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before the meeting to Michael Ha, the
FCC’s Designated Federal Officer for
Technological Advisory Council by
email: michael.ha@fcc.gov or U.S. Postal
Service Mail (Michael Ha, Federal
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Please allow at least five days advance
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Federal Communications Commission.
Ronald T. Repasi,
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Technology.
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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
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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 November 9,
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: 3060–1139.
Title: FCC Consumer Broadband
Services Testing and Measurement.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit and individuals or households.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 501,020 respondents and
501,020 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–200 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial
reporting requirement and third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in the Broadband
Data Improvement Act of 2008, Public
Law 110–385, Stat 4096, 103(c)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 46,667 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
All participation in the Measuring
Broadband America Program is
voluntary and any participant can
decline to participate at any time. No
volunteers’ personally identifying
information (PII) such as name, phone
number, or street addresses will be
transmitted to the Commission from the
contractor as a matter of vendor policy
and agency privacy policy. SamKnows
maintains a series of administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards to
protect against the transmission of PII.
At point of registration, individuals will
be given full disclosure in a ‘‘privacy
statement’’ highlighting what
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information will be collected. Fixed
Broadband ISP Partners receive PII
about volunteers to confirm the validity
of the information against their
subscription records, but will be bound
by a non-disclosure agreement that will
maintain various administrative,
technical and physical safeguards to
protect the information and limit its use.
Mobile Broadband ISP Partners have
access to five kinds of information,
including location and time of data
collection, device type and operating
system version, cellular performance
and characteristics, and download,
upload speed and other broadband
performance, also restricted by a nondisclosure agreement that will maintain
various administrative, technical and
physical safeguards to protect the
information and limit its use. ISP
Partners providing support to the testing
program will likewise be bound to the
same series of administrative, technical
and physical safeguards developed by
SamKnows. In addition, all third parties
supporting the program directly will be
bound by a ‘‘Code of Conduct’’ to ensure
all participate and act in good faith and
with other legally enforceable
documents such as non-disclosure
agreements.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This
information collection effects
individuals or households. However,
personally identifiable information (PII)
such as name, phone number, or street
addresses is not being collected by,
made available to or made accessible by
the Commission but instead by third
parties including SamKnows, a third
party contractor, and internet Service
Provider (ISP) Partners.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring collection after
this 60-day comment period to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain the full three-year
clearance.
This study’s collection of information
on actual speeds and performance of
fixed and mobile broadband
connections delivered to consumers by
ISPs has been reported to be of great
value to academic researchers,
manufacturers and technology
providers, broadband providers, public
interest groups and other diverse
stakeholders. Validation of fixed
broadband subscribed speeds as
opposed to actual speeds by
participating ISPs remains unique to
this program and provides a context for
measured speeds. Mobile broadband
performance information is measured
using the FCC Speed Test app for
Android and iOS devices to test the
upload and download speeds, latency
and packet loss, as well as the wireless
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performance characteristics of the
broadband connection and the kind of
handsets and versions of operating
systems tested. Information the FCC
Speed Test App (‘‘Application’’) collects
is limited to information used to
measure volunteers’ mobile broadband
service and no personally identifiable
information, such as subscribers’ name,
phone number or unique identifiers
associated with a device is collected.
Software-based tools and online tools
exist that can test consumer’s broadband
connections, including a set of
consumer tools launched by the FCC in
conjunction with the National
Broadband Plan. However, these tools
track speeds experienced by consumers,
rather than speeds delivered directly to
a consumer by an ISP. The distinction
is important for supporting Agency
broadband policy analysis, as ISPs
advertise speeds and performance
delivered rather than speeds
experienced, which suffers from
degradation outside of an ISP’s control.
No other dedicated panel of direct
fixed and mobile broadband
performance measurement using
publicly documented methodologies
using free and add-free technologies
exists today in the country. The program
will continue to support existing
software-based tools and online tools
but the focus of the program will remain
the direct measurement of broadband
performance delivered to the consumer.
The collection effort also has specific
elements focused on further network
performance statistics, time of day
parameters, and other elements affecting
consumers’ broadband experience that
are not tracked elsewhere. The
information to be confirmed by ISP
Partners about their subscribers or
technical and market data regarding the
broadband services they provide is
unavailable from other sources.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Board Member Meeting
September 14, 2020, 10:00 a.m.,
Telephonic
Board Meeting Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of the August 24, 2020 Joint
Board/ETAC Meeting Minutes
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(a) Investment Performance
(b) Legislative Report
3. Quarterly Report
(c) Vendor Risk Management Update
4. CY 20/21 Board Meeting Calendar
Review
5. FY21 Budget Review and Approval
6. External Audit Update
7. Internal Audit Update
Closed Session
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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly Weaver, Director, Office of
External Affairs, (202) 942–1640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dial-in
(listen only) information: Number: 1–
877–446–3914, Code: 5433955.
Dated: September 1, 2020.
Megan Grumbine,
General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[60Day–20–0051; Docket No. ATSDR–2020–
0005]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), as part of its continuing effort
to reduce public burden and maximize
the utility of government information,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled ‘‘Assessment of
Chemical Exposures (ACE)
Investigations.’’ The purpose of ACE
Investigations is to focus on performing
rapid epidemiological assessments to
assist state, regional, local, or tribal
health departments (the requesting
agencies) to respond to or prepare for
acute environmental incidents.
DATES: ATSDR must receive written
comments on or before November 9,
2020.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2020–
0005 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. ATSDR will post,
without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7118; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
ADDRESSES:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1139; FRS 17044]
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 November
9, 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: 3060-1139.
Title: FCC Consumer Broadband Services Testing and Measurement.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit and individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 501,020 respondents and
501,020 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-200 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in the Broadband Data Improvement
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-385, Stat 4096, 103(c)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 46,667 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: All participation in the
Measuring Broadband America Program is voluntary and any participant
can decline to participate at any time. No volunteers' personally
identifying information (PII) such as name, phone number, or street
addresses will be transmitted to the Commission from the contractor as
a matter of vendor policy and agency privacy policy. SamKnows maintains
a series of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to
protect against the transmission of PII. At point of registration,
individuals will be given full disclosure in a ``privacy statement''
highlighting what information will be collected. Fixed Broadband ISP
Partners receive PII about volunteers to confirm the validity of the
information against their subscription records, but will be bound by a
non-disclosure agreement that will maintain various administrative,
technical and physical safeguards to protect the information and limit
its use. Mobile Broadband ISP Partners have access to five kinds of
information, including location and time of data collection, device
type and operating system version, cellular performance and
characteristics, and download, upload speed and other broadband
performance, also restricted by a non-disclosure agreement that will
maintain various administrative, technical and physical safeguards to
protect the information and limit its use. ISP Partners providing
support to the testing program will likewise be bound to the same
series of administrative, technical and physical safeguards developed
by SamKnows. In addition, all third parties supporting the program
directly will be bound by a ``Code of Conduct'' to ensure all
participate and act in good faith and with other legally enforceable
documents such as non-disclosure agreements.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection effects
individuals or households. However, personally identifiable information
(PII) such as name, phone number, or street addresses is not being
collected by, made available to or made accessible by the Commission
but instead by third parties including SamKnows, a third party
contractor, and internet Service Provider (ISP) Partners.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring collection
after this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain the full three-year clearance.
This study's collection of information on actual speeds and
performance of fixed and mobile broadband connections delivered to
consumers by ISPs has been reported to be of great value to academic
researchers, manufacturers and technology providers, broadband
providers, public interest groups and other diverse stakeholders.
Validation of fixed broadband subscribed speeds as opposed to actual
speeds by participating ISPs remains unique to this program and
provides a context for measured speeds. Mobile broadband performance
information is measured using the FCC Speed Test app for Android and
iOS devices to test the upload and download speeds, latency and packet
loss, as well as the wireless
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performance characteristics of the broadband connection and the kind of
handsets and versions of operating systems tested. Information the FCC
Speed Test App (``Application'') collects is limited to information
used to measure volunteers' mobile broadband service and no personally
identifiable information, such as subscribers' name, phone number or
unique identifiers associated with a device is collected. Software-
based tools and online tools exist that can test consumer's broadband
connections, including a set of consumer tools launched by the FCC in
conjunction with the National Broadband Plan. However, these tools
track speeds experienced by consumers, rather than speeds delivered
directly to a consumer by an ISP. The distinction is important for
supporting Agency broadband policy analysis, as ISPs advertise speeds
and performance delivered rather than speeds experienced, which suffers
from degradation outside of an ISP's control.
No other dedicated panel of direct fixed and mobile broadband
performance measurement using publicly documented methodologies using
free and add-free technologies exists today in the country. The program
will continue to support existing software-based tools and online tools
but the focus of the program will remain the direct measurement of
broadband performance delivered to the consumer. The collection effort
also has specific elements focused on further network performance
statistics, time of day parameters, and other elements affecting
consumers' broadband experience that are not tracked elsewhere. The
information to be confirmed by ISP Partners about their subscribers or
technical and market data regarding the broadband services they provide
is unavailable from other sources.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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