[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7998]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 54 and 69

[CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-77, 98-166, and 00-256; FCC 01-304]


Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate 
Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and 
Interexchange Carriers; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the effective date of certain sections 
of the Commission's rules for reforming the interstate access charge 
and universal service support system for incumbent local exchange 
carriers subject to rate-of-return regulation (non-price cap or rate-
of-return carriers) that contained information collection requirements.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 47 54.307(b), 54.307(c), 54.315(a), 
54.315(f)(1) through 54.315(f)(4), 54.902(a), 54.902(b), 54.902(c), 
54.903(a)(1) through 54.903(a)(4), 54.904(a), 54.904(b), and 54.904(d) 
published at 66 FR 59719, November 30, 2001, became effective on 
January 8, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Scher, Attorney, Common 
Carrier Bureau, Accounting Policy Division, (202) 418-7400; Douglas 
Slotten, Attorney, Common Carrier Bureau, Competitive Pricing Division, 
(202) 418-1520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 23, 2001, the Commission released a 
Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC 
Docket Nos. 00-256, Fifteenth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, 
and Report and Order in CC Docket No. 98-77 and 98-166 (Order). In that 
Order the Commission modified its rules to reform the interstate access 
charge and universal service support system for incumbent local 
exchange carriers subject to rate-of-return regulation (non-price cap 
or rate-of-return carriers). The Commission's actions were based on 
pending Commission proposals that build on interstate access charge 
reforms previously implemented for price cap carriers, the record 
developed in the above-stated proceedings, and consideration of the 
Multi-Association Group (MAG) plan. A summary of the Order was 
published in the Federal Register. See 66 FR 59719, November 30, 2001. 
In that summary, the Commission stated that the modified rules would 
become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register 
except for Secs. 54.307(b), 54.307(c), 54.315(a), 54.315(f)(1) through 
54.315(f)(4), 54.902(a), 54.902(b), 54.902(c), 54.903(a)(1) through 
54.903(a)(4), 54.904(a), 54.904(b), and 54.904(d) which contain 
information collection requirements that have not been approved by OMB 
and that the Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing the effective date of those sections. On December 14, 2001, 
OMB approved the information collections. See OMB No. 3060-0972. The 
rule amendments adopted by the Commission in the Order took effect 30 
days after publication of the Order in the Federal Register, which was 
December 31, 2001. The OMB approval of the information collection 
requirements was announced in the Federal Register on January 8, 2002. 
Therefore, the effective date of the information collection 
requirements and the rules became effective January 8, 2002.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 54

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Telecommunications, 
Telephone.

47 CFR Part 69

    Communications common carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Telephone.

    Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-7998 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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