Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 22-743
Released:  July 11, 2022

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF
FCC FORM 481 CERTIFICATION AND JULY 29, 2022 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
WC Docket No. 10-90

By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces that eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) required to file the FCC Form 481 annual reports must complete and certify the FCC Form 481 by July 29, 2022, using the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)’s One Portal. See 47 CFR § 54.313.  USAC shall calculate any support reductions from this new filing deadline.  Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Availability of FCC Form 481 on the Universal Service Administrative Company’s One Portal, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, DA 22-352 (WCB Apr. 1, 2022) (April 2022 FCC Form 481 Public Notice).


On April 1, 2022, the Bureau announced that ETCs were able to begin the FCC Form 481 filing process but noted that, at that time, ETCs were not yet able to certify and submit the FCC Form 481, See April 2022 FCC Form 481 Public Notice.
 pending Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of recent revisions to the information collection associated with the annual reporting requirements. See OMB Control No. 3060-0986.
  The Bureau therefore granted a limited waiver to all ETCs of section 54.313(j) of the Commission’s rules and the July 1, 2022 deadline. See April 2022 FCC Form 481 Public Notice; 47 CFR § 54.313(j).
  OMB has now approved the revised information collection, See Notice of Action, OMB Control No. 3060-0986 (July 5, 2022).
 and the FCC Form 481 is available for certification in USAC’s One Portal. 

For further information, please contact Stephen Wang, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-7400 or via email at Stephen.Wang@fcc.gov.


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