[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35352-35353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14393]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3502-3520), the FCC invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following
information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden
of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Control Number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 21,
2014. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the
Internet at [email protected] and to Leslie F. Smith,
Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), via the Internet at [email protected]. To submit your PRA
comments by email, please send them to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at 202-418-
0217, or via the Internet at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0470.
Title: Section 64.901, Allocation of Cost; Section 64.903, Cost
Allocation Manuals; and RAO Letters 19 and 26.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1 respondent; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 200 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215, and 218-220.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information is not of a
confidential nature. Respondents who believe that certain information
to be of a proprietary nature may solicit confidential treatment in
accordance with 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 64.901 requires carriers to separate their
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regulated costs from nonregulated costs using the attributable cost
method of cost allocation. Carriers must follow the principles
described in section 64.901. Carriers subject to section 64.901 are
also subject to the provisions of 47 CFR 32.23 and 32.27 of the
Commission's rules. Section 64.903(a) requires each local exchange
carrier with annual operating revenues that equal or exceed the indexed
revenue threshold, as defined in 47 CFR 32.9000, to file with the
Commission a manual containing information regarding its allocation of
costs between regulated and non-regulated activities. Section 64.903(b)
requires that carriers update their cost allocation manuals (CAMs) at
least annually; except that changes to the cost apportionment table and
the description of time reporting procedures must be filed at the time
of implementation. Proposed changes in the description of time
reporting procedures, the statement concerning affiliate transactions,
and the cost apportionment table must be accompanied by a statement
quantifying the impact of each change on regulated operations. Changes
in the description of time reporting procedures and the statement
concerning affiliate transactions must be quantified in $100,000
increments at the account level. Changes in the cost apportionment
table must be quantified in $100,000 increments at the cost pool level.
Moreover, filing of CAMs and occasional updates are subject to the
uniform format and standard procedures specified in Responsible
Accounting Officer (RAO) Letter 19. RAO Letter 26 provides guidance to
carriers in revising their CAMs to reflect changes to the affiliate
transactions rules pursuant to the Accounting Safeguards Order (FCC 96-
490). The CAM is reviewed by the Commission to ensure that all costs
are properly classified between regulated and nonregulated activity.
Uniformity in the CAMs helps improve the joint cost allocation process.
In addition, this uniformity gives the Commission greater reliability
in financial data submitted by the carriers through the Automated
Reporting Management Information System (ARMIS). In a Memorandum
Opinion and Order in WC Docket No. 07-21 (FCC 08-120) the Commission
forbore from many of its cost allocation rules as they apply to the
former Bell Operating Companies. As reflected in the May 2011 update to
this information collection, this decreased the number of respondents
affected by the requirements of these rule sections. We are not
changing the number of respondents with this submission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-14393 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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