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Reimbursement Program that are filed
by certain providers of advanced
communications service. These
information collection requirements
also assist the Commission in
processing funding disbursement
requests and in monitoring and
furthering compliance with applicable
program requirements to protect against
waste, fraud, and abuse. Participation in
the Reimbursement Program is
voluntary, but compliance with the
information collection requirements is
required to obtain Reimbursement
Program support.
On August 3, 2021, the Wireline
Competition Bureau (Bureau) released a
Public Notice adopting procedures for
filing and processing applications
submitted for the Reimbursement
Program. These procedures largely
tracked the procedural rules previously
adopted by the Commission in the
Second Report and Order, but also
adopted a new requirement that
Reimbursement Program participants
notify the Commission of changes in
ownership, to ensure accurate
information is on file for participants
and to help protect the Reimbursement
Program against waste, fraud, and abuse.
This submission proposes to revise
this currently-approved collection by
deleting an existing question on FCC
Form 5640 and replacing it with a more
detailed query. The new question will
ask program participants to describe in
detail how they have spent
Reimbursement Program funds. The
addition of this question will allow the
Bureau to satisfy its statutory
obligations to collect information about
how Reimbursement Program funds
have been spent, including detailed
accounting of the covered
communications equipment and
services permanently removed and
disposed of, and the replacement
equipment or services purchased,
rented, leased, or otherwise obtained
using Reimbursement Program funds, as
well as to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse, as required under the Secure
Networks Act. The Bureau determined
that FCC Form 5640 required this
revision in order to elicit the
information necessary for the Bureau to
better satisfy its statutory obligations.
This proposed addition will increase
the information collected, and will
impose an additional burden on
respondents, which will vary with the
number of invoices respondents submit
during the relevant reporting period.
However, this submission also reflects a
decrease in the estimated total annual
responses, total annual burden hours,
and total annual costs for this
collection. These adjustments are due to
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a reduction of the number of
respondents for several categories of
information to be collected on Form
5640, based on the Bureau’s experience
with the Reimbursement Program since
this collection was first approved.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, 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:
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 August 28,
2023. 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
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advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1167.
Title: Accessible Telecommunications
and Advanced Communications
Services and Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,541 respondents; 42,106
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50
hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, onetime, and on occasion reporting
requirements; recordkeeping
requirement; third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 1–4, 255, 303(r),
403, 503, 716, 717, and 718 of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 151–154, 255, 303(r), 403, 503,
617, 618, and 619.
Total Annual Burden: 120,999 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $17,800.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, in
document FCC 11–151, published at 76
FR 82354, December 30, 2011, the FCC
adopted rules to implement sections 716
and 717 of the Communications Act of
1934 (the Act), as amended, which were
added to the Act by the Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). See
Public Law 111–260, 104. Section 716 of
the Act requires providers of advanced
communications services and
manufacturers of equipment used for
advanced communications services to
make their services and equipment
accessible to individuals with
disabilities, unless doing so is not
achievable. 47 U.S.C. 617. Section 717
of the Act established new
recordkeeping requirements and
enforcement procedures for service
providers and equipment manufacturers
that are subject to sections 255, 716, and
718 of the Act. 47 U.S.C. 618. Section
255 of the Act requires
telecommunications and interconnected
VoIP services and equipment to be
accessible to individuals with
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disabilities, if readily achievable. 47
U.S.C. 255. Section 718 of the Act
requires internet browsers built into
mobile phones to be accessible to and
usable by individuals who are blind or
have a visual impairment, unless doing
so is not achievable. 47 U.S.C. 619.
In document FCC 11–151, the
Commission adopted rules relating to
the following:
(a) Service providers and equipment
manufacturers that are subject to
sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act
must ensure that the information and
documentation that they provide is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
(b) Service providers and equipment
manufacturers may seek waivers from
the accessibility obligations of section
716 of the Act for services or equipment
that are designed for multiple purposes,
including advanced communications
services, but are designed primarily for
purposes other than using advanced
communications services.
(c) Service providers and equipment
manufacturers that are subject to
sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act
must maintain records of their efforts to
implement those sections.
(d) Service providers and equipment
manufacturers that are subject to
sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act
must certify annually to the
Commission that records are kept in
accordance with the recordkeeping
requirements. The certification must
include contact details of the person(s)
authorized to resolve accessibility
complaints and the agent designated for
service of process.
(e) The Commission established
procedures to facilitate the filing of
formal and informal complaints alleging
violations of sections 255, 716, or 718 of
the Act. Those procedures include a
nondiscretionary pre-filing notice
procedure to facilitate dispute
resolution, that is, as a prerequisite to
filing an informal complaint,
complainants must first request dispute
assistance from the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau’s
Disability Rights Office.
In 2013, in document FCC 13–57,
published at 78 FR 30226, May 22,
2013, the FCC adopted rules to
implement section 718 of the Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–23–1180]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled ‘‘Airline and
Vessel Traveler Information Collection’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC
previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations’’
notice on April 27, 2023, to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments
related to the previous notice. This
notice serves to allow an additional 30
days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this
proposed information collection project.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including, through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and
(e) Assess information collection
costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
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for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Direct written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by
fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written
comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Airline and Vessel Traveler
Information Collection (OMB Control
No. 0920–1180, Exp. 6/30/2023)—
Revision—National Center for Emerging
and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The rapid speed and tremendous
volume of international travel,
commerce, and human migration enable
infectious disease threats to disperse
worldwide in 24 hours—less time than
the incubation period of most
communicable diseases. These and
other forces intrinsic to modern
technology and ways of life favor the
emergence of new communicable
diseases and the reemergence or
increased severity of known
communicable diseases.
Stopping a communicable disease
outbreak—whether it is naturally
occurring or intentionally caused—
requires the use of the most rapid and
effective public health tools available.
Basic public health practices, such as
collaborating with airlines in the
identification and notification of
potentially exposed travelers, are
critical tools in the fight against the
introduction, transmission, and spread
of communicable disease in the United
States. The collection of timely,
accurate, and complete conveyance and
traveler information enables CDC to
notify state and local health
departments, in order for them to make
contact with individuals who may have
been exposed to a communicable
disease during travel, or due to an
outbreak of disease in a geographic
location and identify appropriate next
steps.
Section 361 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) authorizes
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services to make
and enforce regulations necessary to
prevent the introduction, transmission,
or spread of communicable diseases
from foreign countries into the United
States, or from one State or possession
into any other State or possession.
Regulations that implement federal
quarantine authority are currently
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1167; FR ID 150753]
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 August 28,
2023. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
[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:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1167.
Title: Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications
Services and Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,541 respondents; 42,106
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, one-time, and on occasion reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1-4, 255, 303(r), 403, 503, 716, 717, and 718 of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 255, 303(r), 403,
503, 617, 618, and 619.
Total Annual Burden: 120,999 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $17,800.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, in document FCC 11-151, published at 76 FR
82354, December 30, 2011, the FCC adopted rules to implement sections
716 and 717 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as amended,
which were added to the Act by the Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). See Public Law 111-260,
104. Section 716 of the Act requires providers of advanced
communications services and manufacturers of equipment used for
advanced communications services to make their services and equipment
accessible to individuals with disabilities, unless doing so is not
achievable. 47 U.S.C. 617. Section 717 of the Act established new
recordkeeping requirements and enforcement procedures for service
providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject to sections 255,
716, and 718 of the Act. 47 U.S.C. 618. Section 255 of the Act requires
telecommunications and interconnected VoIP services and equipment to be
accessible to individuals with
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disabilities, if readily achievable. 47 U.S.C. 255. Section 718 of the
Act requires internet browsers built into mobile phones to be
accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or have a visual
impairment, unless doing so is not achievable. 47 U.S.C. 619.
In document FCC 11-151, the Commission adopted rules relating to
the following:
(a) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must ensure that the
information and documentation that they provide is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
(b) Service providers and equipment manufacturers may seek waivers
from the accessibility obligations of section 716 of the Act for
services or equipment that are designed for multiple purposes,
including advanced communications services, but are designed primarily
for purposes other than using advanced communications services.
(c) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must maintain records of their
efforts to implement those sections.
(d) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must certify annually to the
Commission that records are kept in accordance with the recordkeeping
requirements. The certification must include contact details of the
person(s) authorized to resolve accessibility complaints and the agent
designated for service of process.
(e) The Commission established procedures to facilitate the filing
of formal and informal complaints alleging violations of sections 255,
716, or 718 of the Act. Those procedures include a nondiscretionary
pre-filing notice procedure to facilitate dispute resolution, that is,
as a prerequisite to filing an informal complaint, complainants must
first request dispute assistance from the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau's Disability Rights Office.
In 2013, in document FCC 13-57, published at 78 FR 30226, May 22,
2013, the FCC adopted rules to implement section 718 of the Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13842 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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