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The following area of Butte-Silver Bow excluding the territorial limits of
the City of Walkerville: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Section
2, T.3N., R.8W., thence Easterly to Northeast corner Section 5,
T.3N., R.7W.; then Southerly to Northwest corner Section 9, T.3N.,
R.7W.; thence Easterly to Northeast corner Section 10, T.3N.,
R.7W.; thence Southerly to Southeast corner Section 22, T.2N.,
R.7W.; thence Westerly to Southwest corner Section 19, T.2N.,
R.7W.; thence Northerly to Northwest corner Section 19, T.2N.,
R.7W.; thence Westerly to Southwest corner Section 14, T.2N.,
R.8W.; thence Northerly to Southwest corner Section 35, T.3N.,
R.8W.; thence Westerly to Southwest corner Section 34, T.3N.,
R.8W.; thence Northerly to Northwest corner Section 27, T.3N.,
R.8W.; thence Westerly to Southwest corner Section 20, T.3N.,
R.8W.; thence Northerly to Northwest corner Section 17, T.3N.,
R.8W.; thence Easterly to Northwest corner Section 14, T.3N.,
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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[WC Docket No. 13–184; FCC 19–117; FRS
33027]
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Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
SUMMARY:
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(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, an
information collection associated with
the rules for the Universal Service
Schools and Libraries program
contained in the Commission’s
Modernizing the E-Rate Program for
Schools and Libraries Report and Order
(Category Two Order), FCC 19–117. This
document is consistent with the
Category Two Order, which stated that
the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date of the new
information collection requirements.
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 120 / Friday, June 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
The amendment to § 54.513(d)
published at 84 FR 70026, December 20,
2019, is effective June 25, 2021.
DATES:
Kate
Dumouchel, Wireline Competition
Bureau at (202) 418–7400 or via email:
Kate.Dumouchel@fcc.gov. For
additional information concerning the
Paperwork Reduction Act information
collection requirements contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991 or via email:
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Commission made a submission for
non-substantive changes to an existing
collection for review and approval by
OMB, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, on June 7,
2021, which were approved by the OMB
on June 8, 2021. The information
collection requirements are contained in
the Commission’s Category Two Order,
FCC 19–117, published at 84 FR 70026,
December 20, 2019. The OMB Control
Number is 3060–0853. The Commission
publishes this document as an
announcement of the effective date of
the rules published December 20, 2019.
If you have any comments on the
burden estimates listed below, or how
the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Nicole
Ongele, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L St., NE, Washington,
DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Number, 3060–0853, in your
correspondence. We ask that requests
for accommodations be made as soon as
possible in order to allow the agency to
satisfy such requests whenever possible.
Send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on June
8, 2021, for the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
54.513(d), published at 84 FR 70026,
December 20, 2019. Under 5 CFR part
1320, an agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0853.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0853.
OMB Approval Date: June 8, 2021.
OMB Expiration Date: December 31,
2022.
Title: Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity Compliance
with the Children’s internet Protection
Act Form, FCC Form 479; Receipt of
Service Confirmation and Certification
of Compliance with the Children’s
internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form
486; and Funding Commitment and
Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form
500.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486
and 500.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 58,500 respondents, 58,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for FCC Form
486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, and .75
hours for maintaining and updating the
internet Safety Policy.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j),
201–205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f), 403
and 503(b) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3),
601–612; 15 U.S.C. 1, 632; 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4); 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–
205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f), 403,
503(b).
Total Annual Burden: 53,575 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no assurance of confidentiality
provided to respondents concerning this
information collection. However,
respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission or the Administrator be
withheld from public inspection under
47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The requirements
contained herein are necessary to
implement the Congressional mandate
for universal service. It provides the
Commission and USAC with the
necessary information to administer the
E-Rate program, determine the amount
of support entities seeking funding are
eligible to receive, to determine if
entities are complying with the
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Commission’s rules, and to prevent
waste, fraud, and abuse. The
information will also allow the
Commission to evaluate the extent to
which the E-Rate program is meeting the
statutory objectives specified in section
254 of the 1996 Act, the Commission’s
own performance goals set in the 2014
First E-Rate Order, and to evaluate the
need and feasibility for any future
revisions to program rules.
Further, the purpose of this
information is to ensure that schools
and libraries that are eligible to receive
discounted internet Access services
(Category One), and Broadband Internal
Connections, Managed Internal
Broadband Services, and Basic
Maintenance of Broadband Internal
Connections (Basic Maintenance)
(known together as Category Two
Services) have in place internet safety
policies. Schools and libraries receiving
these services must certify, by
completing a FCC Form 486 (Receipt of
Service Confirmation and Certification
of Compliance with the Children’s
internet Protection Act), that
respondents are enforcing a policy of
internet safety and enforcing the
operation of a technology prevention
measure. Also, respondents who
received a Funding Commitment
Decision Letter indicating services
eligible for universal service funding
must file FCC Form 486 to indicate their
service start date and to start the
payment process. In addition, all
members of a consortium must submit
signed certifications to the Billed Entity
of their consortium using a FCC Form
479; Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity of
Compliance with Children’s internet
Protection Act, in language consistent
with the certifications adopted for the
FCC Form 486.
Consortia must, in turn, certify
collection of the FCC Forms 479 on the
FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is used
by E-rate participants to make
adjustments to previously filed forms,
such as changing the contract expiration
date filed with the FCC Form 471,
changing the funding year service start
date filed with the FCC Form 486,
cancelling or reducing the amount of
funding commitments, requesting
extensions of the deadline for
nonrecurring services, and notifying
USAC of equipment transfers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 13-184; FCC 19-117; FRS 33027]
Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection
associated with the rules for the Universal Service Schools and
Libraries program contained in the Commission's Modernizing the E-Rate
Program for Schools and Libraries Report and Order (Category Two
Order), FCC 19-117. This document is consistent with the Category Two
Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the effective date of the new information
collection requirements.
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DATES: The amendment to Sec. 54.513(d) published at 84 FR 70026,
December 20, 2019, is effective June 25, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Dumouchel, Wireline Competition
Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or via email: [email protected]. For
additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-
2991 or via email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission made a submission for non-
substantive changes to an existing collection for review and approval
by OMB, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, on
June 7, 2021, which were approved by the OMB on June 8, 2021. The
information collection requirements are contained in the Commission's
Category Two Order, FCC 19-117, published at 84 FR 70026, December 20,
2019. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0853. The Commission publishes
this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules
published December 20, 2019. If you have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact
Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L St., NE,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0853,
in your correspondence. We ask that requests for accommodations be made
as soon as possible in order to allow the agency to satisfy such
requests whenever possible. Send an email to [email protected] or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on June 8, 2021, for the information collection requirements
contained in 47 CFR 54.513(d), published at 84 FR 70026, December 20,
2019. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-0853.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0853. OMB Approval Date: June 8, 2021.
OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2022.
Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity
Compliance with the Children's internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form
479; Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of Compliance
with the Children's internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form 486; and
Funding Commitment and Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form 500.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 58,500 respondents, 58,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for
FCC Form 486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, and .75 hours for maintaining
and updating the internet Safety Policy.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201-205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f), 403 and 503(b)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3), 601-
612; 15 U.S.C. 1, 632; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4); 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j),
201-205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f), 403, 503(b).
Total Annual Burden: 53,575 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information
collection. However, respondents may request materials or information
submitted to the Commission or the Administrator be withheld from
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The requirements contained herein are necessary to
implement the Congressional mandate for universal service. It provides
the Commission and USAC with the necessary information to administer
the E-Rate program, determine the amount of support entities seeking
funding are eligible to receive, to determine if entities are complying
with the Commission's rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
The information will also allow the Commission to evaluate the extent
to which the E-Rate program is meeting the statutory objectives
specified in section 254 of the 1996 Act, the Commission's own
performance goals set in the 2014 First E-Rate Order, and to evaluate
the need and feasibility for any future revisions to program rules.
Further, the purpose of this information is to ensure that schools
and libraries that are eligible to receive discounted internet Access
services (Category One), and Broadband Internal Connections, Managed
Internal Broadband Services, and Basic Maintenance of Broadband
Internal Connections (Basic Maintenance) (known together as Category
Two Services) have in place internet safety policies. Schools and
libraries receiving these services must certify, by completing a FCC
Form 486 (Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of
Compliance with the Children's internet Protection Act), that
respondents are enforcing a policy of internet safety and enforcing the
operation of a technology prevention measure. Also, respondents who
received a Funding Commitment Decision Letter indicating services
eligible for universal service funding must file FCC Form 486 to
indicate their service start date and to start the payment process. In
addition, all members of a consortium must submit signed certifications
to the Billed Entity of their consortium using a FCC Form 479;
Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of
Compliance with Children's internet Protection Act, in language
consistent with the certifications adopted for the FCC Form 486.
Consortia must, in turn, certify collection of the FCC Forms 479 on
the FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is used by E-rate participants to make
adjustments to previously filed forms, such as changing the contract
expiration date filed with the FCC Form 471, changing the funding year
service start date filed with the FCC Form 486, cancelling or reducing
the amount of funding commitments, requesting extensions of the
deadline for nonrecurring services, and notifying USAC of equipment
transfers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13488 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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