83 FR 21181 - Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)

Page Range		21181-21182
FR Document		2018-09874

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's discontinuance rules. This document is consistent with the Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 63

[WC Docket No. 17-84; FCC 17-154]


Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers 
to Infrastructure Investment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's 
discontinuance rules. This document is consistent with the Accelerating 
Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure 
Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of those rules.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 63.60(d)-(i) and 63.71(k) published at 
82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, is effective on May 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Levy Berlove, Attorney 
Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1477, or by email at 
[email protected]. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 1, 
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to certain discontinuance rules 
contained in the Commission's Accelerating Wireline Broadband 
Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and 
Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
FCC 17-154, published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, as specified 
above.
    The OMB Control Number is 3060-0149. The Commission publishes this 
document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you 
have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the 
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused 
thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. 
Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0149, in your 
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email 
at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507),

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the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB approval on 
May 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements contained in 
the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 63. Under 5 
CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0149.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0149.
    OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
    Title: Part 63, Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by 
Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84, 
FCC 17-154.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 58 respondents; 58 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. Sections 214 and 402 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 348 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for a revision to a currently approved 
collection. Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
requires that a carrier first obtain FCC authorization either to (1) 
construct, operate, or engage in transmission over a line of 
communications, or (2) discontinue, reduce or impair service over a 
line of communications. Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) implements Section 214. Part 63 also implements 
provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to 
video which was approved under this OMB Control Number 3060-0149. In 
2009, the Commission modified part 63 to extend to providers of 
interconnected Voice of internet Protocol (VoIP) service the 
discontinuance obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant 
telecommunications carriers under Section 214 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the Commission adopted improved 
administrative filing procedures for domestic transfers of control, 
domestic discontinuances and notices of network changes, and among 
other adjustments, modified part 63 to require electronic filing for 
applications for authorization to discontinue, reduce, or impair 
service under section 214(a) of the Act. In July 2016, the Commission 
revised certain section 214(a) discontinuance procedures. OMB has 
approved the revised rules that: (1) Allow carriers to provide notice 
via email or other alternative methods to offer additional options to 
customers; (2) provide for streamlined treatment of applications to 
discontinue services for which the carrier has had no existing 
customers or reasonable requests for service during the previous 180 
days; (3) make a competitive LEC's application for discontinuance 
deemed granted on the effective date of any copper retirement that made 
the discontinuance unavoidable; and (4) require that applicants must 
provide notice of discontinuance applications to federally-recognized 
Tribal Nations. OMB approval has not yet been sought for the additional 
section 214(a) discontinuance rules adopted in 2016 pertaining to 
streamlined treatment of discontinuance applications for legacy voice 
service as part of a technology transition or outreach requirements for 
such transitions, and approval of those rules and requirements will be 
addressed separately at a later date. In Accelerating Wireline 
Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, 
WC Docket No. 17-84, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154 (rel. Nov. 29, 2017) 
(Wireline Infrastructure Order), the Commission, among other things, 
reduced the public comment and auto-grant periods for applications that 
grandfather low speed legacy services and applications to discontinue 
previously grandfathered legacy data services. The Commission also held 
that if a carrier files an application to discontinue, reduce, or 
impair a legacy voice or data service below 1.544 Mbps for which it has 
had no customers and no request for service for at least a 30-day 
period immediately preceding submission of the application, that 
application will be automatically granted on the 15th day after its 
filing with the Commission, absent Commission notice to the contrary. 
The Commission will use the information collected under these revisions 
to 47 CFR part 63 to determine if affected respondents are in 
compliance with its rules and the requirements of section 214 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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* * * * * Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC Rulemaking, FCC 17–154, published at
[FR Doc. 2018–09755 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am] 17–154, which stated that the 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, as
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Commission would publish a document specified above.
in the Federal Register announcing the The OMB Control Number is 3060–
effective date of those rules. 0149. The Commission publishes this
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR document as an announcement of the
COMMISSION 63.60(d)–(i) and 63.71(k) published at effective date of the rules. If you have
82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, is any comments on the burden estimates
47 CFR Part 63 effective on May 9, 2018. listed below, or how the Commission
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: can improve the collections and reduce
[WC Docket No. 17–84; FCC 17–154]
Michele Levy Berlove, Attorney any burdens caused thereby, please
Accelerating Wireline Broadband Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, contact Nicole Ongele, Federal
Deployment by Removing Barriers to at (202) 418–1477, or by email at Communications Commission, Room 1–
Infrastructure Investment Michele.Berlove@fcc.gov. For additional A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
information concerning the Paperwork DC 20554. Please include the OMB
AGENCY: Federal Communications Control Number, 3060–0149, in your
Reduction Act information collection
Commission. correspondence. The Commission will
requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of (202) 418–2991 or nicole.ongele@ also accept your comments via email at
effective date. fcc.gov. PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
SUMMARY: In this document, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This formats for people with disabilities
Commission announces that the Office document announces that, on May 1, (Braille, large print, electronic files,
of Management and Budget (OMB) has 2018, OMB approved, for a period of audio format), send an email to fcc504@
approved, for a period of three years, the three years, the information collection fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
information collection associated with requirements relating to certain
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Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
the Commission’s discontinuance rules. discontinuance rules contained in the 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
This document is consistent with the Commission’s Accelerating Wireline (TTY).
Accelerating Wireline Broadband Broadband Deployment by Removing
Deployment by Removing Barriers to Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Synopsis
Infrastructure Investment Report and Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, As required by the Paperwork
Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further and Further Notice of Proposed Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),

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the FCC is notifying the public that it transmission over a line of applications that grandfather low speed
received final OMB approval on May 1, communications, or (2) discontinue, legacy services and applications to
2018, for the information collection reduce or impair service over a line of discontinue previously grandfathered
requirements contained in the communications. Part 63 of Title 47 of legacy data services. The Commission
modifications to the Commission’s rules the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) also held that if a carrier files an
in 47 CFR part 63. Under 5 CFR part implements Section 214. Part 63 also application to discontinue, reduce, or
1320, an agency may not conduct or implements provisions of the Cable impair a legacy voice or data service
sponsor a collection of information Communications Policy Act of 1984 below 1.544 Mbps for which it has had
unless it displays a current, valid OMB pertaining to video which was approved no customers and no request for service
Control Number. under this OMB Control Number 3060– for at least a 30-day period immediately
No person shall be subject to any 0149. In 2009, the Commission modified preceding submission of the
penalty for failing to comply with a part 63 to extend to providers of application, that application will be
collection of information subject to the interconnected Voice of internet automatically granted on the 15th day
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not Protocol (VoIP) service the after its filing with the Commission,
display a current, valid OMB Control discontinuance obligations that apply to absent Commission notice to the
Number. The OMB Control Number is domestic non-dominant contrary. The Commission will use the
3060–0149. telecommunications carriers under information collected under these
The foregoing notice is required by Section 214 of the Communications Act revisions to 47 CFR part 63 to determine
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the if affected respondents are in
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, Commission adopted improved compliance with its rules and the
and 44 U.S.C. 3507. administrative filing procedures for requirements of section 214 of the
The total annual reporting burdens domestic transfers of control, domestic Communications Act of 1934, as
and costs for the respondents are as discontinuances and notices of network amended.
follows: changes, and among other adjustments, Federal Communications Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0149. modified part 63 to require electronic
OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018. Marlene Dortch,
filing for applications for authorization Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
to discontinue, reduce, or impair service
Title: Part 63, Accelerating Wireline [FR Doc. 2018–09874 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am]
under section 214(a) of the Act. In July
Broadband Deployment by Removing BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
2016, the Commission revised certain
Barriers to Infrastructure Investment,
section 214(a) discontinuance
WC Docket No. 17–84, FCC 17–154.
Form Number: N/A. procedures. OMB has approved the
revised rules that: (1) Allow carriers to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Respondents: Business or other for-
profit entities. provide notice via email or other
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Number of Respondents and alternative methods to offer additional
Administration
Responses: 58 respondents; 58 options to customers; (2) provide for
responses. streamlined treatment of applications to
50 CFR Part 224
Estimated Time per Response: 6 discontinue services for which the
hours. carrier has had no existing customers or [Docket No. 160413329–8412–03]
Frequency of Response: One-time reasonable requests for service during
the previous 180 days; (3) make a RIN 0648–XE571
reporting requirement and third-party
disclosure requirements. competitive LEC’s application for
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Obligation to Respond: Required to discontinuance deemed granted on the
and Plants: Final Rule To List the
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory effective date of any copper retirement
Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin as
authority for this collection of that made the discontinuance
Endangered Under the Endangered
information is contained in 47 U.S.C. unavoidable; and (4) require that
Species Act
Sections 214 and 402 of the applicants must provide notice of
Communications Act of 1934, as discontinuance applications to AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
amended. federally-recognized Tribal Nations. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Total Annual Burden: 348 hours. OMB approval has not yet been sought Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Total Annual Cost: No cost(s). for the additional section 214(a) Commerce.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No discontinuance rules adopted in 2016 ACTION: Final rule.
impact(s). pertaining to streamlined treatment of
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: discontinuance applications for legacy SUMMARY: In response to a petition by
The Commission is not requesting that voice service as part of a technology Animal Welfare Institute, Center for
the respondents submit confidential transition or outreach requirements for Biological Diversity, and WildEarth
information to the FCC. Respondents such transitions, and approval of those Guardians, we, NMFS, are issuing a
may, however, request confidential rules and requirements will be final rule to list the Taiwanese
treatment for information they believe to addressed separately at a later date. In humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of Accelerating Wireline Broadband taiwanensis) as endangered under the
the Commission’s rules. Deployment by Removing Barriers to Endangered Species Act (ESA). We have
Needs and Uses: The Commission is Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket reviewed the status of the Taiwanese
seeking Office of Management and No. 17–84, Report and Order, humpback dolphin, including efforts
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Budget (OMB) approval for a revision to Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice being made to protect the subspecies,
a currently approved collection. Section of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–154 and considered public comments
214 of the Communications Act of 1934, (rel. Nov. 29, 2017) (Wireline submitted on the proposed listing rule
as amended, requires that a carrier first Infrastructure Order), the Commission, as well as new information received
obtain FCC authorization either to (1) among other things, reduced the public since publication of the proposed rule.
construct, operate, or engage in comment and auto-grant periods for Based on all of this information, we

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Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; announcement of effective date.
Dates		The amendment to 47 CFR 63.60(d)-(i) and 63.71(k) published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, is effective on May 9, 2018.
Contact		Michele Levy Berlove, Attorney Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1477, or by email at [email protected] For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 21181