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need for those benefits is most acute. By
connecting to a dedicated national
backbone, health care providers at the
state and local levels will have the
opportunity to benefit from advanced
applications in continuing education
and research. In addition, a ubiquitous
nationwide broadband network
dedicated to health care will enhance
the health care community’s ability to
provide a rapid and coordinated
response in the event of a public health
crisis.
Participants in the Pilot Program are
eligible to receive funding for up to 85
percent of the costs associated with: (1)
The construction of a state or regional
broadband network and the advanced
telecommunications and information
services provided over that network; (2)
connecting nationwide backbones,
Internet2 or National LambdaRail; and
(3) connecting to the public Internet.
The Pilot Program lays the foundation
for a future rulemaking proceeding that
will explore permanent rules to enhance
access to advanced services for public
and non-profit health care providers. In
particular, one of the goals of the Pilot
Program is to provide the Commission
with useful information as to the
feasibility of revising the Commission’s
current rural health care mechanism
rules in a manner that best achieves the
objectives set forth by Congress. If
successful, increasing broadband
connectivity among health care
providers at the national, state and local
levels would also provide vital links for
disaster preparedness and emergency
response and would likely facilitate the
President’s goal of implementing
electronic medical records nationwide.
In response to the Pilot Program, the
Commission received 81 applications
representing approximately 6,800 health
care facilities from 43 states and three
United States territories. In the Pilot
Program Selection Order, the
Commission selected 69 of the
applicants that demonstrated the overall
qualification consistent with the goals of
the Pilot Program. As a result of the
merger of certain projects, there are
currently 62 participants in the Pilot
Program. To minimize the burden on
Pilot Program participants and to
streamline the process, the Commission
requires Pilot Program participants to
follow the normal procedures and
currently approved information
collection requirements for participants
in the existing rural health care support
mechanism program. In the 2011 Pilot
Program Extension Order, on delegated
authority, the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) extended by one year,
to June 30, 2012, the deadline for
participants in the Pilot Program to
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choose a vendor and request funding
commitments from USAC. The Bureau
also extended by one year the invoice
deadline date for Pilot Program
participants.
Under the current programs, to obtain
discounted telecommunications
services, entities seeking funding must
file FCC Forms 465, 466 and/or 466–A,
and 467. First, eligible entities file FCC
Form 465 with USAC to make a bona
fide request for supported services.
Next, after a 28-day waiting period, an
entity seeking funding submits FCC
Form 466 and/or 466–A to indicate the
type(s) and cost(s) of services ordered,
information about the service provider,
and the terms of the service agreement.
Eligible entities must also certify on the
FCC Forms 466 and 466–A that the
entity has selected the most costeffective method of providing the
selected service(s). The final form
eligible entities submit is FCC Form
467, which is used by the entity to
notify USAC that the service provider
has begun providing supported services.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are
requested concerning (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Commission’s burden estimate; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology;
and (e) ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before September 20,
2011. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0106.
Title: Part 43 Reporting Requirements
for U.S. Providers of International
Telecommunications Services and
Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.61.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Responses and
Respondents: 1,255 respondents and
1,255 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours–220 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 4(j) 11, 201–205, 211, 214, 219, 220,
303(r), 309, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
161, 201–205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r),
309 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 19,530 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $339,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011,
the Federal Communications
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Commission adopted a First Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 11–76) in Reporting
Requirements for U.S. Providers of
International Telecommunications
Services, Amendment of Part 43 of the
Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04–
112 (rel. May 13, 2011). In the First
Report and Order portion of that
document (First Report and Order), the
Commission amended the international
reporting requirements in Section 43.61
of the Commission’s rules. The
Commission retained the annual traffic
and revenue report contained in Section
43.61(a) but eliminated the quarterly
large carrier report in Section 43.61(b)
and the quarterly report of switched
resellers affiliated with foreign
telecommunications entities in Section
43.61(c). The Commission also retained
the requirement from the current
Section 43.61(a) traffic and revenue
report that filing entities report their
international message telephone service
(IMTS) and international private line
services on a for each overseas route
they serve. The Commission also
retained the current requirement in
Section 43.61(a) that filing entities
report their IMTS resale (i.e., where an
entity purchases IMTS calls from
another provider and resells them to its
customers) on a world-total basis.
The First Report and Order simplified
the annual Section 43.61(a) report by
amending subpart (a) of the rule to
eliminate the current requirement that
filing entities separately report IMTS
and private line traffic between the
conterminous 48 states and offshore
U.S. points such as Guam and the U.S.
Virgin Islands and traffic between such
offshore U.S. points and foreign points.
The Commission did not amend
subparts (1), (2), or (3) of Section
43.61(a).
OMB Control No.: 3060–0169.
Title: Section 43.51, Reports and
Records of Communications Common
Carriers and Affiliates.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Responses and
Respondents: 55 respondents and 1,210
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, annual reporting
requirement, recordkeeping requirement
and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in sections: 1–4, 10, 11, 201–205, 211,
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218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 160, 161,
201–205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g),
303(r) and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 5,047 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: On May 13, 2011,
the Federal Communications
Commission released a First Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 11–76) in Reporting
Requirements for U.S. Providers of
International Telecommunications
Services, Amendment of Part 43 of the
Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04–
112 (rel. May 13, 2011) (Part 43 Review
Order). In the First Report and Order
portion of the Part 43 Review Order
(First Report and Order), the
Commission removed section 43.53 as
no longer being required in the public
interest. It did not alter section 43.51.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0572.
Title: International Circuit Status
Reports, 47 CFR 43.82.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Responses and
Respondents: 75 respondents and 75
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this
information collection pursuant to the
Communications Act of 1934 Sections 4,
48, 48 Stat. 1066, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
154 unless otherwise noted. Interpret or
apply Sections 211, 219, 48 Stat. 1073,
1077, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219
and 220.
Total Annual Burden: 736 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011,
the Federal Communications
Commission adopted a First Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 11–76) in Reporting
Requirements for U.S. Providers of
International Telecommunications
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Services, Amendment of Part 43 of the
Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04–
112 (rel. May 13, 2011). In the First
Report and Order portion of that
document (First Report and Order), the
Commission amended the international
reporting requirements in Section 43.82
that requires carriers annually to report
the status of the international
transmission circuits they owned or
leased on December 31st of the
preceding year. In the First Report and
Order, the Commission also eliminated
the circuit-addition report in Section
63.23(e) of the Commission’s rules.
In the First Report and Order, the
Commission retained the annual circuitstatus report contained in Section 43.82,
but eliminated the requirement that
filing entities separately report circuits
between the conterminous 48 states and
offshore U.S. points such as Guam and
the U.S. Virgin Islands and circuits
between such offshore U.S. points and
foreign points.
In the First Report and Order, the
Commission also removed the
requirement that filing entities file the
circuit-addition report in section
63.23(e) of the rules. The Commission
found that the section 43.82 annual
circuit-status report provides enough
information so that the circuit-addition
report is no longer necessary. Section
63.23(e) required carriers that have been
certified to resell international private
lines for the provision of
telecommunications services to file each
year the number of private line circuits
they added and the service for which
they were used. The Commission
required this report because such
service provider did not file the annual
circuit-status report. The underlying
carriers that provide the private lines
that the resellers are using are required
to report those circuits in their annual
circuit-status report. As a result, we
have a record that the circuits are used
and do not need for the resellers also to
report the same circuits.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on the respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information
collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September
20, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0106.
Title: Part 43 Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of
International Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.61.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Responses and Respondents: 1,255 respondents and 1,255
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-220 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) 11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309,
and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 161, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 19,530 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $339,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011, the Federal Communications
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Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13,
2011). In the First Report and Order portion of that document (First
Report and Order), the Commission amended the international reporting
requirements in Section 43.61 of the Commission's rules. The Commission
retained the annual traffic and revenue report contained in Section
43.61(a) but eliminated the quarterly large carrier report in Section
43.61(b) and the quarterly report of switched resellers affiliated with
foreign telecommunications entities in Section 43.61(c). The Commission
also retained the requirement from the current Section 43.61(a) traffic
and revenue report that filing entities report their international
message telephone service (IMTS) and international private line
services on a for each overseas route they serve. The Commission also
retained the current requirement in Section 43.61(a) that filing
entities report their IMTS resale (i.e., where an entity purchases IMTS
calls from another provider and resells them to its customers) on a
world-total basis.
The First Report and Order simplified the annual Section 43.61(a)
report by amending subpart (a) of the rule to eliminate the current
requirement that filing entities separately report IMTS and private
line traffic between the conterminous 48 states and offshore U.S.
points such as Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and traffic between
such offshore U.S. points and foreign points. The Commission did not
amend subparts (1), (2), or (3) of Section 43.61(a).
OMB Control No.: 3060-0169.
Title: Section 43.51, Reports and Records of Communications Common
Carriers and Affiliates.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Responses and Respondents: 55 respondents and 1,210
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, annual
reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections: 1-4,
10, 11, 201-205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 160, 161,
201-205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 5,047 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On May 13, 2011, the Federal Communications
Commission released a First Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13,
2011) (Part 43 Review Order). In the First Report and Order portion of
the Part 43 Review Order (First Report and Order), the Commission
removed section 43.53 as no longer being required in the public
interest. It did not alter section 43.51.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0572.
Title: International Circuit Status Reports, 47 CFR 43.82.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Responses and Respondents: 75 respondents and 75
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to
the Communications Act of 1934 Sections 4, 48, 48 Stat. 1066, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154 unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply
Sections 211, 219, 48 Stat. 1073, 1077, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219
and 220.
Total Annual Burden: 736 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011, the Federal Communications
Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13,
2011). In the First Report and Order portion of that document (First
Report and Order), the Commission amended the international reporting
requirements in Section 43.82 that requires carriers annually to report
the status of the international transmission circuits they owned or
leased on December 31st of the preceding year. In the First Report and
Order, the Commission also eliminated the circuit-addition report in
Section 63.23(e) of the Commission's rules.
In the First Report and Order, the Commission retained the annual
circuit-status report contained in Section 43.82, but eliminated the
requirement that filing entities separately report circuits between the
conterminous 48 states and offshore U.S. points such as Guam and the
U.S. Virgin Islands and circuits between such offshore U.S. points and
foreign points.
In the First Report and Order, the Commission also removed the
requirement that filing entities file the circuit-addition report in
section 63.23(e) of the rules. The Commission found that the section
43.82 annual circuit-status report provides enough information so that
the circuit-addition report is no longer necessary. Section 63.23(e)
required carriers that have been certified to resell international
private lines for the provision of telecommunications services to file
each year the number of private line circuits they added and the
service for which they were used. The Commission required this report
because such service provider did not file the annual circuit-status
report. The underlying carriers that provide the private lines that the
resellers are using are required to report those circuits in their
annual circuit-status report. As a result, we have a record that the
circuits are used and do not need for the resellers also to report the
same circuits.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-18491 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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