[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35352-35353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14393]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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. 
3502-3520), the FCC invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. 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 estimates; 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 ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden on 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
Control Number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 21, 
2014. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Leslie F. Smith, 
Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), via the Internet at [email protected]. To submit your PRA 
comments by email, please send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, Office of Managing 
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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

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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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-14393 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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