In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress directed the Commission to implement a new set of universal service support mechanisms that are explicitly and sufficient to advance the universal service principles enumerated in 47 USC Section 254 and other such principles as the Commission believes are necessary and appropriate for the protection of the public interest, convenience and necessity, and are consistent with the 1996 Act. Parts 36 and 54 promulgate the rules and requirements to preserve and advance universal service; the collections are necessary to implement Sec. 254.
US Code:
47 USC 151-154
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 201-205
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 214
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 218-220
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 254
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 303(r)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 403
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 410
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
The Commission is revising this IC after the Bureau conducted an extensive clean-up effort, correcting mathematical errors, rule part consolidations, and one item was eliminated to avoid duplicity because the information is being reported on the same rule part under a different OMB control number (different IC). Redundant or unnecessary language was also removed. The Commission is reporting 127,200 hour adjustment decrease in burden. There are no program changes for this revision (as shown in the table above) the Commission simply removed two previous IC's that were incorrectly entered in ROCIS in 2008. (OMB's ROCIS system automatically shows a program change when an IC is removed.)
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No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Cheryl Callahan 202 418-2320
No
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.
0774_SS_05051_final.doc
Parts 36 and 54, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service--Businesses and other for-profit