0774_SS_05051_final

3060-0774

May 2011

The Commission is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of this information collection. The Commission conducted an extensive clean-up effort in this ICR. There were mathematical errors corrections necessary, rule part consolidations, and one item was eliminated to avoid duplicity (information is being reported on the same rule part under a different OMB control number under a different ICR). Redundant or unnecessary language was removed as well. Therefore, the Commission is reporting a 127,200 hour burden adjustment.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

1. Justification:

1. The Telecommunication Act of 1996 (1996 Act) directed the Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the system of universal service so that universal service is preserved and advanced as markets move toward competition.

To fulfill that mandate, on March 8, 1996, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in CC Docket No. 96-45 to implement the congressional directives set out in section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the 1996 Act. Pursuant to section 254(a)(1), the NPRM also referred numerous issues related to universal service to a Federal-State Joint Board for recommended decision.

On November 8, 1996, the Joint Board released a Recommended Decision in which it made recommendations to assist and counsel the Commission in the creation of an effective universal service support mechanism that would ensure that the goals of affordable, quality service and access to advanced services are met by means that enhance competition.

On November 18, 1996, the Commission’s Common Carrier Bureau (now the Wireline Competition Bureau) released a Public Notice (DA 96-1891) seeking public comment on the issues addressed and recommendations made by the Joint Board in the Recommended Decision.

In a Report and Order issued in CC Docket No. 96-45 (adopted May 7, 1997 and released May 8, 1997) and other proceedings, the Commission adopted rules that were designed to implement the universal service provisions of section 254.

Specifically, Part 36 and 54 rules address:

(1) universal service principles:

(2) services eligible for support;

(3) affordability;

(4) carriers eligible for universal service support;

(5) support mechanisms for rural, insular, and high cost areas;

(6) support for low-income consumers;

(7) support for schools, libraries, and health care providers;

(8) interstate subscriber line charge and common line cost recovery; and

(9) administration of support mechanisms.

On August 29, 2007, the Commission released the 2007 Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration and Oversight, WC Docket Nos. 05-195, 02-60, 03-109 and CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 02-6, 97-21, FCC 07-150 (Comprehensive Review Order). In this Order, the Commission took several steps to further safeguard the Universal Service Fund from waste, fraud, and abuse, including imposing five year document retention rules on all universal service programs and program contributors. In March, 2008 this collection was submitted as a revision to reflect such changes in the Comprehensive Review Order.

This collection is currently being submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval as a revision, which is due to expire on May 31, 2011. Sections g, r, s, and x relate to other information collections or do not require OMB approval but are noted in this submission for continuity purposes only. The requirements are as previously reported and approved by the Office of Management and Budget

The following are the collections of information required by Parts 36 and 54 as previously reported and approved by OMB:

1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.611 and 36.612 – Submission and updating information to the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA). In order to allow determination of the study areas that are entitled to an expense adjustment, each incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC) must provide the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) (established pursuant to Part 69 of the Commission’s Rules) with the information for each of its study areas that will be used in the jurisdictional allocations underlying the cost support data for the access charge tariffs to be filed annually. Any rural telephone company may update the information submitted to NECA pursuant to § 36.611 (a) – (h) one or more times annually on a rolling year basis. Every non-rural telephone company must update the information submitted to NECA pursuant to § 36.611 (a) through (h) according to the schedule provided in § 36.612(a). These requirements are set forth in OMB Control Number 3060-0233 but are noted here for continuity purposes

2. 47 C.F.R. § 54.101(c) – Demonstration of exceptional circumstances for toll-limitation grace period. Upon a showing that exceptional circumstances prevent an otherwise eligible carrier from providing single-party service, access to enhanced 911 service, or toll-imitation services, a state commission may grant petitions by carriers for a period of time during which otherwise eligible carriers that are unable to provide those services can still receive universal service support while they make the network upgrades necessary to offer these services.

3. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(b) – (c) – Submission of eligibility criteria. Pursuant to section 214(e), a carrier must be designated an eligible telecommunications carrier by a state commission before receiving universal service support in accordance with section 254. Each telecommunications carrier seeking universal service support, except those that service schools and libraries and certain services provided to rural health care providers, must submit eligibility criteria to the state commission certifying that it is eligible under section 214(e).

4. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(2) – Advertisement of services and charges. A common carrier designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier must advertise the availability of universal service supported services and the charges for those services using a media of general distribution.

5. 47 C.F.R. § 54.205(a) – Advance notice of relinquishment of universal service. An eligible telecommunications carrier that seeks to relinquish its eligible telecommunications carrier designation for an area serviced by more than one eligible telecommunications carrier shall give advance notice to the state commission of such relinquishment (third party disclosure requirement).

6. 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(c)(1) – Submission of proposal for redefining a rural service area. Pursuant to section 214(e)(5), a state commission must seek the Commission’s agreement before a new definition of a service area served by a rural carrier can be adopted. Upon the receipt of the proposal, the Commission will issue a public notice on the proposal. If the Commission determines that further consideration is warranted, it will notify the state commission and the relevant carriers and initiate a proceeding to make a determination with respect to the proposal.

7. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301 – Local Switching Support 1999 and Beyond. Each incumbent local exchange carrier that has been designated an eligible telecommunications carrier and that serves a study area with 50,000 or fewer access lines shall, for each study area, provide the Administrator with the projected total unseparated dollar amount assigned to each account in section 54.301(b) for the calendar year following each filing. This information must be provided to the Administrator no later than October 1 of each year. Once historical data are available, the same carriers must provide the Administrator with it. The same carriers must provide the Administrator with historical data no later than 12 months after the end of such calendar year. This requirement is set forth in OMB control number 3060-0814 but is noted here for continuity purposes.

8. 47 C.F.R. § 54.307 – Reporting of expenses and number of lines served. In order to receive support, a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier must report to the Administrator the number of working loops it serves in a service area pursuant to the schedule set forth in § 54.307(c).

For a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier serving loops in the service area of a rural incumbent local exchange carrier, the carrier must report, by customer class, the number of working loops it serves in the service area, disaggregated by cost zone if disaggregation zones have been established within the service area pursuant to § 54.315.

For a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier serving loops in the service area of a non-rural telephone company, the carrier must report the number of working loops it serves in the service area, by customer class if the non-rural telephone company receives Interstate Common Line Support pursuant to §54.901 and by disaggregation zone if disaggregation zones have been established within the service area pursuant to § 54.315, and the number of working loops it serves in each wire center in the service area.

Because the interim hold-harmless provision provided support based on the existing Part 36 support mechanism, which relies on loop costs, non-rural incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) will be required to file cost data, in addition to loop-count data, in order to receive interim hold-harmless support. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311(a). A newly designated eligible telecommunications carrier shall be eligible to receive support as of the effective date of its designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier provided that it submits the data required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section within 60 days of that effective date.

9. 47 C.F.R. § 54.309 – Petition for waiver. Any state may file a petition for waiver to ask the Commission to distribute support calculated to a geographic area different than the wire center. Such a petition must contain a description of the particular geographic level to which the state desires support to be distributed, and an explanation of how the waiver will further the preservation and advancement of universal service within the state.

10. 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 – Petition for waiver. A state may file a petition for waiver asking the Commission to distribute interim hold-harmless support to a geographic area different than the wire center. Such petition must contain a description of the particular geographic level to which the state desires interim hold-harmless support to be distributed, and an explanation of how the waiver will further the preservation and advancement of universal service within the state.

11. 47 C.F.R. § 54.401(d) – Lifeline certification and plans. The state commission shall file or require the carrier to file certification applications with the Administrator demonstrating that the carrier’s Lifeline plan complies with federal requirements and indicating the number of Lifeline consumers and the amount of any state assistance. Carriers previously participating in Lifeline must submit new certification applications to the Administrator.

In states that provide Lifeline support, state commissions and carriers, depending on the state, will administer consumer qualification determinations. In states not providing Lifeline support, carriers providing Lifeline service to a consumer must obtain that consumer’s signature on a document certifying under penalty of perjury that the consumer meets the federal qualification criteria.

Carriers not subject to state jurisdiction, including carriers serving tribal communities, are also required to submit Lifeline plans to the Administrator. This will enhance the Administrator’s abilities to oversee the receipt of Lifeline support by low-income consumers served by carriers not subject to state commission jurisdiction.

12. 47 C.F.R. § 54.403 – Certifications Required by 47 C.F.R. § 54.403. An eligible telecommunications carrier may receive additional federal lifeline support if that carrier certifies to the Administrator that it will pass through the full amount of second, third, or fourth tier support to its qualifying low-income consumers and that it has received any nonfederal regulatory approvals necessary to implement the required rate reductions, See also Unserved Areas Order, paragraphs 61-63.

13. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.405 and 54.411 – Carrier Publicizing of Lifeline and Link Up Services. Eligible telecommunications carriers must publicize the availability of Lifeline and Link Up services in a manner reasonably designed to reach those likely to qualify for those services. The Commission does not prescribe uniform methods by which eligible telecommunications carriers must publicize the availability of Lifeline and Link Up support. However, eligible telecommunications carriers are required to identify communities with the lowest subscribership levels within their service territory and make appropriate efforts to reach qualifying individuals within those communities. An eligible telecommunications carrier must provide qualifying low income individuals information on the availability of toll blocking and toll limitation services for the purpose of enabling the subscriber to control the amount of toll charges that he or she may incur.

14. 47 C.F.R. § 54.407(c) - Lifeline recordkeeping. To receive universal service support, carriers must keep accurate records of the revenues they forego in providing Lifeline. The records shall be kept as directed by the Administrator and provided to the Administrator periodically as directed (recordkeeping requirement).

15. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.409 and 54.415 – Consumer qualification for Lifeline. Consumers in states providing Lifeline support who seek to receive Lifeline shall follow state consumer qualification guidelines. Consumers in states not providing Lifeline support who seek to receive Lifeline shall sign a document, provided by the carrier offering Lifeline service, certifying under penalty of perjury that the consumer receives benefits from one of the programs included in the federal qualification criteria. On that same form, consumers must also agree to notify carriers if they cease to participate in a qualifying program or if the consumer’s income exceeds 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Carriers in nonparticipating states shall provide consumers seeking Lifeline service with such forms.

In states that provide state Lifeline service, the consumer qualification criteria for Link Up shall be the same criteria that the state established for Lifeline qualification. In states that do not provide state Lifeline service, the consumer qualification criteria for Link Up shall be the same as the criteria set forth in sections 54.409(b) or 54.409(c).

In order to allow low-income support to reach low-income consumers living on tribal lands in states that do not provide state universal support for low-income consumers, carriers must obtain certifications from low-income consumers of their receipt of benefits from a broader list of federal assistance programs, including assistance programs in which members of tribal communities are more likely to be participants. Each such certification must also include an agreement to notify the carrier when that consumer ceases to participate in the designated program or programs. Additionally, in order for low income consumers who live on tribal lands to receive the forms of low income support for tribal lands adopted in the Unserved Areas Order, carriers will need to ascertain applicant eligibility. As a result, carriers serving low-income consumers qualifying for these additional forms of support will be required to obtain certifications from such consumers that they live on tribal lands in order for them to receive these additional forms of support. Notwithstanding sections 54.409(a) and (b), an eligible resident of tribal lands shall qualify to receive Link Up support.

16. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(c) – Consumer notification of Lifeline discontinuance. Consumers participating in Lifeline must notify the carrier if that consumer ceases to participate in a qualifying program or if the consumer’s income exceeds 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

17. 47 C.F.R. § 54.413(b) – Link Up recordkeeping. To receive universal service support reimbursement for providing Link Up, carriers must keep accurate records of the revenues they forego in reducing their customary charge for commencing telecommunications services and/or for providing a deferred schedule for payment of the charges assessed for commencing service for which the consumer does not pay interest. The records shall be kept as directed by the Administrator and provided to the Administrator periodically as directed (recordkeeping requirement).

18. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.501(d)(3) and 54.516 – Schools and libraries recordkeeping. Service providers shall keep and retain records of rates charged to and discounts allowed for eligible schools, libraries, and consortia that include eligible schools or libraries. Such records shall be made available for public inspection. Service providers shall retain documents related to the delivery of discounted telecommunications and other supported services for at least 5 years after the last day of the delivery of discounted services. Schools, libraries and consortia that include eligible schools or libraries are also required to retain all documents related to the application for, receipt, and delivery of discounted telecommunications and other supported services for at least 5 years after the last day of the delivery of discounted services. Schools, libraries, and service providers shall be subject to audits and such records must be produced upon request (recordkeeping requirement). This requirement is set forth in OMB Control Number 3060-0806 but is noted here for continuity purposes only.

19. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.500(g), 54.504(b)-(e), 54.505(b)(1), (2), 54.507(d) & 54.509(a) – Description of services requested and certification. An eligible school, library, or consortium seeking services must submit an FCC Form 470 to initiate the competitive bidding process for eligible services. 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(b). An eligible school, library, or consortium seeking services must also submit an FCC Form 471 requesting support for the eligible services. 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(c). As part of the FCC Forms 470 and 471, schools and libraries must make certain certifications regarding services ordered and requested. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.504(b)(2), (c)(1). Schools and libraries, and consortia of such eligible entities must file new funding requests for each funding year no sooner that the July 1 prior to the start of that funding year. 47 C.F.R. § 54.507(d). When submitting requests for specific amounts of funding for a funding year, school, libraries, and consortia, including such entities, shall estimate their funding requests for the following funding year to enable the Administrator to estimate funding demand for the following year. 47 C.F.R. § 54.509(a). In the event of a rate dispute, schools, libraries and consortia, including those entities, may request lower rates if the rate offered by the carrier does not represent the lowest corresponding price. Service providers may request higher rates if they can show that the lowest corresponding price is not compensatory. 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(e). An eligible school or library making a minor modification to a contract must submit an FCC Form 471 indicating the value of the proposed contract modification. An eligible school, library, or consortium may elect to order services from a master contract negotiated by a third party as defined in § 54.500(g). These requirements are set forth in OMB Control Number 3060-0806 but are noted here for continuity purposes.

20. 47 C.F.R. § 54.519 – State telecommunications networks. State telecommunications networks that secure discounts on eligible services on behalf of eligible schools and libraries must maintain records listing eligible schools and libraries, showing the basis on which eligibility determinations were made and demonstrating the discount amount to which schools and libraries are entitled. State telecommunications networks must comply with the competitive bidding requirements established in § 54.504(a), and direct eligible schools and libraries to pay the discounted price. State telecommunications networks must take reasonable steps to ensure each school and library receives a proportionate share of its services, and must request that service providers apply the appropriate discount amounts on the portion of the supported services used by each school or library.

21. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.601(b)(4) and 54.609 – Calculating support for health care providers. A telecommunications carrier that provides telecommunications services to a health care provider participating in an eligible health care consortium must establish the applicable rural rate for the health care provider’s portion of the shared telecommunications services, as well as the applicable urban rate. Telecommunications carriers shall also calculate and justify with supporting documentation the amount of support for which each member of a consortium is eligible.

22. 47 C.F.R. § 54.619 – Audits and Recordkeeping. Telecommunications carriers shall maintain complete records, for five years, related to the delivery of discounted telecommunications and other supported services. Service providers are also required to retain any other document that demonstrates compliance with the statutory or regulatory requirements for the rural health care mechanism. Health care providers are required to maintain records, for five years, that include allocations for consortia and entities that engage in eligible and ineligible activities. Mobile rural health care providers are required to maintain annual logs that indicate the date and locations of each clinic stop and the number of patients served at each clinic stop. Health care providers shall produce such records at the request of any auditor appointed by the Administrator or any other state or federal agency with jurisdiction. Health care providers are subject to random compliance audits to ensure that requesters are complying with the certification requirements set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 54.615(c) and are otherwise eligible to receive universal service support.

23. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607(b)(1)-(2) – Submission of proposed rural rate. Section 254(h)(1)(A) provides that a telecommunications carrier providing service shall be entitled to have an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the rates for services provided to health care providers for rural areas in a state and the rates for similar services provided to other customers in comparable rural areas in that state treated as a service obligation as a part of its obligation to participate in the mechanisms to preserve and advance universal service. In the absence of the provision of identical or similar services in a rural county, carriers must determine the rural rate by taking the average of the tariffed and other publicly-available rates charged for the same or similar services in that rural county by other carriers. If no such services have been charged or are publicly available, or if the carrier deems the method described here to be unfair, the carrier shall submit for the state commission’s approval, for intrastate rates, or the Commission’s approval, for interstate rates, a cost-based rate for the provision of the service in the most economically efficient, reasonably available manner. The carrier must provide a justification of the proposed rural rate, including an itemization of the costs of providing the requested service. The carrier must provide such information periodically thereafter, as required by the state commission, for intrastate rates, or the Commission, for interstate rates.

24. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.603(b)(1), 54.615(c)-(d), & 54.623(d) – Description of services requested and certification. Every health care provider that makes a request for universal service support for telecommunications services must submit to the carrier a written request, signed by an authorized officer of the health care provider, certifying under oath to the accuracy and truth of the following information:

(1) that the requester is a public or non-profit entity that falls within one of the seven categories set forth in the definition of health care providers listed in § 54.601(a);

(2) that the requester is physically located in a rural area (OMB defined non-metro county or Goldsmith-defined rural section of an OMB metro county);

(3) if the health care provider is requesting services provided under § 54.621, that the requester cannot obtain toll-free access to an Internet service provider;

(4) that the services requested will be used solely for purposes reasonably related to the provision of health care services or instruction that the health care provider is legally authorized to provide under the law of the state in which they are provided:

(5) that the services will not be sold, resold or transferred in consideration of money or any other thing of value;

(6) if the services are being purchased as part of an aggregated purchase with other entities or individuals, the full details of any such arrangement, including the identities of all co-purchasers and the portion of the services being purchased by each health care provider; and

(7) that the requester is ordering the most cost-effective method(s) of providing the requested services. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.615 (c), 54.603(b)(l).

The certification will be renewed annually. 47 C.F.R. § 54.615(d). Health care providers shall also file new funding requests for each funding year. 47 C.F.R. § 54.54.623(d). Rural health care providers bound by existing contracts for services shall not be required to comply with the competitive bid process outlined in § 54.603. An eligible rural health care provider shall be required to undergo the competitive bid process outlined in § 54.603 if the eligible entity elects to order services from a master contract negotiated by a third party. This requirement is set forth in OMB control number 3060-0804 but is noted here for continuity purposes.

25. 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(g) and (k) - Submission of annual report and CAM. The Administrator shall report annually to the Commission an itemization of monthly administrative costs that shall include all expenses, receipts, and payments associated with the administration of the universal service support programs and shall provide the Commission full access to the data collected pursuant to the administration of the universal service support programs. The Administrator shall also file a cost allocation manual (CAM) that describes the accounts and procedures the Administrator will use to segregate and allocate the costs of administering the universal service support programs from its other operations with the Commission.

This is a requirement imposed on the Administrator and is not subject to OMB review. The Administrator is one entity acting on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission and was created to administer the universal service fund. Section “Y” also relates to requirements imposed on the Administrator and are not subject to OMB approval.

26. 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(h) – Submission of quarterly report. The Administrator shall report quarterly to the Commission on the disbursement of universal service support program funds (quarterly reporting requirement).

This is a requirement imposed on the Administrator and is not subject to OMB review. The Administrator is one entity acting on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission and was created to administer the universal service fund.

aa. 47 C.F.R. § 54.707 – Submission of state commission designation. The Administrator shall not provide reimbursements, offsets or support amounts to a carrier until the carrier has provided to the Administrator a true and correct copy of the decision of a state commission designating that carrier as an eligible telecommunications carrier.

bb. Obligation to notify underlying carrier. Systems integrators that derive de minimis amounts of revenue from the resale of telecommunications and small entities that qualify for the de minimis exemption are not required to contribute to universal service. They must however, notify their underlying carriers that they constitute end users for universal service purposes.

cc. 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(e) – Recordkeeping requirements. All eligible telecommunications carriers shall retain records required to demonstrate to auditors that the support received was consistent with the universal service high-cost program rules. Such records shall be retained for at least five years from the receipt of funding. Beneficiaries must make available all such documents and records that pertain to them, including those of NECA, contractors, and consultants working on behalf of the beneficiaries to the Commission’s Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), to the USF Administrator, and to their auditors.

dd. 47 C.F.R. § 54.706(e) – Recordkeeping requirement for contributions. Contributors to the universal service fund must retain for five years all documents and records, e.g., financial statements and supporting documentation, etc., that they may be required to provide to auditors to demonstrate that their contributions were made in compliance with the program rules. Contributors must make available all documents and records that pertain to them, including those of contractors and consultants working on their behalf, to the Commission’s OIG, to the Administrator, and to their auditors.

Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 1-4, 201-205, 218-220, 214, 254, 303(r), 403, and 410 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151-154, 201-205, 218-220, 214, 254, 303(r), 403 and 410.

This information collection does affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the Privacy Act. However, the information that is related to individuals or households is collected by third parties; and as a consequence, the Commission is not required to complete a privacy impact assessment.

2. All the requirements contained herein are necessary to implement the congressional mandate for universal service. These reporting requirements are necessary to calculate the contribution amount owed by each telecommunications carrier or to verify that particular carriers and other respondents are eligible to receive universal service support. The recordkeeping requirements should not be burdensome since most businesses ordinarily retain these types of documents.

2. In an effort to reduce any burden created by these information collection requirements, the Commission shall permit all respondents to file responses using automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques where feasible. For example, schools and libraries will be permitted to electronically file information required pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.504. The Administrator will then post a description of the telecommunications service sought for schools, libraries and health care providers on a website for potential competing service providers to see and respond to as if they were Requests For Proposals (RFPs) as described in § 54.504(b)(1).

2. The Commission does not impose a similar information collection on the respondents.  There are no similar data available.

2. Section 254(b) of the Act directs the Commission to base policies for the preservation and advancement of universal service on six principles. A fair and reasonable application of those principles including, the additional principle of competitive neutrality, will favorably impact all business entities, including smaller entities. The collections of information may affect small entities as well as large entities. In each instance, however, these requirements were instituted to aid new entrants to the telecommunications market and allow them equal access to the resources available to previously established entities. The Commission also does not require small telecommunications providers whose contribution would be less than $10,000 a year to universal service to file the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet unless those providers are common carriers or interconnected VoIP providers.” 

2. Failing to collect the information, or collecting it less frequently, would prevent the Commission from implementing sections 214 and 254 of the Act and would thwart Congress’s goals of providing affordable service and access to advanced services throughout the nation.

2. Participants in the universal service programs and service providers are required to maintain certain documents for five-years. These records are needed to facilitate audits. If an applicant is audited, it should be able to demonstrate to the auditor how the entries in the application were provided. We do not foresee any special circumstances that would cause an information collection to be conducted in a certain manner.

2. A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register as required by 5 C.F.R.§ 1320.8(d) on January 13, 2011, See 76 FR 2365. No comments were received.

2. The Commission does not anticipate providing any payment or gift to respondents.

2. There is no need for confidentiality.  However, respondents may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection under 47 C.F.R. § 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.

2. There are no questions of a sensitive nature with respect to the information collections described herein, nor are there any privacy issues.

2. The following represents the hourly burden on the collections of information (note: paragraph c. has been corrected to calculate 85 responses & total hours vs. 88 (calculated previously in error), which reduced the total “In House Costs previously reported by $188.56:

1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.611(a) and 36.612 – Submission and update of information to NECA.

1. Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,340 incumbent LECs.

2. Frequency of Response: On occasion and periodically thereafter.

3. Total Number of Responses Annually: 1,340

Incumbent LECs have to submit this information occasionally.

1,340 respondents x 1 submission = 1,340 responses

4. Total Annual Hourly Burden: 26,800 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 20 hours and that 1,340 incumbent LECs will have to submit information occasionally.

1,340 respondents x 1 submission x 20 hours = 26,800.

5. Total “In House” Costs: $1,684,523.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

26,800 x $48.35/hour = $1,295,780.00

30% overhead = $ 388,734.00

Total = $1,684,514.00

2. 47 C.F.R. § 54.101(c) – Demonstration of exceptional circumstances for toll-limitation grace period.

1. Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 telecommunications carriers

1. Frequency of Response: Once every five years

This obligation will arise only if a carrier is technically incapable of providing toll limitation services and, thus seeks a waiver of this requirement

2. Total Number of Responses Annually: 10

This obligation will only arise if a carrier is technically incapable of providing toll limitation services and, thus seeks a waiver of this requirement. We estimate that respondents will submit a demonstration once every five years.

50 respondents x 1 submission = 50 ÷ 5 (years) = 10 responses annually

3. Total Annual Hourly Burden: 20 hours

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 2 hours and that 50 carriers will have to submit a demonstrating once every five years.

10 respondents per annum x 1 submission x 2 hours = 20 hours.

4. Total “In House” Costs: $1,257.10

The Commission estimates that respondents use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

20 hours x $48.35/hour = $967.00

30% overhead = $290.10

Total = $1,257.10

3. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201 (b)-(c) – Submission of eligibility criteria.

1. Number of Respondents: Approximately 85 telecommunications carriers

2. Frequency of Response: Once

3. Total Number of Responses: 85

85 carriers must submit eligibility criteria to the state commission one-time.

85 respondents x 1 submission = 85 responses

4. Total Annual Hourly Burden: 85 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 1 hour and that 85 will have to submit information one-time.

85 respondents x 1 submission x 1 hour = 85 hours.

5. Total “In House” Costs: $5,531.24

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

85 x $48.35/hour = $4,109.75

30% overhead = $1,232.92

Total = $5,342.67

4. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201 (d)(2) – Advertisement of services and charges.

1. Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 telecommunications carriers

2. Frequency of Response: Once

3. Total Number of Responses: 1,300

1,300 telecommunications must annually advertise the availability of and charges for universal service supported services.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission = 1,300 responses

4. Total Annual Hourly Burden: 65,000 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 50 hours and 1,300 telecommunications carriers will have to comply with this requirement annually.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission x 50 hours = 65,000 hours.

5. Total “In House” Costs: $4,085,575.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

65,000 hours x $48.35/hour = $3,142,750.00

30% overhead = $ 942,825.00

Total = $4,085,575.00

5. 47 C.F.R. § 54.205(a) – Advance notice of relinquishment of universal service.

1. Number of Respondents: Approximately 100 telecommunications carriers

2. Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement.

This obligation will only arise if a carrier wants to designation as an eligible carrier for an area served by more than one eligible telecommunications carrier.

3. Total Number of Responses: 100

100 telecommunications carriers have to submit this information one-time.

100 respondents x 1 submission = 100 responses

4. Total Annual Hourly Burden: 50 hours

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 0.5 hours and 100 telecommunications carriers will have to submit information one-time.

100 respondents x 1 submission x 0.5 hours = 50 hours.

5. Total “In House” Costs: $3,142.75

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

50 hours x $48.35/hour = $2,417.50

30% overhead = $ 725.25

Total = $3,142.75

6. 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(c)(1) – Submission of proposal for redefining a rural service area.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 state commissions or carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Once

(3) Total Number of Responses: 50

50 state Commission or carriers have to submit this information one-time.

50 respondents x 1 submission = 50 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 6,250 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 125 hours and 50 respondents will have to submit information one-time.

50 respondents x 1 submission x 125 hours = 6,250 hours.

Total “In House” Costs: $392,843.75

(5) The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

6,250 x $48.35/hour = $302,187.50

30% overhead = $ 90,656.25

Total = $392,843.75

7. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301 – Local Switching Support 1999 and Beyond. This requirement is set forth in OMB control number 3060-0814 but is noted here for continuity purposes.

8. 47 C.F.R. § 54.307 – Reporting of expenses and number of lines served.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Annually or quarterly reporting requirements.

Approximately 1300 telephone companies would have to report the number of lines they serve. 600 of these 1300 companies are average schedule companies, which are not required to submit cost studies. Therefore, approximately 700 companies would have to file cost studies. Each carrier must report their loop and switching expenses and the number of lines served per year in order to receive high cost support based on their embedded costs. Certain carriers are required to file quarterly; others are required to file only annually. However, we continue to assume that all carriers will file the information quarterly.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 8,000

1,300 carriers have to report the number of lines served quarterly (assuming will file quarterly). 700 of these carriers must also file quarterly cost studies with the lines reported.

1,300 respondents x 4 line survey submissions = 5,200 responses

700 respondents x 4 cost study submissions = 2,800 responses

5,200 responses + 2,800 responses = 8,000 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 21,600 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 2 hours to file the lines served data and that 1,300 carriers will have to submit information quarterly. The Commission also estimates that 700 of those carriers will take approximately 4 hours to file the cost studies quarterly

1,300 respondents x 4 submission x 2 hours = 10,400 hours.

700 respondents x 4 submissions x 4 hours = 11,200 hours.

10,400 hours + 11,200 hours = 21,600 total hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $1,357,668.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

21,600 x $48.35/hour = $1.044,360.00

30% overhead = $ 313,308.00

Total = $1,357,668.00

9. 47 C.F.R. § 54.309 – Petition for waiver.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 states

(2) Frequency of Response: Once

(3) Total Number of Responses: 50

50 states have to submit this information one-time.

5 respondent x 1 submission = 50 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 200 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 4 hours and 50 states will have to submit information one-time.

50 respondents x 1 submission x 4 hours = 200 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $12,571.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

200 hours x $48.35/hour = $9,670.00

30% overhead = $2,901.00

Total = $12,571.00

10. 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 – Petition for Waiver.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 states

(2) Frequency of Response: Once

(3) Total Number of Responses: 50

50 states have to submit this information one-time.

5 respondent x 1 submission = 50 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 200 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 4 hours and 50 states will have to submit information one-time.

50 respondents x 1 submission x 4 hours = 200 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $12,571.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

200 hours x $48.35/hour = $9,670.00

30% overhead = $2,901.00

Total = $12,571.00

11. 47 C.F.R. § 54.401(d) – Lifeline certification and plans.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 state commissions or carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Once

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1,300

1,300 state commissions or carriers have to submit this information one-time.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission = 1,300 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 1,300 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 1 hour and that 1,300 respondents will have to submit information one-time.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission x 1 hours = 1,300 hours.

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

1,300 hours x $48.35/hour = $62,855.00

30% overhead = $18,856.50

Total = $81,711.50

12. 47 C.F.R. § 54.403 – Certifications.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Occasionally

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1,300

1,300 carriers have to submit this information occasionally.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission = 1,300 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 429 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 0.33 hours and 1,300 carriers will have to submit information occasionally.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission x 0.33 hours = 429 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $26,964.80

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

429 hours x $48.35/hour = $20,742.15

30% overhead = $ 6,222.64

Total = $26,964.79

13. 47 C.F.R. § 54.405 and 54.411 – Carrier Publicizing of Lifeline and Link Up Services.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 2,414 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.

Carriers must file periodically, as is necessary to meet the requirement that Lifeline and Link Up services be publicized in a manner reasonably designed to reach qualifying low-income consumers.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 2,414

2,414 carries have to submit this information periodically.

2,414 respondents x 1 submission = 2,414 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 120,700 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 50 hours and 2,414 carriers will have to submit information periodically.

2,414 respondents x 1 submission x 50 hours = 120,700 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $7,586,598.50

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

120,700 hours x $48.35/hour = $5,835,845.00

30% overhead = $1,750,753.50

Total = $7,586,598.50

14. 47 C.F.R. § 54.407(c) – Lifeline recordkeeping.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Annually (recordkeeping)

Each telecommunications carrier must keep accurate records of the revenues they forego in providing Lifeline service.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1,300

1,300 carriers have to maintain records.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission = 1,300 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 104,000 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 80 hours and 1,300 carriers will have to keep records annually.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission x 80 hours = 104,000 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $3,098,784.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

104,000 hours x $22.92/hour = $2,383,680.00

30% overhead = $ 715,104.00

Total = $3,098,784.00

15. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.409 and 54.415 – Consumer qualification for Lifeline.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 7,000,000 consumers

(2) Frequency of Response: Once

The estimated 7 million Lifeline consumers must demonstrate that they are qualified to receive Lifeline assistance.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 7,000,000

7,000,000 consumers have to make a demonstration.

7,000,000respondents x 1 submission = 7,000,000 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 588,000 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 0.084 hours (5 minutes) and 7,000,000 consumers will have to submit information once.

7,000,000 respondents x 1 submission x 0.084 hours = 588,000 hours.

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for overhead, to complete the submission.

588,000 hours x $22.92/hour = $13,476,960.00

30% overhead = $ 4,043,088.00

Total = $17,520,048.00

16. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(c) – Consumer notification of Lifeline discontinuance.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 550,000 consumers

(2) Frequency of Response: Occasionally

This obligation will only arise if a consumer participating in Lifeline ceases to participate in the program.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 550,000

550,000 customers have to submit this information occasionally.

550,000 respondents x 1 submission = 550,000 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 46,200 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 0.084 hours (5 minutes) and 550,000 consumers will have to submit information occasionally.

550,000 respondents x 1 submission x 0.084 hours = 46,200 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $1,376,575.20

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for overhead, to complete the submission.

46,200 hours x $22.92/hour = $1,058,904.00

30% overhead = $ 317,671.20

Total = $1,376,575.20

17. 47 C.F.R. § 54.413(b) – Link Up recordkeeping.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Annually (recordkeeping)

Each telecommunications carrier must keep accurate records of the revenues they forego in providing Link Up service.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1,300

1,300 carriers have to maintain records.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission = 1,300 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 104,000 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 80 hours and 1,300 carriers will have to keep records annually.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission x 80 hours = 104,000 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $3,098,784.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

104,000 hours x $22.92/hour = $2,383,680.00

30% overhead = $ 715,104.00

Total = $3,098,784.00

18. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.501(d)(3) and 54.516 – Schools and libraries recordkeeping.

These requirements are set forth in OMB Control Number 3060-0806 but are noted here for continuity purposes.

19. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.500(g), 54.504(b)-(e), 54.507(d) & 54.509(a) – Description of services requested and certification. These requirements are set forth in OMB Control Number 3060-0806 but are noted here for continuity purposes.

20. 47 C.F.R. § 54.519 – State telecommunications networks.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 state networks

(2) Frequency of Response: Annually

(3) Total Number of Responses: 50

50 state networks have to maintain records annually.

50 respondents x 1 submission = 50 responses (recordkeeping)

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 250 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately five hours and that 50 state networks will have to maintain this information.

50 respondents x 1 submission x 5 hours = 250 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $7,449.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 (22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

250 hours x $22.92/hour = $5,730.00

30% overhead = $1,719.00

Total = $7,449.00

21. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.601(b)(4) and 54.609 – Calculating support for health care providers.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 500 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Occasionally

(3) Total Number of Responses: 500

500 telecommunications carriers have to occasionally calculate support for health care providers.

500 respondents x 1 submission = 5,000 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 50,000 hours.

(5) The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 100 hours and 500 telecommunications carriers will have to calculate support.

500 respondents x 1 submission x 100 hours = 50,000 hours.

Total “In House” Costs: $3,142,750.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

50,000 hours x $48.35/hour = $2,417,500.00

30% overhead = $ 725,250.00

Total = $3,142,750.00

22. 47 C.F.R. § 54.619 – Audits and Recordkeeping.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 3,000 health care providers and 50 telecommunications carriers.

(2) Frequency of Response: Annually

(3) Total Number of Responses: 3,050

3,000 health care providers and 50 telecommunications carriers have to maintain this information annually.

3,050 respondents x 1 recordkeeping requirement = 3,050 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 8,100 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 2 hours and 3,000 health care providers will have to maintain this information annually. The Commission also estimates it will take 42 hours and 50 carriers will have to maintain this information annually.

3,000 health care providers x 1 submission x 2 hours = 6,000 hours.

50 carriers x 1 submission x 42 hours = 2,100 hours.

6,000 hours + 2,100 hours = 8,100 total hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $241,347.60

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

8,100 hours x $22.92/hour = $185,652.00

30% overhead = $ 55,695.60

Total = $241,347.60

23. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607(b)(1)-(2) – Submission of proposed rural rate.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.

This obligation will arise only in the absence of any other prescribed method of determining a comparable rural rate for purposes of calculating the amount of a carrier’s offset for providing services to rural health care providers.

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1

50 carriers have to submit this information occasionally.

50 respondents x 1 submission = 50 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 150 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 3 hours and 50 carriers will have to submit information occasionally.

50 respondents x 1 submission x 3 hours = 150 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $9,428.25

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

150 hours x $48.35/hour = $7,252.50

30% overhead = $2,175.75

Total = $9,428.25

24. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.603(b)(1), 54.615(c)-(d) and 54.623(d) – Description of services requested and certification. This requirement is set forth in OMB control number 3060-0804 but is noted here for continuity purposes.

25. 47 C.F.R §§ 54.702(g) and (k) – Submission of annual report and CAM.

This is a requirement imposed on the Administrator and is not subject to OMB review. The Administrator is one entity acting on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission and was created to administer the universal service fund. Section “Z” also relates to requirements imposed on the Administrator and are not subject to OMB approval.

26. 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(h) – Submission of quarterly report.

This is a requirement imposed on the Administrator and is not subject to OMB review. The Administrator is one entity acting on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission and was created to administer the universal service fund.

aa. 47 C.F.R. § 54.706(e) – Recordkeeping requirement for contributions.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 2,300 entities

(2)Frequency of Response: Annually (for five years)

(3) Total Number of Responses: 2,300

2,300 entities have to retain records regarding contributions to universal service for five years.

2,300 respondents x 1 submission = 2,300 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 4,600 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 2 hours and 2,300 respondents will have to maintain information annually for five years.

2,300 respondents x 1 submission x 2 hours = 4,600 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $137,061.60

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

4,600 hours x $22.92/hour = $ 105,432.00

30% overhead = $ 31,629.60

Total = $137,061.60

bb. Obligation to notify underlying carrier.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,700 systems integrator or small entity that is not required to contribute to universal service

(2) Frequency of Response: annually

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1,700

1,700 respondents have to notify its underlying carriers(s) that it is considered an end user for contribution purposes.

1,700 respondents x 1 submission = 1,700 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 1,700 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 1 hour and that 1,700 respondents will have to submit information annually.

1,700 respondents x 1 submission x 1 hour = 1,700 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $106,853.50

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

1,700 hours x $48.35/hour = $82,195.00

30% overhead = $24,658.50

Total =$106,853.50

cc. 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(e) – Recordkeeping requirements.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,300 telephone companies

(2) Frequency of Response: annually (for five years)

(3) Total Number of Responses: 1,300 (recordkeeping)

1,300 telephone companies have to maintain records for five years.

1,300 respondents x 1 submission = 1,300 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 2,600 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 2 hours and 1,300 respondents will have to maintain this information annually for five years.

1,300 respondents x 1 recordkeeping requirements x 2 hours = 2,600 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $77,571.00

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-7/Step 5 ($22.92/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

2,600 hours x $22.92/hour = $59,592.00

30% overhead = $17,877.60

Total = $77,469.60

dd. 47 C.F.R. § 54.707 – Submission of state commission designation.

(1) Number of Respondents: Approximately 85 telecommunications carriers

(2) Frequency of Response: Once

(3) Total Number of Responses: 85

85 carriers must submit a true and correct copy of the state commission’s decision designating that carrier as an eligible carrier to receive reimbursements or offsets.

85 respondents x 1 submission = 85 responses

(4) Total Annual Hourly Burden: 21 hours.

The Commission estimates that this requirement will take approximately 0.25 hours and that 85 carriers will have to submit information one-time.

85 respondents x 1 submission x 0.25 hours = 21 hours.

(5) Total “In House” Costs: $1,319.96

The Commission estimates that respondents will use staff equivalent to GS-13/Step 5 ($48.35/hour) Federal employee, plus 30% for administrative staff time and overhead, to complete the submission.

21 hours x $48.35/hour = $ 1,015.35

30% overhead = $ 304.60

Total = $1,319.95

Note: There are basically eight types of respondents that will be subject to the requirements contained in Rule parts 36 and 54. Below we have identified the types of respondents and the maximum number of respondents that the Commission expects to respond to any of the collections within a 12 month period. We anticipate that some respondents may make more than one submission annually.

Information Collection Requirements Rule Sections	Respondents	Total Total Responses	Total Hours	“In House” Costs
a. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.611 and 36.612	1,340	1,340	26,800	$1,684,514.00
b. 47 C.F.R. § 54.101(c)	50	10	20	$1,257.10
c. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(b)-(c)	85	85	85	$5,342.68
d. 47 C.F.R. § 54.210(d)(2)	1,300	1,300	65,000	$4,085,575.00
e. 47 C.F.R. § 54.205(a)	100	100	50	$3,142.75
f. 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(c)(1)	50	50	6,250	$392,843.75
g. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301 (for continuity purposes only)
h. 47 C.F.R. § 54.307	1,300	8,000	21,600	$1,357,668.00
i. 47 C.F.R. § 54.309	50	50	200	$12,571.00
j. 47 C.F.R. § 54.311	50	50	200	$12,571.00
k. 47 C.F.R. § 54.401(d)	1,300	1,300	1,300	$81,711.50
l. 47 C.F.R. § 54.403	1,300	1,300	429	$26,964.80
m. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.405 and 54.411	2,414	2,414	120,700	$7,586,598.50
n. 47 C.F.R. §54.407(c)	1,300	1,300	104,000	$3,098,784.00
o. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.409 and 54.415	7,000,000	7,000,000	588,000	$17,520,048.00
p. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(c)	550,000	550,000	46,200	$1,376,575.20
q. 47 C.F.R. § 54.413(b)	1,300	1,300	104,000	$3,098,784.00
r. 47 C.F.R. § 54.501(d)(3) and 54.516 (for continuity only)
s. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.500(g), 54.504(b)–(e), 54.507(d), and 54.509(a) (for continuity purposes only)
t. 47 C.F.R. § 54.519	50	50	250	$7,449.00
u. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.601(b)(4) and 54.609	500	500	50,000	$3,142,750.00
v. 47 C.F.R. 54.619	3,050	3,050	8,100	$241,347.60
w. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607(b)(1)-(2)	50	50	150	$9,428.25
47 C.F.R. §§ 54.603(b)(1), 54.615(c)-(d) and 54.623(d) (for continuity purposes only)
y. 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(g) and (k) (USAC requirement)
z.. 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(i) (USAC requirement)
aa. 47 CFR § 54.706(e)	2,300	2,300	4,600	131,061.60
bb. Obligation to notify underlying carrier	1,700	1,700	1,700	$106,853.50
cc. 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(e)	1,300	1,300	2,600	$77,469.00
dd. 47 C.F.R. § 54.707	85	85	21	$1,319.96
TOTAL	7,570,974	7,577,634	1,152,255	$44,062,630.19,

Total Number of Respondents: 7,570,974.

Total Number of Responses: 7,577,634.

Total Annual Burden Hours This Submission: 1,152,255 hours.

Total Annual “In House” Costs: $44,062,630.19.

13. (1) Total capital/start-up costs component annualized over its expected useful life: $0.

The collections will not require the purchase of additional equipment.

(2) Total operation and maintenance and purchase of services component: $0.

The collections will not result in additional operating or maintenance expenses.

(3) Total annualized cost requested: $0.

14. There will be few, if any, costs to the Commission because notice and enforcement requirements are already part of Commission duties. Moreover, there will be minimal cost to the Federal government since an outside party will administer this program.

15. Previously reported Paragraph 12. v. sections 47 C.F.R. § 54.601(b)(3) and 54.619 was edited to remove section 54.601(b)(3) because it is no longer a part of the rules. There has been an adjustment to the number of respondents/responses, therefore, the total annual burden has been reduced by 127,200 hours. There are no program changes, however, it is noted that two ICs were incorrectly entered in ROCIS in 2008 and have been removed from the system. ROCIS automatically registers removed ICs as program changes but in this case the Commission was simply correcting a previous mis-entry.

16. Non-proprietary information may be made public through reports from the Administrator, although the Commission does not have specific plans for doing so at this time.

17. The Commission is seeking OMB approval to not display the OMB expiration date of this information collection. The Commission publishes a list of OMB-approved information collections in 47 CFR 0.408 of the Commission’s rules. This lists each approved information collection by OMB control number, title and OMB expiration date.

18. There are exceptions to item 19 of the OMB 83i and certification. The exception to the certification reflects a difference in the burden estimates that was published in the 60 day notice in the Federal Register. The burden reflected in the submission to the OMB are more accurate estimates.

B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods:

The Commission does not anticipate that the collection of information will employ statistical methods.

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