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recordkeeping requirement and thirdparty 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: 8,531,854
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 60-day comment period to
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) of
revisions to this information collection.
On October 30, 2019, the Commission
adopted the Bridging the Digital Divide
for Low-Income Consumers, WC Docket
Nos, 17–287, 11–42, 09–197, Fifth
Report and Order, Memorandum
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Opinion and Order and Order on
Reconsideration, and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking FCC 19–111
(2019) (2019 Lifeline Order). The
Lifeline Fifth Report and Order restores
the traditional state and federal roles in
designating eligible telecommunications
carriers (ETC) and eliminates the
Lifeline Broadband Provider (LBP)
category. The Order also codifies a
requirement that enrollment
representatives must register with USAC
before interacting with USAC’s systems.
Finally, the 2019 Lifeline Order
implements several process and
procedural changes to further bolster
program integrity efforts. These changes
require minor modifications to the
previously approved requirements. The
changes made by the Lifeline Fifth
Report and Order have a moderate
impact on overall burden, increasing the
burden hours for some requirements
and decreasing the burden hours for
other requirements.
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 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 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
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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 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 April 20,
2020. 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 to 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0213.
Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for
Removing Application Conflicts.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not for profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 38 respondents; 40
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 39 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $91,953.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i) and 311 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 73.3525 states (a) except as
provided in § 73.3523 regarding
dismissal of applications in comparative
renewal proceedings, whenever
applicants for a construction permit for
a broadcast station enter into an
agreement to procure the removal of a
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conflict between applications pending
before the FCC by withdrawal or
amendment of an application or by its
dismissal pursuant to § 73.3568, all
parties thereto shall, within 5 days after
entering into the agreement, file with
the FCC a joint request for approval of
such agreement. The joint request shall
be accompanied by a copy of the
agreement, including any ancillary
agreements, and an affidavit of each
party to the agreement setting forth:
(1) The reasons why it is considered
that such agreement is in the public
interest;
(2) A statement that its application
was not filed for the purpose of reaching
or carrying out such agreement;
(3) A certification that neither the
applicant nor its principals has received
any money or other consideration in
excess of the legitimate and prudent
expenses of the applicant; Provided
That this provision shall not apply to
bona fide merger agreements;
(4) The exact nature and amount of
any consideration paid or promised;
(5) An itemized accounting of the
expenses for which it seeks
reimbursement; and
(6) The terms of any oral agreement
relating to the dismissal or withdrawal
of its application.
(b) Whenever two or more conflicting
applications for construction permits for
broadcast stations pending before the
FCC involve a determination of fair,
efficient and equitable distribution of
service pursuant to section 307(b) of the
Communications Act, and an agreement
is made to procure the withdrawal (by
amendment to specify a different
community or by dismissal pursuant to
§ 73.3568) of the only application or
applications seeking the same facilities
for one of the communities involved, all
parties thereto shall file the joint request
and affidavits specified in paragraph (a)
of this section.
(1) If upon examination of the
proposed agreement the FCC finds that
withdrawal of one of the applications
would unduly impede achievement of a
fair, efficient and equitable distribution
of radio service among the several States
and communities, then the FCC shall
order that further opportunity be
afforded for other persons to apply for
the facilities specified in the application
or applications to be withdrawn before
acting upon the pending request for
approval of the agreement.
(2) Upon release of such order, any
party proposing to withdraw its
application shall cause to be published
a notice of such proposed withdrawal at
least twice a week for 2 consecutive
weeks within the 3-week period
immediately following release of the
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FCC’s order, in a daily newspaper of
general circulation published in the
community in which it was proposed to
locate the station. However, if there is
no such daily newspaper published in
the community, the notice shall be
published as follows:
(i) If one or more weekly newspapers
of general circulation are published in
the community in which the station was
proposed to be located, notice shall be
published in such a weekly newspaper
once a week for 3 consecutive weeks
within the 4-week period immediately
following the release of the FCC’s order.
(ii) If no weekly newspaper of general
circulation is published in the
community in which the station was
proposed to be located, notice shall be
published at least twice a week for 2
consecutive weeks within the 3-week
period immediately following the
release of the FCC’s order in the daily
newspaper having the greatest general
circulation in the community in which
the station was proposed to be located.
(3) The notice shall state the name of
the applicant; the location, frequency
and power of the facilities proposed in
the application; the location of the
station or stations proposed in the
applications with which it is in conflict;
the fact that the applicant proposes to
withdraw the application; and the date
upon which the last day of publication
shall take place.
(4) Such notice shall additionally
include a statement that new
applications for a broadcast station on
the same frequency, in the same
community, with substantially the same
engineering characteristics and
proposing to serve substantially the
same service area as the application
sought to be withdrawn, timely filed
pursuant to the FCC’s rules, or filed, in
any event, within 30 days from the last
date of publication of the notice
(notwithstanding any provisions
normally requiring earlier filing of a
competing application), will be entitled
to comparative consideration with other
pending mutually exclusive affidavits.
(5) Within 7 days of the last day of
publication of the notice, the applicant
proposing to withdraw shall file a
statement in triplicate with the FCC
giving the dates on which the notice
was published, the text of the notice and
the name and location of the newspaper
in which the notice was published.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1174; FRS 16514]
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 April 20,
2020. 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 to 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1174.
Title: Section 73.503, Licensing
requirements and service; Section
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0213; FRS 16512]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 April 20,
2020. 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 to
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0213.
Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for Removing Application
Conflicts.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 38 respondents; 40 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 39 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $91,953.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i) and 311 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.3525 states (a) except as provided in Sec. 73.3523
regarding dismissal of applications in comparative renewal proceedings,
whenever applicants for a construction permit for a broadcast station
enter into an agreement to procure the removal of a
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conflict between applications pending before the FCC by withdrawal or
amendment of an application or by its dismissal pursuant to Sec.
73.3568, all parties thereto shall, within 5 days after entering into
the agreement, file with the FCC a joint request for approval of such
agreement. The joint request shall be accompanied by a copy of the
agreement, including any ancillary agreements, and an affidavit of each
party to the agreement setting forth:
(1) The reasons why it is considered that such agreement is in the
public interest;
(2) A statement that its application was not filed for the purpose
of reaching or carrying out such agreement;
(3) A certification that neither the applicant nor its principals
has received any money or other consideration in excess of the
legitimate and prudent expenses of the applicant; Provided That this
provision shall not apply to bona fide merger agreements;
(4) The exact nature and amount of any consideration paid or
promised;
(5) An itemized accounting of the expenses for which it seeks
reimbursement; and
(6) The terms of any oral agreement relating to the dismissal or
withdrawal of its application.
(b) Whenever two or more conflicting applications for construction
permits for broadcast stations pending before the FCC involve a
determination of fair, efficient and equitable distribution of service
pursuant to section 307(b) of the Communications Act, and an agreement
is made to procure the withdrawal (by amendment to specify a different
community or by dismissal pursuant to Sec. 73.3568) of the only
application or applications seeking the same facilities for one of the
communities involved, all parties thereto shall file the joint request
and affidavits specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(1) If upon examination of the proposed agreement the FCC finds
that withdrawal of one of the applications would unduly impede
achievement of a fair, efficient and equitable distribution of radio
service among the several States and communities, then the FCC shall
order that further opportunity be afforded for other persons to apply
for the facilities specified in the application or applications to be
withdrawn before acting upon the pending request for approval of the
agreement.
(2) Upon release of such order, any party proposing to withdraw its
application shall cause to be published a notice of such proposed
withdrawal at least twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks within the 3-
week period immediately following release of the FCC's order, in a
daily newspaper of general circulation published in the community in
which it was proposed to locate the station. However, if there is no
such daily newspaper published in the community, the notice shall be
published as follows:
(i) If one or more weekly newspapers of general circulation are
published in the community in which the station was proposed to be
located, notice shall be published in such a weekly newspaper once a
week for 3 consecutive weeks within the 4-week period immediately
following the release of the FCC's order.
(ii) If no weekly newspaper of general circulation is published in
the community in which the station was proposed to be located, notice
shall be published at least twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks within
the 3-week period immediately following the release of the FCC's order
in the daily newspaper having the greatest general circulation in the
community in which the station was proposed to be located.
(3) The notice shall state the name of the applicant; the location,
frequency and power of the facilities proposed in the application; the
location of the station or stations proposed in the applications with
which it is in conflict; the fact that the applicant proposes to
withdraw the application; and the date upon which the last day of
publication shall take place.
(4) Such notice shall additionally include a statement that new
applications for a broadcast station on the same frequency, in the same
community, with substantially the same engineering characteristics and
proposing to serve substantially the same service area as the
application sought to be withdrawn, timely filed pursuant to the FCC's
rules, or filed, in any event, within 30 days from the last date of
publication of the notice (notwithstanding any provisions normally
requiring earlier filing of a competing application), will be entitled
to comparative consideration with other pending mutually exclusive
affidavits.
(5) Within 7 days of the last day of publication of the notice, the
applicant proposing to withdraw shall file a statement in triplicate
with the FCC giving the dates on which the notice was published, the
text of the notice and the name and location of the newspaper in which
the notice was published.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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