The Commission adopted final rules governing the exchange of customer account information between local exchange carriers and interexchange carriers. The Commission concluded that mandatory minimum standards are needed in light of record evidence demonstrating that information needed by carriers to execute customer requests and properly bill customers is not being consistently provided by all local exchange carriers and by all interexchange carriers. In December 2007, the Commission declined to adopt mandatory LEC-to-LEC data exchange requirements.
Because the number of local exchange carriers (LECs) increased, the information collection is revised slightly from the previous collection.
The Commission notes the following changes:
(a) The total number of respondents has increased by 368, from 2,621 to 2,989;
(b) The total number of responses has increased by 90,780, from 574,468 responses to 665,248 responses and
(c) The total annual burden hours have increased by 7,207, from 47,693 hours to 54,900 hours.
There are no program changes to this collection.
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Rebecca Hirselj 202 418-7603
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.