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description of the problematic calls or
texts.
Although the portal will not reject
submissions that fail to include the
above information, such failure will
make it more difficult for the Bureau to
investigate fully and take appropriate
enforcement action. Once submitted, the
Bureau will review to determine
whether the information presents
evidence of a violation of the
Commission’s rules. The Bureau may
share submitted information with the
Department of Justice, Federal Trade
Commission, other federal agencies
combatting robocalls, state attorney
general offices, other law enforcement
entities with which the Commission has
information sharing agreements, and the
registered traceback consortium.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1286.
Title: Emergency Connectivity Fund
Program.
Form Number: FCC Forms 471, 472,
474, and 500.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, state, local or tribal government
institutions, and other not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 23,000 respondents; 132,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4.5
hours for FCC Form 471 (4 hours for
response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping);
1.5 hours for FCC Forms 472/474 (1
hour for response; 0.5 hours for
recordkeeping); 1.5 hours for Emergency
Connectivity Fund Post-Commitment
Change Request (streamlines collection
based on the FCC Form 500 and FCC
Form 471 for use in the Emergency
Connectivity Fund Program) (1 hour for
response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping)).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j),
201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205,
218–220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405 and
section 7402 of the American Rescue
Plan Act, Pub. L. 117–2, 135 Stat. 4.
Total Annual Burden: 315,450 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no assurance of confidentiality
provided to applicants and service
providers concerning this information
collection. However, applicants and
service providers may request materials
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or information submitted to the
Commission or to USAC be withheld
from public inspection under 47 CFR
0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The requirements
contained herein are necessary to
implement and administer the
Congressional mandate for the
Emergency Connectivity Fund. The
information collected herein provides
the Commission and USAC with the
necessary information to administer the
Emergency Connectivity Fund Program,
determine the amount of support
entities seeking funding are eligible to
receive, 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 Emergency Connectivity
Fund is meeting the statutory objectives
specified in section 7402 of the
American Rescue Plan Act, the
Commission’s performance goals set
forth in the Emergency Connectivity
Fund Report and Order, and to evaluate
the need for and feasibility of any future
revisions to program rules. The name,
address, DUNS number and business
type will be disclosed in accordance
with the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act/
Digital Accountability and
Transparency Act (FFATA/DATA Act)
reporting requirements. Emergency
Connectivity Fund Program application,
commitment, and disbursement data
will also be publicly available.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0384; FR ID 38021]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
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) 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
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following information collection.
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 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 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before September 17,
2021. 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 at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0384.
Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and
64.905, Auditor’s Attestation and
Certification.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1 respondent, 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 5–250
hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority is contained in Sections 1, 4,
201–205, 215, and 218–220 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 154,
201–205, 215, and 218–220.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion,
biennial, and annual reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 255 hours.
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Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address
information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Section 64.904(a)
states that each incumbent LEC required
to file a cost allocation manual shall
elect to either have an attest engagement
performed by an independent auditor
every two years, covering the prior two
year period, or have a financial audit
performed by an independent auditor
biennially. In either case, the initial
engagement shall be performed in the
calendar year after the carrier is first
required to file a cost allocation manual.
See Section 64.904(a)–(c). Instead of
requiring mid-sized carriers to incur the
expense of a biennial attestation
engagement, they now file a certification
with the Commission stating that they
are in compliance with 47 CFR 64.901
of the Commission’s rules, which sets
out the rules regarding allocation of
costs. The certification must be signed,
under oath, by an officer of the
incumbent LEC, and filed with the
Commission on an annual basis. Such
certification of compliance represents a
less costly means of enforcing
compliance with our cost allocation
rules. See 47 CFR 64.905 of the
Commission’s rules. The requirements
are imposed to ensure that the carriers
are properly complying with
Commission rules. They serve as an
important aid in the Commission’s
monitoring program. Section 64.905
requires mid-sized LECs to file a
certification with the Commission
stating that they are complying with
section 64.901. The certification must be
signed, under oath, by an officer of the
mid-sized LEC, and filed with the
Commission on an annual basis at the
time that the mid-sized incumbent LEC
files the annual reports required by
section 43.21(e)(2).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[WT Docket No. 19–348; DA 21–645; FRS
36568]
The Federal Communications
Commission and National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration: Coordination
Procedures in the 3.45–3.55 GHz Band
Federal Communications
Commission and National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission’s Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and
the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA)
issue this joint Public Notice to provide
information about the cooperative
sharing framework for federal and nonfederal coordination in certain, defined
areas where and when federal
incumbents require continued access in
the 3.45–3.55 GHz band. The Public
Notice provides information and
guidance on the overall coordination
process, as contemplated by the 3.45
GHz Band 2d R&O, including informal
pre-coordination discussions, the formal
process of submitting coordination
requests, and receiving results from
relevant federal incumbents. The Public
Notice also provides a streamlined
coordination process for high-power
radar sites.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554 and U.S.
Department of Commerce, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
DATES: Issued on July 19, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Jones at (202) 418–1327 or
joyce.jones@fcc.gov, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
FCC, or Gabrial Gersten at (202) 482–
1182 or TransitionPlanS@ntia.gov,
Strategic Planning Division, Office of
Spectrum Management, NTIA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of a public notice of the
coordination procedures in the 3.45–
3.55 GHz band, released jointly by the
Federal Communications Commission’s
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
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and the United States Department of
Commerce, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, WT Docket No. 19–348,
DA 21–645, on June 2, 2021. The full
text of this document including all
Appendices, is available for public
inspection at the following internet
address: https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/
06021352508295/DA-21-645A1.pdf.
Alternative formats are available for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format), by
sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or
calling the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice)
or 202–418–0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
I. Introduction
In March 2021, the Federal
Communications Commission
announced a planned auction of new
flexible-use licenses in the 3.45–3.55
GHz band (Auction 110). See Auction of
Flexible-Use Service Licenses in the
3.45–3.55 GHz Band for NextGeneration Wireless Services; Comment
Sought on Competitive Bidding
Procedures for Auction 110, AU Docket
No. 21–62, Public Notice, 2021 WL
1086298 (2021); see also Facilitating
Shared Use in the 3100–3550 MHz
Band, WT Docket No. 19–348, Second
Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration, and Order of Proposed
Modification, 2021 WL 1086295 (2021)
(3.45 GHz Band 2d R&O). Auction 110
will offer 4,060 new licenses throughout
the contiguous United States, subject to
cooperative sharing requirements in
certain, defined areas where and when
federal incumbents 1 require continued
access to the band. The Commission,
NTIA, and the Department of Defense
(DoD) are working collaboratively
towards these goals. By this Public
Notice, the Commission, through WTB,
and NTIA, provide (i) information for
potential bidders in the 3.45 GHz
Service auction and (ii) guidance to the
ultimate 3.45 GHz Service licensees and
the affected federal incumbents
regarding coordination procedures for
shared use of the 3.45 GHz band. The
joint nature of this Public Notice reflects
the intersecting jurisdictions of the
Commission (which administers
spectrum for non-federal uses) and
NTIA (which administers spectrum for
federal uses) in the radio spectrum,
including in this band.
The Public Notice proceeds as
follows. In section II, we provide
1 References to federal incumbents in this Public
Notice refer to the individual military departments
with which 3.45 GHz Service licensees will
negotiate coordination agreements.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0384; FR ID 38021]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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) 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. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September
17, 2021. 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 at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0384.
Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and 64.905, Auditor's Attestation
and Certification.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1 respondent, 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 5-250 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority is contained in Sections 1, 4, 201-205, 215, and
218-220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
Sections 151, 154, 201-205, 215, and 218-220.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion, biennial, and annual reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 255 hours.
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Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Section 64.904(a) states that each incumbent LEC
required to file a cost allocation manual shall elect to either have an
attest engagement performed by an independent auditor every two years,
covering the prior two year period, or have a financial audit performed
by an independent auditor biennially. In either case, the initial
engagement shall be performed in the calendar year after the carrier is
first required to file a cost allocation manual. See Section 64.904(a)-
(c). Instead of requiring mid-sized carriers to incur the expense of a
biennial attestation engagement, they now file a certification with the
Commission stating that they are in compliance with 47 CFR 64.901 of
the Commission's rules, which sets out the rules regarding allocation
of costs. The certification must be signed, under oath, by an officer
of the incumbent LEC, and filed with the Commission on an annual basis.
Such certification of compliance represents a less costly means of
enforcing compliance with our cost allocation rules. See 47 CFR 64.905
of the Commission's rules. The requirements are imposed to ensure that
the carriers are properly complying with Commission rules. They serve
as an important aid in the Commission's monitoring program. Section
64.905 requires mid-sized LECs to file a certification with the
Commission stating that they are complying with section 64.901. The
certification must be signed, under oath, by an officer of the mid-
sized LEC, and filed with the Commission on an annual basis at the time
that the mid-sized incumbent LEC files the annual reports required by
section 43.21(e)(2).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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