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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0986, 3060–1138]
Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
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any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before May 25, 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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the Web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the OMB
control number of this ICR and then
click on the ICR Reference Number. A
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0986.
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.
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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: No Cost.
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.
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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
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1138.
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Title: Sections 1.49 and 1.54,
Forbearance Petition Filing
Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 11 respondents; 11
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 640
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, 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. 10, 151, 154(i),
154(j), 155(c), 160, 201 and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 7,040 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit or disclose
confidential information. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Under section 10 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, telecommunications carriers
may petition the Commission to forbear
from applying to a telecommunications
carrier any statutory provision or
Commission regulation. When a carrier
petitions the Commission for
forbearance, section 10 requires the
Commission to make three
determinations with regard to the need
for the challenged provision or
regulation. If the Commission fails to act
within one year (extended by three
additional months, if necessary) the
petition is ‘‘deemed granted’’ by
operation of law. These determinations
require complex, fact-intensive analysis,
e.g., ‘‘whether forbearance from
enforcing the provision or regulation
will promote competitive market
conditions.’’ Under the new filing
procedures, the Commission requires
that petitions for forbearance must be
‘‘complete as filed’’ and explain in
detail what must be included in the
forbearance petition. The Commission
also incorporates by reference its rule,
47 CFR 1.49, which states the
Commission’s standard ‘‘specifications
as to pleadings and documents.’’ Precise
filing requirements are necessary
because of section 10’s strict time limit
for Commission action. Also,
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commenters must be able to understand
clearly the scope of the petition in order
to comment on it. Finally, standard
filing procedures inform petitioners
precisely what the Commission expects
from them in order to make the statutory
determinations that the statute requires.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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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–
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
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 June 24, 2016.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0986, 3060-1138]
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to the Office of Management and Budget
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 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 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 25, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the comments
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0986.
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: No Cost.
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.
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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1138.
Title: Sections 1.49 and 1.54, Forbearance Petition Filing
Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 11 respondents; 11 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 640 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
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. 10, 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 160, 201 and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 7,040 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit or disclose confidential information.
Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: Under section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, telecommunications carriers may petition the Commission to
forbear from applying to a telecommunications carrier any statutory
provision or Commission regulation. When a carrier petitions the
Commission for forbearance, section 10 requires the Commission to make
three determinations with regard to the need for the challenged
provision or regulation. If the Commission fails to act within one year
(extended by three additional months, if necessary) the petition is
``deemed granted'' by operation of law. These determinations require
complex, fact-intensive analysis, e.g., ``whether forbearance from
enforcing the provision or regulation will promote competitive market
conditions.'' Under the new filing procedures, the Commission requires
that petitions for forbearance must be ``complete as filed'' and
explain in detail what must be included in the forbearance petition.
The Commission also incorporates by reference its rule, 47 CFR 1.49,
which states the Commission's standard ``specifications as to pleadings
and documents.'' Precise filing requirements are necessary because of
section 10's strict time limit for Commission action. Also, commenters
must be able to understand clearly the scope of the petition in order
to comment on it. Finally, standard filing procedures inform
petitioners precisely what the Commission expects from them in order to
make the statutory determinations that the statute requires.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-09507 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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