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services and Internet access categories
into one category of service on the FCC
Form 470 to simplify the application
process. We also propose eliminating
outdated questions that were originally
designed to determine the impact of
services and create new questions that
will better gauge the technology and
speed related to E-rate applicants’
Internet and broadband connectivity.
Specifically, Block 2 of the FCC Form
471, Impact of Service Ordered for
Schools and Libraries from this Form
471, will be eliminated and questions
asking about broadband and other
connectivity services will be added to
Block 5 for each funding request. The
FCC Form 471 is also revised to allow
applicants to indicate whether they are
a federal entity. Further, in the
Commission’s attempt to reduce the
number of active information
collections, the Commission will
incorporate the information collection
requirements in OMB Control No. 3060–
0774 into to this collection so it can be
removed from the OMB inventory.
The Commission requests a total
hourly burden change for FCC Forms
470 and 471 from 325,000 burden hours
to 334,000 burden hours, which is an
increase of 9,000 burden hours. The
adjustment reflects updated information
received from the Universal Service
Administrative Company, the
administrator of the schools and
libraries universal service support
program, and is based on actual
participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 470, the
Commission estimates that the number
of respondents has remained the same at
35,000 based on the number of forms
submitted for funding years 2012 and
2013 reported by USAC. For the FCC
Form 471, the Commission estimates
that the number of respondents has
increased from 45,000 to 47,000 based
on the increased number of submitted
FCC Forms 471 in funding years 2012
and 2013 as reported by USAC.
The two FCC forms serve the
functions of the Universal Service
Schools and Libraries Support
Mechanism, 47 U.S.C. 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. They are used at the point
where services provided to the program
are implemented, or are about to be
implemented, and are a necessary
prerequisite to the distribution of
payments under the program.
Applicants in the E-rate program must
submit an FCC Form 470 with a
description of the services needed to
USAC, which administers the fund. The
information from the FCC Form 470 is
then posted on USAC’s Web site for all
potential competing service providers to
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review. After waiting 28 days, the
applicant can enter into an agreement
for services. See 47 CFR 54.504(b).
Applicants and consultants completing
the FCC Form 470 must provide basic
information on the form, including
contact information and demographic
information to assist in the processing of
the application.
The FCC Form 471 must be filed each
year by all E-rate applicants. Once a
school or library has complied with the
Commission’s competitive bidding
requirements and entered into an
agreement for eligible services, it must
file an FCC Form 471 application to
notify USAC of the services that have
been ordered, the service providers with
whom the applicant has entered into an
agreement, and an estimate of the funds
needed to cover the discounts to be
given for eligible services. See 47 CFR
54.504(c). Applicants must now provide
their FCC Registration Number. See 47
CFR 1.8002 and 1.8003.
Besides basic information about the
applicant or consultant filling out the
form, the form gathers information
about the broadband services that the
school or library is currently using to
help USAC determine the technological
needs of the E-rate program. Since
economically disadvantaged schools
and rural schools receive a greater share
of E-rate program funding, the form also
contains a discount calculation
worksheet for certifying the percentage
of students eligible in that school for the
national school lunch program (or other
acceptable indicators of economic
disadvantage determined by the
Commission). See 47 CFR 54.505(b)(1).
Similarly, libraries must make
certifications about students eligible for
national school lunch programs in
nearby areas. See 47 CFR 54.505(b)(2).
Since rural schools and libraries receive
slightly more funding than urban
participants, the FCC Form 471 requires
applicant’s demographic location. See
47 CFR 54.505(b)(3).
All of the requirements contained in
this information collection are necessary
to implement the congressional
mandates regarding No Child Left
Behind as well as the schools and
libraries universal service support
program process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, 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; request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 ways to
further reduce the information burden
for 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 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 (PRA) that
does not display a valid OMB control
number.
SUMMARY:
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 3,
2013. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA questions
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity Compliance
DATES:
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with the Children’s Internet Protection
Act Form; Certification of Compliance
with the Children’s Internet Protection
Act and Technology Plan Requirements
Form; and Funding Commitment
Adjustment Request Form.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486
and 500.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 90,700 respondents; 90,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–1.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151–
154, 201–205, 218–220, 254, 303(r), 403,
and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 104,650 hours.
Total Annual Cost: NA.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission. If the
Commission requests applicants to
submit information that the respondents
believe is confidential, respondents may
request confidential treatment of their
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) as a revision to a currently
approved collection. This submission
revises the FCC Form 479 and
instructions, FCC Form 486 and
instructions, and FCC Form 500 and
instructions. FCC Forms 479 and 486
include revisions to existing
certifications to improve clarity and
ensure consistency with the
Commission’s rules. FCC Form 500
includes revisions that allow applicants
the option to use the FCC Form 500 to:
(1) seek extensions of the
implementation deadline for nonrecurring services from the Universal
Service Administrative Company
(USAC) under 47 CFR 54.507(d) of the
Commission’s rules; and/or (2) notify
USAC when they are transferring
equipment within the three year
prohibition on equipment transfers due
to a permanent or temporary closure of
school or library facilities under 47 CFR
54.413 of the Commission’s rules.
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The Commission requests a total
hourly burden change for FCC Forms
479, 486 and 500 from 70,000 burden
hours to 104,650 burden hours, which is
an increase of 34,650 burden hours. We
made adjustments in the burden hours
for each of these forms to account for
updated information received from the
Universal Service Administrative
Company, the administrator of the
schools and libraries universal service
support program. This estimate is based
on actual participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 479, the
Commission estimates that the number
of respondents has increased from
10,000 to 10,300 based on the number
of consortia participants for funding
year 2011 and 2012 reported by USAC.
For the FCC Form 486, the Commission
estimates that the number of
respondents has increased from 30,000
to 38,500 based on the increased
number of submitted FCC Forms 486 as
reported by USAC. For the FCC Form
500, the Commission increased the
number of respondents from 5,000 to
6,900 based on the actual FCC Forms
500 submitted in funding year 2011 as
reported by USAC and to account for
the potential transfer of the
requirements covered by information
collections for OMB Control Numbers
3060–0992 and 3060–1062 to this
information collection. The
requirements covered by these
collections are being moved to the FCC
Form 500, and OMB Control Numbers
3060–0992 and 3060–1062 will be
discontinued once this revision is
approved. The burden hours were also
adjusted to reflect the Commission’s
revised estimates of the hours required
to update and maintain Internet safety
policies. The Commission adjusts the
number of respondents from 30,000 to
35,000 and adjusts the burden hours per
response from .25 to .75. The
Commission estimates that the number
of respondents should be adjusted based
on inclusion of the number of
respondents for both the FCC Form 479
and FCC Form 486. The Commission
estimates the initial year of compliance
with the schools-only requirement to
update Internet safety policies to
provide for education of minors about
appropriate online behavior, including
interacting with other individuals on
social networking Web sites and in chat
rooms and cyber bullying awareness
and response (as required by the
Protecting Children in the 21st Century
Act) will require .75 burden hours per
response. This is an adjustment from the
previously reported estimate of .25
burden hours per response.
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The three FCC forms serve the
functions of the Universal Service
Schools and Libraries Support
Mechanism, 47 U.S.C. 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. They are used at the point
where services provided to the program
are implemented, or are about to be
implemented, and are a necessary
prerequisite to the distribution of
payments under the program.
FCC Forms 479 and 486 enable
participants in the program to certify
that they are compliant with the
Children’s Internet Protection Act
(CIPA), 47 U.S.C. section 254 (h) and (l)
when they seek discounts for Internet
access, internal connections and basic
maintenance of internal connections.
With the exception of program
participants who receive only
telecommunications services, CIPA
compliance is a necessary prerequisite
to invoicing and payment. CIPA
provides that schools and libraries that
have computers with Internet access
must certify that they have in place
certain Internet safety policies and
technology protection measures in order
to be eligible to receive program services
under section 254(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (the Act),
as amended. 47 CFR 54.520. FCC Form
486 also is the form that school and
library applicants use to notify USAC of
their service start date and certify
compliance with E-rate program
technology plan requirements.
School and library applicants use the
FCC Form 500 to make adjustments to
previously filed forms, such as changing
the contract expiration date filed with
the FCC Form 471, changing the funding
year service start date filed with the FCC
Form 486, or cancelling or reducing the
amount of funding commitments.
All of the requirements contained in
this information collection are necessary
to implement the congressional
mandates regarding access to the
Internet by minors and adults as well as
the schools and libraries universal
service support program and
reimbursement process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, 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; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested
concerning: 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; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the
information burden for 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 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 (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 3, 2013. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA questions to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission. To submit your PRA comments by email send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity
Compliance
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with the Children's Internet Protection Act Form; Certification of
Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and Technology
Plan Requirements Form; and Funding Commitment Adjustment Request Form.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 90,700 respondents; 90,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 151-154, 201-205, 218-220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 104,650 hours.
Total Annual Cost: NA.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. If the Commission requests applicants to submit information
that the respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request
confidential treatment of their information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision
to a currently approved collection. This submission revises the FCC
Form 479 and instructions, FCC Form 486 and instructions, and FCC Form
500 and instructions. FCC Forms 479 and 486 include revisions to
existing certifications to improve clarity and ensure consistency with
the Commission's rules. FCC Form 500 includes revisions that allow
applicants the option to use the FCC Form 500 to: (1) seek extensions
of the implementation deadline for non-recurring services from the
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under 47 CFR 54.507(d)
of the Commission's rules; and/or (2) notify USAC when they are
transferring equipment within the three year prohibition on equipment
transfers due to a permanent or temporary closure of school or library
facilities under 47 CFR 54.413 of the Commission's rules.
The Commission requests a total hourly burden change for FCC Forms
479, 486 and 500 from 70,000 burden hours to 104,650 burden hours,
which is an increase of 34,650 burden hours. We made adjustments in the
burden hours for each of these forms to account for updated information
received from the Universal Service Administrative Company, the
administrator of the schools and libraries universal service support
program. This estimate is based on actual participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 479, the Commission estimates that the
number of respondents has increased from 10,000 to 10,300 based on the
number of consortia participants for funding year 2011 and 2012
reported by USAC. For the FCC Form 486, the Commission estimates that
the number of respondents has increased from 30,000 to 38,500 based on
the increased number of submitted FCC Forms 486 as reported by USAC.
For the FCC Form 500, the Commission increased the number of
respondents from 5,000 to 6,900 based on the actual FCC Forms 500
submitted in funding year 2011 as reported by USAC and to account for
the potential transfer of the requirements covered by information
collections for OMB Control Numbers 3060-0992 and 3060-1062 to this
information collection. The requirements covered by these collections
are being moved to the FCC Form 500, and OMB Control Numbers 3060-0992
and 3060-1062 will be discontinued once this revision is approved. The
burden hours were also adjusted to reflect the Commission's revised
estimates of the hours required to update and maintain Internet safety
policies. The Commission adjusts the number of respondents from 30,000
to 35,000 and adjusts the burden hours per response from .25 to .75.
The Commission estimates that the number of respondents should be
adjusted based on inclusion of the number of respondents for both the
FCC Form 479 and FCC Form 486. The Commission estimates the initial
year of compliance with the schools-only requirement to update Internet
safety policies to provide for education of minors about appropriate
online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social
networking Web sites and in chat rooms and cyber bullying awareness and
response (as required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century
Act) will require .75 burden hours per response. This is an adjustment
from the previously reported estimate of .25 burden hours per response.
The three FCC forms serve the functions of the Universal Service
Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism, 47 U.S.C. 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. They are used at the point
where services provided to the program are implemented, or are about to
be implemented, and are a necessary prerequisite to the distribution of
payments under the program.
FCC Forms 479 and 486 enable participants in the program to certify
that they are compliant with the Children's Internet Protection Act
(CIPA), 47 U.S.C. section 254 (h) and (l) when they seek discounts for
Internet access, internal connections and basic maintenance of internal
connections. With the exception of program participants who receive
only telecommunications services, CIPA compliance is a necessary
prerequisite to invoicing and payment. CIPA provides that schools and
libraries that have computers with Internet access must certify that
they have in place certain Internet safety policies and technology
protection measures in order to be eligible to receive program services
under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as
amended. 47 CFR 54.520. FCC Form 486 also is the form that school and
library applicants use to notify USAC of their service start date and
certify compliance with E-rate program technology plan requirements.
School and library applicants use the FCC Form 500 to make
adjustments to previously filed forms, such as changing the contract
expiration date filed with the FCC Form 471, changing the funding year
service start date filed with the FCC Form 486, or cancelling or
reducing the amount of funding commitments.
All of the requirements contained in this information collection
are necessary to implement the congressional mandates regarding access
to the Internet by minors and adults as well as the schools and
libraries universal service support program and reimbursement process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
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