[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18025-18026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07053]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested.

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501--3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection(s). Comments are 
requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and further ways to reduce the 
information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. No person 
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection 
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does 
not display a valid Control Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before May 30, 2014. If you anticipate that you will be 
submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period 
of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Leslie F. Smith, Office of 
Managing Director (OMD), Federal

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Communications Commission (FCC), via the Internet at 
[email protected]. To submit your PRA comments by email, send them 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0470.
    Title: Section 64.901, Allocation of Cost; Section 64.903, Cost 
Allocation Manuals; and RAO Letters 19 and 26.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1 respondent; 2 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 200 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215, and 218-220.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information is not of a 
confidential nature. Respondents who believe that certain information 
to be of a proprietary nature may solicit confidential treatment in 
accordance with 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: Section 64.901 requires carriers to separate their 
regulated costs from nonregulated costs using the attributable cost 
method of cost allocation. Carriers must follow the principles 
described in section 64.901. Carriers subject to section 64.901 are 
also subject to the provisions of 47 CFR 32.23 and 32.27 of the 
Commission's rules. Section 64.903(a) requires each local exchange 
carrier with annual operating revenues that equal or exceed the indexed 
revenue threshold, as defined in 47 CFR 32.9000, to file with the 
Commission a manual containing information regarding its allocation of 
costs between regulated and non-regulated activities. Section 64.903(b) 
requires that carriers update their cost allocation manuals (CAMs) at 
least annually; except that changes to the cost apportionment table and 
the description of time reporting procedures must be filed at the time 
of implementation. Proposed changes in the description of time 
reporting procedures, the statement concerning affiliate transactions, 
and the cost apportionment table must be accompanied by a statement 
quantifying the impact of each change on regulated operations. Changes 
in the description of time reporting procedures and the statement 
concerning affiliate transactions must be quantified in $100,000 
increments at the account level. Changes in the cost apportionment 
table must be quantified in $100,000 increments at the cost pool level. 
Moreover, filing of CAMs and occasional updates are subject to the 
uniform format and standard procedures specified in Responsible 
Accounting Officer (RAO) Letter 19. RAO Letter 26 provides guidance to 
carriers in revising their CAMs to reflect changes to the affiliate 
transactions rules pursuant to the Accounting Safeguards Order (FCC 96-
490). The CAM is reviewed by the Commission to ensure that all costs 
are properly classified between regulated and nonregulated activity. 
Uniformity in the CAMs helps improve the joint cost allocation process. 
In addition, this uniformity gives the Commission greater reliability 
in financial data submitted by the carriers through the Automated 
Reporting Management Information System (ARMIS). In a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order in WC Docket No. 07-21 (FCC 08-120) the Commission 
forbore from many of its cost allocation rules as they apply to the 
former Bell Operating Companies. As reflected in the May 2011 update to 
this information collection, this decreased the number of respondents 
affected by the requirements of these rule sections. We are not 
changing the number of respondents with this submission.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-07053 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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