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directed to do so by the Commission. If
the Commission requests information
that the respondents believe is
confidential, respondents may request
confidential treatment of such
information under section 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: This collection is
being submitted as a revision to a
currently approved collection.
In January 2012, the Commission
adopted an order reforming and
modernizing its Lifeline universal
service program. Lifeline and Link-Up
Reform and Modernization; Lifeline and
Link-Up; Federal-State Joint Board on
Universal Service; Advancing
Broadband Availability Through Digital
Literacy Training, WC Docket Nos. 11–
42, 03–109, 12–23; CC Docket No. 96–
45, Report and Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd
6656 (2012) (‘‘Lifeline Order’’). In the
Lifeline Order, the Commission made
several modifications to the existing
rules regarding designation of Lifelineonly Eligible Telecommunications
Carriers (ETCs) to eliminate waste and
inefficiency, and to increase
accountability in the program.
Specifically, the Lifeline Order
amended Section 54.416 of the
Commission’s rules to require ETCs
make certain certifications annually,
including but not limited to,
certifications that the ETC has policies
and procedures in place to ensure that
its Lifeline subscribers are eligible to
receive Lifeline services and that the
ETC is in compliance with all federal
Lifeline certification procedures. See 47
CFR 54.416(a)(1)–(2) (2013). ETCs are
required to annually provide the results
of their re-certification efforts performed
pursuant to Section 54.410 to the
Commission and the Administrator as
well as the number of subscribers deenrolled for non-usage. See 47 CFR
54.405, 54.410, 54.416(b) (2013). These
rules help protect the Universal Service
Fund from waste, fraud, and abuse by
ensuring that ETCs are accountable for
their compliance with program rules.
ETCs provide these certifications and
results on the FCC Form 555, the
Annual Lifeline Eligible
Telecommunications Carrier
Certification Form.
In this submission, the Commission
proposes to make administrative
revisions to the FCC Form 555 to
improve the clarity of the form and
instructions. The Commission also
proposes to revise FCC Form 555
Section 2 to require ETCs to report the
number of subscribers claimed on their
February FCC Form 497 for the current
FCC Form 555 calendar year that were
initially enrolled during that calendar
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year. Further, we propose to revise
Section 3 to require the ETCs to report
the percentage of de-enrolled
subscribers. Finally, we propose to
revise Section 4 to require the ETCs to
identify whether they are a ‘‘Pre-Paid
ETC’’ that is in compliance with Section
54.407. See 47 CFR 54.407.
The Commission also proposes
revisions to the Broadband Pilot
Program. The broadband pilot program
is aimed at generating statistically
significant data that will allow the
Commission, ETCs, and the public to
analyze the effectiveness of different
approaches to using Lifeline funds to
making broadband more affordable for
low-income Americans while providing
support that is sufficient but not
excessive. By Order, on December 19,
2012, the Commission selected 14
projects to participate in the broadband
pilot program. Therefore, there is no
further need to solicit proposals from
respondents for the Broadband Pilot
Program. In this submission, the
Commission proposes to eliminate the
call for Broadband Pilot Program
proposals, which was included in the
previous revision. The Commission also
proposes revisions to FCC Form 550—
Low Income Broadband Reimbursement
Form and FCC Form 560—Low Income
Broadband Pilot Program Reporting
Form). In the previous revision, the
Commission estimated the number of
respondents for the FCC Forms 550 and
560 because the pilot program
participants had not been selected at
that time. The Commission proposes
revised calculations for the burden
hours associated with the FCC Forms
550 and 560 based on the actual number
of pilot program participants.
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 Under Delegated
Authority
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
SUMMARY:
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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 October 22,
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 comments
to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or via Internet at Nicholas_
A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. To submit your
PRA comments by email send them to:
PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, FCC, Office of
Managing Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1060.
Title: Wireless E911 Coordination
Initiative Letter to State 911
Coordinators.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: State, local and tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 50
respondents; 50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .75
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
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collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 1 and 4(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 38 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There are no questions of a confidential
nature.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will be submitting this expiring
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request (no
change in the public reporting
requirement).
The Commission has compiled and
maintains a database of Public Safety
Answering Points (PSAPs) throughout
the nation as part of its efforts to
support implementation of E911 across
the nation. The information sought in
this information collection is needed to
enable the FCC to ensure that
commercial service providers have an
accurate inventory of E911 PSAPs.
In order to populate the database with
accurate information, the Commission
periodically sends out letters to state
officials requesting specific data:
(1) The number and location of the
PSAP;
(2) The contact information for each
PSAP;
(3) An assessment of each PSAPs state
of readiness to accept wireless E911
location information; and
(4) A statement of whether each PSAP
has requested Phase I and/or Phase II
E911 service.
The Commission’s Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau seeks the
information to verify the accuracy of the
information in the PSAP database by
obtaining information for data elements
that it has recently found to be missing
or to have been accurately include in
the initial PSAP database supplied to
the Commission. Corrected information
and additional evaluative information
may be needed on a highest priority
basis to ensure the integrity of the
database.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1110.
Title: Sunset of the Cellular
Radiotelephone Service Analog Service
Requirements and Related Matters.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 117
respondents; 117 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 24
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
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Obligation To Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 154(i), 201 and 303(r) as
amended by the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,808 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
No questions of a confidential nature are
asked.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will be submitting this expiring
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request (no
change in the reporting requirement).
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order
(MO&O), FCC 07–103, the Commission
denied a petition for rulemaking to
extend the requirement that all cellular
radiotelephone licensees provide analog
service to subscribers and roamers
whose equipment conforms to the
Advanced Mobile Phone Service
(AMPS) standard. This requirement
sunset on February 29, 2008. In the
MO&O, the Commission also directed
cellular radiotelephone service licensees
to notify their remaining analog
subscribers of the sunset date and of
their intention to discontinue AMPScompatible analog service at least four
months before such discontinuance, and
a second time, at least 30 days before
such discontinuance (the ‘‘consumernotice requirement’’).
The consumer-notice requirement
will ensure that the remaining analog
cellular service subscribers, including
persons with hearing disabilities, are
fully apprised of the sunset of the
analog cellular service requirement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1000.
Title: Section 87.147, Authorization of
Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 25
respondents; 25 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One time and
occasion reporting requirements 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 154,
303 and 307(e) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
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Needs and Uses: The Commission
will be submitting this expiring
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request (no
change in the reporting and/or third
party disclosure requirements). There is
no change in the Commission’s burden
estimates.
Section 87.147 requires that an
applicant for certification of equipment
intended for transmission in any of the
frequency bands listed in paragraph
(d)(3) of this rule section must notify the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
of the filing of a certification
application. The letter of notification
must be mailed to the FAA. The
certification must include a copy of the
notification letter to the FAA, as well as,
a copy of the FAA’s subsequent
determination of the equipment’s
compatibility the National Airspace
System (NAS).
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 October 22, 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 comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. To submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, FCC, Office of
Managing Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1060.
Title: Wireless E911 Coordination Initiative Letter to State 911
Coordinators.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: State, local and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .75 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information
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collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 1 and 4(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 38 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There are no questions of a
confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will be submitting this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request (no change in the public reporting
requirement).
The Commission has compiled and maintains a database of Public
Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) throughout the nation as part of its
efforts to support implementation of E911 across the nation. The
information sought in this information collection is needed to enable
the FCC to ensure that commercial service providers have an accurate
inventory of E911 PSAPs.
In order to populate the database with accurate information, the
Commission periodically sends out letters to state officials requesting
specific data:
(1) The number and location of the PSAP;
(2) The contact information for each PSAP;
(3) An assessment of each PSAPs state of readiness to accept
wireless E911 location information; and
(4) A statement of whether each PSAP has requested Phase I and/or
Phase II E911 service.
The Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeks
the information to verify the accuracy of the information in the PSAP
database by obtaining information for data elements that it has
recently found to be missing or to have been accurately include in the
initial PSAP database supplied to the Commission. Corrected information
and additional evaluative information may be needed on a highest
priority basis to ensure the integrity of the database.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1110.
Title: Sunset of the Cellular Radiotelephone Service Analog Service
Requirements and Related Matters.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 117 respondents; 117 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 24 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 201
and 303(r) as amended by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,808 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a
confidential nature are asked.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will be submitting this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request (no change in the reporting
requirement).
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O), FCC 07-103, the
Commission denied a petition for rulemaking to extend the requirement
that all cellular radiotelephone licensees provide analog service to
subscribers and roamers whose equipment conforms to the Advanced Mobile
Phone Service (AMPS) standard. This requirement sunset on February 29,
2008. In the MO&O, the Commission also directed cellular radiotelephone
service licensees to notify their remaining analog subscribers of the
sunset date and of their intention to discontinue AMPS-compatible
analog service at least four months before such discontinuance, and a
second time, at least 30 days before such discontinuance (the
``consumer-notice requirement'').
The consumer-notice requirement will ensure that the remaining
analog cellular service subscribers, including persons with hearing
disabilities, are fully apprised of the sunset of the analog cellular
service requirement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1000.
Title: Section 87.147, Authorization of Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 25 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One time and occasion reporting requirements
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 154, 303 and 307(e) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will be submitting this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request (no change in the reporting and/or
third party disclosure requirements). There is no change in the
Commission's burden estimates.
Section 87.147 requires that an applicant for certification of
equipment intended for transmission in any of the frequency bands
listed in paragraph (d)(3) of this rule section must notify the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) of the filing of a certification
application. The letter of notification must be mailed to the FAA. The
certification must include a copy of the notification letter to the
FAA, as well as, a copy of the FAA's subsequent determination of the
equipment's compatibility the National Airspace System (NAS).
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-20566 Filed 8-22-13; 8:45 am]
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