# Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Best Practices for Equipment Disposal and Revises FCC Form 5640 Certifications for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final action. · Published 2021-10-27 · 86 FR 59304
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-23213
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 59304
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 2021-10-27
- **FCC docket:** WC Docket No. 18-89
## Abstract

In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) provides guidance and voluntary best practices regarding the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Reimbursement Program) disposal and verification requirements to assist providers of advanced communications services participating in the Reimbursement Program; revises the certification language in the FCC Form 5640, which participants must submit to request funding allocations and disbursements from the Reimbursement Program; and makes minor corrections to the Catalog of Eligible Expenses and Estimated Costs that is used by Reimbursement Program applicants to assist with reporting cost estimates for funding allocation requests.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/27/2021-23213/wireline-competition-bureau-announces-best-practices-for-equipment-disposal-and-revises-fcc-form)
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