83 FR 21722 - Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 91 (May 10, 2018)

Page Range		21722-21723
FR Document		2018-09970

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 pole attachment complaint 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-09970]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[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 pole 
attachment complaint 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 1.1424, published at 82 FR 61453, 
December 28, 2017, is effective on May 10, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ray, Attorney Advisor, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0357, or by email at 
Michael.Ray@fcc.gov. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 1, 
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to the pole attachment complaint 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.
    The OMB Control Number is 3060-0392. 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, 3060-0392, in your 
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email 
at PRA@fcc.gov.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov 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), 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 pole attachment 
rules in 47 CFR 1.1424.
    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 3060-0392.

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    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: 3060-0392.
    OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
    Title: 47 CFR Part 1, Subpart J--Pole Attachment Complaint 
Procedures.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,775 respondents; 1,775 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.66 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and third-party 
disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
224.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,941 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $450,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a 
confidential nature are asked. However, respondents may request that 
materials or information submitted to the Commission in a complaint 
proceeding be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting OMB approval for a 
revision to an existing information collection. 47 CFR 1.1424 states 
that the procedures for handling pole attachment complaints filed by 
incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are the same as the 
procedures for handling other pole attachment complaints. Currently, 
OMB Collection No. 3060-0392, among other things, tracks the burdens 
associated with utilities defending against complaints brought by ILECs 
related to unreasonable rates, terms, and conditions for pole 
attachments. 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, expanded the type of pole attachment 
complaints that can be filed by ILECs, now allowing them to file 
complaints related to a denial of pole access by utilities. The 
Commission will use the information collected under this revision to 47 
CFR 1.1424 to hear and resolve pole access complaints brought by ILECs 
and to determine the merits of the complaints.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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Section 110(a)(2) infrastructure require- Statewide ................... 10/12/2011 10/6/2014, 79 FR Fully approved for all CAA elements.
ments for the 2008 lead NAAQS. 60075.
Section 110(a)(2) infrastructure require- Statewide ................... 12/27/2012 5/10/2018, [Insert Fully approved for all CAA elements
ments for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. Federal Reg- except 110(a)(2)(D)(I), which has
ister citation]. been disapproved and remedied with
a FIP.
Section 110(a)(2) infrastructure require- Statewide ................... 2/8/2013 5/10/2018, [Insert Fully approved for all CAA elements.
ments for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. Federal Reg-
ister citation].
Section 110(a)(2) infrastructure require- Statewide ................... 6/7/2013 5/10/2018, [Insert No action has been taken on
ments for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS. Federal Reg- 110(a)(2)(D)(I). All other CAA ele-
ister citation]. ments have been approved.
Section 110(a)(2)(D) infrastructure re- Statewide ................... 12/4/2015 5/10/2018, [Insert Fully approved for all CAA elements.
quirements for the 2012 PM2.5 Federal Reg-
NAAQS. ister citation].

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Regional Haze Plan .............................. Statewide ................... 11/30/2016 5/10/2018, [Insert Full Approval.
Federal Reg-
ister citation].
Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Re- Statewide ................... 3/11/2016 12/21/2017, 82 FR
port. 60543.

§ 52.1886 [Removed and Reserved] Federal Register announcing the contact Nicole Ongele, Federal
■ 3. Section 52.1886 is removed and effective date of those rules. Communications Commission, Room 1–
reserved. DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
1.1424, published at 82 FR 61453, DC 20554. Please include the OMB
[FR Doc. 2018–09651 Filed 5–9–18; 8:45 am]
December 28, 2017, is effective on May Control Number, 3060–0392, in your
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
10, 2018. correspondence. The Commission will
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: also accept your comments via email at
Michael Ray, Attorney Advisor, PRA@fcc.gov.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS To request materials in accessible
Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202)
COMMISSION formats for people with disabilities
418–0357, or by email at Michael.Ray@
47 CFR Part 1 fcc.gov. For additional information (Braille, large print, electronic files,
concerning the Paperwork Reduction audio format), send an email to fcc504@
[WC Docket No. 17–84; FCC 17–154] Act information collection fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
Accelerating Wireline Broadband (202) 418–2991 or nicole.ongele@ 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
Deployment by Removing Barriers to fcc.gov. (TTY).
Infrastructure Investment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Synopsis
AGENCY: Federal Communications document announces that, on May 1,
Commission. 2018, OMB approved, for a period of As required by the Paperwork
three years, the information collection Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
requirements relating to the pole the FCC is notifying the public that it
effective date.
attachment complaint rules contained in received final OMB approval on May 1,
SUMMARY: In this document, the the Commission’s Accelerating Wireline 2018, for the information collection
Commission announces that the Office Broadband Deployment by Removing requirements contained in the
of Management and Budget (OMB) has Barriers to Infrastructure Investment modifications to the Commission’s pole
approved, for a period of three years, the Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, attachment rules in 47 CFR 1.1424.
information collection associated with and Further Notice of Proposed Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
the Commission’s pole attachment Rulemaking, FCC 17–154, published at may not conduct or sponsor a collection
complaint rules. This document is 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017. of information unless it displays a
consistent with the Accelerating The OMB Control Number is 3060– current, valid OMB Control Number.
Wireline Broadband Deployment by 0392. The Commission publishes this No person shall be subject to any
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Removing Barriers to Infrastructure document as an announcement of the penalty for failing to comply with a
Investment Report and Order, effective date of the rules. If you have collection of information subject to the
Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice any comments on the burden estimates Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–154, listed below, or how the Commission display a current, valid OMB Control
which stated that the Commission can improve the collections and reduce Number. The OMB Control Number is
would publish a document in the any burdens caused thereby, please 3060–0392.

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The foregoing notice is required by complaints brought by ILECs and to Washington, DC 20554. It is also
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, determine the merits of the complaints. available on the Commission’s website
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, Federal Communications Commission. at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
and 44 U.S.C. 3507. Marlene Dortch,
takes-new-steps-improve-rural-call-
The total annual reporting burdens completion-0.
Secretary.
and costs for the respondents are as
[FR Doc. 2018–09970 Filed 5–9–18; 8:45 am] I. Synopsis
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0392. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P A. Covered Provider Monitoring of
OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018. Performance
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
Title: 47 CFR Part 1, Subpart J—Pole FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. Monitoring Requirement
Attachment Complaint Procedures. COMMISSION 1. The record in this proceeding and
Form Number: N/A. our complaint data establish that rural
Respondents: Business or other for- 47 CFR Part 64 call completion issues persist. Covered
profit entities. [WC Docket No. 13–39; FCC 18–45] providers have incentives both to serve
Number of Respondents and customers well and minimize routing
Responses: 1,775 respondents; 1,775 Rural Call Completion costs; but these incentives are in tension
responses. because least-cost routing can lead to
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5– poor call completion performance.
Commission.
1.66 hours. While intercarrier compensation reform
Frequency of Response: On occasion ACTION: Final rule.
has the potential to greatly improve
reporting and third-party disclosure SUMMARY: In this document, the rural call completion, it is unlikely to
requirements. Commission reorients its existing rural eliminate all incentives that may lead to
Obligation to Respond: Required to call completion rules to better reflect call completion issues in the foreseeable
obtain benefits. Statutory authority for strategies that have worked to reduce future. We are committed to refining our
this information collection is contained rural call completion problems while at approach to better target these important
in 47 U.S.C. 224. the same time reducing the overall issues.
Total Annual Burden: 2,941 hours. burden of its rules on providers. This 2. Building on our proposal in the
Total Annual Cost: $450,000. RCC 2nd FNPRM, 82 FR 34911, we
Second Report and Order (Order) adopts
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No specifically require that for each
a new rule requiring ‘‘covered
impact(s). intermediate provider with which it
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: providers’’—entities that select the
initial long-distance route for a large contracts, a covered provider shall: (a)
No questions of a confidential nature are Monitor the intermediate provider’s
asked. However, respondents may number of lines—to monitor the
performance of the ‘‘intermediate performance in the completion of call
request that materials or information attempts to rural telephone companies
submitted to the Commission in a providers’’ to which they hand off calls.
The Order also eliminates the call from subscriber lines for which the
complaint proceeding be withheld from covered provider makes the initial long-
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459. completion reporting requirement for
distance call path choice; and (b) based
Needs and Uses: The Commission is covered providers that was established
on the results of such monitoring, take
requesting OMB approval for a revision by the Commission in 2013.
steps that are reasonably calculated to
to an existing information collection. 47 DATES: Effective June 11, 2018, except
correct any identified performance
CFR 1.1424 states that the procedures for the rule contained in 47 CFR problem with the intermediate provider,
for handling pole attachment 64.2113, which requires approval by the including removing the intermediate
complaints filed by incumbent local Office of Management and Budget provider from a particular route after
exchange carriers (ILECs) are the same (OMB). The Commission will publish a sustained inadequate performance. We
as the procedures for handling other document in the Federal Register revise subsection (b) of the rule from our
pole attachment complaints. Currently, announcing approval of this proposal in the RCC 2nd FNPRM to
OMB Collection No. 3060–0392, among requirement and the date the rule will direct covered providers to correct
other things, tracks the burdens become effective. performance problems, rather than hold
associated with utilities defending FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: intermediate providers accountable. To
against complaints brought by ILECs Wireline Competition Bureau, be clear, taking steps that are reasonably
related to unreasonable rates, terms, and Competition Policy Division, Zach Ross, calculated to correct any identified
conditions for pole attachments. In at (202) 418–1033, or zachary.ross@ performance problem with the
Accelerating Wireline Broadband fcc.gov. For further information intermediate provider often will involve
Deployment by Removing Barriers to concerning the Paperwork Reduction holding the intermediate provider
Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket Act information collection requirements accountable for its performance.
No. 17–84, Report and Order, contained in this document, send an Nevertheless, we find this change to the
Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice email to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Nicole rule text warranted to focus subsection
of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–154 Ongele at (202) 418–2991. (b) directly on resolving rural call
(rel. Nov. 29, 2017) (Wireline SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a completion problems, rather than a
Infrastructure Order), the Commission, summary of the Commission’s Second particular means for doing so.
among other things, expanded the type Report and Order in WC Docket No. 13– Additionally, the RCC Act gives us
of pole attachment complaints that can 39, adopted and released on April 17, authority to hold intermediate providers
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be filed by ILECs, now allowing them to 2017. The full text of this document, accountable for meeting service quality
file complaints related to a denial of including all Appendices, is available standards, so specifically directing
pole access by utilities. The for public inspection during regular covered providers to hold intermediate
Commission will use the information business hours in the FCC Reference providers accountable is less beneficial
collected under this revision to 47 CFR Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th than prior to the RCC Act’s enactment.
1.1424 to hear and resolve pole access Street SW, Room CY–A257, We include the phrase ‘‘take steps that

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; announcement of effective date.
Dates		The amendment to 47 CFR 1.1424, published at 82 FR 61453, December 28, 2017, is effective on May 10, 2018.
Contact		Michael Ray, Attorney Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0357, 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 21722