Information Collection Requirement Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 3168 [2019-01723]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01723]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1185]


Information Collection Requirement Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested 
concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 12, 
2019. 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. Include in the comments the 
Title as shown in the Supplementary Information section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1185.
    Title: Annual Report for Mobility Fund Phase I Support, FCC Form 
690 and Record Retention Requirements.
    Form Number: FCC Form 690.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 34 respondents and 880 
responses.
    Time per Response: 1-18 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 
requirement; recordkeeping 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) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 15,874 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. The information collected on FCC Form 690 will be made 
available for public inspection. To the extent that an applicant seeks 
to have information collected on FCC Form 690 withheld from public 
inspection, the applicant may request confidential treatment pursuant 
to 47 CFR 0.459.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: A request for extension of this information 
collection (no change in requirements) will be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day comment period in 
order to obtain the full three year clearance from OMB. The Commission 
uses the information contained in this collection to ensure that each 
winning bidder is meeting its obligations for receiving Mobility Fund 
Phase I (MF-I) support. In its November 2011 USF/ICC Transformation 
Order (FCC 11-161), the Commission comprehensively reformed and 
modernized the high-cost program within the universal service fund and, 
among other things, established the Mobility Fund. The Commission 
adopted rules in the USF/ICC Transformation Order for MF-I, which 
provided up to $300 million in one-time universal service support 
payments to immediately accelerate deployment of mobile broadband 
services in unserved areas, including annual reporting and record 
retention requirements for MF-I support recipients. The Commission also 
established a separate and complementary one-time Tribal Mobility Fund 
Phase I (TMF-I) to award up to $50 million in additional universal 
service funding to Tribal Areas, including Alaska, to accelerate mobile 
broadband availability in these remote and underserved areas. In its 
May 2012 Third Order on Reconsideration (FCC 12-52), the Commission 
revised certain rules adopted in the USF/ICC Transformation Order, 
including the deadline by which MF-I and TMF-I support recipients must 
file their annual reports pursuant to 47 CFR 54.1009(a). The 
information being collected under this information collection will be 
used by the Commission to ensure that each MF-I support recipient is 
meeting the public interest obligations associated with receiving such 
support.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-01723 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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