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Total Annual Burden: 473,440 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to
accelerate private sector development
and deployment of telecommunications
technologies and services by spurring
competition. Section 222(e) is also
designed to spur competition by
prescribing requirements for the sharing
of subscriber list information. These
information collection requirements are
designed to help implement certain
provisions of sections 222(e) and 251,
and to eliminate operational barriers to
competition in the telecommunications
services market. Specifically, these
information collection requirements
will be used to implement (1) local
exchange carriers’ (‘‘LECs’’) obligations
to provide their competitors with
dialing parity and non-discriminatory
access to certain services and
functionalities; (2) incumbent local
exchange carriers’ (‘‘ILECs’’) duty to
make network information disclosures;
and (3) numbering administration. In
November 2017, the Commission
adopted new rules concerning certain
information collection requirements
implemented under section 251(c)(5) of
the Act, pertaining to network change
disclosures. Most of the changes to
those rules applied specifically to a
certain subset of network change
disclosures, namely notices of planned
copper retirements. In addition, the
changes removed a rule that prohibits
incumbent LECs from engaging in useful
advanced coordination with entities
affected by network changes. In June
2018, the Commission revised its
network change disclosure rules to (1)
revise the types of network changes that
trigger an incumbent LEC’s public
notice obligation, and (2) extend the
force majeure provisions applicable to
copper retirements to all types of
network changes. The changes were
aimed at removing unnecessary
regulatory barriers to the deployment of
high-speed broadband networks.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0806; FR ID 38752]
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
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 September 20,
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, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0806.
SUMMARY:
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Title: Universal Service-Schools and
Libraries Universal Service Program,
FCC Forms 470 and 471.
Form Number: FCC Forms 470 and
471.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: State, local or tribal
government institutions, and other notfor-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 43,000 respondents; 67,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.5
hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours for
response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping;
4.5 hours for FCC Form 471 (4 hours for
response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements, and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained 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.
Total Annual Burden: 273,950 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 respondents concerning this
information collection. However,
respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission or to the Administrator be
withheld from public inspection under
47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks approval to extend the existing
collection 3060–0806 (FCC Forms 470
and 471). Collection of the information
on FCC Forms 470 and 471 is necessary
so that the Commission and USAC have
sufficient information to determine if
entities are eligible for funding pursuant
to the schools and libraries support
mechanism, to determine if entities are
complying with the Commission’s rules,
and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
In addition, the information is necessary
for the Commission to evaluate the
extent to which the E-rate program is
meeting the statutory objectives
specified in section 254(h) of the 1996
Act, and the Commission’s performance
goals established in the E-rate
Modernization Order and Second E-rate
Modernization Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0806; FR ID 38752]
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 September
20, 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, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0806.
Title: Universal Service-Schools and Libraries Universal Service
Program, FCC Forms 470 and 471.
Form Number: FCC Forms 470 and 471.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: State, local or tribal government institutions, and
other not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 43,000 respondents; 67,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours
for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping; 4.5 hours for FCC Form 471
(4 hours for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping).
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained 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.
Total Annual Burden: 273,950 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 respondents concerning this information
collection. However, respondents may request materials or information
submitted to the Commission or to the Administrator be withheld from
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks approval to extend the
existing collection 3060-0806 (FCC Forms 470 and 471). Collection of
the information on FCC Forms 470 and 471 is necessary so that the
Commission and USAC have sufficient information to determine if
entities are eligible for funding pursuant to the schools and libraries
support mechanism, to determine if entities are complying with the
Commission's rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. In
addition, the information is necessary for the Commission to evaluate
the extent to which the E-rate program is meeting the statutory
objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act, and the
Commission's performance goals established in the E-rate Modernization
Order and Second E-rate Modernization Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-15505 Filed 7-20-21; 8:45 am]
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