 30 days prior to
implementing the proposed changes, it
shall submit to the Commission a
request to change the product
description in the Mail Classification
Schedule.
(b) The request shall:
(1) Include a copy of the applicable
sections of the Mail Classification
Schedule and the proposed changes
therein in legislative format; and
(2) Provide all supporting justification
for the changes upon which the Postal
Service proposes to rely.
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§ 3020.81 Supporting justification for
material changes to product descriptions.
(a) Supporting justification for
changes to a product description in the
Mail Classification Schedule shall
include a description of, and rationale
for, the proposed changes to the product
description; and the additional material
in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(b)(1) As to market dominant
products, explain why the changes are
not inconsistent with each requirement
of 39 U.S.C. 3622(d) and part 3010 of
this chapter; or
(2) As to competitive products,
explain why the changes will not result
in the violation of any of the standards
of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and part 3015 of this
chapter.
(c) Describe the likely impact that the
changes will have on users of the
product and on competitors.
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§ 3020.91 Docket and notice of minor
corrections to product descriptions.
(a) The Commission shall take the
actions identified in paragraphs (b)
through (e) of this section.
(b) Establish a docket for each request
to change a product description in the
Mail Classification Schedule;
(c) Publish notice of the request on its
Web site;
(d) Designate an officer of the
Commission to represent the interests of
the general public in the docket; and
(e) Provide interested persons with an
opportunity to comment on whether the
proposed changes are consistent with
title 39 and applicable Commission
regulations.
(a) The Commission shall take the
actions identified in paragraphs (b)
through (e) of this section.
(b) Establish a docket for each
proposal to correct a product
description in the Mail Classification
Schedule;
(c) Publish notice of the proposal on
its Web site;
(d) Designate an officer of the
Commission to represent the interests of
the general public in the docket; and
(e) Provide interested persons with an
opportunity to comment on whether the
proposed corrections are consistent with
title 39 and applicable Commission
regulations.
§ 3020.83 Commission review of material
changes to product descriptions.
(a) The Commission shall review the
request and any comments filed. The
Commission shall take one of the
actions identified in paragraphs (b)
through (g) of this section.
(b) Approve the proposed changes,
subject to editorial corrections, and
change the Mail Classification Schedule
to coincide with the effective date of the
proposed change;
(c) Reject the proposed changes;
(d) Provide the Postal Service with an
opportunity to amend the proposed
changes;
(e) Direct the Postal Service to make
an appropriate filing under a different
section;
(f) Institute further proceedings; or
(g) Direct other action that the
Commission considers appropriate.
§§ 3020.84–3020.89
[Reserved]
§ 3020.90 Minor corrections to product
descriptions.
(a) The Postal Service shall ensure
that product descriptions in the Mail
Classification Schedule accurately
represent the current offerings of the
Postal Service.
(b) The Postal Service shall submit
minor corrections to product
descriptions in the Mail Classification
Schedule by filing notice with the
Commission no later than 15 days prior
to the effective date of the proposed
corrections.
(c) The notice shall:
(1) Explain why the proposed
corrections do not constitute material
changes to the product description for
purposes of § 3020.80;
(2) Explain why the proposed
corrections are consistent with any
applicable provisions of title 39; and
(3) Include a copy of the applicable
sections of the Mail Classification
Schedule and the proposed corrections
therein in legislative format.
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§ 3020.92 Commission review of minor
corrections to product descriptions.
(a) The Commission shall review the
notice and any comments filed. The
Commission shall take one of the
actions identified in paragraphs (b)
through (g) of this section.
(b) Approve the proposed corrections,
subject to editorial corrections, and
change the Mail Classification Schedule
to coincide with the effective date of the
proposed change;
(c) Reject the proposed corrections;
(d) Provide the Postal Service with an
opportunity to amend the proposed
corrections;
(e) Direct the Postal Service to make
an appropriate filing under a different
section;
(f) Institute further proceedings; or
(g) Direct other action that the
Commission considers appropriate.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–15198 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 11–42; DA 15–398]
Lifeline and Link Up Reform
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
clarifies rules regarding subscriber usage
of Lifeline-supported service established
in the Lifeline Reform Order. The
Bureau clarifies that, pursuant to the
Lifeline Reform Order, an eligible
SUMMARY:
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telecommunications carrier (ETC) must
both assess and collect a monthly fee
from a subscriber in order to avoid the
Lifeline usage requirements, including
the requirement to de-enroll inactive
subscribers who fail to use the service
within any consecutive 60-day period.
DATES: Effective July 22, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Lechter, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–7400 or TTY: (202)
418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Wireline Competition
Bureau’s Lifeline Non-Usage
Clarification Order (Order) in WC
Docket No. 11–42; DA 15–398, released
on March 31, 2015. 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
is also available on the Commission’s
Web site at: https://www.fcc.gov/
document/clarification-lifelinesupported-service-rules.
I. Introduction
1. In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau (Bureau) clarifies
rules regarding subscriber usage of
Lifeline-supported service established
in the Lifeline Reform Order. The
Bureau clarifies that, pursuant to the
Lifeline Reform Order, 77 FR 12952,
March 2, 2012, an eligible
telecommunications carrier (ETC) must
both assess and collect a monthly fee
from a subscriber in order to avoid the
Lifeline usage requirements, including
the requirement to de-enroll inactive
subscribers who fail to use the service
within any consecutive 60-day period.
are clear. As discussed in the Order, the
consumer usage requirement applies
only to ‘‘pre-paid’’ services—or services
for which subscribers do not receive
monthly bills and do not have a regular
billing relationship with the ETC—
because the lack of regular contact with
the subscriber does not provide a
reasonable opportunity for the ETC to
ascertain a subscriber’s continued intent
to receive Lifeline benefits. Merely
assessing a monthly fee on a subscriber
does not provide sufficient contact with
the subscriber to ascertain the
subscriber’s intent to use the service.
Similarly, failing to actually collect the
assessed fee does not provide the
subscriber a sufficient incentive to place
a value on the service. In such a
situation, the consumer has little to lose
by obtaining service that she may not
use. Providing support for subscriber
lines that are not used wastes limited
funds. In contrast, actually collecting
some monthly amount from subscribers
is sufficient to ascertain subscriber
intent and ensures that subscribers will
continue to subscribe to the service only
to the extent that they value and use the
service.
4. In the Lifeline Reform Order, the
Bureau was delegated the authority to
revise rules as necessary to ensure the
reforms adopted through the Order are
properly reflected in the rules. Pursuant
to this authority, the Bureau clarifies
that pre-paid ETCs must both assess and
collect a charge for service on a monthly
basis, or proceed to follow the
procedures to de-enroll inactive
subscribers who have not used the
service during any consecutive 60-day
period. The Bureau amends the rule
language to reflect this clarification.
III. Procedural Matters
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II. Discussion
A. Congressional Review Act
2. The Bureau clarifies that in order
to obtain Lifeline support, Lifeline ETCs
who assess a monthly fee for service
from their Lifeline subscribers must also
collect the monthly fee from the
subscriber, or follow the requisite
procedures to de-enroll any inactive
subscribers who have not used the
service during any consecutive 60-day
period. While the Order makes clear
that ETCs who do not both assess and
collect a monthly fee for service are
prohibited from receiving Lifeline
support for inactive subscribers, the
related Commission rules require prepaid ETCs to ‘‘assess or collect’’ a
monthly fee in order to exempt itself
from the non-usage de-enrollment
requirements.
3. The usage requirements as
described in the Lifeline Reform Order
5. The Commission will send a copy
of this in a report to be sent to Congress
and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act.
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B. Final Regulatory Flexibility Act
Certification
6. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of
1980, as amended (RFA), requires
agencies to prepare a regulatory
flexibility analysis for rulemaking
proceedings, unless the agency certifies
that ‘‘the rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.’’ The RFA
generally defines ‘‘small entity’’ as
having the same meaning as the terms
‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small organization,’’
and ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction.’’
In addition, the term ‘‘small business’’
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has the same meaning as the term
‘‘small business concern’’ under the
Small Business Act. A small business
concern is one which: (1) Is
independently owned and operated; (2)
is not dominant in its field of operation;
and (3) satisfies additional criteria
established by the Small Business
Administration (SBA).
7. The Bureau hereby certifies that the
rule revisions adopted in this Order will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. This Order clarifies rules
adopted in the Lifeline Reform Order by
correcting conflicts between the
language of Order and the codified
rules. These revisions do not create any
burdens, benefits, or requirements that
were not addressed in the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis attached
to the Lifeline Reform Order. The
Commission will send a copy of this
Order, including a copy of this final
certification, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration. In addition, the Order
(or a summary thereof) and certification
will be published in the Federal
Register.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
8. This Order modifies information
collection requirements adopted in the
Lifeline Reform Order and is therefore
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. It
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review under Section 3507 of the PRA.
The Commission notes that pursuant to
the Small Business Paperwork Relief
Act of 2002, Public Law 107–108, 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.
IV. Ordering Clauses
9. Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to the authority contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 5(c), 10, 201 through
206, 214, 218 through 220, 251, 252,
254, 256, 303(r), 332, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 155(c), 160, 201
through 206, 214, 218 through 220, 251,
252, 254, 256, 303(r), 332, 403, 1302,
§§ 0.91, 0.291, 1.1, and 1.427 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.91, 0.291,
1.1, 1.427, and the delegation of
authority in paragraph 507 of FCC 12–
11, this Order is adopted.
10. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to Section 1.102(b)(1) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.102(b)(1),
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with 30 days of the carrier providing
such notice, the eligible
telecommunications carrier shall not
terminate the subscriber’s Lifeline
service. Eligible telecommunications
carriers shall report to the Commission
annually the number of subscribers deenrolled for non-usage under this
paragraph. This de-enrollment
information must reported by month
and must be submitted to the
Commission at the time an eligible
telecommunications carrier submits its
annual certification report pursuant to
§ 54.416.
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paragraph (c) introductory text to read
as follows:
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54
Communications common carriers,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Telecommunications,
Telephone.
Federal Communications Commission.
Ryan B. Palmer,
Chief, Telecommunication Access Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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(c) An eligible telecommunications
carrier offering a Lifeline service that
does not require the eligible
telecommunications carrier to assess
and collect a monthly fee from its
subscribers:
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found not to be qualified) to FMCSA by
midnight (local time) of the next
calendar day following the examination.
That final rule was a follow-on rule to
the Medical Certification Requirements
as Part of the CDL rule final rule,
published on December 1, 2008, and the
National Registry of Certified Medical
Examiners final rule, published on April
20, 2012.
DATES: Effective June 22, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier,
Driver, & Vehicle Safety Standards,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001, by telephone at (202) 366–4001 or
via email at fmcsamedical@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc.
2015–09053, published on Thursday,
April 23, 2015 80 FR (22790) the
following corrections are made.
[FR Doc. 2015–15295 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am]
Corrections to the Preamble
1. On page 22798, in the third
column, in FMCSA’s response to
comment number 8. Voiding the MEC,
the first sentence under the heading
‘‘FMCSA Response’’ is corrected to read
as follows:
this Order shall be effective July 22,
2015, except to the extent expressly
addressed below.
11. It is further ordered that the
relevant rules are amended as set forth
below. Those rules contain modified
information collection requirements that
are subject to the PRA and shall become
effective July 22, 2015.
12. It is further ordered that the
Commission shall send a copy of this
Order in a report to be sent to Congress
and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act.
13. It is further ordered that the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, shall send a copy of
this Order, including the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration.
§ 54.407
Lifeline.
Reimbursement for offering
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 54 to
read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE
49 CFR Parts 383, 384 and 391
1. The authority citation for part 54
continues to read as follows:
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[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0178]
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201,
205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302
unless otherwise noted.
2. Amend § 54.405 by revising
paragraph (e)(3) to read as follows:
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§ 54.405
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(3) De-enrollment for non-usage.
Notwithstanding paragraph (e)(1) of this
section, if a Lifeline subscriber fails to
use, as ‘‘usage’’ is defined in
§ 54.407(c)(2), for 60 consecutive days a
Lifeline service that does not require the
eligible telecommunications carrier to
assess and collect a monthly fee from its
subscribers, an eligible
telecommunications carrier must
provide the subscriber 30 days’ notice,
using clear, easily understood language,
that the subscriber’s failure to use the
Lifeline service within the 30-day notice
period will result in service termination
for non-usage under this paragraph. If
the subscriber uses the Lifeline service
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Medical Examiner’s Certification
Integration; Correction
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
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RIN 2126–AB40
FMCSA makes corrections to
a rule that appeared in the Federal
Register on April 23, 2015 (80 FR
22790). In that rule, FMCSA amended
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) to require
certified medical examiners (MEs)
performing physical examinations of
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers to use a newly developed
Medical Examination Report (MER)
Form, MCSA–5875, in place of the
current MER Form and to use Form
MCSA–5876 for the Medical Examiner’s
Certificate (MEC); and report results of
all CMV drivers’ physical examinations
performed (including the results of
examinations where the driver was
SUMMARY:
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As explained in both the National Registry
final rule (77 FR at 24108) and in the NPRM
in this rulemaking (78 FR at 27348), under
the authority granted by 49 U.S.C.
31149(c)(2), FMCSA may void an MEC issued
to a CMV driver if it finds either that a
Medical Examiner has issued a certificate to
a driver ‘‘who fails to meet the applicable
standards at the time of the examination’’ or
‘‘that a Medical Examiner has falsely claimed
to have completed training in physical and
medical examination standards.’’
2. Beginning on page 22810, in the
third column, and continuing on page
22811, in the first column, in § 383.73,
paragraphs (a)(2)(vii), (b)(5), (o)(1)(i)(A),
and (o)(1)(ii)(A) are corrected to read as
follows:
§ 383.73 State procedures
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(vii)(A) Before June 22, 2018, for
drivers who certified their type of
driving according to § 383.71(b)(1)(i)
(non-excepted interstate) and, if the CLP
applicant submits a current medical
examiner’s certificate, date-stamp the
medical examiner’s certificate, and post
all required information from the
medical examiner’s certificate to the
CDLIS driver record in accordance with
paragraph (o) of this section.
(B) On or after June 22, 2018, for
drivers who certified their type of
driving according to § 383.71(b)(1)(i)
(non-excepted interstate) and, if FMCSA
provides current medical examiner’s
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 11-42; DA 15-398]
Lifeline and Link Up Reform
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
clarifies rules regarding subscriber usage of Lifeline-supported
service established in the Lifeline Reform Order. The Bureau clarifies
that, pursuant to the Lifeline Reform Order, an eligible
[[Page 35576]]
telecommunications carrier (ETC) must both assess and collect a monthly
fee from a subscriber in order to avoid the Lifeline usage
requirements, including the requirement to de-enroll inactive
subscribers who fail to use the service within any consecutive 60-day
period.
DATES: Effective July 22, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Lechter, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-7400 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Wireline
Competition Bureau's Lifeline Non-Usage Clarification Order (Order) in
WC Docket No. 11-42; DA 15-398, released on March 31, 2015. 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 is also available on the Commission's Web site at: https://www.fcc.gov/document/clarification-lifeline-supported-service-rules.
I. Introduction
1. In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
clarifies rules regarding subscriber usage of Lifeline-supported
service established in the Lifeline Reform Order. The Bureau clarifies
that, pursuant to the Lifeline Reform Order, 77 FR 12952, March 2,
2012, an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) must both assess and
collect a monthly fee from a subscriber in order to avoid the Lifeline
usage requirements, including the requirement to de-enroll inactive
subscribers who fail to use the service within any consecutive 60-day
period.
II. Discussion
2. The Bureau clarifies that in order to obtain Lifeline support,
Lifeline ETCs who assess a monthly fee for service from their Lifeline
subscribers must also collect the monthly fee from the subscriber, or
follow the requisite procedures to de-enroll any inactive subscribers
who have not used the service during any consecutive 60-day period.
While the Order makes clear that ETCs who do not both assess and
collect a monthly fee for service are prohibited from receiving
Lifeline support for inactive subscribers, the related Commission rules
require pre-paid ETCs to ``assess or collect'' a monthly fee in order
to exempt itself from the non-usage de-enrollment requirements.
3. The usage requirements as described in the Lifeline Reform Order
are clear. As discussed in the Order, the consumer usage requirement
applies only to ``pre-paid'' services--or services for which
subscribers do not receive monthly bills and do not have a regular
billing relationship with the ETC--because the lack of regular contact
with the subscriber does not provide a reasonable opportunity for the
ETC to ascertain a subscriber's continued intent to receive Lifeline
benefits. Merely assessing a monthly fee on a subscriber does not
provide sufficient contact with the subscriber to ascertain the
subscriber's intent to use the service. Similarly, failing to actually
collect the assessed fee does not provide the subscriber a sufficient
incentive to place a value on the service. In such a situation, the
consumer has little to lose by obtaining service that she may not use.
Providing support for subscriber lines that are not used wastes limited
funds. In contrast, actually collecting some monthly amount from
subscribers is sufficient to ascertain subscriber intent and ensures
that subscribers will continue to subscribe to the service only to the
extent that they value and use the service.
4. In the Lifeline Reform Order, the Bureau was delegated the
authority to revise rules as necessary to ensure the reforms adopted
through the Order are properly reflected in the rules. Pursuant to this
authority, the Bureau clarifies that pre-paid ETCs must both assess and
collect a charge for service on a monthly basis, or proceed to follow
the procedures to de-enroll inactive subscribers who have not used the
service during any consecutive 60-day period. The Bureau amends the
rule language to reflect this clarification.
III. Procedural Matters
A. Congressional Review Act
5. The Commission will send a copy of this in a report to be sent
to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act.
B. Final Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
6. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA),
requires agencies to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for
rulemaking proceedings, unless the agency certifies that ``the rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.'' The RFA generally defines ``small entity'' as having
the same meaning as the terms ``small business,'' ``small
organization,'' and ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' In addition,
the term ``small business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small
business concern'' under the Small Business Act. A small business
concern is one which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is
not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies additional
criteria established by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
7. The Bureau hereby certifies that the rule revisions adopted in
this Order will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This Order clarifies rules adopted in the
Lifeline Reform Order by correcting conflicts between the language of
Order and the codified rules. These revisions do not create any
burdens, benefits, or requirements that were not addressed in the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis attached to the Lifeline Reform Order.
The Commission will send a copy of this Order, including a copy of this
final certification, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration. In addition, the Order (or a summary thereof)
and certification will be published in the Federal Register.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
8. This Order modifies information collection requirements adopted
in the Lifeline Reform Order and is therefore subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. It has been submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under Section
3507 of the PRA. The Commission notes that pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-108, 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.
IV. Ordering Clauses
9. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to the authority
contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 5(c), 10, 201 through 206, 214, 218
through 220, 251, 252, 254, 256, 303(r), 332, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 155(c),
160, 201 through 206, 214, 218 through 220, 251, 252, 254, 256, 303(r),
332, 403, 1302, Sec. Sec. 0.91, 0.291, 1.1, and 1.427 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.91, 0.291, 1.1, 1.427, and the delegation
of authority in paragraph 507 of FCC 12-11, this Order is adopted.
10. It is further ordered that, pursuant to Section 1.102(b)(1) of
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.102(b)(1),
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this Order shall be effective July 22, 2015, except to the extent
expressly addressed below.
11. It is further ordered that the relevant rules are amended as
set forth below. Those rules contain modified information collection
requirements that are subject to the PRA and shall become effective
July 22, 2015.
12. It is further ordered that the Commission shall send a copy of
this Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act.
13. It is further ordered that the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a
copy of this Order, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility
Certification, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54
Communications common carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Telecommunications, Telephone.
Federal Communications Commission.
Ryan B. Palmer,
Chief, Telecommunication Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 54 to read as follows:
PART 54--UNIVERSAL SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 54 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220,
254, 303(r), 403, and 1302 unless otherwise noted.
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2. Amend Sec. 54.405 by revising paragraph (e)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 54.405 Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
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(e) * * *
(3) De-enrollment for non-usage. Notwithstanding paragraph (e)(1)
of this section, if a Lifeline subscriber fails to use, as ``usage'' is
defined in Sec. 54.407(c)(2), for 60 consecutive days a Lifeline
service that does not require the eligible telecommunications carrier
to assess and collect a monthly fee from its subscribers, an eligible
telecommunications carrier must provide the subscriber 30 days' notice,
using clear, easily understood language, that the subscriber's failure
to use the Lifeline service within the 30-day notice period will result
in service termination for non-usage under this paragraph. If the
subscriber uses the Lifeline service with 30 days of the carrier
providing such notice, the eligible telecommunications carrier shall
not terminate the subscriber's Lifeline service. Eligible
telecommunications carriers shall report to the Commission annually the
number of subscribers de-enrolled for non-usage under this paragraph.
This de-enrollment information must reported by month and must be
submitted to the Commission at the time an eligible telecommunications
carrier submits its annual certification report pursuant to Sec.
54.416.
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3. Amend Sec. 54.407 by revising the paragraph (c) introductory text
to read as follows:
Sec. 54.407 Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
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(c) An eligible telecommunications carrier offering a Lifeline
service that does not require the eligible telecommunications carrier
to assess and collect a monthly fee from its subscribers:
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[FR Doc. 2015-15295 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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