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Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–04727 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0804, OMB 3060–1096]
Information Collections 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 of 1995 (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
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 May 13, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0804.
Title: Universal Service—Rural Health
Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461,
462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; and State, Local,
or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20,314 respondents; 117,042
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–40
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and one-time annual reporting
requirements, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205,
218–220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 275,090 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
Impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission.
Respondents may, however, request
confidential treatment for information
they believe to be confidential under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
We note that the universal service
administrator must preserve the
confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents and contributors to the
universal service support program
mechanism; must not use the data
except for purposes of administering the
universal service support program; and
must not disclose data in companyspecific form unless directed to do so by
the Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval of a revision (change in
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reporting and recordkeeping
requirements) to this information
collection. This collection is utilized for
the rural health care support mechanism
(RHC Program) of the Commission’s
universal service fund (USF). Section
254(h)(A)(1) of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996 (1996 Act), 47 U.S.C.
254(h)(A)(1), mandates that
telecommunications carriers provide
telecommunications services for health
care purposes to eligible rural public or
non-profit health care providers at rates
that are ‘‘reasonably comparable’’ to
rates in urban areas. In addition, section
254(h)(2)(A) of the 1996 Act, 47 U.S.C.
254(h)(2)(A), directs the Commission to
establish competitively neutral rules to
enhance, to the extent technically
feasible and economically reasonable,
access to ‘‘advanced
telecommunications and information
services’’ for public and non-profit
health care providers.
Based on this legislative mandate, the
Commission established the two
components of the RHC Program—the
Telecommunications (Telecom) Program
and the Healthcare Connect Fund
Program. Additionally, in 2006, the
Commission established the Pilot
Program which provided funding for a
limited time (through funding year
2012). At the time of the Commission’s
last revision of this information
collection, while no new funding was
available under Pilot Program, some
projects were still spending funds
previously committed as part of the
Pilot Program. Since that time, all
invoicing under the Pilot Program has
been completed and there are no
remaining funds to be disbursed under
the Pilot Program. This revised
collection is therefore necessary to
eliminate the requirements associated
with this program. Additionally, this
collection of information is necessary so
that the Commission and the Universal
Service Administrative Company
(USAC), the administrator of the USF
program, will have sufficient
information to determine if entities are
eligible for funding pursuant to the RHC
Program, to determine if entities are
complying with the Commission’s rules,
and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
This information is also necessary in
order to allow the Commission to
evaluate the extent to which the RHC
Program is meeting the statutory
objectives specified in section 254(h) of
the 1996 Act, and the Commission’s
performance goals for the Healthcare
Connect Fund Program. Accordingly,
this information collection is being
revised to: (1) Eliminate the
requirements for the Pilot Program and
(2) extend the existing information
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collection requirements for the
Healthcare Connect Fund and Telecom
Programs.
This submission is organized by
program indicating which information
collection requirements are being
eliminated or extended for each RHC
program. The Healthcare Connect Fund
includes FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, and
463, and the Telecom Program includes
FCC Forms 465, 466, 467.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1096.
Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service
Provider Certification, WC Docket No.
05–68.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 121 respondents; 1,452
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5
hours–20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly
reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
152, 154(i), 201, 202 and 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 12,100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission does not anticipate
providing confidentiality of the
information submitted by prepaid
calling card providers. Particularly, the
prepaid calling card providers must
send reports to their transport providers.
Additionally, the quarterly certifications
sent to the Commission will be made
public through the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) process. These certifications will
be filed in the Commission’s docket
associated with this proceeding. If the
respondents submit information they
believe to be confidential, they may
request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Prepaid calling card
service providers must report quarterly
the percentage of interstate, intrastate
and international access charges to
carriers from which they purchase
transport services. Prepaid calling card
providers must also file certifications
with the Commission quarterly that
include the above information and a
statement that they are contributing to
the federal Universal Service Fund
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based on all interstate and international
revenue, except for revenue from the
sale of prepaid calling cards by, to, or
pursuant to contract with the
Department of Defense (DoD) or a DoD
entity.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–04726 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than April 12, 2019.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
(Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice
President) 701 East Byrd Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23219. Comments
can also be sent electronically to or
Comments.applications@rich.frb.org:
1. BB&T Corporation, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina; to merge with SunTrust
Banks, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, and
thereby indirectly acquire SunTrust
Bank Holding Company, Orlando,
Florida, and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta,
Georgia.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 11, 2019.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2019–04737 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am]
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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 (‘‘Act’’) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j))
and § 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 March
29, 2019.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. Hiu Kwan Kwok, Cyber Port, Hong
Kong, and Jun Yang, Tianjin, China; to
acquire voting shares of My Anns
Corporation, and thereby indirectly
acquire Piqua State Bank, both of Piqua,
Kansas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 8, 2019.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2019–04669 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0804, OMB 3060-1096]
Information Collections 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 of 1995 (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 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 May 13,
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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0804.
Title: Universal Service--Rural Health Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20,314 respondents; 117,042
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time annual reporting
requirements, and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201-205, 214, 254, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205,
218-220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 275,090 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment
for information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission's rules. We note that the universal service
administrator must preserve the confidentiality of all data obtained
from respondents and contributors to the universal service support
program mechanism; must not use the data except for purposes of
administering the universal service support program; and must not
disclose data in company-specific form unless directed to do so by the
Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of a revision (change in reporting and
recordkeeping requirements) to this information collection. This
collection is utilized for the rural health care support mechanism (RHC
Program) of the Commission's universal service fund (USF). Section
254(h)(A)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act), 47
U.S.C. 254(h)(A)(1), mandates that telecommunications carriers provide
telecommunications services for health care purposes to eligible rural
public or non-profit health care providers at rates that are
``reasonably comparable'' to rates in urban areas. In addition, section
254(h)(2)(A) of the 1996 Act, 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(2)(A), directs the
Commission to establish competitively neutral rules to enhance, to the
extent technically feasible and economically reasonable, access to
``advanced telecommunications and information services'' for public and
non-profit health care providers.
Based on this legislative mandate, the Commission established the
two components of the RHC Program--the Telecommunications (Telecom)
Program and the Healthcare Connect Fund Program. Additionally, in 2006,
the Commission established the Pilot Program which provided funding for
a limited time (through funding year 2012). At the time of the
Commission's last revision of this information collection, while no new
funding was available under Pilot Program, some projects were still
spending funds previously committed as part of the Pilot Program. Since
that time, all invoicing under the Pilot Program has been completed and
there are no remaining funds to be disbursed under the Pilot Program.
This revised collection is therefore necessary to eliminate the
requirements associated with this program. Additionally, this
collection of information is necessary so that the Commission and the
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the administrator of
the USF program, will have sufficient information to determine if
entities are eligible for funding pursuant to the RHC Program, to
determine if entities are complying with the Commission's rules, and to
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
This information is also necessary in order to allow the Commission
to evaluate the extent to which the RHC Program is meeting the
statutory objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act, and
the Commission's performance goals for the Healthcare Connect Fund
Program. Accordingly, this information collection is being revised to:
(1) Eliminate the requirements for the Pilot Program and (2) extend the
existing information
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collection requirements for the Healthcare Connect Fund and Telecom
Programs.
This submission is organized by program indicating which
information collection requirements are being eliminated or extended
for each RHC program. The Healthcare Connect Fund includes FCC Forms
460, 461, 462, and 463, and the Telecom Program includes FCC Forms 465,
466, 467.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1096.
Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service Provider Certification, WC
Docket No. 05-68.
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: 121 respondents; 1,452
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours-20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 201,
202 and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 12,100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
anticipate providing confidentiality of the information submitted by
prepaid calling card providers. Particularly, the prepaid calling card
providers must send reports to their transport providers. Additionally,
the quarterly certifications sent to the Commission will be made public
through the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
process. These certifications will be filed in the Commission's docket
associated with this proceeding. If the respondents submit information
they believe to be confidential, they may request confidential
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's
rules.
Needs and Uses: Prepaid calling card service providers must report
quarterly the percentage of interstate, intrastate and international
access charges to carriers from which they purchase transport services.
Prepaid calling card providers must also file certifications with the
Commission quarterly that include the above information and a statement
that they are contributing to the federal Universal Service Fund based
on all interstate and international revenue, except for revenue from
the sale of prepaid calling cards by, to, or pursuant to contract with
the Department of Defense (DoD) or a DoD entity.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04726 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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