Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 26255-26256 [2015-10977]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 88 / Thursday, May 7, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES acceptable regulatory alternative to paper reporting and establishes requirements to assure that electronic documents are as legally dependable as their paper counterparts. Subpart D of CROMERR requires that state, tribal or local government agencies that receive, or wish to begin receiving, electronic reports under their EPA-authorized programs must apply to EPA for a revision or modification of those programs and obtain EPA approval. Subpart D provides standards for such approvals based on consideration of the electronic document receiving systems that the state, tribe, or local government will use to implement the electronic reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D provides special procedures for program revisions and modifications to allow electronic reporting, to be used at the option of the state, tribe or local government in place of procedures available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An application submitted under the subpart D procedures must show that the state, tribe or local government has sufficient legal authority to implement the electronic reporting components of the programs covered by the application and will use electronic document receiving systems that meet the applicable subpart D requirements. On February 25, 2015, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) submitted an application titled ‘‘National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System e-Reporting Tool (NeT)’’ for revisions/modifications of its EPA-authorized programs under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed FDEP’s request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA determined that the application met the standards for approval of authorized program revisions/ modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision to approve Florida’s request to revise/ modify its following EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 122, 403, and 503 is being published in the Federal Register: Part 123—EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Part 403—General Pretreatment Regulations For Existing And New Source Of Pollution Part 501—State Sludge Management Program Regulations FDEP was notified of EPA’s determination to approve its application VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 May 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 with respect to the authorized programs listed above. Matthew Leopard, Acting Director, Office of Information Collection. [FR Doc. 2015–10989 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [3060–0806] Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget Federal Communication Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection(s) 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(s) 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (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 June 8, 2015. 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 FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26255 Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, via fax at 202– 395–5167 or via email at Nicholas_A._ Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Also, please submit your PRA comments to the FCC by email at PRA@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing Director, FCC at (202) 418–2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting that OMB approve this revised information collection under the emergency processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d), and 1320.13 by July 1, 2015. OMB Control Number: 3060–0806. Title: Universal Service—Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program, FCC Forms 470 and 471. Form Number: FCC Forms 470 and 471. Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection. Respondents: State, local or tribal government public institutions, and other not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents and Responses: 82,000 respondents; 82,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping); 4.5 hours for FCC Form 471 (4 hours for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping). Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting requirements, and recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201– 205, 218–220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405. Total Annual Burden: 334,000 hours. Total Annual Cost: N/A. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information collection. However, respondents may request materials or information submitted to the Commission or to the Administrator be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules. Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to revise OMB 3060–0806 to conform this information collection to changes implemented in the Second ERate Modernization Order (WC Docket No. 13–184, FCC 14–189; 80 FR 5961, February 4, 2015). Collection of the information on FCC Forms 470 and 471 is necessary so that the Commission and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) have sufficient ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 26256 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 88 / Thursday, May 7, 2015 / Notices information to determine if entities are eligible for funding pursuant to the schools and libraries support mechanism, to determine if entities are complying with the Commission’s rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. In addition, the information is necessary for the Commission to evaluate the extent to which the E-rate program is meeting the statutory objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act, and the Commission’s own performance goals established in the Erate Modernization Order and Second Erate Modernization Order. This information collection, as described in more detail below, is being revised to modify FCC Form 470 pursuant to program and rule changes in the Second E-rate Modernization Order and to accommodate USAC’s new online portal as well as the requirement that all FCC Forms 470 be electronically filed. The FCC Form 470, which is used to seek competitive bids on eligible services from service providers, must be available to applicants on July 1 (or very soon thereafter) to ensure schools and libraries can take full advantage of the Commission’s reforms in funding year 2016. This revision does not propose changes to the FCC Form 471. The supporting documents for this submission, including revised forms and instructions, may be accessed via this Web site by searching under ‘‘OMB 3060–0806’’: https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRASearch. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2015–10977 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1053] Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a currently approved public information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 May 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing Director, at (202) 418–2918, or email: Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–1053. OMB Approval Date: March 31, 2015. OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2018. Title: Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order, IP Captioned Telephone Service Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and 03–123. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 148,006 respondents; 556,010 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 8 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual, every five years, on-going, and one-time reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for the information collection requirements is found at sec. 225 [47 U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA), Public Law 101–336, 104 Stat. 327, 366–69, was enacted on July 26, 1990. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 399,072 hours. Total Annual Costs: $1,680,000. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information by the FCC from individuals. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, the Commission released Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67, Declaratory Ruling, 68 FR 55898, September 28, 2003, clarifying that oneline captioned telephone voice carry PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 over (VCO) service is a type of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and that eligible providers of such services are eligible to recover their costs from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund) in accordance with section 225 of the Communications Act. The Commission also clarified that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards do not apply to one-line captioned telephone VCO service and waived 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) for all current and future captioned telephone VCO service providers, for the same period of time beginning August 1, 2003. The waivers were contingent on the filing of annual reports. On July 19, 2005, the Commission released Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67 and CG Docket No. 03–123, Order, 70 FR 54294, September 14, 2005, clarifying that two-line captioned telephone VCO service, like one-line captioned telephone VCO service, is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund. On January 11, 2007, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–123, Declaratory Ruling, 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007, granting a request for clarification that Internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone relay service (IP CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund. The Commission also waived certain TRS mandatory minimum standards that do not apply to IP CTS, contingent on the filing of annual reports. On August 26, 2013, the Commission issued Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and 03–123, Report and Order, 78 FR 53684, August 30, 2013, to regulate practices relating to the marketing of IP CTS, impose certain requirements for the provision of this service, and mandate registration and certification of IP CTS users. On June 20, 2014, the D.C. Circuit vacated the rule prohibiting compensation to providers for minutes of use generated by equipment consumers received from providers for free or for less than $75 ($75 equipment charge rule) and the rule requiring providers to maintain captions off as the default setting for IP CTS equipment. Sorenson Communications, Inc. and CaptionCall, LLC v. FCC, 755 F.3d 702 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26255-26256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10977]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-0806]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and 
Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communication 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 burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s), as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested 
concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection(s) 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(s) 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 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 Office of Management and Budget 
(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 June 8, 2015.
    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 FCC contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Also, please submit your PRA comments 
to the FCC by email at PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing 
Director, FCC at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting that OMB 
approve this revised information collection under the emergency 
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d), and 1320.13 
by July 1, 2015.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0806.
    Title: Universal Service--Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
Program, FCC Forms 470 and 471.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 470 and 471.
    Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government public institutions, 
and other not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 82,000 respondents; 82,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours 
for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping); 4.5 hours for FCC Form 471 
(4 hours for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205, 218-220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
    Total Annual Burden: 334,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of 
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information 
collection. However, respondents may request materials or information 
submitted to the Commission or to the Administrator be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to revise OMB 3060-0806 to 
conform this information collection to changes implemented in the 
Second E-Rate Modernization Order (WC Docket No. 13-184, FCC 14-189; 80 
FR 5961, February 4, 2015). Collection of the information on FCC Forms 
470 and 471 is necessary so that the Commission and the Universal 
Service Administrative Company (USAC) have sufficient

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information to determine if entities are eligible for funding pursuant 
to the schools and libraries support mechanism, to determine if 
entities are complying with the Commission's rules, and to prevent 
waste, fraud, and abuse. In addition, the information is necessary for 
the Commission to evaluate the extent to which the E-rate program is 
meeting the statutory objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 
1996 Act, and the Commission's own performance goals established in the 
E-rate Modernization Order and Second E-rate Modernization Order. This 
information collection, as described in more detail below, is being 
revised to modify FCC Form 470 pursuant to program and rule changes in 
the Second E-rate Modernization Order and to accommodate USAC's new 
online portal as well as the requirement that all FCC Forms 470 be 
electronically filed. The FCC Form 470, which is used to seek 
competitive bids on eligible services from service providers, must be 
available to applicants on July 1 (or very soon thereafter) to ensure 
schools and libraries can take full advantage of the Commission's 
reforms in funding year 2016. This revision does not propose changes to 
the FCC Form 471.
    The supporting documents for this submission, including revised 
forms and instructions, may be accessed via this Web site by searching 
under ``OMB 3060-0806'': https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-10977 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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