§ 64.2107   Reduced retention and reporting requirements for qualifying
providers under the Safe Harbor.

   (a)(1) A covered provider may reduce its retention and reporting obligations
   under this subpart if it files one of the following certifications, signed
   by an officer or director of the covered provider regarding the accuracy and
   completeness of the information provided, in WC Docket No. 13-39 on any of
   the  four  quarterly filing dates established in § 64.2105 and annually
   thereafter.

   I ___ (name), ___ (title), an officer of ___ (entity), certify that___
   (entity) uses no intermediate providers;

   or

   I ___ (name), ___ (title), an officer of ___ (entity), certify that___
   (entity) restricts by contract any intermediate provider to which a call is
   directed  by  ___  (entity)  from  permitting more than one additional
   intermediate  provider  in  the  call path before the call reaches the
   terminating provider or terminating tandem. I certify that any nondisclosure
   agreement with an intermediate provider permits ___ (entity) to reveal the
   identity  of the intermediate provider and any additional intermediate
   provider  to  the Commission and to the rural incumbent local exchange
   carrier(s)  whose  incoming  long-distance  calls  are affected by the
   intermediate provider's performance. I certify that ___ (entity) has a
   process in place to monitor the performance of its intermediate providers.

   (2) Covered providers that file the second certification must describe the
   process they have in place to monitor the performance of their intermediate
   providers.

   (b) A covered provider that meets the requirements described in paragraph
   (a) of this section must comply with the data retention requirements in
   § 64.2103 for a period that includes only the three most recent complete
   calendar  months,  so long as it continues to meet the requirements of
   paragraph (a) of this section. A covered provider that ceases to meet the
   requirements described in paragraph (a) of this must immediately begin
   retaining data for six months, as required by § 64.2103.

   (c) A covered provider that meets the requirements described in paragraph
   (a) of this section must comply with the reporting requirements in § 64.2105
   for a period of one year commencing when it first filed the certification
   described in paragraph (a) of this section, so long as it continues to meet
   those paragraph (a) of this section requirements. A covered provider that
   ceases to meet the requirements described in paragraph (a) of this section
   must  begin filing the reports required by § 64.2105 on the next filing
   deadline.

   (d) Affiliated covered providers may meet the requirements of paragraph (a)
   of this section individually or in the aggregate.

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