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language) in proceedings before the
Commission.
DATES: September 18, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
Commission Meeting Room TW–C305,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Marshall, Designated Federal
Officer of the Committee, (202) 418–
2809 (voice or Relay); email
Scott.Marshall@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document DA 17–792, released August
23, 2017, announcing the Agenda, Date,
and Time of the Committee’s Next
Meeting.
Meeting Agenda
At its September 18, 2017 meeting,
the Committee is expected to consider a
recommendation from its Robocalls
Working Group regarding blocking of
unwanted calls. The Committee will
also receive briefings from Commission
staff on issues of interest to the
Committee.
A limited amount of time will be
available for comments from the public.
If time permits, the public may ask
questions of presenters via the email
address livequestions@fcc.gov or via
Twitter using the hashtag #fcclive. The
public may also follow the meeting on
Twitter @fcc or via the Commission’s
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
fcc. Alternatively, members of the
public may send written comments to:
Scott Marshall, Designated Federal
Officer of the Committee, at the address
provided above.
The meeting is open to the public and
the site is fully accessible to people
using wheelchairs or other mobility
aids. Sign language interpreters, open
captioning, assistive listening devices,
and Braille copies of the agenda and
committee roster will be provided on
site. Meetings of the Committee are also
broadcast live with open captioning
over the Internet from the FCC Live Web
page at www.fcc.gov/live/. Other
reasonable accommodations for people
with disabilities are available upon
request. The request should include a
detailed description of the
accommodation needed and contact
information. Please provide as much
advance notice as possible; last minute
requests will be accepted, but may not
be possible to fill. To request an
accommodation, send an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
(202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
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D’wana Terry,
Acting Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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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, 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 Commission 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 October 2, 2017.
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 listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
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For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page , (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
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to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1166.
Title: Section 1.21001, Participation
in Competitive Bidding for Support;
Section 1.21002, Prohibition of Certain
Communications During the
Competitive Bidding Process.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 750 respondents and 750
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
47 U.S.C. 154, 254 and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 1,125 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Information collected in each
application for universal service support
will be made available for public
inspection, and the Commission is not
requesting that respondents submit
confidential information to the
Commission as part of the pre-auction
application process. Respondents
seeking to have information collected on
an application for universal service
support withheld from public
inspection may request confidential
treatment of such information pursuant
to section 0.459 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will use the information collected to
determine whether applicants are
eligible to participate in auctions for
Universal Service Fund support. On
November 18, 2011, the Commission
released an order comprehensively
reforming and modernizing the
universal service and intercarrier
compensation systems to ensure that
robust, affordable voice and broadband
service, both fixed and mobile, are
available to Americans throughout the
nation. Connect America Fund et al.,
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 26 FCC Rcd 17663 (2011)
(USF/ICC Transformation Order). In
adopting the USF/ICC Transformation
Order, the Commission created the
Connect America Fund (CAF) to help
make broadband available to homes,
businesses, and community anchor
institutions in areas that do not, or
would not otherwise, have broadband.
In addition, the Commission created the
Connect America Mobility Fund (MF) to
ensure the availability of mobile
broadband networks in areas where a
private-sector business case is lacking
and a separate and complementary onetime Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I to
accelerate mobile voice and broadband
availability in Tribal areas. Finally, the
Commission created the Remote Areas
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Fund (RAF) to ensure that Americans
living in the most remote areas in the
nation, where the cost of deploying
traditional terrestrial broadband
networks is extremely high, can obtain
affordable access through alternative
technology platforms, including satellite
and unlicensed wireless services.
To implement these reforms and
conduct competitive bidding for CAF,
MF, and RAF support, the Commission
adopted new rules containing
information collection requirements that
would be used to determine whether an
applicant is generally qualified to bid
for universal service support. The
Commission also adopted rules
containing information collection
requirements that would be used to
determine whether an applicant is
specifically qualified to bid for Phase I
of the Mobility Fund and Tribal
Mobility Fund.
Because support under Phase I of the
Mobility Fund and Tribal Mobility Fund
has been awarded, the Commission is
revising the currently approved
information collection to remove the
information collections requirements
that apply specifically to applicants
seeking to participate in competitive
bidding for Mobility Fund Phase I and
Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I support
and to retain only those information
collections requirements that apply
generally to applicants seeking to
participate in competitive bidding for
universal service support. The
Commission also requests that the title
of this information collection be
changed to ‘‘Section 1.21001,
Participation in Competitive Bidding for
Support; Section 1.21002, Prohibition of
Certain Communications During the
Competitive Bidding Process’’ to reflect
the revised information collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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Federal Advisory Committee, Diversity
and Digital Empowerment
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) announces the first
meeting and agenda of the Advisory
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Committee on Diversity and Digital
Empowerment (ACDDE).
DATES: Monday, September 25, 2017,
beginning at 10:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room
TW–C305, Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Media Bureau, (202) 418–
2608, Jamila-Bess.Johnson@fcc.gov; or
Brenda Villanueva, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, (202) 418–7005,
Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is open to members of the
public. The FCC will accommodate as
many attendees as possible; however,
admittance will be limited to seating
availability. The Commission will also
provide audio and video coverage of the
meeting over the Internet at
www.fcc.gov/live. Oral statements at the
meeting by parties or entities not
represented on the ACDDE will be
permitted to the extent time permits and
at the discretion of the ACDDE Chair
and the DFO. Members of the public
may submit comments to the ACDDE in
the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing
System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
Comments to the ACDDE should be
filed in GN Docket No. 17–208.
Open captioning will be provided for
this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for persons with
disabilities are available upon request.
Requests for such accommodations
should be submitted via email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY). Such requests should
include a detailed description of the
accommodation needed. In addition,
please include a way for the FCC to
contact the requester if more
information is needed to fulfill the
request. Please allow at least five days’
notice; last minute requests will be
accepted, but may not be possible to
accommodate.
Proposed Agenda: At this meeting,
the agenda will include introduction of
members of the ACDDE, including the
Committee Chair and Vice Chair,
establish working groups that will assist
ACDDE in carrying out its work, and
generally discuss the Committee’s
mission to provide recommendations to
the FCC on how to empower
disadvantaged communities and
accelerate the entry of small businesses,
including those owned by women and
minorities, into the media, digital news
and information, and audio and video
programming industries, including as
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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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, 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 Commission 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 October 2,
2017. 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 listed 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1166.
Title: Section 1.21001, Participation in Competitive Bidding for
Support; Section 1.21002, Prohibition of Certain Communications During
the Competitive Bidding Process.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents and 750
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection 47 U.S.C. 154, 254
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 1,125 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. Information collected in each application for
universal service support will be made available for public inspection,
and the Commission is not requesting that respondents submit
confidential information to the Commission as part of the pre-auction
application process. Respondents seeking to have information collected
on an application for universal service support withheld from public
inspection may request confidential treatment of such information
pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information collected
to determine whether applicants are eligible to participate in auctions
for Universal Service Fund support. On November 18, 2011, the
Commission released an order comprehensively reforming and modernizing
the universal service and intercarrier compensation systems to ensure
that robust, affordable voice and broadband service, both fixed and
mobile, are available to Americans throughout the nation. Connect
America Fund et al., Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
26 FCC Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC Transformation Order). In adopting the
USF/ICC Transformation Order, the Commission created the Connect
America Fund (CAF) to help make broadband available to homes,
businesses, and community anchor institutions in areas that do not, or
would not otherwise, have broadband. In addition, the Commission
created the Connect America Mobility Fund (MF) to ensure the
availability of mobile broadband networks in areas where a private-
sector business case is lacking and a separate and complementary one-
time Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I to accelerate mobile voice and
broadband availability in Tribal areas. Finally, the Commission created
the Remote Areas Fund (RAF) to ensure that Americans living in the most
remote areas in the nation, where the cost of deploying traditional
terrestrial broadband networks is extremely high, can obtain affordable
access through alternative technology platforms, including satellite
and unlicensed wireless services.
To implement these reforms and conduct competitive bidding for CAF,
MF, and RAF support, the Commission adopted new rules containing
information collection requirements that would be used to determine
whether an applicant is generally qualified to bid for universal
service support. The Commission also adopted rules containing
information collection requirements that would be used to determine
whether an applicant is specifically qualified to bid for Phase I of
the Mobility Fund and Tribal Mobility Fund.
Because support under Phase I of the Mobility Fund and Tribal
Mobility Fund has been awarded, the Commission is revising the
currently approved information collection to remove the information
collections requirements that apply specifically to applicants seeking
to participate in competitive bidding for Mobility Fund Phase I and
Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I support and to retain only those
information collections requirements that apply generally to applicants
seeking to participate in competitive bidding for universal service
support. The Commission also requests that the title of this
information collection be changed to ``Section 1.21001, Participation
in Competitive Bidding for Support; Section 1.21002, Prohibition of
Certain Communications During the Competitive Bidding Process'' to
reflect the revised information collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18542 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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