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tribal level capacity building for
environmental education; (c) crosssector partnerships to foster
environmental education; (d) leveraging
resources for environmental education;
(e) design and implementation of
environmental education research; (f)
evaluation methodology; professional
development for teachers and other
education professionals; and targeting
under-represented audiences, including
low-income, multi-cultural, senior
citizens and rural communities
audiences.
The NEEAC is best served by a
structurally and geographically diverse
group of individuals. Each individual
will demonstrate the ability to make a
time commitment. In addition, the
individual will demonstrate both strong
leadership and analytical skills. Also,
strong writing skills, communication
skills and the ability to evaluate
programs in an unbiased manner are
essential. Team players, which can meet
deadlines and review items on short
notice are ideal candidates.
How to submit applications: Any
interested and qualified individuals
may be considered for appointment on
the National Environmental Education
Advisory Council. Applications should
be submitted in electronic format to the
Designated Federal Officer, Javier
Araujo, araujo.javier@epa.gov and
contain the following: Contact
information including name, address,
phone and fax numbers and an email
address; a curriculum vitae or resume;
the specific area of expertise in
environmental education and the sector
or slot the applicant is applying for;
recent service on other national
advisory committees or national
professional organizations; a one page
commentary on the applicant’s
philosophy regarding the need for,
development, implementation and or
management of environmental
education nationally.
Persons having questions about the
application procedure or who are
unable to submit applications by
electronic means, should contact Javier
Araujo (DFO), at the contact information
provided above in this notice. Nonelectronic submissions must contain the
same information as the electronic. The
NEEAC staff Office will acknowledge
receipt of the application. The NEEAC
staff office will develop a short list of
candidates for more detailed
consideration. The short list candidates
will be required to fill out the
Confidential Disclosure Form for
Special Government Employees serving
Federal Advisory Committees at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(EPA form 3110–48). This confidential
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form allows government officials to
determine whether there is a statutory
conflict between that person’s public
responsibilities (which include
membership on a Federal Advisory
Committee) and private interests and
activities and the appearance of a lack
of impartiality as defined by Federal
regulation. The form may be viewed and
downloaded from the following URL
address. https://intranet.epa.gov/ogc/
ethics/EPA3110-48ver3.pdf.
Dated: September 4, 2019.
Elizabeth (Tate) Bennett,
Associate Administrator, Office of Public
Engagement and Environmental Education.
Javier Araujo,
Designated Federal Officer, Environmental
Education Specialist.
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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 (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 November 25,
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 at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1222.
SUMMARY:
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Title: Inmate Calling Services Annual
Reporting, Certification, and Consumer
Disclosure Requirements.
Form Number(s): FCC Form 2301(a)
and FCC Form 2301(b).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently-approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20 respondents; 20
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
hours–80 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting and certification requirements;
third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1,
4(i), 4(j), 201, 225, 276, and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j), 201,
225, 276, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission anticipates treating as
presumptively confidential any
particular information identified as
proprietary by providers of inmate
calling services (ICS).
Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the
Communications Act of 1934 Act, as
amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. 201, requires
that ICS providers’ interstate and
international rates and practices be just
and reasonable. Section 276 of the Act,
47 U.S.C. 276, requires that payphone
service providers (including ICS
providers) be fairly compensated for
completed calls.
In the Second Report and Order and
Third Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (Second Report and Order),
WC Docket No. 12–375, FCC 15–136,
the Commission undertook
comprehensive reform of the ICS rules.
The Commission, among other things,
established new rate caps for interstate
and intrastate ICS calls and limited and
capped ancillary service charges. To
enable the Commission to ensure
compliance with the rules adopted in
the Second Report and Order and
monitor the effectiveness of the ICS
reforms, the Commission required all
ICS providers to file annual reports
providing data and other information on
their ICS operations.
In particular, the Commission
required each ICS provider to file a
report annually specifying, for the prior
calendar year: Interstate, international,
and intrastate minutes of use by facility;
and the name, size, and type of facility
being served; fees for any ancillary
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services, the amount of these fees, and
the number of times each fee was
imposed; monthly site commission
payments; rates and minutes of use for
video calling services by facility, as well
as ancillary fee charges for such
services; the number of disabilityrelated calls, problems associated with
such calls, and ancillary fees charged in
connection with such calls; and the
number of complaints received related
to, for example, dropped calls and poor
call quality and the number of instances
of each by TTY and TRS users. The
annual reports ensure that the
Commission has access to the
information it needs to fulfill its
regulatory duties, while minimizing the
burden on ICS providers.
The Commission required that an ICS
provider certify annually the accuracy
of the data and other information
submitted in the provider’s annual
report and the provider’s compliance
with the Commission’s ICS rates.
Pursuant to the authority delegated to it
by the Commission in the Second
Report and Order, the Commission’s
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
created standardized templates for the
annual reports (FCC Form 2301(a)) and
certifications (FCC Form 2301(b)). The
Bureau provided instructions that
explain the reporting and certification
requirements and reduce the burden of
the data collection. The Commission
also required ICS providers to disclose
to consumers their interstate, intrastate,
and international rates and ancillary
service charges.
On June 13, 2017, the D.C. Circuit
vacated the video visitation
requirements in the annual report.
Pursuant to the D.C. Circuit’s mandate,
the Commission has removed the video
visitation reporting requirements in the
annual report and amended the
instructions to reflect the removal of
this requirement. As part of the
Commission’s continued administration
of the ICS data collection, the
Commission has modified the
instructions for FCC Form 2301(a) and
FCC Form 2301(b) in several additional
respects. These changes make the
instructions clearer and will make the
annual reports easier to understand and
analyze. The amended instructions
require ICS providers to: Submit all
reports using the electronic Excel
template provided by the Commission,
and to provide the data in a machinereadable, manipulatable format; provide
city and state information for each
facility served; group the facilities
served by underlying contracts in the
section for ICS Rates; separately report
and explain their rates for debit/prepaid
calls and collect calls; report fixed site
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commission payments by facility as well
as by contract; and explain certain
entries, including any entry that omits
requested information. These changes
will impose only a minimal additional
burden on providers because they
address only information that providers
usually and customarily compile in the
normal course of their business
activities. The information will help the
Commission continue to analyze
changes in the ICS industry, to monitor
compliance with the ICS rules, and to
enforce these rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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COMMISSION
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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 (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
SUMMARY:
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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 (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 November
25, 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 at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1222.
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Title: Inmate Calling Services Annual Reporting, Certification, and
Consumer Disclosure Requirements.
Form Number(s): FCC Form 2301(a) and FCC Form 2301(b).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently-approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 20 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours-80 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting and certification
requirements; third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201,
225, 276, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), 201, 225, 276, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission anticipates
treating as presumptively confidential any particular information
identified as proprietary by providers of inmate calling services
(ICS).
Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 Act,
as amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. 201, requires that ICS providers'
interstate and international rates and practices be just and
reasonable. Section 276 of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 276, requires that
payphone service providers (including ICS providers) be fairly
compensated for completed calls.
In the Second Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (Second Report and Order), WC Docket No. 12-375, FCC 15-136,
the Commission undertook comprehensive reform of the ICS rules. The
Commission, among other things, established new rate caps for
interstate and intrastate ICS calls and limited and capped ancillary
service charges. To enable the Commission to ensure compliance with the
rules adopted in the Second Report and Order and monitor the
effectiveness of the ICS reforms, the Commission required all ICS
providers to file annual reports providing data and other information
on their ICS operations.
In particular, the Commission required each ICS provider to file a
report annually specifying, for the prior calendar year: Interstate,
international, and intrastate minutes of use by facility; and the name,
size, and type of facility being served; fees for any ancillary
services, the amount of these fees, and the number of times each fee
was imposed; monthly site commission payments; rates and minutes of use
for video calling services by facility, as well as ancillary fee
charges for such services; the number of disability-related calls,
problems associated with such calls, and ancillary fees charged in
connection with such calls; and the number of complaints received
related to, for example, dropped calls and poor call quality and the
number of instances of each by TTY and TRS users. The annual reports
ensure that the Commission has access to the information it needs to
fulfill its regulatory duties, while minimizing the burden on ICS
providers.
The Commission required that an ICS provider certify annually the
accuracy of the data and other information submitted in the provider's
annual report and the provider's compliance with the Commission's ICS
rates. Pursuant to the authority delegated to it by the Commission in
the Second Report and Order, the Commission's Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) created standardized templates for the annual reports
(FCC Form 2301(a)) and certifications (FCC Form 2301(b)). The Bureau
provided instructions that explain the reporting and certification
requirements and reduce the burden of the data collection. The
Commission also required ICS providers to disclose to consumers their
interstate, intrastate, and international rates and ancillary service
charges.
On June 13, 2017, the D.C. Circuit vacated the video visitation
requirements in the annual report. Pursuant to the D.C. Circuit's
mandate, the Commission has removed the video visitation reporting
requirements in the annual report and amended the instructions to
reflect the removal of this requirement. As part of the Commission's
continued administration of the ICS data collection, the Commission has
modified the instructions for FCC Form 2301(a) and FCC Form 2301(b) in
several additional respects. These changes make the instructions
clearer and will make the annual reports easier to understand and
analyze. The amended instructions require ICS providers to: Submit all
reports using the electronic Excel template provided by the Commission,
and to provide the data in a machine-readable, manipulatable format;
provide city and state information for each facility served; group the
facilities served by underlying contracts in the section for ICS Rates;
separately report and explain their rates for debit/prepaid calls and
collect calls; report fixed site commission payments by facility as
well as by contract; and explain certain entries, including any entry
that omits requested information. These changes will impose only a
minimal additional burden on providers because they address only
information that providers usually and customarily compile in the
normal course of their business activities. The information will help
the Commission continue to analyze changes in the ICS industry, to
monitor compliance with the ICS rules, and to enforce these rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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