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IntheNotice,theCommissionseekscommentonseveralderegulatorymeasurestotheaccountingandreportingrequirementsforlocalexchangecarriers.ThreeofthemostsignificantstreamliningproposalsintheNoticearetoeliminateanumberoftheaccountsandsubaccountsthatlocalexchangecarriersarerequiredtomaintainunderPart32oftheCommission'srules;tostreamlinethecurrentrequirementforannualindependentaudits;andtoeliminateasubstantialportionofdatathatlocalexchangecarriersarerequiredtoreportthroughthemechanizedreportingsystem("ARMIS").  Ifadopted,theproposalssetforthintheNoticewillreducethetotalnumberofaccountsandsubaccountsthatalocalexchangecarriermustmaintainbyover50%,andwillalsoresultinstreamlinedARMISreportingforitemsrelatedtothoseaccounts.Theproposalswouldalsoreducethecostofauditsbyapproximatelyonethird;andwouldreducetheburdenassociatedwiththeARMISUniformSystemofAccountsReportbyapproximatelyonehalf.  CommentsonthisNoticearedueAugust23,1999andreplycommentsaredueSeptember9,1999.  X?XXzX~ActionbytheCommission,July13,1999,byReportandOrder(FCC99174).Chairman Z)  Kennard,andCommissionersNess,FurchtgottRoth,Powell,andTristani,withCommissionerFurchtgottRothissuingastatement.zX~XXX?COMMONCARRIERBUREAUCONTACTS:  TimPeterson(202)4181575 -"  0p x (#X0 XJoAnnLucanik(202)4180873 X B.` hp x (#XBReportNo.CC9928CCDocketNo.99253 /"%   ӄFCC