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adjacent channel stations proposing
predicted interference caused in any
area where interference is not currently
predicted to be caused upon the
licensee(s) of the affected short-spaced
station(s). Commission staff uses the
data to determine if the public interest
will be served and that existing levels of
interference will not be increased to
other licensed stations. Providing copies
of application(s) to affected licensee(s)
will enable potentially affected parties
to examine the proposals and provide
them an opportunity to file informal
objections against such applications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–25407 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1170]
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), 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 January 23, 2018.
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
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: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1170.
Title: Improving Spectrum Efficiency
Through Flexible Channel Spacing and
Bandwidth Utilization for Economic
Area-based 800 MHz Specialized Mobile
Radio Licensees—Notice Requirement
Section 90.209.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 24 respondents; 24
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–4
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
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is 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 301, 302(a),
303, 307, and 308 unless otherwise
noted.
Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $46,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 90.209(b)(7) require EA-based 800
MHz SMR licensees authorized to
exceed the standard channel spacing
and authorized bandwidth under
Section 90.209(b)(5) to provide at least
30 days written notice prior to initiating
service in the 813.5–824/858.5–869
MHz band to every 800 MHz public
safety licensee with a base station in the
affected National Public Safety Planning
Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) region,
and every 800 MHz public safety
licensee within 113 kilometers (70
miles) of the affected region.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–25415 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0819]
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
SUMMARY:
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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 December 26,
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 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 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: 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
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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: 3060–0819.
Title: Lifeline and Link Up Reform
and Modernization,
Telecommunications Carriers Eligible
for Universal Service Support, Connect
America Fund.
Form Numbers: FCC Form 555, FCC
Form 481, FCC Form 497, FCC Form
5629, FCC Form 5630, FCC Form 5631.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households and business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20,094,358 respondents;
23,954,123 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .0167
hours—250 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual,
biennial, monthly, daily and on
occasion reporting requirements and
third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 5, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254,
303(r), and 403 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and section
706 of the Communications Act of 1996,
as amended; 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i),
155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r),
403, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 11,028,571
hours.
Total Annual Cost: $937,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
The Commission completed a Privacy
Impact Assessment (PIA) for some of the
information collection requirements
contained in this collection. The PIA
was published in the Federal Register at
82 FR 38686 on August 15, 2017. The
PIA may be reviewed at: https://
www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_
Impact_Assessment.html.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Some of the requirements contained in
this information collection affect
individuals or households, and thus,
there are impacts under the Privacy Act.
The FCC’s system of records notice
(SORN) associated with this collection
is FCC/WCB–1, ‘‘Lifeline Program.’’
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The Commission will use the
information contained in FCC/WCB–1
to cover the personally identifiable
information (PII) that is required as part
of the Lifeline Program (‘‘Lifeline’’). As
required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Commission published FCC/WCB–1
‘‘Lifeline Program’’ in the Federal
Register on August 15, 2017 (82 FR
38686).
Also, respondents may request
materials or information submitted to
the Commission or to the Universal
Service Administrative Company
(USAC or Administrator) be withheld
from public inspection under 47 CFR
0.459 of the FCC’s rules. 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
will submit this information collection
after this comment period to obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of revisions to this
information collection.
On April 27, 2016, the Commission
released an order reforming its lowincome universal service support
mechanisms. Lifeline and Link Up
Reform and Modernization;
Telecommunications Carriers Eligible
for Universal Service Support; Connect
America Fund, WC Docket Nos. 11–42,
09–197, 10–90, Third Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, Order on
Reconsideration, and Further Report
and Order, (Lifeline Third Reform
Order). This revision implements the
new forms for the Lifeline program for
consumer enrollment and certification,
recertification, and one-per household
verification. These forms are intended
for use as standard forms for all
consumers and ETCs participating in
the Lifeline program. This revision also
implements the transition to payment of
the Lifeline reimbursement to ETCs
based on data from USAC’s NLAD
database. In the Lifeline Third Reform
Order, the Commission directed USAC
to propose improved methods of
providing payment to Lifeline providers
that will reduce costs and burdens to
the Fund and to Lifeline providers. In
addition, the Commission seeks to
update the number of respondents for
certain requirements contained in this
information collection, thus increasing
the total burden hours for some
requirements and decreasing the total
burden hours for other requirements.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–25411 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Notice to All Interested Parties of
Intent To Terminate the Receivership
of 10337, Community First Bank—
Chicago
Notice is hereby given that the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC or
Receiver) as Receiver for Community
First Bank—Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
intends to terminate its receivership for
said institution. The FDIC was
appointed Receiver of Community First
Bank—Chicago on February 4, 2011.
The liquidation of the receivership
assets has been completed. To the extent
permitted by available funds and in
accordance with law, the Receiver will
be making a final dividend payment to
proven creditors.
Based upon the foregoing, the
Receiver has determined that the
continued existence of the receivership
will serve no useful purpose.
Consequently, notice is given that the
receivership shall be terminated, to be
effective no sooner than thirty days after
the date of this notice. If any person
wishes to comment concerning the
termination of the receivership, such
comment must be made in writing and
sent within thirty days of the date of
this notice to: Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Division of Resolutions
and Receiverships, Attention:
Receivership Oversight Department
34.6, 1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX
75201.
No comments concerning the
termination of this receivership will be
considered which are not sent within
this time frame.
Dated: November 16, 2017.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2017–25210 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
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BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
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§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of
the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than
December 7, 2017.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice
President) 2200 North Pearl Street,
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272:
1. J. Edgerton Pierson, Jr. and the Jim
Pierson Revocable Grantor Trust, both
of Shreveport, Louisiana; to retain
voting shares of City Bancshares, Inc.,
Natchitoches, Louisiana; and Virginia T.
Pierson, Mary Lou Pierson Brown,
Phillip G. Brown, each of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, Patricia Pierson McAlpine,
Kingwood, Texas, and J. Edgerton
Pierson, Jr.; as a group acting in concert
to collectively retain voting shares of
City Bancshares, Inc., Natchitoches,
Louisiana and thereby, indirectly retain
shares of City Bank & Trust Company,
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 17, 2017.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017–25338 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
[Docket No. OP–1570]
Proposed Guidance on Supervisory
Expectations for Boards of Directors
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
On August 9, 2017, the Board
published in the Federal Register
proposed guidance on supervisory
expectations for boards of directors. To
facilitate effective public comment on
the proposal, the Board previously
extended the comment period from
October 10, 2017, to November 30, 2017.
The Board has determined that an
additional extension of the comment
period until February 15, 2018, is
appropriate. This action will allow
interested persons additional time to
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analyze the proposal and prepare their
comments.
DATES: Comments on the proposal must
be received on or before February 15,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the methods identified in the
proposal. Please submit your comments
using only one method.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Hsu, Associate Director, (202)
912–4330, Michael Solomon, Associate
Director, (202) 452–3502, Richard
Naylor, Associate Director, (202) 728–
5854, Division of Supervision and
Regulation; Ben McDonough, Assistant
General Counsel, (202) 452–2036, Scott
Tkacz, Senior Counsel, (202) 452–2744,
Keisha Patrick, Senior Counsel, (202)
452–3559, or Chris Callanan, Senior
Attorney, (202) 452–3594, Legal
Division, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th and C
Streets NW., Washington, DC 20551. For
the hearing impaired only,
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) users may contact (202) 263–
4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
9, 2017, the Board published in the
Federal Register proposed guidance 1 on
supervisory expectations for boards of
directors of firms supervised by the
Federal Reserve. The proposal addresses
supervisory expectations for boards of
directors of bank holding companies,
savings and loan holding companies,
state member banks, U.S. branches and
agencies of foreign banking
organizations, and systemically
important nonbank financial companies
designated by the Financial Stability
Oversight Council for supervision by the
Federal Reserve. For the largest
domestic bank and savings and loan
holding companies and systemically
important nonbank financial companies,
the proposal would establish attributes
of effective boards centered on the
board’s core responsibilities, which
support safety and soundness, and
would provide the framework with
which the Federal Reserve would
evaluate the effectiveness of a firm’s
boards of directors. For all domestic
bank and savings and loan holding
companies, certain existing Federal
Reserve Supervision and Regulation
letters containing supervisory
expectations for boards of directors
would be revised or eliminated to more
clearly distinguish a board’s roles and
responsibilities from those of senior
management and allow boards to focus
1 See ‘‘Proposed Guidance on Supervisory
Expectation for Boards of Directors,’’ 82 FR 37219
(August 9, 2017).
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0819]
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
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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 December 26,
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 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 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: 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: 3060-0819.
Title: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization,
Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support,
Connect America Fund.
Form Numbers: FCC Form 555, FCC Form 481, FCC Form 497, FCC Form
5629, FCC Form 5630, FCC Form 5631.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households and business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20,094,358 respondents;
23,954,123 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .0167 hours--250 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, biennial, monthly, daily and on
occasion reporting requirements and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority is contained in Sections 1, 4(i), 5, 201, 205, 214,
219, 220, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and section 706 of the Communications Act of 1996, as amended;
47 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254,
303(r), 403, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 11,028,571 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $937,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission completed a
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for some of the information collection
requirements contained in this collection. The PIA was published in the
Federal Register at 82 FR 38686 on August 15, 2017. The PIA may be
reviewed at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some of the requirements
contained in this information collection affect individuals or
households, and thus, there are impacts under the Privacy Act. The
FCC's system of records notice (SORN) associated with this collection
is FCC/WCB-1, ``Lifeline Program.''
The Commission will use the information contained in FCC/WCB-1 to
cover the personally identifiable information (PII) that is required as
part of the Lifeline Program (``Lifeline''). As required by the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission published FCC/
WCB-1 ``Lifeline Program'' in the Federal Register on August 15, 2017
(82 FR 38686).
Also, respondents may request materials or information submitted to
the Commission or to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC
or Administrator) be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459
of the FCC's rules. 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 will submit this information
collection after this comment period to obtain approval from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) of revisions to this information
collection.
On April 27, 2016, the Commission released an order reforming its
low-income universal service support mechanisms. Lifeline and Link Up
Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for
Universal Service Support; Connect America Fund, WC Docket Nos. 11-42,
09-197, 10-90, Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Order on
Reconsideration, and Further Report and Order, (Lifeline Third Reform
Order). This revision implements the new forms for the Lifeline program
for consumer enrollment and certification, recertification, and one-per
household verification. These forms are intended for use as standard
forms for all consumers and ETCs participating in the Lifeline program.
This revision also implements the transition to payment of the Lifeline
reimbursement to ETCs based on data from USAC's NLAD database. In the
Lifeline Third Reform Order, the Commission directed USAC to propose
improved methods of providing payment to Lifeline providers that will
reduce costs and burdens to the Fund and to Lifeline providers. In
addition, the Commission seeks to update the number of respondents for
certain requirements contained in this information collection, thus
increasing the total burden hours for some requirements and decreasing
the total burden hours for other requirements.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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