FCC Web Documents citing 54.715

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  • Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254. Section Number and Title: 54.701 Administrator of universal service support mechanisms. 54.702 Administrator's functions and responsibilities. 54.703 The Administrator's Board of Directors. 54.704 The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer. 54.705 Committees of the Administrator's Board of Directors. 54.706 Contributions. 54.708 De minimis exemption. 54.709 Computations of required contributions to universal service support mechanisms. 54.711 Contributor reporting requirements. 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. SUBPART I-REVIEW OF DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements regarding review of decisions issued by the Universal Service Administrative Company. These rules establish the filing requirements, review process, and the treatment of disbursements during the pending review process. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the Universal Service support mechanism,
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  • through (E) as (i) through (v) Amend Appendix B, § 54.705(c) by replacing each time it appears ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.705(c)(1) by redesignating subsections (A) through (E) as (i) through (v) Amend Appendix B, § 54.705(c)(2) by redesignating subsections (A) through (H) as (i) through (viii) Amend Appendix B, § 54.715(c), third sentence, by replacing ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(a) by inserting ``of this chapter,'' between ``§ 61.3(d)'' and ``except'' and by inserting ``of this chapter that are'' between ``§ 61.45(i)(4)'' and ``not yet effective.'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(c); § 54.802(a), first and second sentences; §§ 54.804(a) and (b); §§ 54.807(c)(3)
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  • access universal service, and interstate common line support mechanisms; * * * (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. Section 54.715 is revised by amending the third sentence of paragraph (c) as follows: § 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. * * * (c) * * * The administrative expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with the schools and libraries support mechanism, the rural health care support mechanism, the high cost support mechanism, the low income support mechanism, the interstate
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  • a request for a waiver of the filing window deadline, we are not obligated to treat its Request for Review as such. As discussed below, by granting Naperville's Request for Review, we conclude that SLD erred in returning Naperville's initial application without consideration, given the circumstances presented here. Request for Review. SLD website, Website Letter, http://www.sl. universalservice.org/whatsnew/012000.asp. 47 C.F.R. § 54.715(c). SLD redesigned the FCC Form 471 in Year 3 to better isolate information important to the processing of funding requests. The form used in prior years invited responses that often did not permit complete review of the underlying funding requests without substantial additional analysis by SLD reviewers or contact with the applicant for further information. The new form, when properly
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  • legal requirements, e.g., the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and relevant portions of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. As appropriate under federal law, the Commission will also apply relevant provisions of similar federal laws that may be enacted in the future. Finally, we take this opportunity to clarify our rules by adding a note to section 54.715(b) of the Commission's rules. Section 54.715(b) provides that the annual rate of pay for officers and employees of the Administrator of the universal service support mechanisms may not ``exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level I of the Executive schedule.'' The note we add clarifies that the compensation to be included when calculating whether an employee's rate of
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  • Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21, 96-45, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 22975, 22979-981, ¶¶ 9-15 (2000); Changes to the Board of Directors to the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21, 96-45, Order, FCC 99-291 (rel. Oct. 8, 1999). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(b)-(m), 54.711, 54.715. 47 C.F.R. § 54.719. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(n); Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Federal Agencies and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards to the Universal Service Fund, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 19911, 19912-13, ¶¶ 4-6 (2003) (``GovGAAP Order''). GovGAAP Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 19912-13, ¶¶ 4-6. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(c)-(d). 47 C.F.R. §
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  • § 54.701(a); see Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Third Report and Order in CC Docket No. 97-21, Fourth Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 97-21 and Eighth Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, 13 FCC Rcd 25058, 25069-70, ¶ 20 (1998) (``USAC Appointment Order''). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(b)-(m), 54.711, 54.715. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(c)-(d). 47 C.F.R. § 54.701(a). See USAC Appointment Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 25069-70, ¶ 20. Program Management NPRM, 20 FCC Rcd at 11314, ¶ 11. Id. Id., 20 FCC Rcd at 11317, ¶ 19. Currently, USAC assesses a late filing fee for both the Form 499-A and 499-Q and a late payment fee. USAC Comments at
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.701(a). USAC is responsible for performing numerous functions including, but not limited to, billing USF contributors, collecting USF contributions, disbursing funds, recovering improperly disbursed funds, processing appeals of funding decisions, submitting periodic reports to the Commission, maintaining accounting records, conducting audits of contributors and beneficiaries, and providing outreach to interested parties. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(b)-(m), 54.711, 54.715. . See generally 2008 FCC-USAC MOU. 2008 FCC-USAC MOU at paragraph III.B.3. USAC engages in frequent consultations with the Commission. Currently, the Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Wireline Bureau works with USAC to implement administration of the USF. Personnel from other Commission bureaus and offices such as the Office of the Managing Director (``OMD''), the Enforcement Bureau, and the
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  • the Administrator to treat excess contributions in a manner other than as prescribed in this paragraph (b). Such instructions may be made in the form of a Commission Order or a public notice released by the Wireline Competition Bureau. Any such public notice will become effective fourteen days after release of the public notice, absent further Commission action. ***** Amend §54.715 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. * * * * * (c) The Administrator shall submit to the Commission projected quarterly budgets at least sixty (60) days prior to the start of every quarter. The Commission must approve the projected quarterly budgets before the Administrator disburses funds under the federal universal
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  • subject the contributor to the enforcement provisions of the Act and any other applicable law. The Administrator shall advise the Commission of any enforcement issues that arise and provide any suggested response. Once a contributor complies with the Universal Service Worksheet filing requirements, the Administrator may refund any overpayments made by the contributor, less any fees, interest, or costs. § 54.715 Administrator's functions The Administrator shall have the same functions as the independent subsidiary set out in § 69.616 of the Commission's rules. 14. Part 69 of Title 47 of the CFR is amended as follows: PART 69--ACCESS CHARGES 15. The authority citation for part 69 is revised to read as follows: 8 Authority: Secs. 4, 201, 202, 203, 205, 218,
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  • 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. Secs. 54.706 - 54.714 remain unchanged. Sec. 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. (a) The annual administrative expenses of the Administrator should be commensurate with the administrative expenses of programs of similar size, with the exception of the salary levels for officers and employees of the Administrator described in paragraph (b) of this section. The annual administrative expenses may include, but are not limited to, salaries of officers
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  • subject the contributor to the enforcement provisions of the Act and any other applicable law. The Administrator shall advise the Commission of any enforcement issues that arise and provide any suggested response. Once a contributor complies with the Universal Service Worksheet filing requirements, the Administrator may refund any overpayments made by the contributor, less any fees, interest, or costs. § 54.715 Administrator's functions The Administrator shall have the same functions as the independent subsidiary set out in § 69.616 of the Commission's rules. 14. Part 69 of Title 47 of the CFR is amended as follows: PART 69--ACCESS CHARGES 15. The authority citation for part 69 is revised to read as follows: 8 Authority: Secs. 4, 201, 202, 203, 205, 218,
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  • 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. Secs. 54.706 - 54.714 remain unchanged. Sec. 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. (a) The annual administrative expenses of the Administrator should be commensurate with the administrative expenses of programs of similar size, with the exception of the salary levels for officers and employees of the Administrator described in paragraph (b) of this section. The annual administrative expenses may include, but are not limited to, salaries of officers
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01073.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01073.txt
  • a request for a waiver of the filing window deadline, we are not obligated to treat its Request for Review as such. As discussed below, by granting Naperville's Request for Review, we conclude that SLD erred in returning Naperville's initial application without consideration, given the circumstances presented here. Request for Review. SLD website, Website Letter, http://www.sl. universalservice.org/whatsnew/012000.asp. 47 C.F.R. § 54.715(c). SLD redesigned the FCC Form 471 in Year 3 to better isolate information important to the processing of funding requests. The form used in prior years invited responses that often did not permit complete review of the underlying funding requests without substantial additional analysis by SLD reviewers or contact with the applicant for further information. The new form, when properly
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  • Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254. Section Number and Title: 54.701 Administrator of universal service support mechanisms. 54.702 Administrator's functions and responsibilities. 54.703 The Administrator's Board of Directors. 54.704 The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer. 54.705 Committees of the Administrator's Board of Directors. 54.706 Contributions. 54.708 De minimis exemption. 54.709 Computations of required contributions to universal service support mechanisms. 54.711 Contributor reporting requirements. 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. SUBPART I-REVIEW OF DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements regarding review of decisions issued by the Universal Service Administrative Company. These rules establish the filing requirements, review process, and the treatment of disbursements during the pending review process. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the Universal Service support mechanism,
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  • through (E) as (i) through (v) Amend Appendix B, § 54.705(c) by replacing each time it appears ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.705(c)(1) by redesignating subsections (A) through (E) as (i) through (v) Amend Appendix B, § 54.705(c)(2) by redesignating subsections (A) through (H) as (i) through (viii) Amend Appendix B, § 54.715(c), third sentence, by replacing ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(a) by inserting ``of this chapter,'' between ``§ 61.3(d)'' and ``except'' and by inserting ``of this chapter that are'' between ``§ 61.45(i)(4)'' and ``not yet effective.'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(c); § 54.802(a), first and second sentences; §§ 54.804(a) and (b); §§ 54.807(c)(3)
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  • access universal service, and interstate common line support mechanisms; * * * (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. Section 54.715 is revised by amending the third sentence of paragraph (c) as follows: § 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. * * * (c) * * * The administrative expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with the schools and libraries support mechanism, the rural health care support mechanism, the high cost support mechanism, the low income support mechanism, the interstate
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  • a request for a waiver of the filing window deadline, we are not obligated to treat its Request for Review as such. As discussed below, by granting Naperville's Request for Review, we conclude that SLD erred in returning Naperville's initial application without consideration, given the circumstances presented here. Request for Review. SLD website, Website Letter, http://www.sl. universalservice.org/whatsnew/012000.asp. 47 C.F.R. § 54.715(c). SLD redesigned the FCC Form 471 in Year 3 to better isolate information important to the processing of funding requests. The form used in prior years invited responses that often did not permit complete review of the underlying funding requests without substantial additional analysis by SLD reviewers or contact with the applicant for further information. The new form, when properly
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  • legal requirements, e.g., the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and relevant portions of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. As appropriate under federal law, the Commission will also apply relevant provisions of similar federal laws that may be enacted in the future. Finally, we take this opportunity to clarify our rules by adding a note to section 54.715(b) of the Commission's rules. Section 54.715(b) provides that the annual rate of pay for officers and employees of the Administrator of the universal service support mechanisms may not ``exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level I of the Executive schedule.'' The note we add clarifies that the compensation to be included when calculating whether an employee's rate of
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  • Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21, 96-45, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 22975, 22979-981, ¶¶ 9-15 (2000); Changes to the Board of Directors to the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21, 96-45, Order, FCC 99-291 (rel. Oct. 8, 1999). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(b)-(m), 54.711, 54.715. 47 C.F.R. § 54.719. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.702(n); Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Federal Agencies and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards to the Universal Service Fund, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 19911, 19912-13, ¶¶ 4-6 (2003) (``GovGAAP Order''). GovGAAP Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 19912-13, ¶¶ 4-6. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(c)-(d). 47 C.F.R. §
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  • § 54.701(a); see Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Third Report and Order in CC Docket No. 97-21, Fourth Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 97-21 and Eighth Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, 13 FCC Rcd 25058, 25069-70, ¶ 20 (1998) (``USAC Appointment Order''). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(b)-(m), 54.711, 54.715. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(c)-(d). 47 C.F.R. § 54.701(a). See USAC Appointment Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 25069-70, ¶ 20. Program Management NPRM, 20 FCC Rcd at 11314, ¶ 11. Id. Id., 20 FCC Rcd at 11317, ¶ 19. Currently, USAC assesses a late filing fee for both the Form 499-A and 499-Q and a late payment fee. USAC Comments at
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.701(a). USAC is responsible for performing numerous functions including, but not limited to, billing USF contributors, collecting USF contributions, disbursing funds, recovering improperly disbursed funds, processing appeals of funding decisions, submitting periodic reports to the Commission, maintaining accounting records, conducting audits of contributors and beneficiaries, and providing outreach to interested parties. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.702(b)-(m), 54.711, 54.715. . See generally 2008 FCC-USAC MOU. 2008 FCC-USAC MOU at paragraph III.B.3. USAC engages in frequent consultations with the Commission. Currently, the Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Wireline Bureau works with USAC to implement administration of the USF. Personnel from other Commission bureaus and offices such as the Office of the Managing Director (``OMD''), the Enforcement Bureau, and the
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-161A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-161A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-161A1.txt
  • the Administrator to treat excess contributions in a manner other than as prescribed in this paragraph (b). Such instructions may be made in the form of a Commission Order or a public notice released by the Wireline Competition Bureau. Any such public notice will become effective fourteen days after release of the public notice, absent further Commission action. ***** Amend §54.715 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. * * * * * (c) The Administrator shall submit to the Commission projected quarterly budgets at least sixty (60) days prior to the start of every quarter. The Commission must approve the projected quarterly budgets before the Administrator disburses funds under the federal universal
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/apb97253.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/apb97253.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/apb97253.wp
  • subject the contributor to the enforcement provisions of the Act and any other applicable law. The Administrator shall advise the Commission of any enforcement issues that arise and provide any suggested response. Once a contributor complies with the Universal Service Worksheet filing requirements, the Administrator may refund any overpayments made by the contributor, less any fees, interest, or costs. § 54.715 Administrator's functions The Administrator shall have the same functions as the independent subsidiary set out in § 69.616 of the Commission's rules. 14. Part 69 of Title 47 of the CFR is amended as follows: PART 69--ACCESS CHARGES 15. The authority citation for part 69 is revised to read as follows: 8 Authority: Secs. 4, 201, 202, 203, 205, 218,
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  • 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. Secs. 54.706 - 54.714 remain unchanged. Sec. 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. (a) The annual administrative expenses of the Administrator should be commensurate with the administrative expenses of programs of similar size, with the exception of the salary levels for officers and employees of the Administrator described in paragraph (b) of this section. The annual administrative expenses may include, but are not limited to, salaries of officers
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/apb97253.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/apb97253.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1997/apb97253.wp
  • subject the contributor to the enforcement provisions of the Act and any other applicable law. The Administrator shall advise the Commission of any enforcement issues that arise and provide any suggested response. Once a contributor complies with the Universal Service Worksheet filing requirements, the Administrator may refund any overpayments made by the contributor, less any fees, interest, or costs. § 54.715 Administrator's functions The Administrator shall have the same functions as the independent subsidiary set out in § 69.616 of the Commission's rules. 14. Part 69 of Title 47 of the CFR is amended as follows: PART 69--ACCESS CHARGES 15. The authority citation for part 69 is revised to read as follows: 8 Authority: Secs. 4, 201, 202, 203, 205, 218,
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.txt
  • 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. Secs. 54.706 - 54.714 remain unchanged. Sec. 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator. (a) The annual administrative expenses of the Administrator should be commensurate with the administrative expenses of programs of similar size, with the exception of the salary levels for officers and employees of the Administrator described in paragraph (b) of this section. The annual administrative expenses may include, but are not limited to, salaries of officers
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01073.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01073.txt
  • a request for a waiver of the filing window deadline, we are not obligated to treat its Request for Review as such. As discussed below, by granting Naperville's Request for Review, we conclude that SLD erred in returning Naperville's initial application without consideration, given the circumstances presented here. Request for Review. SLD website, Website Letter, http://www.sl. universalservice.org/whatsnew/012000.asp. 47 C.F.R. § 54.715(c). SLD redesigned the FCC Form 471 in Year 3 to better isolate information important to the processing of funding requests. The form used in prior years invited responses that often did not permit complete review of the underlying funding requests without substantial additional analysis by SLD reviewers or contact with the applicant for further information. The new form, when properly