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INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited
the general public and other Federal
Agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested
concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission’s burden estimates; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and
(d) 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4),
the FCC seeks specific comment on how
it might ‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
OMB Control Number: 3060–0819.
Title: Bridging the Digital Divide for
Low-Income Consumers, Lifeline and
Link Up Reform and Modernization,
Telecommunications Carriers Eligible
for Universal Service Support.
Form Numbers: FCC Form 481, FCC
Form 497, FCC Form 555, FCC Form
5629, FCC Form 5630, FCC Form 5631.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Individuals or
households and business or other forprofit enterprises.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 18,335,775 respondents;
20,102,235 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .0167
hours–125 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual,
biennial, monthly, daily and on
occasion reporting requirements,
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.
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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
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.
[FR Doc. 2020–09020 Filed 4–28–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0906; FRS 16696]
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), 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
SUMMARY:
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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 comments should be
submitted on or before June 29, 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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 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: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0906.
Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/
Supplemental Services Report for DTV
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Stations, FCC Form 2100, Schedule G;
47 CFR 73.624(g).
Form Number: FCC Form 2100,
Schedule G (formerly FCC Form 317).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 7,652 respondents, 15,304
responses.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits—Statutory authority for
this collection of information is
contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 336
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–4
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 45,912 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,147,800.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
required with this collection of
information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: In 2018, the
Commission revised section 73.624(g) of
its rules to require only those DTV
stations that provided ‘‘feeable’’
ancillary or supplementary services
during the relevant reporting period to
submit Form 2100, Schedule G to the
Commission. See Amendment of
Section 73.624(g) of the Commission’s
Rules Regarding Submission of FCC
Form 2100, Schedule G, Used to Report
TV Stations’ Ancillary or
Supplementary Services, MB Docket
Nos. 17–264, 17–105, FCC 18–41,
Report and Order.
Each licensee/permittee of a digital
television (DTV) station that provides
feeable ancillary or supplementary
services during the relevant reporting
period must file on an annual basis FCC
Form 2100, Schedule G. Specifically,
required filers include the following
(but we generally refer to all such
entities herein as a ‘‘DTV licensee/
permittee’’):
A licensee of a digital commercial or
noncommercial educational (NCE) full
power television (TV) station, low
power television (LPTV) station, TV
translator or Class A TV station.
A permittee operating pursuant to
digital special temporary authority
(STA) of a commercial or NCE full
power TV station, LPTV station, TV
translator or Class A TV station.
Each DTV licensee/permittee must
report the feeable ancillary or
supplementary services that were
provided during the reporting cycle.
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Each DTV licensee/permittee is
required to retain the records supporting
the calculation of the fees due for three
years from the date of remittance of fees.
Each NCE licensee/permittee must also
retain for eight years documentation
sufficient to show that its entire
bitstream was used ‘‘primarily’’ for NCE
broadcast services on a weekly basis.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–09019 Filed 4–28–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 16689]
Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
The Commission 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 comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before May 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0906; FRS 16696]
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), 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
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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 comments should be submitted on or before June 29, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0906.
Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplemental Services Report for DTV
Stations, FCC Form 2100, Schedule G; 47 CFR 73.624(g).
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule G (formerly FCC Form 317).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 7,652 respondents, 15,304
responses.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, annual reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303, 336 and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 45,912 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,147,800.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: In 2018, the Commission revised section 73.624(g)
of its rules to require only those DTV stations that provided
``feeable'' ancillary or supplementary services during the relevant
reporting period to submit Form 2100, Schedule G to the Commission. See
Amendment of Section 73.624(g) of the Commission's Rules Regarding
Submission of FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, Used to Report TV Stations'
Ancillary or Supplementary Services, MB Docket Nos. 17-264, 17-105, FCC
18-41, Report and Order.
Each licensee/permittee of a digital television (DTV) station that
provides feeable ancillary or supplementary services during the
relevant reporting period must file on an annual basis FCC Form 2100,
Schedule G. Specifically, required filers include the following (but we
generally refer to all such entities herein as a ``DTV licensee/
permittee''):
A licensee of a digital commercial or noncommercial educational
(NCE) full power television (TV) station, low power television (LPTV)
station, TV translator or Class A TV station.
A permittee operating pursuant to digital special temporary
authority (STA) of a commercial or NCE full power TV station, LPTV
station, TV translator or Class A TV station.
Each DTV licensee/permittee must report the feeable ancillary or
supplementary services that were provided during the reporting cycle.
Each DTV licensee/permittee is required to retain the records
supporting the calculation of the fees due for three years from the
date of remittance of fees. Each NCE licensee/permittee must also
retain for eight years documentation sufficient to show that its entire
bitstream was used ``primarily'' for NCE broadcast services on a weekly
basis.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09019 Filed 4-28-20; 8:45 am]
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