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timely manner and further protect these
programs against waste, fraud, and
abuse.
4. The rule amendments adopted in
this Order involve rules of agency
organization, procedure, or practice.
The notice and comment and effective
date provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act are therefore
inapplicable.
5. Accordingly, it is ordered, that
pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 5(c),
303(r), 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 155(c),
303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 CFR part 54 is
amended, as set forth below, effective
upon publication in the Federal
Register.
List of Subjects
PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE
3. The authority citation for part 54 is
revised to read as follows:
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Authority: Secs. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.
§ 54.717
[Amended]
4. In § 54.717 remove the words
‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ and add in
their place, the words ‘‘Office of
Managing Director’’ and remove the
words ‘‘Inspector General’’ and add in
their place, the words ‘‘Managing
Director’’ each place it appears.
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 0
Classified information, Freedom of
information, Government publications,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
47 CFR Part 54
47 CFR Part 54
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization, Advancing Broadband
Availability Through Digital Literacy
Training
Communications common carriers,
Health facilities, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR parts 0 and
54 as follows:
PART 0—COMMISSION
ORGANIZATION
1. The authority citation for part 0
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Secs. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 155, 225, unless
otherwise noted.
2. Amend § 0.231 by adding paragraph
(l) to read as follows:
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§ 0.231
Authority delegated
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(l) Subpoena authority. The Managing
Director is delegated authority to issue
subpoenas for the Office of Managing
Director’s oversight of audits of the USF
programs and the Office of Managing
Director’s review and evaluation of the
interstate telecommunications relay
services fund, the North American
numbering plan, regulatory fee
collection, FCC operating expenses, and
debt collection. Before issuing a
subpoena, the Office of Managing
Director shall obtain the approval of the
Office of General Counsel.
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CC Docket No. 96–45; FCC 12–11]
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements
associated with certain of the provisions
of the rules adopted as part of the
Commission’s Lifeline and Link Up
Reform and Modernization Report and
Order (Order). The Commission
submitted revisions to those information
collection requirements under control
number 3060–0819 to OMB for review
and approval, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), 77 FR 52718,
August 30, 2012. The revisions as
updated were approved by OMB on
November 7, 2012.
DATES: The Office of Management and
Budget granted approval on November
7, 2012 for the information collection
requirements under OMB Control No.
3060–0819.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Lechter, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–7400 or TTY: (202)
418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on November
7, 2012, OMB approved, for a period of
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three years, the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s Order, FCC 12–11,
published at 77 FR 12952, March 2,
2012. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0819. The Commission publishes
this notice as an announcement of the
effective date rules requiring OMB
approval. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an
email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on November 7,
2012, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s rules at 47 CFR Sections
54.202(a), 54.401(d), 54.403, 54.404,
54.405(c), 54.405(e) except the portion
of paragraph (4) relating to temporary
address de-enrollment, 54.407, 54.410(a)
through (f), 54.416, 54.417, 54.420, and
54.422.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a current,
valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0819.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Pub. L. 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44
U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0819.
OMB Approval Date: November 7,
2012.
OMB Expiration Date: November 30,
2015.
Title: Section 54.400 through 54.707
and Lifeline Assistance (Lifeline)
Connection Assistance (Link-Up) .
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 497, 550,
555, and 560.
Respondents: Individuals or
households and businesses or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 13,500,940 respondents;
41,828,019 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours to 50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion,
Quarterly, Biennially, Monthly, 1-Time,
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and Annual reporting requirements,
Third Party Disclosure requirements
and Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201–
205, 214, 254, 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 24,185,658
hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission. We note
that the Universal Service
Administrative Corporation must
preserve the confidentiality of all data
obtained from respondents and
contributors to the universal service
support program mechanism, must not
use the data except for purposes of
administering the universal service
support program, and must not disclose
data in company-specific form unless
directed to do so by the Commission.
Also, respondents may request materials
or information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: In the 2012 Lifeline
Reform Order, 77 FR 12952, March 2,
2012, we take actions necessary to
address waste in the Universal Service
Fund. All the requirements contained
herein are necessary to implement the
congressional mandate for universal
service. These reporting and
recordkeeping requirements are
necessary to ensure that only eligible
subscribers receive support and that
Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
follow certain rules designed to protect
low income consumers and the
Universal Service Fund. The Lifeline
Reform Order is another step in the
Commission’s ongoing efforts to
overhaul all of USF programs. The
Order acts to eliminate waste and
inefficiency in the program and to
increase accountability.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Associate Secretary.
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 09–52; FCC 11–190]
Policies To Promote Rural Radio
Service and To Streamline Allotment
and Assignment Procedures
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements
(form revisions) associated with the
Commission’s rules contained in the
Third Report and Order, FCC 11–190,
pertaining to the policies to promote
rural radio service and to streamline
allotment and assignment procedures.
This notice is consistent with the Third
Report and Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective date of these information
collection requirements (form changes).
DATES: Effective date: The amendment
to § 73.3573, published at 77 FR 32034,
May 31, 2012, was approved by OMB
July 2, 2012, and is effective December
4, 2012.
Applicability date: The form revisions
to FCC Forms 314 and 315 associated
with this rule are applicable December
4, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Williams on (202) 418–2918 or
via email to: Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on October
10, 2012, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s Third Report and Order,
FCC 11–190, published at 77 FR 2916,
January 20, 2012. The OMB Control
Number is 3060–0031. The Commission
publishes this document as an
announcement of the effective date of
the information collection requirements
(form revisions for FCC Forms 314 and
315).
SUMMARY:
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on October 10,
2012, for the form revisions to FCC
Forms 314 and 315.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
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of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0031.
The foregoing is required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
L. 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44
U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
Control Number: 3060–0031.
Title: Application for Consent to
Assignment of Broadcast Station
Construction Permit or License, FCC
Form 314; Application for Consent to
Transfer Control of Entity Holding
Broadcast Station Construction Permit
or License, FCC Form 315; Section
73.3580, Local Public Notice of Filing of
Broadcast Applications.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 314 and
315.
OMB Approval Date: October 10,
2012.
OMB Expiration Date: October 31,
2015.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,840 respondents and
12,880 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.084
to 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303(b) and 308 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 18,670 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $52,519,656.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality and
respondents are not being asked to
submit confidential information to the
Commission.
Needs and Uses: On January 28, 2010,
the Commission adopted a First Report
and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘Rural First
R&O’’) in MB Docket No. 09–52, FCC
10–24, 25 FCC Rcd 1583 (2010). In the
Rural First R&O, the Commission
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket Nos. 11-42; 03-109; 12-23 and CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 12-
11]
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Advancing
Broadband Availability Through Digital Literacy Training
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection
requirements associated with certain of the provisions of the rules
adopted as part of the Commission's Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization Report and Order (Order). The Commission submitted
revisions to those information collection requirements under control
number 3060-0819 to OMB for review and approval, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 77 FR
52718, August 30, 2012. The revisions as updated were approved by OMB
on November 7, 2012.
DATES: The Office of Management and Budget granted approval on November
7, 2012 for the information collection requirements under OMB Control
No. 3060-0819.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Lechter, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-7400 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on November 7,
2012, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 12-11,
published at 77 FR 12952, March 2, 2012. The OMB Control Number is
3060-0819. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of
the effective date rules requiring OMB approval. To request materials
in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov
or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
November 7, 2012, for the information collection requirements contained
in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR Sections 54.202(a), 54.401(d),
54.403, 54.404, 54.405(c), 54.405(e) except the portion of paragraph
(4) relating to temporary address de-enrollment, 54.407, 54.410(a)
through (f), 54.416, 54.417, 54.420, and 54.422.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-0819.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Pub. L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0819.
OMB Approval Date: November 7, 2012.
OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 2015.
Title: Section 54.400 through 54.707 and Lifeline Assistance
(Lifeline) Connection Assistance (Link-Up) .
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 497, 550, 555, and 560.
Respondents: Individuals or households and businesses or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 13,500,940 respondents;
41,828,019 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours to 50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion, Quarterly, Biennially, Monthly,
1-Time,
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and Annual reporting requirements, Third Party Disclosure requirements
and Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201-205, 214, 254, 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 24,185,658 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. We note that the Universal Service Administrative
Corporation must preserve the confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents and contributors to the universal service support program
mechanism, must not use the data except for purposes of administering
the universal service support program, and must not disclose data in
company-specific form unless directed to do so by the Commission. Also,
respondents may request materials or information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: In the 2012 Lifeline Reform Order, 77 FR 12952,
March 2, 2012, we take actions necessary to address waste in the
Universal Service Fund. All the requirements contained herein are
necessary to implement the congressional mandate for universal service.
These reporting and recordkeeping requirements are necessary to ensure
that only eligible subscribers receive support and that Eligible
Telecommunications Carriers follow certain rules designed to protect
low income consumers and the Universal Service Fund. The Lifeline
Reform Order is another step in the Commission's ongoing efforts to
overhaul all of USF programs. The Order acts to eliminate waste and
inefficiency in the program and to increase accountability.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Associate Secretary.
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