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OMB Control No: 3060-0149	ICR Reference No: 201805-3060-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-3060-024
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Part 63, Application and Supplemental Information Requirement Technology, Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, et al.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/02/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/17/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	83	0	58
Time Burden (Hours)	1,923	0	348
Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,900	0	0

Abstract: Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, requires that the FCC review the establishment, acquisition, operation, and extension of lines, and the discontinuance of service by interstate common carriers. This OMB collection pertains primarily to section 63.71 and other related sections of the Commission's rules, which govern the application process for receiving authority for discontinuance, impairment or reduction in service. The discontinuance obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant telecommunications carriers have been extended to providers of interconnected VoIP service. In July, 2016, the Commission revised its discontinuance procedures such that technology transition discontinuance applicants seeking streamlined treatment will be required to submit with their application either a certification or a showing as to whether an “adequate replacement” exists in the service area. Voice technology transition discontinuance applicants that decline to pursue this path are not eligible for streamlined treatment and will have their applications evaluated on a non-streamlined basis under the traditional five factor test. The Commission concluded that an applicant for a technology transition discontinuance may demonstrate that a service is an adequate replacement for a legacy voice service by certifying or showing that one or more replacement service(s) offers all of the following: (i) substantially similar levels of network infrastructure and service quality as the applicant service; (ii) compliance with existing federal and/or industry standards required to ensure that critical applications such as 911, network security, and applications for individuals with disabilities remain available; and (iii) interoperability and compatibility with an enumerated list of applications and functionalities determined to be key to consumers and competitors. One replacement service must satisfy all the criteria to retain eligibility for automatic grant. To reduce burdens on carriers, the Commission adopted a more streamlined approach for discontinuances involving services that are substantially similar to those for which a Section 214 discontinuance has previously been approved. The Commission determined that information about the price of the legacy service and the proposed replacement service should be provided as part of the application.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 571 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 154(i) and 154(j) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 218 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 160 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 161 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201-205 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 214 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK32	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 62632	09/12/2016

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 75054	10/28/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 22979	05/17/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 63, Application and Supplemental Information Requirement Technology, Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, et al.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	83	58	25
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,923	348	1,575
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,900	0	27,900

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting program changes/increases to the number of respondents, responses and burden hours with this revised collection. The total number of respondents increased from 58 to 63 (3), and the total number of responses increased from 58 to 83 (25) and the total annual burden hours increased from 348 to 1,923 (1,575). Additionally, the total annual cost burden increased from $0 to $27,900. These program changes/increases are due to the Commission adopting the 2016 Technology Transitions Order.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $179,015

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Michele Berlove 202 418-1580 michele.berlove@fcc.gov

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