Section 54.809 of the Commission's
rules requires each price cap or competitive LEC that wishes to
receive universal service support to file an annual certification
with the Universal Service Administrative Company and the
Commission. The certification must state that the carrier will use
its interstate access univeral service support only for the
provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for
which the support is intended.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.