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Fourth Report and Order, CC Docket No.
94–129, FCC 07–223, revising its
requirements concerning verification of
a consumer’s intent to switch carriers.
The Fourth Report and Order
modified the information collection
requirements contained in
§ 64.1120(c)(3)(iii) of the Commission’s
rules to provide for verifications to elicit
‘‘confirmation that the person on the
call understands that a carrier change,
not an upgrade to existing service, bill
consolidation, or any other misleading
description of the transaction, is being
authorized.’’
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–04968 Filed 3–10–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 16541]
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
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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 11, 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
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–XXXX.
Title: Application for the Uniendo a
Puerto Rico Fund and the Connect USVI
Fund Stage 2 Fixed Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 5634.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20 unique respondents; 30
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–80
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time and
annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 214,
and 254.
Total Annual Burden: 1,620 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Although some information collected in
FCC Form 5634 will be made available
for routine public inspection, the
Commission will withhold certain
information collected in FCC Form 5634
from routine public inspection.
Specifically, the Commission will treat
certain financial and technical
information submitted in FCC Form
5634 as confidential. However, if a
request for public inspection for this
technical or financial information is
made under 47 CFR 0.461, and the
applicant has any objections to
disclosure, the applicant will be notified
and will be required to justify continued
confidential treatment. To the extent
that an applicant seeks to have other
information collected in FCC Form 5634
or during the post-selection review
process withheld from public
inspection, the applicant may request
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confidential treatment pursuant to 47
CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval for this new
information collection. In the Uniendo a
Puerto Rico Fund and Connect USVI
Fund Order, the Commission
comprehensively reformed the high-cost
program within the universal service
fund to focus support on networks
capable of providing advanced,
hardened voice and broadband services
in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands (collectively, the Territories).
Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and the
Connect USVI Fund, WC Dockets Nos.
18–143 et al., Report and Order and
Order on Reconsideration, 34 FCC Rcd
9109 (PR–USVI Order). As part of the
PR–USVI Order, the Commission
adopted a single-round competitive
proposal process to award Stage 2
support for fixed telecommunications
networks in the Territories (Stage 2
Competition).
For the Stage 2 Competition, service
providers will compete to receive highcost support of up to $504.7 million in
Puerto Rico and $186.5 million in the
U.S. Virgin Islands over 10 years to offer
fixed voice and broadband services to
all locations in the Territories in
accordance with the framework adopted
in the PR–USVI Order. The information
collection requirements reported under
this new collection are the result of the
competitive proposal process adopted
by the PR–USVI Order to award support
to winning applicants. The Commission
adopted various rules regarding the
eligibility of service providers and the
term of support. In addition, the
Commission adopted rules to govern the
competitive proposal process, which
includes information to be submitted by
parties as part of their competitive
proposals and information that must be
submitted by winning bidders seeking
to become authorized to receive Stage 2
fixed support. The Commission
concluded, based on its experience with
awarding high-cost support and
consistent with the record, that this
single-stage competitive proposal
process balances the need to collect
information essential to awarding
support and authorizing Stage 2 fixed
support with administrative efficiency.
The Commission estimates that
approximately 20 parties will apply and
approximately 10 will be selected as
winning applicants. The Commission is
therefore seeking approval from the
OMB for the collection on FCC Form
5634 of the information, disclosures,
and certifications adopted by the
Commission. This information
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collection addresses the burdens
associated with these requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–04966 Filed 3–10–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0055; OMB 3060–0310; OMB
3060–0607; OMB 3060–0938; FRS 16547]
Information Collections 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
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 11, 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
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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: 3060–0055.
Title: Application for Cable Television
Relay Service Station License, FCC
Form 327.
Form Number: FCC Form 327.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 400 respondents; 400
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.166
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Every 5 years
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,266 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $98,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 308 and 309 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: This filing is the
application for a Cable Television Relay
Service (CARS) microwave radio
license. Franchised cable systems and
other eligible services use the 2, 7, 12
and 18 GHz CARS bands for microwave
relays pursuant to part 78 of the
Commission’s Rules. CARS is
principally a video transmission service
used for intermediate links in a
distribution network. CARS stations
relay signals for and supply program
material to cable television systems and
other eligible entities using point-topoint and point-to-multipoint
transmissions. These relay stations
enable cable systems and other CARS
licensees to transmit television
broadcast and low power television and
related audio signals, AM and FM
broadcast stations, and cablecasting
from one point (e.g., on one side of a
river or mountain) to another point (e.g.,
the other side of the river or mountain)
or many points (‘‘multipoint’’) via
microwave. The filing is done for an
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initial license, for modification of an
existing license, for transfer or
assignment of an existing license, and
for renewal of a license after five years
from initial issuance or from renewal of
a license. Filing is done in accordance
with Sections 78.11 to 78.40 of the
Commission’s Rules. The form consists
of multiple schedules and exhibits,
depending on the specific action for
which it is filed. Initial applications are
the most complete, and renewal
applications are the most brief. The data
collected is used by Commission staff to
determine whether grant of a license is
in accordance with Commission
requirements on eligibility, permissible
use, efficient use of spectrum, and
prevention of interference to existing
stations.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0310.
Title: Section 76.1801, Registration
Statement; Community Cable
Registration, FCC Form 322.
Form Number: FCC Form 322.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 601 respondents and 601
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: One time and
on occasion reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 301 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $36,060.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impacts.
Needs and Uses: Cable operators are
required to file FCC Form 322 with the
Commission prior to commencing
operation of a community unit. FCC
Form 322 identifies biographical
information about the operator and
system as well as a list of broadcast
channels carried on the system. This
form replaces the requirement that cable
operators send a letter containing the
same information.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0607.
Title: Section 76.922, Rates for Basic
Service Tiers and Cable Programming
Services Tiers.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 16541]
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 May 11,
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 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-XXXX.
Title: Application for the Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and the
Connect USVI Fund Stage 2 Fixed Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 5634.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 unique respondents; 30
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-80 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time and annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151-154, 214, and 254.
Total Annual Burden: 1,620 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Although some information
collected in FCC Form 5634 will be made available for routine public
inspection, the Commission will withhold certain information collected
in FCC Form 5634 from routine public inspection. Specifically, the
Commission will treat certain financial and technical information
submitted in FCC Form 5634 as confidential. However, if a request for
public inspection for this technical or financial information is made
under 47 CFR 0.461, and the applicant has any objections to disclosure,
the applicant will be notified and will be required to justify
continued confidential treatment. To the extent that an applicant seeks
to have other information collected in FCC Form 5634 or during the
post-selection review process withheld from public inspection, the
applicant may request confidential treatment pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for this new information
collection. In the Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and Connect USVI Fund
Order, the Commission comprehensively reformed the high-cost program
within the universal service fund to focus support on networks capable
of providing advanced, hardened voice and broadband services in Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (collectively, the Territories).
Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and the Connect USVI Fund, WC Dockets Nos.
18-143 et al., Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 34 FCC
Rcd 9109 (PR-USVI Order). As part of the PR-USVI Order, the Commission
adopted a single-round competitive proposal process to award Stage 2
support for fixed telecommunications networks in the Territories (Stage
2 Competition).
For the Stage 2 Competition, service providers will compete to
receive high-cost support of up to $504.7 million in Puerto Rico and
$186.5 million in the U.S. Virgin Islands over 10 years to offer fixed
voice and broadband services to all locations in the Territories in
accordance with the framework adopted in the PR-USVI Order. The
information collection requirements reported under this new collection
are the result of the competitive proposal process adopted by the PR-
USVI Order to award support to winning applicants. The Commission
adopted various rules regarding the eligibility of service providers
and the term of support. In addition, the Commission adopted rules to
govern the competitive proposal process, which includes information to
be submitted by parties as part of their competitive proposals and
information that must be submitted by winning bidders seeking to become
authorized to receive Stage 2 fixed support. The Commission concluded,
based on its experience with awarding high-cost support and consistent
with the record, that this single-stage competitive proposal process
balances the need to collect information essential to awarding support
and authorizing Stage 2 fixed support with administrative efficiency.
The Commission estimates that approximately 20 parties will apply
and approximately 10 will be selected as winning applicants. The
Commission is therefore seeking approval from the OMB for the
collection on FCC Form 5634 of the information, disclosures, and
certifications adopted by the Commission. This information
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collection addresses the burdens associated with these requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04966 Filed 3-10-20; 8:45 am]
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