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Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart
TTT).
Estimated number of respondents: 10
(total).
Frequency of response: Initially,
quarterly and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 992 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $99,700 (per
year). There are no annualized capital/
startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
adjustment increase in the respondent
burden from the most recently approved
ICR. The increase in respondent labor
hour is caused by a change in
assumption; in this ICR, we assume all
existing sources will take some time
each year to re-familiarize themselves
with the rule requirements.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ACTION: Notice of federal advisory
subcommittee meetings.
AGENCY:
Consistent with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92463, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is giving notice of two
upcoming public meetings of the
Assumable Waters Subcommittee
convened under the National Advisory
Council for Environmental Policy and
Technology (NACEPT). The Assumable
Waters Subcommittee will provide
advice and recommendations on how
the EPA can best clarify assumable
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programs pursuant to the Clean Water
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undertaking this effort to support states
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program. Similar to the parent NACEPT,
the subcommittee represents a diversity
of interests from academia, industry,
non-governmental organizations, and
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Meeting agendas and materials will be
posted at www2.epa.gov/cwa-404/
assumable-waters-sub-committee.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
The Assumable Waters
Subcommittee will hold two 3-day
public meetings on:
• March 15 and 16, 2016, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; and on March 17, 2016, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in the One Potomac Yard
Building in Arlington, VA.
• June 7 through 9, 2016, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., in the One Potomac Yard
Building in Arlington, VA.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
3520), the Federal Communications
Laura Bachle, Designated Federal
Commission (FCC or the Commission)
Officer, via Email at: assumablewaters@ invites the general public and other
epa.gov, by phone: (202) 566–2468, via
Federal agencies to take this
postal service at: U.S. EPA, Office of
opportunity to comment on the
Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, 1200 following information collection.
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, Comments are requested concerning:
DC, 20460.
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests
performance of the functions of the
to make oral comments or to provide
Commission, including whether the
written comments to the Assumable
information shall have practical utility;
Waters Subcommittee should be sent to
the accuracy of the Commission’s
Laura Bachle via Email at:
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
assumablewaters@epa.gov by March 4,
quality, utility, and clarity of the
2016, for the March meeting and by May information collected; ways to minimize
27, 2016, for the June meeting. The
the burden of the collection of
meetings are open to the public, with
information on the respondents,
limited seating available on a first-come, including the use of automated
first-served basis. Members of the public collection techniques or other forms of
wishing to attend should contact Laura
information technology; and ways to
Bachle via Email at: assumablewaters@
further reduce the information
epa.gov or by phone at: (202) 566–2468
collection burden on small business
by March 4, 2016, for the March meeting concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
and by May 27, 2016, for the June
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
meeting. Public comments will be heard collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
on Wednesday, March 16 and
number. No person shall be subject to
Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 1 p.m.
Meeting Access: Information regarding any penalty for failing to comply with
accessibility and/or accommodations for a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
individuals with disabilities should be
of Management and Budget (OMB)
directed to Laura Bachle at the email
control number.
address or phone number listed. To
DATES: Written PRA comments should
ensure adequate time for processing,
be submitted on or before April 18,
please make requests for
2016. If you anticipate that you will be
accommodations at least 10 days prior
submitting comments, but find it
to the meeting.
difficult to do so within the period of
Dated: February 10, 2016.
time allowed by this notice, you should
Benita Best-Wong,
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and
Watersheds.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
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Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
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fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0986.
SUMMARY:
One Potomac Yard, 2777
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA, 22202.
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Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count
Report and Self-Certification as a Rural
Carrier.
Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC
Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form
508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525.
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: 1,977 respondents; 15,333
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5
hours to 100 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
quarterly 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. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 277,089 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This
information collection does not affect
individuals or households; thus, there
are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
We note that USAC must preserve the
confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents; must not use the data
except for purposes of administering the
universal service programs; and must
not disclose data in company-specific
form unless directed to do so by the
Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
requesting approval for a revision. In
November 2011, the Commission
adopted an order reforming its high-cost
universal service support mechanisms.
Connect America Fund; A National
Broadband Plan for Our Future;
Establish Just and Reasonable Rates for
Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost
Universal Service Support; Developing a
Unified Intercarrier Compensation
Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on
Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up;
Universal Service Reform—Mobility
Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135,
05–337, 03–109; GN Docket No. 09–51;
CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT
Docket No. 10–208, Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC
Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC
Transformation Order); and the
Commission and Wireline Competition
Bureau have since adopted a number of
orders that implement the USF/ICC
Transformation Order; see also Connect
America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10–
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90 et al., Third Order on
Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 5622
(2012); Connect America Fund et al.,
WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 27
FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur.
2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Fifth Order on
Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 14549
(2012); Connect America Fund et al.,
WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28
FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline Comp. Bur.
2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 FCC
Rcd 7227 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
7766 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
7211 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
10488 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 8769 (2014);
Connect America Fund et al., WC
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and
Order, 29 FCC Rcd 15644 (2014);
Modernizing the E-rate Program for
Schools and Libraries et al., WC Docket
No. 13–184 et al., Second Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration, 29
FCC Rcd 15538 (2014). The Commission
has received OMB approval for most of
the information collections required by
these orders. At a later date the
Commission plans to submit additional
revisions for OMB review to address
other reforms adopted in the orders
(e.g., 47 CFR 54.313(a)(11)).
Here, the Commission proposes to
revise FCC Form 481 and its
instructions to reflect information
collection requirements that the
Commission recently adopted. This
includes reporting and certification
requirements for price cap carriers that
elected to receive Phase II model-based
support, reporting and certification
requirements for recipients of rural
broadband experiment support, a
reasonably comparable rate certification
for broadband for recipients of high-cost
support, and an E-rate bidding
certification for Phase II model-based
support and rate-of-return carrier highcost recipients. The Commission also
proposes to add templates for some of
these obligations and to add a template
for the existing obligation that certain
ETCs report data regarding newly served
community anchor institutions.
Additionally, the Commission proposes
to delete the outdated information
collection for Phase II model-based
support elections and to adjust the
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number of respondents for the state
certification letter and annual reporting
requirements to reflect that rural
broadband experiment recipients must
now meet these requirements. The
Commission also proposes to modify the
existing Phase II certification
requirement to reduce the hours to
reflect that some aspects of the existing
certifications have been superseded by
the new proposed requirements and to
adjust the number of respondents to
reflect the number of price cap carriers
that accepted Phase II model-based
support. Finally, the Commission
proposes to make a number of nonsubstantive changes to FCC Form 481
and its instructions.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
SUMMARY:
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Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. 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 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 April 18,
2016. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0986.
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Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count Report and Self-Certification
as a Rural Carrier.
Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form
508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525.
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: 1,977 respondents; 15,333
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours to 100 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly 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. 151-154, 155, 201-206, 214, 218-220, 251, 252, 254, 256, 303(r),
332, 403, 405, 410, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 277,089 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection does not
affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the
Privacy Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: We note that USAC must
preserve the confidentiality of all data obtained from respondents;
must not use the data except for purposes of administering the
universal service programs; and must not disclose data in company-
specific form unless directed to do so by the Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting approval for a
revision. In November 2011, the Commission adopted an order reforming
its high-cost universal service support mechanisms. Connect America
Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; Establish Just and
Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost Universal
Service Support; Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime;
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up;
Universal Service Reform--Mobility Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135,
05-337, 03-109; GN Docket No. 09-51; CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; WT
Docket No. 10-208, Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26
FCC Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC Transformation Order); and the Commission
and Wireline Competition Bureau have since adopted a number of orders
that implement the USF/ICC Transformation Order; see also Connect
America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Third Order on
Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 5622 (2012); Connect America Fund et al.,
WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 27 FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur.
2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Fifth
Order on Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 14549 (2012); Connect America Fund
et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 28 FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline
Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et
al., Order, 28 FCC Rcd 7227 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America
Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 7766 (Wireline
Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Report and
Order, 28 FCC Rcd 7211 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America
Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 10488 (Wireline
Comp. Bur. 2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et
al., Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC
Rcd 8769 (2014); Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et
al., Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 15644 (2014); Modernizing the E-rate
Program for Schools and Libraries et al., WC Docket No. 13-184 et al.,
Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 29 FCC Rcd 15538
(2014). The Commission has received OMB approval for most of the
information collections required by these orders. At a later date the
Commission plans to submit additional revisions for OMB review to
address other reforms adopted in the orders (e.g., 47 CFR
54.313(a)(11)).
Here, the Commission proposes to revise FCC Form 481 and its
instructions to reflect information collection requirements that the
Commission recently adopted. This includes reporting and certification
requirements for price cap carriers that elected to receive Phase II
model-based support, reporting and certification requirements for
recipients of rural broadband experiment support, a reasonably
comparable rate certification for broadband for recipients of high-cost
support, and an E-rate bidding certification for Phase II model-based
support and rate-of-return carrier high-cost recipients. The Commission
also proposes to add templates for some of these obligations and to add
a template for the existing obligation that certain ETCs report data
regarding newly served community anchor institutions. Additionally, the
Commission proposes to delete the outdated information collection for
Phase II model-based support elections and to adjust the number of
respondents for the state certification letter and annual reporting
requirements to reflect that rural broadband experiment recipients must
now meet these requirements. The Commission also proposes to modify the
existing Phase II certification requirement to reduce the hours to
reflect that some aspects of the existing certifications have been
superseded by the new proposed requirements and to adjust the number of
respondents to reflect the number of price cap carriers that accepted
Phase II model-based support. Finally, the Commission proposes to make
a number of non-substantive changes to FCC Form 481 and its
instructions.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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