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program, confirm that the invoice forms
submitted by the service provide are in
compliance with the Federal
Communications Commission’s E-rate
rules, and enable the service provider to
certify its compliance with the E-rate
rules. The FCC Form 473 is also used by
USAC to assure that the dollars paid out
by the universal service fund go to
eligible providers.
Collection of information on FCC
Form 474 is necessary to establish the
process and procedure for a service
provider to seek payment for the
discounted costs of services it provided
to billed entities for eligible services.
After receiving an invoice from the
service provider, together with an FCC
Form 474, USAC is able to verify that
the eligible and approved amounts can
be paid. The FCC Form 474 is also used
to ensure that each service provider has
provided discounted services within the
current funding year for which it
submits an invoice to USAC and that
invoices submitted from service
providers for the costs of discounted
eligible services do not exceed the
amount that has been approved.
This information collection is being
revised pursuant to program and rule
changes in the E-Rate Modernization
Order that require the collection of
information necessary to allow USAC to
make direct payments to applicants, and
add service provider certifications to the
FCC Form 473, the Service Provider
Annual Certification Form. The
information collection is also being
revised to accommodate USAC’s new
online portal and the E-Rate
Modernization Order requirement that
the forms in this collection be filed
electronically.
All of the requirements contained in
this information collection are necessary
for the Commission to ensure
compliance by applicants and/or
vendors with the requirement of the Erate program, to protect the program
from waste, fraud and abuse and 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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0775]
Information Collection 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
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 June 10, 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.
SUMMARY:
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.
ADDRESSES:
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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: 3060–0775.
Title: Section 64.1903, Obligations of
Independent Incumbent Local Exchange
Carriers (LECs) Subject to Rate of Return
Regulation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 255 respondents; 255
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 500
hours–6,056 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
152, 154, 201, 202, 251, 271, 272, and
303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 155,280 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this collection to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension of an existing
collection in order to obtain the three
year clearance from them.
The Commission imposed
recordkeeping requirements on
independent local exchange carriers
(LECs). Independent incumbent LECs
wishing to offer international,
interexchange services must comply
with the requirements of the
Competitive Carrier Fifth Report and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Order, CC Docket Nos. 96–149, 96–61
and 00–175. One of the requirements is
that the independent incumbent LEC’s
international, interexchange affiliate (for
facilities-based providers of
international, interexchange services)
must maintain books of account
separate from such LEC’s local exchange
and other activities. See 47 CFR 64.1903
for the specific recordkeeping
requirements. In May of 2013, the
Commission granted, in part, a petition
for forbearance from the separate
affiliate requirement, 47 CFR 64.1903,
for independent incumbent local
exchange carriers (LECs) that are subject
to price cap regulation and adopted a
Second Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to consider modifying or
eliminating the separate affiliate
requirement for independent incumbent
LECs that are subject to rate-of-return
regulation, see Petition of USTelecom
for Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C. 160(C)
From Enforcement of Certain Legacy
Telecommunications Regulations, 28
FCC Rcd. 7627 (2013). Accordingly,
there has been a change to
recordkeeping requirement and the
Commission’s previous burden
estimates.
This recordkeeping requirement is
used by the Commission to ensure that
independent incumbent LECs that
provide international, interexchange
services do so in compliance with the
Communications Act, as amended, and
with Commission policies and
regulations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0084]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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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
SUMMARY:
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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 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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before July 11, 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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0084.
Title: Ownership Report for
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast
Station, FCC Form 323–E.
Form Number: FCC Form 323–E.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,500 respondents; 1,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
biennially, and on renewal reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $900,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority is contained in sections 154(i),
308 and 310 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: Each licensee/
permittee of a noncommercial FM and
TV broadcast station is required to file
an Ownership Report for
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast
Station, FCC Form 323–E, within 30
days of the date of grant by the FCC of
an application for an original
construction permit. In addition,
licensee must file FCC Form 323–E
biennially on the anniversary of the
application filing date for the station
license renewal. Each licensee with a
current, unmodified FCC Form 323–E
on file with the Commission may
electronically review its current Report,
validate its accuracy, and be relieved of
the obligation to file a new Biennial
Ownership Report. The FCC 323–E must
also be filed within 30 days of
consummating authorized assignments
or transfers of permits and licenses.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–11016 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Agreements Filed
The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreements
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit comments
on the agreements to the Secretary,
Federal Maritime Commission,
Washington, DC 20573, within twelve
days of the date this notice appears in
the Federal Register. Copies of the
agreements are available through the
Commission’s Web site (www.fmc.gov)
or by contacting the Office of
Agreements at (202) 523–5793 or
tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 012407.
Title: COSCON/WHL Slot Charter
Agreement Asia—USWC.
Parties: COSCO Container Lines
Company, Limited; Wan Hai Lines Ltd.;
and Wan Hai Lines (Singapore) PTE Ltd.
Filing Party: Eric. C. Jeffrey, Esq.;
Nixon Peabody LLP; 799 9th Street NW.,
Suite 500; Washington, DC 20001.
Synopsis: The agreement provides for
the exchange of slots between COSCON
and WHL on their respective services in
the trade between the United States
West Coast and China (including Hong
Kong), Malaysia, Singapore, and
Vietnam.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0775]
Information Collection 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 June 10, 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: 3060-0775.
Title: Section 64.1903, Obligations of Independent Incumbent Local
Exchange Carriers (LECs) Subject to Rate of Return Regulation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 255 respondents; 255
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 500 hours-6,056 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201,
202, 251, 271, 272, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 155,280 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this collection to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of an extension of
an existing collection in order to obtain the three year clearance from
them.
The Commission imposed recordkeeping requirements on independent
local exchange carriers (LECs). Independent incumbent LECs wishing to
offer international, interexchange services must comply with the
requirements of the Competitive Carrier Fifth Report and
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Order, CC Docket Nos. 96-149, 96-61 and 00-175. One of the requirements
is that the independent incumbent LEC's international, interexchange
affiliate (for facilities-based providers of international,
interexchange services) must maintain books of account separate from
such LEC's local exchange and other activities. See 47 CFR 64.1903 for
the specific recordkeeping requirements. In May of 2013, the Commission
granted, in part, a petition for forbearance from the separate
affiliate requirement, 47 CFR 64.1903, for independent incumbent local
exchange carriers (LECs) that are subject to price cap regulation and
adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to consider
modifying or eliminating the separate affiliate requirement for
independent incumbent LECs that are subject to rate-of-return
regulation, see Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C.
160(C) From Enforcement of Certain Legacy Telecommunications
Regulations, 28 FCC Rcd. 7627 (2013). Accordingly, there has been a
change to recordkeeping requirement and the Commission's previous
burden estimates.
This recordkeeping requirement is used by the Commission to ensure
that independent incumbent LECs that provide international,
interexchange services do so in compliance with the Communications Act,
as amended, and with Commission policies and regulations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10996 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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