Section 704.68056 - Procedure for disbursement from fund; report of Fund Administrator regarding assessment for fund; deviation from or waiver of deadlines for filings1. A small-scale provider of last resort that receives federal universal service support through the Connect America Cost Model, as governed by 47 C.F.R. § 54.311, must receive the annual amount of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for rural, insular and high-cost areas pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 704.68043 that is approved and determined by the Commission upon receiving a request pursuant to section 2 of this regulation, or the amount of such money indicated in the disbursement application of the small-scale provider of last resort approved by the Commission for calendar year 2018 funding, whichever is most current, for 5 years pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC 704.68048. To confirm its intent to receive the annual amount of money approved and determined by the Commission, a small-scale provider of last resort must submit a letter to the Fund Administrator and the staff of the Commission not later than June 1 of the year immediately preceding the year for which it is eligible to receive the annual amount of money approved and determined by the Commission confirming the intent of the small-scale provider of last resort to receive such money and referring to the order of the Commission approving and determining the amount of money and the length of time such amount of money is to be paid.2. To receive money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for rural, insular and high-cost areas pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 704.68043, a small-scale provider of last resort that receives federal universal service support through High Cost Loop Support, as governed by 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.1301 to 54.1310, inclusive, must: (a) Submit a request for money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service with the Fund Administrator and the staff of the Commission not later than June 1 of the year before the calendar year for which money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service is requested to be disbursed to the small-scale provider of last resort. Such a request must include the initial estimate, as determined by the small-scale provider of last resort, of the amount of money it will request for the upcoming calendar year. The small-scale provider of last resort must calculate this initial request by considering: (1) The estimated amount of federal universal service support through High Cost Loop Support that the small-scale provider of last resort expects to receive for the upcoming calendar year for rural, insular and high-cost areas; and(2) Financial data that supports the revenue requirement approved by the Commission in the most recent general rate case or in the disbursement application of the small-scale provider of last resort approved by the Commission for calendar year 2016 funding, whichever is most current.(b) Pursuant to section 4 of this regulation, subsequently file an adjustment application with the Commission and the Fund Administrator not later than October 15 of the year immediately preceding the calendar year for which money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service is requested to be disbursed to the small-scale provider of last resort.3. A provider of telecommunication service does not have to submit information on its earnings or rates if the provider is a competitive supplier or the provider is requesting a disbursement of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service pursuant to NAC 704.68047 or 704.680473.4. An application to the Commission must be submitted by a competitive supplier not later than 270 days before the beginning of the calendar year for which the money is being requested.5. The Commission will issue an order which fully or partially approves or denies an application submitted to it within 120 days after receiving the application.6. The Fund Administrator shall submit a report to the Commission which sets forth the amount of money needed for the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for the next calendar year and the recommended percentage rate to be assessed on intrastate retail revenues not later than 120 days before the beginning of the next calendar year. The Commission will issue an order regarding the report filed by the Fund Administrator pursuant to this section within 90 days after the date on which the report is filed.7. The Commission may grant a deviation or waiver from the deadlines for the filings pursuant to NAC 704.6804 to 704.68056, inclusive, and sections 2, 3 and 4 of this regulation to the extent it determines that the deviation or waiver is in the public interest.Nev. Admin. Code § 704.68056
Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm'n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R150-97, 12-11-97; R211-03, 4-5-2004; R136-07, 1-30-2008; R006-09, 10-27-2009; A by R021-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R058-17A, eff. 12/19/2017703.025, 704.040, 704.210, 704.6873