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more than 50% of the total licensed 900
MHz spectrum for the county, including
credit for spectrum included in an
application to acquire or relocate any
covered incumbents filed on or after
March 14, 2019. The Eligibility
Certification must also include a
statement that the applicant’s Transition
Plan details how it holds spectrum in
the broadband segment and/or has
reached an agreement to clear through
acquisition or relocation, or demonstrate
how it will provide interference
protection to, covered incumbent
licensees collectively holding licenses
in the broadband segment for at least
90% of the site-channels in the county,
and within 70 miles of the county
boundary and geographically licensed
channels where the license area
completely or partially overlaps the
county.
Section 27.1503(b)(3) requires an
applicant to file a Transition Plan as
part of its application for a 900 MHz
broadband license. In its Transition
Plan, an applicant must demonstrate
one or more of the following for at least
90% of the site-channels in the county
and within 70 miles of the county
boundary, and geographically licensed
channels where the license area
completely or partially overlaps the
county: (1) Agreement by covered
incumbents to relocate form the
broadband segment; (2) protection of
site-based covered incumbents through
compliance with minimum spacing
criteria; (3) protection of site-based
covered incumbents through new or
existing letters of concurrence agreeing
to lesser base station separations; (4)
protection of geographically-based
covered incumbents through private
contractual agreements; and/or (5)
evidence that it holds licenses for the
site channels in the county and within
70 miles of the county boundary and
geographically licensed channels where
the license area completely or partially
overlaps the county. The Transition
Plan must describe in detail: (1)
Descriptions of the agreements reached
with covered incumbents to relocate
and the applications that the parties to
the agreements will file for spectrum in
the narrowband segment in order to
relocate or repack licensees; (2)
descriptions of how the applicant will
provide interference protection to, and/
or acquire or relocate from the
broadband segment, covered
incumbents collectively holding
licenses for at least 90% of the sitechannels in the county and within 70
miles of the county boundary, and
geographically licensed channels where
the license area completely or partially
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overlaps the county, and/or evidence
that it holds licenses for the sitechannels and/or geographically licensed
channels; (3) any rule waivers or other
actions necessary to implement an
agreement with a covered incumbent;
and (4) such additional information as
may be required. The Commission
requires the applicant to include in the
Transition Plan a certification from a
frequency coordinator that the
Transition Plan can be implemented
consistent with the Commission’s rules.
The Commission allows an applicant
seeking to transition multiple counties
simultaneously to file a single
Transition Plan that covers all of its
county-based applications.
Section 27.1503(c)(1) requires an
applicant to cancel its 900 MHz
Specialized Mobile Radio and Business/
Industrial/Land Transportation licenses,
up to six megahertz, conditioned upon
Commission grant of its license. An
applicant would file FCC Form 601 to
cancel existing licenses, but this
information collection does not involve
a revision of FCC Form 601.
Section 27.1505 requires a 900 MHz
broadband licensee to meet performance
requirements. Section 27.1505(a)
requires an applicant to file a
construction notification in accordance
with § 1.946(d) of the Commission’s
rules. An applicant would file FCC
Form 601 to file the construction
notification, and this information
collection would encompass adding a
new radio service code for the 900 MHz
broadband service. Pursuant to
§ 27.1505(b), licensees can satisfy
performance requirement through
population or geographic coverage.
Under the population metric, a 900 MHz
broadband licensee would be required
to provide reliable signal coverage and
offer broadband service to at least 45%
of the population in its license area
within six years of license grant and to
at least 80% of the population in its
license area within twelve years of
license grant. Under the geographic
coverage metric, a 900 MHz broadband
licensee would be required to provide
reliable signal coverage and offer
broadband service to at least 25% of the
geographic license area within six years
of license grant and to at least 50% of
the geographic license area within
twelve years of license grant. To meet
the broadband service obligation, the
Commission expects licensees to deploy
technologies that make intensive use of
the entire 3⁄3 megahertz band segment
and yield high uplink and downlink
data rates and minimal latency
sufficient to provide for real-time, twoway communications. The 900 MHz
broadband licensees would demonstrate
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its compliance with § 27.1505(b) by
filing an attachment to their FCC Form
601 construction notification filings.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Associate Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of Two
Matching Programs.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document
announces the establishment of
computer matching programs the
Federal Communications Commission
(‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’)
and the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) will
conduct with the State of Florida’s
Department of Children and Families
(DCF), Office of Economic SelfSufficiency (Florida), and the State of
Minnesota’s Department of Human
Services (DHS) (Minnesota).
(‘‘Agencies’’). The purpose of these two
matching programs is to verify the
eligibility of applicants to and
subscribers of the Universal Service
Fund (USF) Lifeline program, which is
administered by USAC under the
direction of the FCC. More information
about these programs is provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or
before November 4, 2020. This
computer matching program will
commence on November 4, 2020, and
will conclude on May 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr.
Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Manager,
Information Technology (IT), FCC,
Washington, DC 20554, or to
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Privacy@
fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418–0217, or
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Privacy@
fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Lifeline program provides
support for discounted broadband and
voice services to low-income
consumers. Lifeline is administered by
the Universal Service Administrative
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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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[FRS 17110]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of Two Matching Programs.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(``Privacy Act''), this document announces the establishment of
computer matching programs the Federal Communications Commission
(``FCC'' or ``Commission'' or ``Agency'') and the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with the State of Florida's
Department of Children and Families (DCF), Office of Economic Self-
Sufficiency (Florida), and the State of Minnesota's Department of Human
Services (DHS) (Minnesota). (``Agencies''). The purpose of these two
matching programs is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and
subscribers of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline program, which
is administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC. More
information about these programs is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or before November 4, 2020. This
computer matching program will commence on November 4, 2020, and will
conclude on May 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Manager,
Information Technology (IT), FCC, Washington, DC 20554, or to
[email protected] or [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418-0217,
or [email protected] or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Lifeline program provides support for discounted broadband and
voice services to low-income consumers. Lifeline is administered by the
Universal Service Administrative
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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 Self-Sufficiency; and
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS).
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 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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