Part 32 - Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0370_Emergency Justification Statement_020614 final.docx Supplementary Document	2014-02-06
0370_OIRA Adminstrator Letter emergency approval_020614 final.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-02-06
0370_ss_020614 final.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-02-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
30019	Part 32 - Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0370	ICR Reference No: 201402-3060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201011-3060-006
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Part 32 - Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/10/2014
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/12/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/06/2014
Terms of Clearance: This collection must go through the standard PRA renewal process following expiration of this 6 month approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	6 Months From Approved
Responses	859	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	859	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Uniform System of Accounts is a historical financial accounting system which reports the results of operational and financial events in a manner which enables both managements and regulators to assess these results within a specified accounting period. Subject respondents are telecommunications companies. Entities having annual revenues from regulatory telecomunications operations of less than $152 million are designated as Class B and are subject to a less detailed accounting system than those designated as Class A companies. The FCC 04-149 established a recordkeepign requirement that Class A ILECs maintain subsidiary record categories for unbundled network elemment revenues, resale revenues, reciprocal compensation revenues, and other interconnection revenues in the accounts in which these revenues are currently recorded.

Emergency Justfication: The Commission inadvertently submitted its request for a six month emergency extension (EE) for this information collection too late, and as a consequence the EE request was disallowed. The Commission is now submitting this emergency to request OMB's expeditious approval of the reinstatement of this information collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 161 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 215 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 11 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151, 154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 32 - Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	859	0	0	0	0	859
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	859	0	0	0	0	859
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/06/2014

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