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protect. The exemption from access is
limited in some instances by law to
information that would reveal the
identity of a confidential source.
Requesters will be required to provide
adequate identification, such as a
driver’s license, employee identification
card or other identifying document.
Additional identification procedures
may be required in some instances.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Requests for correction or amendment
must identify the record to be changed
and the corrective action sought. EPA’s
Privacy Act regulations are set out in 40
CFR part 16.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Requests to determine whether this
system of records contains a record
pertaining to you must be sent to the
Agency’s Privacy Officer at: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW (2831T),
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566–1668;
Email: (privacy@epa.gov); Attn: Privacy
Officer.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
Under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), this system
is exempt from the following provisions
of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended:
5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4); (d); (e)(1),
(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(5),
and (e)(8); (f); and (g).
Under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) and (k)(5),
this system is exempt from the
following provisions of the Privacy Act
of 1974 as amended, subject to the
limitations set forth in this subsection;
5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G),
(e)(4)(H), and (f)(2) through (5).
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HISTORY:
66 FR 49947—The establishment of
the IGOR system in the Office of
Inspector General resulted in a
restructuring of the OIG systems of
records. Two existing systems (for
investigative files and personnel
security files) migrated to the IGOR
structure. One new OIG system for
audit, assignment, and time sheet files
has been created.
76 FR 71019—proposes to amend an
existing system of records by changing
the name of the system from the
Inspector General’s Operation and
Reporting (IGOR) System Investigative
Files (EPA–40) to the Inspector General
Enterprise Management System (IGEMS)
Investigative Module.
Dated: May 3, 2019.
Vaughn Noga,
Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
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Information Collection 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 September 27,
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: 3060–0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity Compliance
SUMMARY:
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with the Children’s internet Protection
Act Form, FCC Form 479; Receipt of
Service Confirmation and Certification
of Compliance with the Children’s
internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form
486; and Funding Commitment and
Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form
500.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486
and 500.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 58,500 respondents, 58,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for FCC Form
486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, and .75
hours for maintaining and updating the
internet Safety Policy.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r),
403, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 53,375 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no assurance of confidentiality
provided to respondents concerning this
information collection. However,
respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission or the Administrator be
withheld from public inspection under
47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval to extend
the currently approved requirements
contained in this information collection
There is a decrease in burden hours of
5,200 hours. The purpose of this
information is to ensure that schools
and libraries that are eligible to receive
discounted internet Access services
(Category One), and Broadband Internal
Connections, Managed Internal
Broadband Services, and Basic
Maintenance of Broadband Internal
Connections (Basic Maintenance)
(known together as Category Two
Services) have in place Internet safety
policies. Schools and libraries receiving
these services must certify, by
completing a FCC Form 486 (Receipt of
Service Confirmation and Certification
of Compliance with the Children’s
internet Protection Act), that
respondents are enforcing a policy of
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internet safety and enforcing the
operation of a technology prevention
measure. Also, respondents who
received a Funding Commitment
Decision Letter indicating services
eligible for universal service funding
must file FCC Form 486 to indicate their
service start date and to start the
payment process. In addition, all
members of a consortium must submit
signed certifications to the Billed Entity
of their consortium using a FCC Form
479; Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity of
Compliance with Children’s internet
Protection Act, in language consistent
with the certifications adopted for the
FCC Form 486. Consortia must, in turn,
certify collection of the FCC Forms 479
on the FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is
used by E-rate participants to adjust
previously filed forms, such as changing
the contract expiration date filed with
the FCC Form 471, changing the funding
year service start date filed with the FCC
Form 486, cancelling or reducing the
amount of funding commitments,
requesting extensions of the deadline for
nonrecurring services, and notifying
USAC of equipment transfers. All
requirements contained herein are
necessary to implement the
congressional mandate for universal
service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching
program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), this notice announces the
establishment of a matching program
the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission or
Agency) will conduct with the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS). The purpose
of this matching program is to verify the
eligibility of applicants to and
subscribers of the Universal Service
Fund (USF) Lifeline program, which is
administered by Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) under
the direction of the FCC. More
information about this program is
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provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
section below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or
before August 28, 2019. This computer
matching program will commence on
August 28, 2019, unless written
comments are received that require a
contrary determination, and will
conclude on January 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr.
Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Manager,
Information Technology (IT), Room 1–
C216, FCC, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554, or to
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418–0217, or
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Lifeline program provides support for
discounted broadband and voice
services to low-income consumers.
Lifeline is administered by the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) under FCC direction.
Consumers qualify for Lifeline through
proof of income or participation in a
qualifying program, such as Medicaid,
the Supplemental Nutritional
Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal
Public Housing Assistance,
Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit,
or various Tribal-specific federal
assistance programs. In a Report and
Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the
Commission ordered USAC to create a
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier
(National Verifier), including the
National Lifeline Eligibility Database
(LED), that would match data about
Lifeline applicants and subscribers with
other data sources to verify the
eligibility of an applicant or subscriber.
The Commission found that the
National Verifier would reduce
compliance costs for Lifeline service
providers, improve service for Lifeline
subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud,
and abuse in the program.
Purpose(s)
Participating Agency
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS),
Transformed—Medicaid Statistical
Information System (T–MSIS), System
No. 09–07–0541.
The categories of records involved in
the matching program include, but are
not limited to, a Lifeline applicant or
subscriber’s full name; physical and
mailing addresses; partial Social
Security number or Tribal ID number;
date of birth; qualifying person’s full
name (if qualifying person is different
from subscriber); qualifying person’s
physical and mailing addresses;
qualifying person’s partial Social
Security number or Tribal ID number,
and qualifying person’s date of birth.
The National Verifier will transfer these
data elements to CMS, which will
compare them to records maintained in
T–MSIS and then respond either ‘‘yes’’
INFORMATION
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.;
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization, et al., Third Report and
Order, Further Report and Order, and
Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd
3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016)
(2016 Lifeline Modernization Order).
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In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization
Order, the FCC required USAC to
develop and operate a National Lifeline
Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) to
improve efficiency and reduce waste,
fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline
program. The stated purpose of the
National Verifier is ‘‘to increase the
integrity and improve the performance
of the Lifeline program for the benefit of
a variety of Lifeline participants,
including Lifeline providers,
subscribers, states, community-based
organizations, USAC, and the
Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd at 4006, para.
126. To help determine whether Lifeline
applicants and subscribers are eligible
for Lifeline benefits, the Order
contemplates that a USAC-operated
Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED) will
communicate with information systems
and databases operated by other Federal
and State agencies. Id. at 4011–2, paras.
135–7. The purpose of this particular
program is to verify Lifeline eligibility
by establishing that applicants or
subscribers are enrolled in the Medicaid
program.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in this matching
program include, but are not limited to,
those individuals (residing in a single
household) who have applied for
Lifeline benefits; are currently receiving
Lifeline benefits; are individuals who
enable another individual in their
household to qualify for Lifeline
benefits; are minors whose status
qualifies a parent or guardian for
Lifeline benefits; are individuals who
have received Lifeline benefits; or are
individuals acting on behalf of an
eligible telecommunications carrier
(ETC) who have enrolled individuals in
the Lifeline program.
Categories of Records
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0853]
Information Collection 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 September
27, 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
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity
Compliance with the Children's internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form
479; Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of Compliance
with the Children's internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form 486; and
Funding Commitment and Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form 500.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 58,500 respondents, 58,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for
FCC Form 486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, and .75 hours for maintaining
and updating the internet Safety Policy.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 53,375 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information
collection. However, respondents may request materials or information
submitted to the Commission or the Administrator be withheld from
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to extend the currently approved
requirements contained in this information collection There is a
decrease in burden hours of 5,200 hours. The purpose of this
information is to ensure that schools and libraries that are eligible
to receive discounted internet Access services (Category One), and
Broadband Internal Connections, Managed Internal Broadband Services,
and Basic Maintenance of Broadband Internal Connections (Basic
Maintenance) (known together as Category Two Services) have in place
Internet safety policies. Schools and libraries receiving these
services must certify, by completing a FCC Form 486 (Receipt of Service
Confirmation and Certification of Compliance with the Children's
internet Protection Act), that respondents are enforcing a policy of
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internet safety and enforcing the operation of a technology prevention
measure. Also, respondents who received a Funding Commitment Decision
Letter indicating services eligible for universal service funding must
file FCC Form 486 to indicate their service start date and to start the
payment process. In addition, all members of a consortium must submit
signed certifications to the Billed Entity of their consortium using a
FCC Form 479; Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed
Entity of Compliance with Children's internet Protection Act, in
language consistent with the certifications adopted for the FCC Form
486. Consortia must, in turn, certify collection of the FCC Forms 479
on the FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is used by E-rate participants to
adjust previously filed forms, such as changing the contract expiration
date filed with the FCC Form 471, changing the funding year service
start date filed with the FCC Form 486, cancelling or reducing the
amount of funding commitments, requesting extensions of the deadline
for nonrecurring services, and notifying USAC of equipment transfers.
All requirements contained herein are necessary to implement the
congressional mandate for universal service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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