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FCC RIN: 3060-AJ41 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Electronic Tariff Filing System (ETFS); WC Docket No. 10-141 
Abstract: Section 402(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 added section 204(a)(3) to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, providing for streamlined tariff filings by local exchange carriers. On September 6, 1996, in an effort to meet the goals of the 1996 Act, the Commission released the Tariff Streamlining NPRM, proposing measures to implement the tariff streamlining requirements of section 204(a)(3). Among other suggestions, the Commission proposed requiring LECs to file tariffs electronically. The Commission began implementing the electronic filing of tariffs on January 31, 1997, when it released the Streamlined Tariff Order. On November 17, 1997, the Bureau made this electronic system, known as the Electronic Tariff Filing System, available for voluntary filing by incumbent LECs. The Bureau also announced that the use of ETFS would become mandatory for all incumbent LECs in 1998. On May 28, 1998, in the ETFS Order, the Bureau established July 1, 1998, as the date after which incumbent LECs would be required to use ETFS to file tariffs and associated documents. The Commission deferred consideration of establishing mandatory electronic filing for non-incumbent LECs until the conclusion of a proceeding considering the mandatory detariffing of interstate long distance services. In contrast to tariff filings by incumbent LECs, tariff filings by nondominant carriers are currently submitted via diskette, CD-ROM and/or paper, which are cumbersome and costly for the carrier, the Commission, and make it difficult for interested parties to review the documents. With this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking the Commission initiates a proceeding to examine whether mandatory electronic filing of tariffs and associated documents should be extended to all tariff filing entities. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 61.134    47 CFR 61.191    47 CFR 64.709   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151 and 154    47 USC 201 to 205    47 USC 218 and 222    47 USC 225 to 226    47 USC 228 and 254    47 USC 403   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/11/2010  75 FR 48629   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/10/2010    
NPRM Reply Comment Period End  09/27/2010    
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Lynne H. Engledow
Deputy Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division
Federal Communications Commission
Wireline Competition Bureau, 45 L Street NE ,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-1520
Fax:202 418-1567
Email: lynne.engledow@fcc.gov