The Commission adopted final rules
governing the exchange of customer account information between
local exchange carriers and interexchange carriers. The Commission
concluded that mandatory minimum standards are needed in light of
record evidence demonstrating that information needed by carriers
to execute customer requests and properly bill customers is not
being consistently provided by all local exchange carriers and by
all interexchange carriers. In December 2007, the Commission
declined to adopt mandatory LEC-to-LEC data exchange
requirements.
Because the number of local
exchange carriers (LECs) increased, the information collection is
revised slightly from the previous collection. The Commission notes
the following changes: (a) The total number of respondents has
increased by 368, from 2,621 to 2,989; (b) The total number of
responses has increased by 90,780, from 574,468 responses to
665,248 responses and (c) The total annual burden hours have
increased by 7,207, from 47,693 hours to 54,900 hours. There are no
program changes to this collection.
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No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Rebecca Hirselj 202
418-7603
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.