Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers CC Docket No. 01-338 and WC Docket No. 04-313, FCC 04-290, Order on Remand

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1044_ss_021207.doc Supporting Statement A	0000-00-00
1044_FCC04-290_020207.doc Supplementary Document	2005-02-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31661	Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers CC Docket No. 01-338, and WC Docket No. 04-313, FCC 04-290, Order on Remand	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1044	ICR Reference No: 200702-3060-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200401-3060-010
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: Wireline Competition Bureau
Title: Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers CC Docket No. 01-338 and WC Docket No. 04-313, FCC 04-290, Order on Remand
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/16/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/12/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2007
Responses	645	0	2,369
Time Burden (Hours)	5,160	0	74,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	5,275,000

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Abstract: In an Order on Remand, FCC 04-290, the Commission responded to a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that vacated the "sub-delegation" of authority to state commissions and vacated and remanded certain nationwide impairment findings, including mass market switching and dedicated transport. In this revised submission to OMB, the Commission eliminated the the state commission UNE proceedings requirement for approximately 1,742 respndents with 40 hours resulting in a program change decrease of 68,960 hours and -$5,275,000 in annual costs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 251 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AH44	Final or interim final rulemaking	70 FR 8940	02/24/2005

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 69123	11/29/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 5715	02/07/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers CC Docket No. 01-338, and WC Docket No. 04-313, FCC 04-290, Order on Remand

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	645	2,369	0	-1,724	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,160	74,120	0	-68,960	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	5,275,000	0	-5,275,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: In the Order on Remand, FCC 04-290, the Commission responded to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that vacated the "sub-delegation" of authority to state commissions and vacated and remanded certain nationwide impairment findings, including mass market switching and dedicated transport. This ICR has been revised to require each carrier to meet three enhanced extended links (EELs) criteria. 1) state certification of authority to provide local voice service; 2) each carrier must have at least one local number assigned to each circuit and must provide 911 or E911 capability to each circuit, in order to demonstrate actual provision of local voice service; and 3) each carrier must satisfy circuit-specific architectural safeguards. Carriers requesting EELs also must certify that they satisfy each criterion, subject to an incumbent LEC's limited right to obtain an annual independent audit of the requesting carrier.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/12/2007

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