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accordance with Section 63.18(e)(1) and
63.18(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules.
The International Bureau granted the
application on the express condition
that JuBe abide by the commitments and
undertakings contained in its Letter of
Assurance (LOA) to the Department of
Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (collectively, the
Executive Branch Agencies) dated July
12, 2007. The LOA outlines a number of
commitments made by JuBe to address
national security, law enforcement, and
public safety concerns.
On December 23, 2015, the Executive
Branch Agencies notified the
Commission of JuBe’s non-compliance
with the conditions of its authorization
and requested that the Commission
terminate, and declare null and void
and no longer in effect, the international
Section 214 authorization issued to
JuBe. The Executive Branch Agencies
believe that JuBe is no longer in
existence. Specifically, according to the
Texas state corporate Web site, JuBe
voluntarily dissolved as a corporate
entity and became inactive on October
14, 2010. Further, on October 19, 2015,
Mr. Thomas Lynch, JuBe’s designated
point of contact during the application
process, advised the Executive Branch
Agencies that he had been unable to
reach JuBe after multiple attempts
through all his contacts except U.S.
postal service. He noted that he
presumed JuBe to be out of business.
Based on this, the Executive Branch
Agencies state that ‘‘JuBe is neither
providing services pursuant to
authorization file number ITC–214–
20070607–00218 nor still in existence.’’
The Commission has made significant
efforts to communicate with JuBe, but
has also been unable to do so. On
January 19, 2016, the International
Bureau sent JuBe a letter to the last
addresses of record requesting that JuBe
respond to the December 23, 2015
Executive Branch letter within 30 days
of the letter, by February 18, 2016. JuBe
did not respond. Since that time, the
International Bureau has provided JuBe
with additional opportunities to
respond to these allegations. The
International Bureau stated that failure
to respond would result in termination
of JuBe’s international Section 214
authorization for failure to comply with
conditions of its authorization. In JuBe’s
2007 application, JuBe stated it was
incorporated in Texas, and according to
the Texas Secretary of State Web site, no
records exist for JuBe Communications,
LLC. To date, JuBe has not responded to
any of the International Bureau or the
Executive Branch Agencies’ multiple
requests to resolve this matter.
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Discussion
We determine that JuBe’s
international Section 214 authorization
to provide international services issued
under File No. ITC–214–20070607–
00218 has terminated for inability to
comply with an express condition for
holding the international Section 214
authorization. The International Bureau
has provided JuBe with notice and
opportunity to respond to the
allegations in the December 23, 2015
Executive Branch letter concerning
JuBe’s non-compliance with the
condition of the grant. JuBe has not
responded to any of our multiple
requests or requests from the Executive
Branch Agencies. We find that JuBe’s
failure to respond to our multiple
requests demonstrates that it is unable
to satisfy the LOA conditions, upon
which the Executive Branch Agencies
gave their non-objection to the grant of
the authorization to JuBe, and which are
a condition of the grant of its
international Section 214 authorization.
Furthermore, after having received an
international Section 214 authorization,
a carrier ‘‘is responsible for the
continuing accuracy of the certifications
made in its application’’ and must
promptly correct information no longer
accurate, ‘‘and in any event, within
thirty (30) days.’’ JuBe has failed to
inform the Commission of any changes
in its business status of providing
international telecommunications
services, as required by the rules. In
addition, there is no indication that
JuBe is currently providing service
pursuant to its international Section 214
authorization. If JuBe has discontinued
service, it is also in violation of the
Commission’s rules requiring prior
notification for such a discontinuance.
Nor is there any record of JuBe having
complied with Section 413 of the Act
and the Commission’s rules requiring it
to designate an agent for service after
receiving its authorization on July 27,
2007. Finally, as part of its
authorization, JuBe ‘‘must file annual
international telecommunications traffic
and revenue as required by § 43.62.’’
Section 43.62(b) of the Commission’s
rule states that ‘‘[n]ot later than July 31
of each year, each person or entity that
holds an authorization pursuant to
section 214 to provide international
telecommunications service shall report
whether it provided international
telecommunications services during the
preceding calendar year.’’ Commission
records indicate that JuBe failed to file
an annual international
telecommunications traffic and revenue
report indicating whether or not JuBe
provided services in 2015, as required
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by Section 43.62(b). In these
circumstances, and in light of JuBe’s
failure to respond to the Commission’s
rules designed to ensure its ability to
communicate with the holder of the
authorization, termination also is
warranted wholly apart from
demonstrating JuBe’s inability to satisfy
the LOA conditions of its authorization.
Ordering Clauses
Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to
Sections 4(i), 214, and 413 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 214, 413,
and Sections 1.47(h), 43.62, 63.18,
63.21, 63.22(h), 63.23(e), and 64.1195 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.47(h),
43.62, 63.18, 63.21, 63.22(h), 63.23(e),
64.1195, that the international 214
authorization issued under File No.
ITC–214–20070607–00218 is hereby
terminated and declared null and void.
It is further ordered that the request of
the U.S. Department of Justice, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
is hereby granted, to the extent set forth
in this Order.
It is further ordered that a copy of this
Order shall be sent by return receipt
requested to JuBe Communications, LLC
at its last known addresses.
It is further ordered that a copy of this
Order, or a summary thereof, shall be
published in the Federal Register.
This Order is issued on delegated
authority under 47 CFR 0.51, 0.261, and
is effective upon release. Petitions for
reconsideration under Section 1.106 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.106,
or applications for review under Section
1.115 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR
1.115, may be filed within 30 days of
the date of the release of this Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Denise Coca,
Chief, Telecommunications and Analysis
Division, International Bureau.
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Emergency Review and
Approval to the Office of Management
and Budget
Federal Communication
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
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continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are
requested concerning: Whether the
proposed collection(s) of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Commission’s burden estimate;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected;
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection(s) of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and ways to further reduce the
information burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (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 (PRA) that
does not display a valid OMB Control
Number.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 19,
2016. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or via email at Nicholas_A._
Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Also, please
submit your PRA comments to the FCC
by email at PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing
Director, FCC at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is requesting that OMB
approve this revised information
collection under the emergency
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR
1320.13.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0986.
Title: High-Cost Universal Service
Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC
Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form
508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,977 respondents; 14,109
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5
hours to 100 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
quarterly and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 274,455 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This
information collection does not affect
individuals or households; thus, there
are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
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: The Federal
Communications Commission seeks
emergency processing under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 5 CFR
1320.13. The Commission is requesting
OMB approval for this revised
information collection. In November
2011, the Commission adopted an order
reforming its high-cost universal service
support mechanisms. Connect America
Fund; A National Broadband Plan for
Our Future; Establish Just and
Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange
Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service
Support; Developing a Unified
Intercarrier Compensation Regime;
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; Universal
Service Reform—Mobility Fund, WC
Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135, 05–337, 03–
109; GN Docket No. 09–51; CC Docket
Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT Docket No. 10–
208, Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC Rcd
17663 (2011) (USF/ICC Transformation
Order); and the Commission and
Wireline Competition Bureau have since
adopted a number of orders that
implement the USF/ICC Transformation
Order; see also Connect America Fund
et al., WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Third
Order on Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd
5622 (2012); Connect America Fund et
al., WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order,
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27 FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur.
2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Fifth Order on
Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 14549
(2012); Connect America Fund et al.,
WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28
FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline Comp. Bur.
2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 FCC
Rcd 7227 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
7766 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
7211 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
10488 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 8769 (2014);
Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and
Order, 29 FCC Rcd 15644 (2014);
Modernizing the E-rate Program for
Schools and Libraries et al., WC Docket
No. 13–184 et al., Second Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration, 29
FCC Rcd 15538 (2014). The Commission
has received OMB approval for most of
the information collections required by
these orders. At a later date the
Commission plans to submit additional
revisions for OMB review to address
other reforms adopted in the orders
(e.g., 47 CFR 54.313(a)(11)).
In March 2016, the Commission
adopted the Rate-of-Return Reform
Order to continue modernizing the
universal service support mechanisms
for rate-of-return carriers. Connect
America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10–
90 et al., Report and Order, Order and
Order on Reconsideration and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC
Rcd 3087 (2016). The Rate-of-Return
Reform Order replaces the Interstate
Common Line Support (ICLS)
mechanism with the Connect America
Fund—Broadband Loop Support (CAF–
BLS) mechanism. While ICLS supported
only lines used to provide traditional
voice service (including voice service
bundled with broadband service), CAF–
BLS also supports consumer broadbandonly loops.
Here, we propose to revise this
information collection, specifically FCC
Form 507, FCC Form 508, and FCC
Form 509, to include additional line
count, forecasted cost and revenue, and
actual cost and revenue data associated
with consumer broadband-only loops
necessary for the calculation of CAF–
BLS. This revision is a narrow
expansion of similar information related
to common line loops, costs, and
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revenues collected pursuant to the
existing approval.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Federal Advisory Committee Act;
Communications Security, Reliability,
and Interoperability Council
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice advises interested persons that
the Federal Communications
Commission’s (FCC or Commission)
Communications Security, Reliability,
and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) V
will hold its sixth meeting.
DATES: September 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, Room TW–C305
(Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffery Goldthorp, Designated Federal
Officer, (202) 418–1096 (voice) or
jeffery.goldthorp@fcc.gov (email); or
Suzon Cameron, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, (202) 418–1916 (voice)
or suzon.cameron@fcc.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be held on September 14,
2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the
Commission Meeting Room of the
Federal Communications Commission,
Room TW–C305, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
The CSRIC is a Federal Advisory
Committee that will provide
recommendations to the FCC regarding
best practices and actions the FCC can
take to help ensure the security,
reliability, and interoperability of
communications systems. On March 19,
2015, the FCC, pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, renewed the
charter for the CSRIC for a period of two
years through March 18, 2017. The
meeting on September 14, 2016, will be
the sixth meeting of the CSRIC under
the current charter. The FCC will
attempt to accommodate as many
attendees as possible; however,
admittance will be limited to seating
availability. The Commission will
provide audio and/or video coverage of
the meeting over the Internet from the
FCC’s Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/
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live. The public may submit written
comments before the meeting to Jeffery
Goldthorp, CSRIC Designated Federal
Officer, by email to jeffery.goldthorp@
fcc.gov or U.S. Postal Service Mail to
Jeffery Goldthorp, Associate Bureau
Chief, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street SW., Room 7–A325, Washington,
DC 20554.
Open captioning will be provided for
this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with
disabilities are available upon request.
Requests for such accommodations
should be submitted via email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (tty). Such requests should
include a detailed description of the
accommodation needed. In addition,
please include a way the FCC can
contact you if it needs more
information. Please allow at least five
days’ advance notice; last-minute
requests will be accepted, but may be
impossible to fill.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–19684 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16,
2016, the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
met in closed session to consider
matters related to the Corporation’s
supervision and resolution activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Director
Richard Cordray (Director, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau), seconded
by Vice Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig,
concurred in by Director Thomas J.
Curry (Comptroller of the Currency) and
Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, that
Corporation business required its
consideration of the matters which were
to be the subject of this meeting on less
than seven days’ notice to the public;
that no earlier notice of the meeting was
practicable; that the public interest did
not require consideration of the matters
in a meeting open to public observation;
and that the matters could be
considered in a closed meeting by
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authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(6),
(c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B) of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B).
Dated: August 16, 2016.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than September 13,
2016.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager)
P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri
63166–2034. Comments can also be sent
electronically to
Comments.applications@stls.frb.org:
1. South Central Bancshares of
Kentucky, Inc., Glasgow, Kentucky; to
merge with Kentucky National Bancorp,
Inc., Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and
thereby indirectly acquire Kentucky
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Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communication Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
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continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s), as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested
concerning: Whether the proposed collection(s) of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
ways to minimize the burden of the collection(s) of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget
(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 (PRA) that does not display a valid OMB Control
Number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 19, 2016. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Also, please submit your PRA comments
to the FCC by email at PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing
Director, FCC at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting that OMB
approve this revised information collection under the emergency
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR 1320.13.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0986.
Title: High-Cost Universal Service Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form
508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,977 respondents; 14,109
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours to 100 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151-154, 155, 201-206, 214, 218-220, 251, 252, 254, 256, 303(r),
332, 403, 405, 410, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 274,455 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection does not
affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the
Privacy Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 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: The Federal Communications Commission seeks
emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 5 CFR
1320.13. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for this revised
information collection. In November 2011, the Commission adopted an
order reforming its high-cost universal service support mechanisms.
Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future;
Establish Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-
Cost Universal Service Support; Developing a Unified Intercarrier
Compensation Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service;
Lifeline and Link-Up; Universal Service Reform--Mobility Fund, WC
Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-109; GN Docket No. 09-51; CC
Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; WT Docket No. 10-208, Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC
Transformation Order); and the Commission and Wireline Competition
Bureau have since adopted a number of orders that implement the USF/ICC
Transformation Order; see also Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket
No. 10-90 et al., Third Order on Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 5622
(2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order,
27 FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2012); Connect America Fund et al.,
WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Fifth Order on Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd
14549 (2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al.,
Order, 28 FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America Fund
et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 28 FCC Rcd 7227 (Wireline
Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Report and
Order, 28 FCC Rcd 7766 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America
Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 7211 (Wireline
Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Report and
Order, 28 FCC Rcd 10488 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America
Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 8769 (2014); Connect America
Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd
15644 (2014); Modernizing the E-rate Program for Schools and Libraries
et al., WC Docket No. 13-184 et al., Second Report and Order and Order
on Reconsideration, 29 FCC Rcd 15538 (2014). The Commission has
received OMB approval for most of the information collections required
by these orders. At a later date the Commission plans to submit
additional revisions for OMB review to address other reforms adopted in
the orders (e.g., 47 CFR 54.313(a)(11)).
In March 2016, the Commission adopted the Rate-of-Return Reform
Order to continue modernizing the universal service support mechanisms
for rate-of-return carriers. Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No.
10-90 et al., Report and Order, Order and Order on Reconsideration and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 3087 (2016). The
Rate-of-Return Reform Order replaces the Interstate Common Line Support
(ICLS) mechanism with the Connect America Fund--Broadband Loop Support
(CAF-BLS) mechanism. While ICLS supported only lines used to provide
traditional voice service (including voice service bundled with
broadband service), CAF-BLS also supports consumer broadband-only
loops.
Here, we propose to revise this information collection,
specifically FCC Form 507, FCC Form 508, and FCC Form 509, to include
additional line count, forecasted cost and revenue, and actual cost and
revenue data associated with consumer broadband-only loops necessary
for the calculation of CAF-BLS. This revision is a narrow expansion of
similar information related to common line loops, costs, and
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revenues collected pursuant to the existing approval.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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