[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SUMMARY: In this Order, the Common Carrier Bureau rescinded the 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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