Goto Section: 54.704 | 54.706 | Table of Contents
FCC 54.705
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 54.705 Committees of the Administrator's Board of Directors.
(a) Schools and Libraries Committee—(1) Committee functions. The Schools and
Libraries Committee shall oversee the administration of the schools and
libraries support mechanism by the Schools and Libraries Division. The
Schools and Libraries Committee shall have the authority to make decisions
concerning:
(i) How the Administrator projects demand for the schools and libraries
support mechanism;
(ii) Development of applications and associated instructions as needed for
the schools and libraries support mechanism;
(iii) Administration of the application process, including activities to
ensure compliance with Federal Communications Commission rules and
regulations;
(iv) Performance of outreach and education functions;
(v) Review of bills for services that are submitted by schools and
libraries;
(vi)-(viii) [Reserved]
(ix) The classification of schools and libraries as urban or rural and the
use of the discount matrix established in § 54.505(c) of this chapter to set
the discount rate to be applied to services purchased by eligible schools
and libraries;
(x) Performance of audits of beneficiaries under the schools and libraries
support mechanism; and
(xi) Development and implementation of other functions unique to the schools
and libraries support mechanism.
(2) Committee composition. The Schools and Libraries Committee shall consist
of the following members of the Administrator's Board of Directors:
(i) Three school representatives;
(ii) One library representative;
(iii) One service provider representative;
(iv) One at-large representative elected by the Administrator's Board of
Directors; and
(v) The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer.
(b) Rural Health Care Committee—(1) Committee functions. The Rural Health
Care Committee shall oversee the administration of the rural health care
support mechanism by the Rural Health Care Division. The Rural Health Care
Committee shall have authority to make decisions concerning:
(i) How the Administrator projects demand for the rural health care support
mechanism;
(ii) Development of applications and associated instructions as needed for
the rural health care support mechanism;
(iii) Administration of the application process, including activities to
ensure compliance with Federal Communications Commission rules and
regulations;
(iv) Calculation of support levels under § 54.609;
(v) Performance of outreach and education functions;
(vi) Review of bills for services that are submitted by rural health care
providers;
(vii) Monitoring demand for the purpose of determining when the $400 million
cap has been reached;
(viii) Performance of audits of beneficiaries under the rural health care
support mechanism; and
(ix) Development and implementation of other functions unique to the rural
health care support mechanism.
(2) Committee composition. The Rural Health Care Committee shall consist of
the following members of the Administrator's Board of Directors:
(i) Two rural health care representatives;
(ii) One service provider representative;
(iii) Two at-large representatives elected by the Administrator's Board of
Directors;
(iv) One State telecommunications regulator, one state consumer advocate;
and
(v) The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer.
(c) High Cost and Low Income Committee—(1) Committee functions. The High
Cost and Low Income Committee shall oversee the administration of the high
cost and low income support mechanisms, the interstate access universal
service support mechanism for price cap carriers described in subpart J of
this part, and the interstate common line support mechanism for
rate-of-return carriers described in subpart K of this part by the High Cost
and Low Income Division. The High Cost and Low Income Committee shall have
the authority to make decisions concerning:
(i) How the Administrator projects demand for the high cost, low income,
interstate access universal service, and interstate common line support
mechanisms;
(ii) Development of applications and associated instructions as needed for
the high cost, low income, interstate access universal service, and
interstate common line support mechanisms;
(iii) Administration of the application process, including activities to
ensure compliance with Federal Communications Commission rules and
regulations;
(iv) Performance of audits of beneficiaries under the high cost, low income,
interstate access universal service and interstate common line support
mechanisms; and
(v) Development and implementation of other functions unique to the high
cost, low income, interstate access universal service and interstate common
line support mechanisms.
(d) Binding Authority of Committees of the Board. (1) Any action taken by
the Committees of the Board established in paragraphs (a) through (c) of
this section shall be binding on the Board of Directors of the
Administrator, unless such action is presented for review to the Board by
the Administrator's Chief Executive Officer and the Board disapproves of
such action by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of directors, as defined in the
Administrator's by-laws.
(2) The budgets prepared by each Committee shall be subject to Board review
as part of the Administrator's combined budget. The Board shall not modify
the budgets prepared by the Committees of the Board unless such modification
is approved by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the Board, as defined in the
Administrator's by-laws.
[ 63 FR 70574 , Dec. 21, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 38690 , June 21, 2000; 65 FR 57739 , Sept. 26, 2000; 66 FR 59728 , Nov. 30, 2001; 79 FR 49204 , Aug. 19,
2014]
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Goto Section: 54.704 | 54.706
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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