Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, 21722-21723 [2018-09970]

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Section 52.1886 is removed and reserved. ■ [FR Doc. 2018–09651 Filed 5–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [WC Docket No. 17–84; FCC 17–154] Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission’s pole attachment complaint rules. This document is consistent with the Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–154, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:51 May 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 5/10/2018, [Insert Federal Register citation]. 12/21/2017, 82 FR 60543. Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules. DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 1.1424, published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, is effective on May 10, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ray, Attorney Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418–0357, or by email at Michael.Ray@ fcc.gov. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991 or nicole.ongele@ fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 1, 2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements relating to the pole attachment complaint rules contained in the Commission’s Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–154, published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017. The OMB Control Number is 3060– 0392. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Full Approval. contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0392, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 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 As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB approval on May 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission’s pole attachment rules in 47 CFR 1.1424. Under 5 CFR part 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 3060–0392. E:\FR\FM\10MYR1.SGM 10MYR1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 91 / Thursday, May 10, 2018 / Rules and Regulations The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 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: 3060–0392. OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018. OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021. Title: 47 CFR Part 1, Subpart J—Pole Attachment Complaint Procedures. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,775 respondents; 1,775 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5– 1.66 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and third-party disclosure requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 224. Total Annual Burden: 2,941 hours. Total Annual Cost: $450,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a confidential nature are asked. However, respondents may request that materials or information submitted to the Commission in a complaint proceeding be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459. Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting OMB approval for a revision to an existing information collection. 47 CFR 1.1424 states that the procedures for handling pole attachment complaints filed by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are the same as the procedures for handling other pole attachment complaints. Currently, OMB Collection No. 3060–0392, among other things, tracks the burdens associated with utilities defending against complaints brought by ILECs related to unreasonable rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments. In Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17–84, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–154 (rel. Nov. 29, 2017) (Wireline Infrastructure Order), the Commission, among other things, expanded the type of pole attachment complaints that can be filed by ILECs, now allowing them to file complaints related to a denial of pole access by utilities. The Commission will use the information collected under this revision to 47 CFR 1.1424 to hear and resolve pole access VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:51 May 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 complaints brought by ILECs and to determine the merits of the complaints. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary. 21723 Washington, DC 20554. It is also available on the Commission’s website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcctakes-new-steps-improve-rural-callcompletion-0. [FR Doc. 2018–09970 Filed 5–9–18; 8:45 am] I. Synopsis BILLING CODE 6712–01–P A. Covered Provider Monitoring of Performance FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1. Monitoring Requirement 1. The record in this proceeding and our complaint data establish that rural call completion issues persist. Covered providers have incentives both to serve customers well and minimize routing costs; but these incentives are in tension because least-cost routing can lead to poor call completion performance. While intercarrier compensation reform has the potential to greatly improve rural call completion, it is unlikely to eliminate all incentives that may lead to call completion issues in the foreseeable future. We are committed to refining our approach to better target these important issues. 2. Building on our proposal in the RCC 2nd FNPRM, 82 FR 34911, we specifically require that for each intermediate provider with which it contracts, a covered provider shall: (a) Monitor the intermediate provider’s performance in the completion of call attempts to rural telephone companies from subscriber lines for which the covered provider makes the initial longdistance call path choice; and (b) based on the results of such monitoring, take steps that are reasonably calculated to correct any identified performance problem with the intermediate provider, including removing the intermediate provider from a particular route after sustained inadequate performance. We revise subsection (b) of the rule from our proposal in the RCC 2nd FNPRM to direct covered providers to correct performance problems, rather than hold intermediate providers accountable. To be clear, taking steps that are reasonably calculated to correct any identified performance problem with the intermediate provider often will involve holding the intermediate provider accountable for its performance. Nevertheless, we find this change to the rule text warranted to focus subsection (b) directly on resolving rural call completion problems, rather than a particular means for doing so. Additionally, the RCC Act gives us authority to hold intermediate providers accountable for meeting service quality standards, so specifically directing covered providers to hold intermediate providers accountable is less beneficial than prior to the RCC Act’s enactment. We include the phrase ‘‘take steps that 47 CFR Part 64 [WC Docket No. 13–39; FCC 18–45] Rural Call Completion Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission reorients its existing rural call completion rules to better reflect strategies that have worked to reduce rural call completion problems while at the same time reducing the overall burden of its rules on providers. This Second Report and Order (Order) adopts a new rule requiring ‘‘covered providers’’—entities that select the initial long-distance route for a large number of lines—to monitor the performance of the ‘‘intermediate providers’’ to which they hand off calls. The Order also eliminates the call completion reporting requirement for covered providers that was established by the Commission in 2013. DATES: Effective June 11, 2018, except for the rule contained in 47 CFR 64.2113, which requires approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing approval of this requirement and the date the rule will become effective. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, Zach Ross, at (202) 418–1033, or zachary.ross@ fcc.gov. For further information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained in this document, send an email to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s Second Report and Order in WC Docket No. 13– 39, adopted and released on April 17, 2017. The full text of this document, including all Appendices, is available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY–A257, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\10MYR1.SGM 10MYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21722-21723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09970]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[WC Docket No. 17-84; FCC 17-154]


Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers 
to Infrastructure Investment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's pole 
attachment complaint rules. This document is consistent with the 
Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to 
Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154, which stated that 
the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing the effective date of those rules.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 1.1424, published at 82 FR 61453, 
December 28, 2017, is effective on May 10, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ray, Attorney Advisor, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0357, or by email at 
[email protected]. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 1, 
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to the pole attachment complaint rules 
contained in the Commission's Accelerating Wireline Broadband 
Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and 
Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
FCC 17-154, published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017.
    The OMB Control Number is 3060-0392. The Commission publishes this 
document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. 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, 3060-0392, in your 
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email 
at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] 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 final OMB 
approval on May 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the modifications to the Commission's pole attachment 
rules in 47 CFR 1.1424.
    Under 5 CFR part 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 3060-0392.

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    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 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: 3060-0392.
    OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
    Title: 47 CFR Part 1, Subpart J--Pole Attachment Complaint 
Procedures.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,775 respondents; 1,775 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.66 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and third-party 
disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
224.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,941 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $450,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a 
confidential nature are asked. However, respondents may request that 
materials or information submitted to the Commission in a complaint 
proceeding be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting OMB approval for a 
revision to an existing information collection. 47 CFR 1.1424 states 
that the procedures for handling pole attachment complaints filed by 
incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are the same as the 
procedures for handling other pole attachment complaints. Currently, 
OMB Collection No. 3060-0392, among other things, tracks the burdens 
associated with utilities defending against complaints brought by ILECs 
related to unreasonable rates, terms, and conditions for pole 
attachments. In Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing 
Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84, Report and 
Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
FCC 17-154 (rel. Nov. 29, 2017) (Wireline Infrastructure Order), the 
Commission, among other things, expanded the type of pole attachment 
complaints that can be filed by ILECs, now allowing them to file 
complaints related to a denial of pole access by utilities. The 
Commission will use the information collected under this revision to 47 
CFR 1.1424 to hear and resolve pole access complaints brought by ILECs 
and to determine the merits of the complaints.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09970 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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