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The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0298. 

OMB Approval Date: November 7, 

2023. 

OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 

2026. 

Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the 

Tariff Review Plan). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 3,834 respondents; 4,659 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 

hour–50 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

annual, biennial and one-time reporting 

requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 151–155, 201– 

205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502 and 503 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. 151–155, 

201–205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502 and 

503. 

Total Annual Burden: 171,378 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $604,000. 

Needs and Uses: On April 21, 2023, 

the Commission released the Access 

Arbitrage Second Report and Order, WC 

Docket No. 18–155, FCC 23–31, 88 FR 

35743, which added rules applicable to 

internet Protocol Enabled Service (IPES) 

Providers engaged in Access 

Stimulation. In the Access Arbitrage 

Second Report and Order, the 

Commission adopted rules requiring 

that access-stimulating IPES Providers 

provide notice of their status to the 

Commission by filing a record of their 

access-stimulating status in the 

Commission’s Access Arbitrage docket, 

and to provide notice to any affected 

Interexchange Carriers (IXCs) and 

Intermediate Access Providers of the 

same, within 45 days of the effective 

date of that requirement after approval 

of that information collection by OMB 

(or for an entity that later engages in 

access stimulation, 45 days from the 

date it commences access stimulation). 

If, after the effective date of this 

requirement, an access-stimulating IPES 

Provider is no longer engaged in Access 

Stimulation, the IPES Provider must file 

notice of that change in status with the 

Commission and with any affected IXCs 

and Intermediate Access Providers. 

The revisions to this collection reflect 

the notice and reporting requirements 

adopted by the Commission in the 

Access Arbitrage Second Report and 

Order. The information provided by 

IPES Providers pursuant to rules 

adopted in the Access Arbitrage Second 

Report and Order informs interested 

parties of an entity’s engagement in 

Access Stimulation. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 51 

Communications; Communications 

common carriers, Telecommunications; 

Telephones. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 51 as 

follows: 

PART 51—INTERCONNECTION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 51 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151–55, 201–05, 207– 

09, 218, 225–27, 251–52, 271, 332 unless 

otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 51.914 by revising 

paragraphs (d) through (f) to read as 

follows: 

§ 51.914 Additional provisions applicable 

to Access Stimulation traffic. 

* * * * * 

(d) Notwithstanding any other 

provision of this part, if an internet 

Protocol Enabled Service (IPES) 

Provider, as defined in § 61.3(eee) of 

this chapter, is engaged in Access 

Stimulation, as defined in § 61.3(bbb) of 

this chapter, it shall, within 45 days of 

commencing Access Stimulation, or 

within 45 days after January 2, 2024, 

whichever is later, notify in writing the 

Commission, all Intermediate Access 

Providers that it subtends, and 

Interexchange Carriers with which it 

does business of the following: 

(1) That it is an IPES Provider engaged 

in Access Stimulation; and 

(2) That it shall designate the 

Intermediate Access Provider(s), if any, 

that will provide the terminating 

switched access tandem switching or 

terminating switched access tandem 

transport services directly, or indirectly 

through a local exchange carrier, to the 

IPES Provider engaged in Access 

Stimulation; and 

(3) Whether the IPES Provider will 

pay for those services as of that date. 

(e) In the event that an Intermediate 

Access Provider receives notice under 

paragraph (b) or (d) of this section that 

it has been designated to provide 

terminating switched access tandem 

switching or terminating switched 

access tandem transport services to a 

local exchange carrier engaged in 

Access Stimulation, as defined in 

§ 61.3(bbb) of this chapter, or to an IPES 

Provider engaged in Access Stimulation, 

directly, or indirectly through a local 

exchange carrier, and that local 

exchange carrier engaged in Access 

Stimulation shall pay or the IPES 

Provider engaged in Access Stimulation 

may pay for such terminating access 

service from such Intermediate Access 

Provider, the Intermediate Access 

Provider shall not bill Interexchange 

Carriers for interstate or intrastate 

terminating switched access tandem 

switching or terminating switched 

access tandem transport service for 

traffic bound for such local exchange 

carrier or IPES Provider but, instead, 

shall bill such local exchange carrier or 

may bill such IPES Provider for such 

services. 

(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) 

through (d) of this section, any local 

exchange carrier that is not itself 

engaged in Access Stimulation, as that 

term is defined in § 61.3(bbb) of this 

chapter, but serves as an Intermediate 

Access Provider with respect to traffic 

bound for a local exchange carrier 

engaged in Access Stimulation or bound 

for an IPES Provider engaged in Access 

Stimulation, shall not itself be deemed 

a local exchange carrier engaged in 

Access Stimulation or be affected by 

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 17–310; FCC No. 23–6; FR 

ID 188068] 

Promoting Telehealth in Rural America 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, a 

revision to an information collection 

associated with the rules for the Rural 

Health Care (RHC) Program contained in 

the Commission’s Order, FCC 23–6. 

This document is consistent with the 

Order on Reconsideration, Second 

Report and Order, and Order, which 

stated that the Commission would 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register announcing the effective date 


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of the new information collection 

requirements. 

DATES: The amendments to §§ 54.604 

(amendatory instruction 2), 54.605 

(amendatory instruction 3), and 54.627 

(amendatory instruction 8), published at 

88 FR 17379, March 23, 2023, are 

effective December 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan P. Boyle, Telecommunications 

Access Policy Division, Wireline 

Competition Bureau at (202) 418–7400 

or TTY: (202) 418–0484 or via email: 

Bryan.Boyle@fcc.gov. For additional 

information concerning the Paperwork 

Reduction Act information collection 

requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at 

(202) 418–2991 or via email: 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission submitted new information 

collection requirements for review and 

approval by OMB, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, on October 25, 2023, which were 

approved by the OMB on November 27, 

2023. The information collection 

requirements are contained in the 

Commission’s Order on 

Reconsideration, Second Report and 

Order, and Order, FCC 23–6 published 

at 88 FR 17379, March 23, 2023. The 

OMB Control Number is 3060–0804. 

The Commission publishes this 

document as an announcement of the 

effective date of the rules that required 

PRA approval. If you have any 

comments on the burden estimates 

listed herein, or how the Commission 

can improve the collections and reduce 

any burdens caused thereby, please 

contact Nicole Ongele, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

Please include the OMB Control 

Number, 3060–0804, in your 

correspondence. The Commission will 

also accept your comments via email at 

PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received OMB approval on 

November 27, 2023, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 54.604, 54.605, and 54.627. Under 

5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a current, 

valid OMB Control Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number is 

3060–0804. 

The foregoing notification is required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 

1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0804. 

OMB Approval Date: November 27, 

2023. 

OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 

2026. 

Title: Universal Service—Rural Health 

Care Program. 

Form Nos.: FCC Form 460, 461, 462, 

463, 465, 466, 467, and 469. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; and State, local, or 

Tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 12,854 unique respondents; 

116,404 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.30– 

17 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

One-time, Annual, and Monthly 

reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1– 

4, 201–205, 214, 254, 303(r), and 403 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205, 

214, 254, 303(r), and 403, unless 

otherwise noted. 

Total Annual Burden: 442,117 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: This collection is 

utilized for the RHC support mechanism 

of the Commission’s universal service 

fund (USF). The Commission and USAC 

will use the information to determine if 

entities are eligible for funding pursuant 

to the RHC universal service support 

mechanism, to determine whether 

entities are complying with the 

Commission’s rules, and to prevent 

waste, fraud, and abuse. This 

information also allows the Commission 

to evaluate the extent to which the RHC 

Program is meeting the statutory 

objectives specified in section 254(h) of 

the 1996 Act, and the Commission’s 

performance goals for the RHC Program. 

To aid in collecting this information, 

the public will use the Commission’s 

forms to provide the necessary 

information and certifications. This 

revision modifies the existing 

information collection requirements 

applicable to the Telecommunications 

(Telecom) Program as a result of the 

2023 Promoting Telehealth Order on 

Reconsideration, Second Report and 

Order, and Order, FCC 23–6, rel. 

January 27, 2023 (88 FR 17379, March 

23, 2023). The revisions, where 

applicable, are intended to simplify 

calculations of support in the Telecom 

Program and streamline the invoicing 

process in the Telecom Program. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Parts 300 and 660 

[Docket No. 231117–0273] 

RIN 0648–BM28 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 

Management Plan; Amendment 32; 

Modifications to Non-Trawl Sector 

Area Management Measures 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule implements 

regulations for Amendment 32 to the 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 

Management Plan. The regulations 

include a suite of changes to non-trawl 

sector area management measures 

seaward of California and Oregon. The 

purpose of Amendment 32 is to provide 

fishing access to healthy groundfish 

stocks for non-trawl groundfish fisheries 

and the directed commercial Pacific 

halibut fishery while still meeting the 

conservation objectives of the Pacific 

Coast Groundfish Fishery Management 

Plan. In addition, this final rule 

implements minor administrative 

revisions to the regulations to correct 

the name of the Cordell Bank 

Groundfish Conservation Area, amend 

the description of the Cordell Bank 

Groundfish Conservation Area, add new 

regulatory definitions for different types 


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