Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 84323-84324 [2023-26696]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / Notices Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this action. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Blaufuss, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency Management (5306T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–5614; email address: SMMFood@epa.gov. For more information on this strategy and others developed as part of EPA’s Series on Building a Circular Economy for All, please visit https://www.epa.gov/ circulareconomy. 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The three Federal agencies have a formal interagency agreement focusing on the cooperation and coordination of efforts to reduce food loss and waste. To achieve the desired results, the EPA, USDA and FDA are seeking input from diverse partners—including local, State, Tribal, and territorial governments; professional and industry associations; individuals, private companies, and those working in food and agricultural industries; academic institutions; and non-governmental and communitybased organizations. The actions detailed in this draft Strategy will help the U.S. meet its National Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal to halve food loss and waste and contribute to the National Recycling Goal to achieve a 50 percent recycling rate by 2030, as well as contribute to global achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3. Preventing food loss and waste and recycling food and other organic waste will also reduce landfill methane emissions, in support of the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, which identified food waste prevention and organic waste diversion as the top two methane emissions reduction strategies for municipal solid waste. The draft Strategy identifies concrete steps, and complementary EPA, USDA, and FDA actions, that will help accelerate the prevention of food loss and waste, where possible, and recycling of the remainder with other organic waste, across the entire supply chain. The EPA, USDA and FDA are seeking input from individuals and partners on what additional EPA, USDA and FDA actions should be included or modified in the Strategy and how best to collaborate on those efforts with each other and partners across the food system. Specific actions ultimately adopted will be informed by evidencebased research to the extent available and partner engagement, implemented through technical and financial assistance, pilots and programs, and policies, where appropriate and be PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 84323 within each agencies’ legal authorities. The EPA, USDA and FDA will consider the comments received on this draft Strategy, finalize it, and begin implementation of the final Strategy in 2024. Dated: November 28, 2023. Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2023–26574 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 62, Transitional Amendment to SFFAS 54 Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board has issued Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) 62 titled Transitional Amendment to SFFAS 54. ADDRESSES: SFFAS 62 is available on the FASAB website at https:// www.fasab.gov/accounting-standards/. Copies can be obtained by contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Monica R. Valentine, Executive Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 512–7350. Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001–1014. SUMMARY: Dated: November 30, 2023. Monica R. Valentine, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2023–26627 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610–02–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1283; FR ID 187764] 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 84324 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / Notices 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. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 5, 2024. 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: 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. OMB Control Number: 3060–1283. Title: Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhanced Submarine Outage Data. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: Extension of a currently information collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents and Responses: 85 respondents; 154 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this information VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Dec 04, 2023 Jkt 262001 collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j) & (o), 405, and the Cable Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34–39, and 3 U.S.C. 301, and Executive Order 10530. Total Annual Burden: 308 hours. Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Needs and Uses: Section 151 of the Communications Act of 1934 (Act), as amended, requires the Commission to promote the safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio communications. Additionally, the Cable Landing License Act, (47 U.S.C. 34–39), and Executive Order 10530, provide the Commission with authority to grant, withhold, condition and revoke submarine cable landing licenses. Further, the Cable Landing License Act and Executive Order 10530 provide that the Commission may place conditions on the grant of a submarine cable landing license in order to assure just and reasonable rates and service in the operation and use of cables so licensed. ‘‘Just and reasonable service’’ entails assurance that the cable infrastructure will be reasonably available. Availability of submarine cables is also critically important for national security and the economy because submarine cables carry approximately 95 percent of international communications traffic and are the primary means of connectivity for numerous U.S. states and territories. This collection is part of the Commission’s NORS outage reporting regime. As with the other information collection collected in NORS regarding other communications services (under OMB Control No. 3060–0484), this collection facilitates FCC monitoring, analysis, and investigation of the reliability and security of submarine cable networks, and to identify and act on potential threats to our Nation’s telecommunications infrastructure. Drawing from a decade of experience in outage reporting, the Commission will seek an ongoing dialogue with submarine cable licensees, as well as with the industry at large, regarding lessons learned from the new information collection. These efforts will help the Commission develop a better understanding of the root causes of significant outages, and to explore preventive measures to mitigate the impact of such outages on the Nation and the American public. Mandatory submarine cable outage data provides the Commission with greater visibility into the availability and health of these networks, allowing the Commission to better track and analyze submarine cable resiliency. This enhanced visibility into submarine cable network outages will allow the PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission to take appropriate actions to mitigate disruptions, if necessary, and to avoid the development of larger, more significant problems which could impact national security and public safety interests. Submarine cable outages do not typically occur with the same frequency as terrestrial outages, but when they do occur have a greater impact on the Nation’s telecommunications due to the volume and nature of communications carried over such cables. Damages to submarine cables are usually caused by weather or inadvertent slicing by underseas equipment. However, submarine cables are also susceptible to intentional damage for nefarious purposes that could lead to a severe degradation of crucial government, as well as nongovernment, communications. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–26696 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [FR ID: 187884] Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of a new matching program. AGENCY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document announces a new computer matching program the Federal Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with the New Mexico Human Services Department. The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of Lifeline, and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), both of which are 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 January 4, 2024. This computer matching program will commence on January 4, 2024, and will conclude 18 months after the effective date. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Elliot S. Tarloff, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, or to Privacy@ fcc.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84323-84324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26696]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1283; FR ID 187764]


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

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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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
5, 2024. 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: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1283.
    Title: Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhanced 
Submarine Outage Data.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 85 respondents; 154 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j) & (o), 
405, and the Cable Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34-39, and 3 
U.S.C. 301, and Executive Order 10530.
    Total Annual Burden: 308 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: Section 151 of the Communications Act of 1934 
(Act), as amended, requires the Commission to promote the safety of 
life and property through the use of wire and radio communications. 
Additionally, the Cable Landing License Act, (47 U.S.C. 34-39), and 
Executive Order 10530, provide the Commission with authority to grant, 
withhold, condition and revoke submarine cable landing licenses. 
Further, the Cable Landing License Act and Executive Order 10530 
provide that the Commission may place conditions on the grant of a 
submarine cable landing license in order to assure just and reasonable 
rates and service in the operation and use of cables so licensed. 
``Just and reasonable service'' entails assurance that the cable 
infrastructure will be reasonably available. Availability of submarine 
cables is also critically important for national security and the 
economy because submarine cables carry approximately 95 percent of 
international communications traffic and are the primary means of 
connectivity for numerous U.S. states and territories.
    This collection is part of the Commission's NORS outage reporting 
regime. As with the other information collection collected in NORS 
regarding other communications services (under OMB Control No. 3060-
0484), this collection facilitates FCC monitoring, analysis, and 
investigation of the reliability and security of submarine cable 
networks, and to identify and act on potential threats to our Nation's 
telecommunications infrastructure. Drawing from a decade of experience 
in outage reporting, the Commission will seek an ongoing dialogue with 
submarine cable licensees, as well as with the industry at large, 
regarding lessons learned from the new information collection. These 
efforts will help the Commission develop a better understanding of the 
root causes of significant outages, and to explore preventive measures 
to mitigate the impact of such outages on the Nation and the American 
public.
    Mandatory submarine cable outage data provides the Commission with 
greater visibility into the availability and health of these networks, 
allowing the Commission to better track and analyze submarine cable 
resiliency. This enhanced visibility into submarine cable network 
outages will allow the Commission to take appropriate actions to 
mitigate disruptions, if necessary, and to avoid the development of 
larger, more significant problems which could impact national security 
and public safety interests. Submarine cable outages do not typically 
occur with the same frequency as terrestrial outages, but when they do 
occur have a greater impact on the Nation's telecommunications due to 
the volume and nature of communications carried over such cables. 
Damages to submarine cables are usually caused by weather or 
inadvertent slicing by underseas equipment. However, submarine cables 
are also susceptible to intentional damage for nefarious purposes that 
could lead to a severe degradation of crucial government, as well as 
non-government, communications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26696 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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