[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18143-18144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9485]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CC Docket No. 96-23, DA 96-381]
Revision of Filing Requirements: Annual ARMIS Reports
AGENCY: Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this Order, the Common Carrier Bureau rescinded the
proposal set forth in Revision of Reporting Requirements, that carriers
file automated record management information systems (ARMIS) quality of
service reports semi-annually rather than quarterly as specified in
current requirements. Instead, it established that such report may be
filed annually beginning on April 1, 1996, consistent with revisions to
ARMIS reporting requirements prescribed by Section 402(b)(2)(B) of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. This action reduced further the
frequency of filing of the ARMIS quality of service reports.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nasir M. Khilji, (202) 418-0958.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION/SYNOPSIS OF ORDER: This is a synopsis of the
Common Carrier Bureau's Order in CC Docket No. 96-23, adopted March 18,
1996, and released March 20, 1996. The full text of this Order is
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Dockets Branch, Room 230, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy
contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M Street,
N.W., Suite 1400, Washington, D.C. 20037 (telephone (202) 857-3800).
I. Background
1. In Revision of Reporting Requirements (CC Docket No. 96-23, FCC
96-64, released February 27, 1996; 61 FR 10522, March 14, 1996), the
Commission proposed to eliminate thirteen, and reduce the frequency of
filing of six, information collection requirements applicable to
communications common carriers. Among the latter, ARMIS quality of
service reports are currently required to be submitted quarterly by
local exchange carriers (LECs) for whom price cap regulation is
mandatory and by LECs that have elected to be governed by price cap
rules. In Revision of Reporting Requirements, the Commission proposed
to reduce the frequency of filing of these reports from quarterly to
semi-annual in light of increasingly active monitoring of service
quality by states. In Revision of Reporting Requirements, the
Commission delegated to the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau authority to
determine whether to adopt any of the proposals set forth in that
notice of proposed rulemaking and to issue any necessary reports or
orders arising in that rulemaking.
2. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 became law on February 8,
1996. That Act provides, inter alia, that the Commission shall permit
any communications common carrier to file ARMIS reports annually, to
the extent such carrier is required to file such reports.
II. Discussion
3. Section 402(b)(2)(B) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
supersedes both current ARMIS filing requirements and the Commission's
proposal in Revision of Reporting Requirements to reduce the frequency
of filing ARMIS quality of service reports from quarterly to semi-
annual. Accordingly, the Common Carrier Bureau rescinded the proposal
made in this proceeding concerning ARMIS quality of service reports.
Instead, as described in paragraph 4 below, in accordance with the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, it established that the quality of
service report may be filed annually.
4. Carriers subject to ARMIS reporting requirements are currently
required to file a quarterly quality of service report on March 31,
1996. The Common Carrier Bureau established that the annual ARMIS
quality of service report be filed each year on April 1, beginning
April 1, 1996. At a later date, the Bureau will provide further
guidance on necessary changes to form and content of the ARMIS quality
of service report, and other ARMIS reports, in light of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
III. Ordering Clauses
5. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to sections 0.91 and 0.291
of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.91 and 0.291 and section
402(b)(2)(B) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-
104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (to be codified at 47 U.S.C. Sec. 159. Sec.
11), the proposal in Revision of Reporting Requirements that ARMIS
quality of service reports be filed semi-annually is rescinded.
6. It is further ordered that, pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291
of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.91 and 0.291 and Section
402(b)(2)(B) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-
104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (to
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be codified at 47 U.S.C. 159, Sec. 11), carriers subject to ARMIS
quality of service reporting requirements shall file the annual quality
of service report on April 1 of each year, and that on April 1, 1996,
such carriers shall file the quality of service report due under
previous requirements on March 31, 1996.
7. It is further ordered, that a copy of this Order shall be sent
to each carrier subject to ARMIS quality of service reporting
requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Regina M. Keeney,
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-9485 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am]
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