Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund, 7999-8000 [2016-03075]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2016 / Rules and Regulations Dated: January 15, 2016. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2016–03231 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [GN Docket No. 09–51, WC Docket No. 07– 245; FCC 15–151] Pole Attachment Rates; Correction Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; correction. AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. This document replaces an erroneous effective date and corrects typographical errors in a summary of the above-captioned order that was published at 81 FR 5605. DATES: Effective March 4, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ray, Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, (202) 418–0357, or send an email to michael.ray@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This correction amends the Agency Docket Number, Effective Date, and Supplementary Information published on February 3, 2016, at 81 FR 5605, in the summary of the Federal Communication Commission’s Order on Reconsideration in GN Docket No. 09– 51, WC Docket No. 07–245, and FCC 15–151, adopted November 17, 2015 and released November 24, 2015. SUMMARY: asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES Correction In FR Rule Document No. 2016– 01182, appearing on page 5605 in the February 3, 2016, issue of the Federal Register, make the following corrections: 1. On page 5605, in the center column, revise the Agency Docket Number to read ‘‘GN Docket No. 09–51; WC Docket No. 07–245; FCC 15–151’’. 2. On page 5605, in the center column, in the DATES section, revise the effective date to read ‘‘March 4, 2016’’. 3. On page 5606, in the left column, in line 18 revise ‘‘0.66 percent’’ to read ‘‘66 percent’’ and on line 19 revise ‘‘0.44 percent’’ to read ‘‘44 percent.’’, 4. On page 5606, in paragraph 3 in the left column, in line 5, revise ‘‘0.31 percent’’ to read ‘‘31 percent’’ and in lines 6 and 7 revise ‘‘0.56 percent’’ to read ‘‘56 percent.’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:42 Feb 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 5. On page 5608, in the left column, in line 8 revise ‘‘0.66 percent’’ and ‘‘.044 percent’’ to read ‘‘66 percent’’ and ‘‘44 percent,’’ respectively. 6. On page 5608, in the left column, in paragraph 19, in lines 7 and 8 revise ‘‘0.31 percent’’ and ‘‘0.56 percent’’ to read ‘‘31 percent’’ and ‘‘56 percent,’’ respectively. 7. On page 5613, in the left column, in paragraph 52, in lines 15 and 16 revise ‘‘0.66 percent’’ and ‘‘0.44 percent’’ to read ‘‘66 percent’’ and ‘‘44 percent,’’ respectively. 8. On page 5613, in the last two lines in the left column and first line in the center column, revise ‘‘0.31 percent’’ and ‘‘0.56 percent’’ to read ‘‘31 percent’’ and ‘‘56 percent,’’ respectively. [FR Doc. 2016–03081 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 54 [WC Docket Nos. 11–42, 09–197 and 10– 90; FCC 15–71] Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements associated with certain of the provision of the rules adopted as part of the Commission’s Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, (Lifeline Second Reform Order). This document is consistent with the Lifeline Second Reform Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of those rules. DATES: The amendments to §§ 54.201, 54.400, 54.401, 54.404, 54.407, 54.410, and 54.417, published at 80 FR 40923, July 14, 2015, are effective February 17, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Hoefly, Wireline Competition SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 7999 Bureau, (202) 418–3607 or TTY: (202) 418–0484. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on January 5, 2016, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s Order, FCC 15–71, published at 80 FR 40923, July 14, 2015. The OMB Control Number is 3060– 0819. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of the effective date rules requiring OMB approval. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0819, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. To request material in accessible formation 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 As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on January 5, 2016, for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s rules in 47 CFR part 54. Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0819. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows: OMB Control Number: 3060–0819. OMB Approval Date: January 5, 2016. OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2019. Title: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible E:\FR\FM\17FER1.SGM 17FER1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES 8000 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2016 / Rules and Regulations for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund. Form Number: FCC Forms 497, 481 & 555. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households and business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 28,009,115 respondents; 30,541,922 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 hours to 250 hours. Frequency of Response: Daily or monthly, every 60 days, annual, biennial, on occasion reporting requirements, third party disclosure requirement and record keeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority is contained in Section 1, 4(i), 201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201–205, 214, 254 and 403. Total Annual Burden: 22,064,798 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission completed a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for some of the information collection requirements contain in this collection. The PIA was published in the Federal Register at 78 FR 73535 on December 6, 2013. The PIA may be reviewed at: https://www.fcc.gov/ omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_ Assessment.html. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some of the requirements contained in this information collection does affect individuals or households, and thus, there are impacts under the Privacy Act. The FCC’s system of records notice (SORN), FCC/WCB–1, ‘‘Lifeline Program.’’ The Commission will use the information contained in FCC/WCB–1 to cover the personally identifiable information (PII) that is required as part of the Lifeline Program (‘‘Lifeline’’). As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/WCB–1 ‘‘Lifeline Program’’ in the Federal Register on December 6, 2013 (78 FR 73535). Also, respondents may request materials or information submitted to the Commission or to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC or Administrator) be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules. We note that USAC must preserve the confidentiality of all data obtained from respondents; must not use the data except for purposes of administering the universal service programs; and must not disclose VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:42 Feb 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 data in company-specific form unless directed to do so by the Commission. Needs and Uses: In June 2015, the Commission adopted an order reforming its low-income universal service support mechanisms. Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Connect America Fund, WC Docket Nos. 11–42, 09–197, 10–90, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, (Lifeline Second Reform Order). This revised information collection addresses requirements to carry out the reforms to which the Commission committed itself in the Lifeline Second Reform Order. Under this information collection, the Commission will implement the revised rules adopted in the 2015 Lifeline Second Reform Order, regarding the retention of subscriber eligibility documentation, eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designation, and ETC reimbursement under the Lifeline program; update the number of respondents for all the existing information collection requirements, thus increasing the total burden hours for some requirements and decreasing the total burden hours for other requirements; eliminate some requirements as part of this information collection, because they are no longer applicable; revise the FCC Form 555 and the accompanying instructions to require ETCs to provide a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN); and make non-substantive changes to this information collection, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507, to update the FCC Form 497 Instructions. These updates do not modify the burdens or costs contained in this information collection. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–03075 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 49 CFR Part 1180 [Docket No. EP 714] Information Required in Notices and Petitions Containing Interchange Commitments Surface Transportation Board. Final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) is issuing a final rule to insert language that was SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 inadvertently omitted when an amended rule was promulgated on September 5, 2013. This decision is effective on its date of publication. DATES: This rule is effective on February 17, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy C. Ziehm at (202) 245–0391. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 5, 2013, the Board, with Vice Chairman Begeman dissenting, adopted final rules that established additional disclosure requirements for notices and petitions for exemption where the underlying lease or line sale includes an interchange commitment. Information Required in Notices and Petitions Containing Interchange Commitments (2013 Final Rules), EP 714 (STB served Sept. 5, 2013). Interchange commitments are ‘‘contractual provisions included with a sale or lease of a rail line that limit the incentive or the ability of the purchaser or tenant carrier to interchange traffic with rail carriers other than the seller or lessor railroad.’’ Review of Rail Access & Competition Issues—Renewed Pet. of the W. Coal Traffic League, EP 575, slip op. at 1 (STB served Oct. 30, 2007). The purpose of this rulemaking was to improve the ability of the Board and affected parties to determine at the outset whether a transaction that includes an interchange commitment is appropriate for the exemption process or raises competitive issues that require a more detailed examination. The 2013 Final Rules’ addition of a requirement to certify the existence of any interchange commitments was intended to apply to all notices and petitions for exemption involving transactions where the underlying lease or line sale could include an interchange commitment. 2013 Final Rules 1, 3. The Board included such language in the amended versions of 1121.3(d)(1), 1150.33(h)(1), and 1150.43(h)(1). Due to an oversight, however, the introductory language of 49 CFR 1180.4(g)(4)(i) was not modified. This inadvertent error will now be addressed by amending 49 CFR 1180.4(g)(4)(i). Specifically, 49 CFR 1180.4(g)(4)(i) will now state that the filing party must certify whether or not a proposed acquisition or operation of a rail line involves a provision or agreement that may limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier, whether by outright prohibition, per-car penalty, adjustment in the purchase price or rental, positive E:\FR\FM\17FER1.SGM 17FER1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7999-8000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03075]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197 and 10-90; FCC 15-71]


Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications 
Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection 
requirements associated with certain of the provision of the rules 
adopted as part of the Commission's Second Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, (Lifeline Second Reform Order). This 
document is consistent with the Lifeline Second Reform Order, which 
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of those rules.

DATES: The amendments to Sec. Sec.  54.201, 54.400, 54.401, 54.404, 
54.407, 54.410, and 54.417, published at 80 FR 40923, July 14, 2015, 
are effective February 17, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Hoefly, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, (202) 418-3607 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on January 5, 
2016, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 15-71, 
published at 80 FR 40923, July 14, 2015. The OMB Control Number is 
3060-0819. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of 
the effective date rules requiring OMB approval. If you have any 
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission 
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, 
please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
1-A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the 
OMB Control Number, 3060-0819, in your correspondence. The Commission 
will also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
    To request material in accessible formation 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

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
January 5, 2016, for the information collection requirements contained 
in the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 54.
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0819.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0819.
    OMB Approval Date: January 5, 2016.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2019.
    Title: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, 
Telecommunications Carriers Eligible

[[Page 8000]]

for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 497, 481 & 555.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households and business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 28,009,115 respondents; 30,541,922 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 hours to 250 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Daily or monthly, every 60 days, annual, 
biennial, on occasion reporting requirements, third party disclosure 
requirement and record keeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority is contained in Section 1, 4(i), 201-205, 214, 254, 
and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 1, 
4(i), 201-205, 214, 254 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 22,064,798 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission completed a 
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for some of the information collection 
requirements contain in this collection. The PIA was published in the 
Federal Register at 78 FR 73535 on December 6, 2013. The PIA may be 
reviewed at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some of the requirements 
contained in this information collection does affect individuals or 
households, and thus, there are impacts under the Privacy Act. The 
FCC's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/WCB-1, ``Lifeline Program.'' 
The Commission will use the information contained in FCC/WCB-1 to cover 
the personally identifiable information (PII) that is required as part 
of the Lifeline Program (``Lifeline''). As required by the Privacy Act 
of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a 
SORN, FCC/WCB-1 ``Lifeline Program'' in the Federal Register on 
December 6, 2013 (78 FR 73535).
    Also, respondents may request materials or information submitted to 
the Commission or to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC 
or Administrator) be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the FCC's rules. We note that USAC must preserve the confidentiality 
of all data obtained from respondents; must not use the data except for 
purposes of administering the universal service programs; and must not 
disclose data in company-specific form unless directed to do so by the 
Commission.
    Needs and Uses: In June 2015, the Commission adopted an order 
reforming its low-income universal service support mechanisms. Lifeline 
and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers 
Eligible for Universal Service Support; Connect America Fund, WC Docket 
Nos. 11-42, 09-197, 10-90, Second Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, (Lifeline Second Reform Order). This 
revised information collection addresses requirements to carry out the 
reforms to which the Commission committed itself in the Lifeline Second 
Reform Order. Under this information collection, the Commission will 
implement the revised rules adopted in the 2015 Lifeline Second Reform 
Order, regarding the retention of subscriber eligibility documentation, 
eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designation, and ETC 
reimbursement under the Lifeline program; update the number of 
respondents for all the existing information collection requirements, 
thus increasing the total burden hours for some requirements and 
decreasing the total burden hours for other requirements; eliminate 
some requirements as part of this information collection, because they 
are no longer applicable; revise the FCC Form 555 and the accompanying 
instructions to require ETCs to provide a Service Provider 
Identification Number (SPIN); and make non-substantive changes to this 
information collection, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507, to update the FCC 
Form 497 Instructions. These updates do not modify the burdens or costs 
contained in this information collection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03075 Filed 2-16-16; 8:45 am]
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