[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48485-48486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24352]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 61 and 69

[CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 96-263; FCC 97-158, FCC 97-159]


Access Charge Reform; Price Cap Performance Review for Local 
Exchange Carriers; Transport Rate Structure and Pricing; Usage of the 
Public Switched Network by Information Service and Internet Access 
Providers

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notification of OMB approval and effective dates; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notification that OMB approved the 
information collections resulting from amendments and additions to 
Commission rules relating to access charge reform as set out in the 
Access Charge Reform First Report and Order. This document also 
corrects the summary of the Commission's Report and Order reforming 
access charges published in the Federal Register of June 11, 1997 (62 
FR 31868) (Access Charge Reform Order), the summary of the Commission's 
Report and Order revising its price cap regulations for incumbent local 
exchange carriers published in the Federal Register of June 11, 1997 
(62 FR 31939) (X-Factor Order), and the correction of the access charge 
reform summary published in the Federal Register of July 29, 1997 (62 
FR 40460) (Access Charge Reform Correction).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Lerner, Attorney, Common 
Carrier Bureau, Competitive Pricing Division, (202) 418-1520, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission sought OMB approval for 
certain information collections pursuant to rule amendments and 
additions in the Access Charge Reform Order. OMB approved the 
information collections on June 12, 1997. In the Access Charge Reform 
Order, the effective dates for several rule amendments and additions 
were contingent upon OMB approval. With OMB's approval, these 
contingent dates are no longer necessary. The X-Factor Order amended 
rules promulgated in the Access Charge Reform Order. One of these 
amendments concerned a rule that had an effective date contingent on 
OMB approval. In light of the OMB approval on June 12, 1997, we clarify 
the effective

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dates of the rules and amendments in the Access Charge Reform Order and 
the X-Factor Order. We also correct the Access Charge Reform Order and 
the Access Charge Reform Correction to clarify the deletion and 
replacement of Subpart C.
    These documents are corrected as follows:

Access Charge Reform First Report and Order

    The publication on June 11, 1997 of the Access Charge Reform First 
and Order summary (62 FR 31868), which was the subject of FR Doc. 97-
14628, is clarified as follows:
     On June 12, 1997, OMB granted approval for the information 
collections resulting from several rule amendments and changes in the 
Access Charge Reform First Report and Order. On page 31868, in the 
first column, under DATES:, the following sections were to be effective 
upon approval of OMB, but no earlier than June 15, 1997: 47 CFR 61.45, 
61.47, 69.104, 69.126, 69.151, 69.152, and 69.410. Because of the OMB 
approval granted on June 12, 1997, the following sections were 
therefore effective June 15, 1997: 47 CFR 61.45, 61.47, 69.104, 69.126, 
69.151, 69.152, and 69.410. Similarly, the following sections were to 
be effective upon approval of OMB, but no earlier than January 1, 1998: 
47 CFR 61.42, 61.48, 69.4, 69.106, 69.111, 69.153, and 69.156. Because 
of the OMB approval granted on June 12, 1997, the following sections 
are therefore effective January 1, 1998: 47 CFR 61.42, 61.48, 69.4, 
69.106, 69.111, 69.153, and 69.156.
    The publication on June 11, 1997 of the Access Charge Reform First 
and Order summary (62 FR 31868), which was the subject of FR Doc. 97-
14628, is corrected as follows:
     On page 31868, in the first column under DATES:, line 20, insert 
the following sentence after ``69.611.'':
    ``The removal of 47 CFR 69.201, 69.203, 69.204, 69.205 and 69.209 
is effective January 1, 1998.''
     On page 31935, in the third column, add amendment paragraph #22.a. 
that reads as follows:
    ``Sections 69.201, 69.203, 69.204, 69.205 and 69.209 are removed.''
     On page 31935, in the third column, paragraph #23, line 1, insert
    ``by adding sections 69.151, 69.152, 69.153, 69.154, 69.155, 69.156 
and 69.157''
    after the phrase ``is revised''.

X-Factor Order

    The publication on June 11, 1997 of the Price Cap Performance 
Review for Local Exchange Carriers Fourth Report and Order summary (62 
FR 31939), which was the subject of FR Doc. 97-14746, is clarified as 
follows:
     On June 12, 1997, OMB granted approval of information collections 
pursuant to rule amendments and additions in the Access Charge Reform 
First Report and Order, making those amendments to 47 CFR 61.45 
effective June 15, 1997. Therefore, the subsequent amendments to 47 CFR 
61.45 contained in the Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange 
Carriers Fourth Report and Order were effective June 16, 1997 as stated 
in the summary published at 62 FR 31939, because OMB approval was 
effective prior to June 15, 1997.

Access Charge Reform Correction

    The publication on July 29, 1997 of the Access Charge Reform First 
and Order Correction (62 FR 40460), which was the subject of FR Doc. 
97-19911, is corrected as follows:
     On page 40460, second column, delete correction #2.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24352 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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