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Company (USAC) under FCC direction.
Consumers qualify for Lifeline through
proof of income or participation in a
qualifying program, such as Medicaid,
the Supplemental Nutritional
Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal
Public Housing Assistance,
Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit,
and/or various Tribal-specific federal
assistance programs. In a Report and
Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the
Commission ordered USAC to create a
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier
(‘‘National Verifier’’), including the
National Lifeline Eligibility Database
(LED), that would match data about
Lifeline applicants and subscribers with
other data sources to verify the
eligibility of an applicant or subscriber.
The Commission found that the
National Verifier would reduce
compliance costs for Lifeline service
providers, improve service for Lifeline
subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud,
and abuse in the program. The purpose
of these particular matching programs is
to verify Lifeline eligibility by
establishing that applicants or
subscribers in Florida and Minnesota
are enrolled in the SNAP and/or
Medicaid programs.
Participating Non-Federal Agencies
• Florida Department of Children and
Families (DCF), Office of Economic SelfSufficiency; and
• Minnesota Department of Human
Services (DHS).
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Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.;
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization, et al., Third Report and
Order, Further Report and Order, and
Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd
3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016)
(2016 Lifeline Modernization Order).
Purpose(s)
In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization
Order, the FCC required USAC to
develop and operate the National
Verifier to improve efficiency and
reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the
Lifeline program. The stated purpose of
the National Verifier is ‘‘to increase the
integrity and improve the performance
of the Lifeline program for the benefit of
a variety of Lifeline participants,
including Lifeline providers,
subscribers, states, community-based
organizations, USAC, and the
Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006,
para. 126. To help determine whether
Lifeline applicants and subscribers are
eligible for Lifeline benefits, the Order
contemplates that the USAC-operated
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LED will communicate with information
systems and databases operated by other
Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011–
2, paras. 135–7.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in the two
matching programs include, but are not
limited to, those individuals (residing in
a single household) who have applied
for Lifeline benefits; are currently
receiving Lifeline benefits; are
individuals who enable another
individual in their household to qualify
for Lifeline benefits; are minors whose
status qualifies a parent or guardian for
Lifeline benefits; are individuals who
have received Lifeline benefits; or are
individuals acting on behalf of an
eligible telecommunications carrier
(ETC) who have enrolled individuals in
the Lifeline program.
Categories of Records
The categories of records involved in
the two matching programs include, but
are not limited to, the last four digits of
the Lifeline applicant’s Social Security
Number, date of birth, and first name
and last name. The National Verifier
will transfer these data elements to the
Florida DCF and the Minnesota DHS,
which will respond either ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’
that the individual is enrolled in a
Lifeline-qualifying assistance program:
State of Florida’s SNAP and Medicaid
and State of Minnesota’s SNAP and
Medicaid.
System(s) of Records
The USAC records shared as part of
this matching program reside in the
Lifeline system of records, FCC/WCB–1,
Lifeline Program, a notice of which the
FCC published at 82 FR 38,686 (Aug. 15,
2017) and which became effective on
September 14, 2017.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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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
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 December 4,
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
SUMMARY:
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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 No.: 3060–XXXX.
Title: 3.7 GHz Service Licensee and
Earth Station Operator Agreements; 3.7
GHz Service Licensee Engineering
Analysis.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 30 respondents and 30
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours–5 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in sections 1,
2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304,
307(e), 309, and 316 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 155(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e),
309, and 316.
Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The information collected under this
collection will be made publicly
available. However, to the extent
information submitted pursuant to this
information collection is determined to
be confidential, it will be protected by
the Commission. If a respondent seeks
to have information collected pursuant
to this information collection withheld
from public inspection, the respondent
may request confidential treatment
pursuant to section 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules for such
information.
Needs and Uses: On February 28,
2020, in furtherance of the goal of
releasing more mid-band spectrum into
the market to support and enabling
next-generation wireless networks, the
Commission adopted a Report and
Order, FCC 20–22, (3.7 GHz Report and
Order), in which it reformed the use of
the 3.7–4.2 GHz band, also known as the
C-band. Currently, the 3.7–4.2 GHz band
is allocated in the United States
exclusively for non-Federal use on a
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primary basis for Fixed Satellite Service
(FSS) and Fixed Service. The 3.7 GHz
Report and Order calls for the relocation
of existing FSS operations in the band
into the upper 200 megahertz of the
band (4.0–4.2 GHz) and making the
lower 280 megahertz (3.7–3.98 GHz)
available for flexible use throughout the
contiguous United States through a
Commission-administered public
auction of overlay licenses that is
scheduled to occur later this year.
The Commission concluded in the 3.7
GHz Report and Order that, once this
transition is complete, coordination
measures are needed to protect
incumbent C-band operations in the
upper portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band.
3.7 GHz Service licensees are required
to comply with certain technical rules
and coordination practices designed to
reduce the risk of interference to
incumbent operations. Specifically, 3.7
GHz Service licensees are required to
comply with specific power flux density
(PFD) limits to protect incumbent earth
stations from out-of-band emissions and
blocking and to coordinate frequency
usage with incumbent Telemetry,
Tracking, and Command (TT&C) earth
stations. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order
allows 3.7 GHz Service licensees and CBand earth station operators to modify
these PFD limits, but it requires a 3.7
GHz Service licensee that is a party to
such an agreement to maintain a copy
of the agreement in its station files and
disclose it, upon request, to prospective
license assignees, transferees, or
spectrum lessees, and to the
Commission. The Commission also
required any 3.7 GHz Service licensee
with base stations located within the
appropriate coordination distance to
provide upon request an engineering
analysis to the TT&C operator to
demonstrate their ability to comply with
the applicable –6 dB I/N criteria.
The information that will be collected
under this new information collection is
designed to ensure that 3.7 GHz Service
licensees operate in a manner that
ensures incumbent C-band operations in
the upper portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz
band and TT&C operations in the 3700–
3980 MHz band are protected. By
requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to
provide a copy of any private agreement
with 3.7 GHz earth station operators to
prospective license assignees,
transferees, or spectrum lessees, and to
the Commission, the Commission
ensures that such agreements continue
to protect incumbent C-band operations
in the event a 3.7 GHz service license
is subsequently transferred to a new
licensee. This collection promotes the
safety of operations in the band and
reduces the risk of harmful interference
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to incumbents. It also ensures that
relevant stakeholders have access to
coordination agreements between 3.7
GHz Service licensees and entities
operating earth stations or TT&C
operations.
The information provided by the 3.7
GHz Service licensee to the TT&C
operator ensures the protection of TT&C
operations. The information collection
will facilitate an efficient and safe
transition by requiring 3.7 GHz Service
licensees to demonstrate their ability to
comply with the –6 dB I/N criteria,
thereby minimizing the risk of
interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Associate Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX, FR No. 17102]
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 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 December 4,
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
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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 No.: 3060-XXXX.
Title: 3.7 GHz Service Licensee and Earth Station Operator
Agreements; 3.7 GHz Service Licensee Engineering Analysis.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 30 respondents and 30
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309, and
316 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309, and 316.
Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information collected
under this collection will be made publicly available. However, to the
extent information submitted pursuant to this information collection is
determined to be confidential, it will be protected by the Commission.
If a respondent seeks to have information collected pursuant to this
information collection withheld from public inspection, the respondent
may request confidential treatment pursuant to section 0.459 of the
Commission's rules for such information.
Needs and Uses: On February 28, 2020, in furtherance of the goal of
releasing more mid-band spectrum into the market to support and
enabling next-generation wireless networks, the Commission adopted a
Report and Order, FCC 20-22, (3.7 GHz Report and Order), in which it
reformed the use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-band.
Currently, the 3.7-4.2 GHz band is allocated in the United States
exclusively for non-Federal use on a primary basis for Fixed Satellite
Service (FSS) and Fixed Service. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order calls for
the relocation of existing FSS operations in the band into the upper
200 megahertz of the band (4.0-4.2 GHz) and making the lower 280
megahertz (3.7-3.98 GHz) available for flexible use throughout the
contiguous United States through a Commission-administered public
auction of overlay licenses that is scheduled to occur later this year.
The Commission concluded in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order that, once
this transition is complete, coordination measures are needed to
protect incumbent C-band operations in the upper portion of the 3.7-4.2
GHz band. 3.7 GHz Service licensees are required to comply with certain
technical rules and coordination practices designed to reduce the risk
of interference to incumbent operations. Specifically, 3.7 GHz Service
licensees are required to comply with specific power flux density (PFD)
limits to protect incumbent earth stations from out-of-band emissions
and blocking and to coordinate frequency usage with incumbent
Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) earth stations. The 3.7 GHz
Report and Order allows 3.7 GHz Service licensees and C-Band earth
station operators to modify these PFD limits, but it requires a 3.7 GHz
Service licensee that is a party to such an agreement to maintain a
copy of the agreement in its station files and disclose it, upon
request, to prospective license assignees, transferees, or spectrum
lessees, and to the Commission. The Commission also required any 3.7
GHz Service licensee with base stations located within the appropriate
coordination distance to provide upon request an engineering analysis
to the TT&C operator to demonstrate their ability to comply with the
applicable -6 dB I/N criteria.
The information that will be collected under this new information
collection is designed to ensure that 3.7 GHz Service licensees operate
in a manner that ensures incumbent C-band operations in the upper
portion of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band and TT&C operations in the 3700-3980
MHz band are protected. By requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to
provide a copy of any private agreement with 3.7 GHz earth station
operators to prospective license assignees, transferees, or spectrum
lessees, and to the Commission, the Commission ensures that such
agreements continue to protect incumbent C-band operations in the event
a 3.7 GHz service license is subsequently transferred to a new
licensee. This collection promotes the safety of operations in the band
and reduces the risk of harmful interference to incumbents. It also
ensures that relevant stakeholders have access to coordination
agreements between 3.7 GHz Service licensees and entities operating
earth stations or TT&C operations.
The information provided by the 3.7 GHz Service licensee to the
TT&C operator ensures the protection of TT&C operations. The
information collection will facilitate an efficient and safe transition
by requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to demonstrate their ability to
comply with the -6 dB I/N criteria, thereby minimizing the risk of
interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Associate Secretary.
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