[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 42780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20439]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 68

[CC Docket No. 99-216, FCC 00-400]


2000 Biennial Regulatory Review of Adopting Technical Criteria 
and Approving Terminal Equipment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the effective date of certain rules 
privatizing and streamlining part 68 of the Federal Communications 
Commission (Commission)'s rules. The Commission amended its rules 
governing the connection of terminal equipment to the public switched 
telephone network to streamline the standards development and approval 
processes. These rules contained information collection requirements 
that became effective on May 9, 2001.

DATE: The amendments to 47 CFR 68.106 through 68.610 became effective 
May 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Magnotti, (202) 418-2320 
(voice), [email protected], or Dennis Johnson, (202) 418-2320 (voice), 
[email protected], of the Network Services Division, Common Carrier 
Bureau. The TTY number is (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 21, 2000, the Commission adopted 
the Part 68 Streamlining Order which amended the Commission's rules 
governing the connection of terminal equipment to the public switched 
telephone network in an effort to privatize and streamline the 
standards development and approval processes; a summary of the order 
was published in the Federal Register. 66 FR 7579 (January 24, 2001). 
Some of the regulations adopted in that order included information 
collection that required approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget. The order explained that ``[t]he collections of information 
contained within are contingent upon approval by the OMB. The 
Commission will publish a document at a later date establishing the 
effective date.'' OMB approved the amendments to 47 CFR 68.106-68.610 
that establish those reporting requirements. See OMB No. 3060-0056. 
Accordingly, these regulations became effective upon publication of a 
document in the Federal Register. This document constitutes publication 
of the effective date of the regulations.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 68

    Communications common carriers, Terminal equipment, Technical 
criteria.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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