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Information Collections Being
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ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
Sunshine Act Meetings
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Dated: March 27, 2024.
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Telephone: 703–883–4009. TTY: 703–
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SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before Thursday, May
2, 202.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
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30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Cathy
Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go
to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, and (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission 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.
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC
invited the general public and other
Federal Agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning: (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific
comment on how it might ‘‘further
reduce the information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees.’’
OMB Control No.: 3060–0686.
Title: International Section 214
Authorizations, 47 CFR 63.10–63.25,
1.40001, 1.40003.
Form No.: ITC–214—International
Section 214 Authorization Application
(revising form); ITC–ASG/TC—
International Section 214 Authorization
Assignment or Transfer of Control of
Authorization (revising form); ITC–
FCN—International Section 214
Authorization Foreign Carrier
Notification (revising form); ITC–STA—
International Section 214 Authorization
Special Temporary Authority (revising
form); ITC–AMD—International Section
214 Authorization Amendment (new
form); ITC–MOD—International Section
214 Authorization Modification (new
form); ITC–RPT—International Section
214 Authorization Dominant Carrier
Quarterly Reports (new form); ITC–
WAV—International Section 214
Authorization Waiver Request (new
form); ITC–DSC—International Section
214 Authorization Discontinuance of
Service (new form); RTL–NEW—List of
Routes on which the Carrier has Direct
Termination Arrangements (new form);
RTL–MOD—Modification to Route List
(Addition to or Removal from an
Existing List of Routes) (new form); and
RTL–WAV—International Route List
Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 192
respondents; 614 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
annual and quarterly reporting
requirements, third party disclosure
requirement, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for Part 1 of this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309, and
325(e). The statutory authority for Part
63 of this information collection is
contained in sections 1, 4(j), 10, 11,
201–205, 214, 218, 403, and 651 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,393 hours.
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Annual Cost Burden: $874,045.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) is requesting that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve a revision of OMB
Control No. 3060–0686 to incorporate
changes from three Commission orders:
the Mandatory Electronic Filing Order,
FCC 21–87; the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order, FCC 20–133; and the
2021 Executive Branch Standard
Questions Order, FCC 21–104. The
Commission also seeks approval for
online electronic forms that are
currently under development as part of
the Commission’s modernization of its
online, web-based electronic filing
system—the International
Communications Filing System (ICFS).
To improve the Commission’s collection
of information related to international
section 214 authorizations (international
section 214s) and to incorporate the new
requirements, the Commission revised
current application forms and added
new forms.
First, the Mandatory Electronic Filing
Order requires that any remaining
applications and reports administered
by the former International Bureau
(whose functions are now divided
among the Office of International Affairs
and the Space Bureau) that are filed on
paper or through an alternative filing
process should filed electronically once
forms become available in ICFS. The
Order sought to reduce costs and
administrative burdens, and therefore to
result in greater efficiencies, facilitate
faster and efficient communications,
and overall improve transparency to the
public.
Second, the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order and the 2021 Executive
Branch Standard Questions Order create
new requirements associated with
certain applications, including
international section 214 applications
with reportable foreign ownership, that
will be reviewed by the relevant
Executive Branch agencies for national
security, law enforcement, foreign
policy, and trade policy issues as well
as other changes.
In the 2020 Executive Branch Review
Order, the Commission adopted rules
and procedures to facilitate a more
streamlined and transparent review
process for coordinating applications
with the Executive Branch agencies. The
Commission also established firm time
frames for the Executive Branch
agencies to complete their review
consistent with Executive Order 13913,
which established the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in
the United States Telecommunications
Services Sector (the Committee).
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Specifically, under the new rules, the
Committee has 120 days for initial
review, plus an additional 90 days for
secondary assessment if the Committee
determines that the risk to national
security or law enforcement interests
cannot be mitigated with standard
mitigation measures. The Commission
also adopted and codified five
categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and
comprehensive information to the
Committee.
In the 2021 Executive Branch
Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard
Questions—a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions
covering the five categories of
information described above. The
responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that
applicants currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis.
The Standard Questions consist of six
separate questionnaires (based on
subject matter) and a supplement for the
provision of personally identifiable
information (PII). Two of these
questionnaires and the PII supplement
are applicable to international section
214s. International section 214
applicants with reportable foreign
ownership will be required to answer
the questions, and file their responses,
as well as a copy of the FCC application,
directly with the Committee.
Finally, the Commission is in the
process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization). This includes
developing new and revised
international section 214 application
forms to improve the Commission’s
information collection and comply with
the new requirements. Until the
electronic forms are approved,
international section 214 applicants are
required to provide the information
required by the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order and the 2021 Executive
Branch Standard Questions Order by
filing current applications and filing
separate documents into ICFS to comply
with the rules. We estimate that the
projected completion date for the
modernized ICFS, including all
international section 214 application
forms, will be July 2024.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0944.
Title: Cable Landing License Act, 47
CFR 1.767, 1.768, 1.40001, 1.40003,
Executive Order 10530.
Form Number: SCL–LIC—Submarine
Cable Landing License Application
(revising form); SCL–STA—Submarine
Cable Landing License Special
Temporary Authority (revising form);
SCL–FCN—Submarine Cable Landing
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License Foreign Carrier Affiliation
(revising form); SCL–ASG/TC—
Submarine Cable Landing License
Assignment or Transfer of Control of
License (new form); SCL–LPN—
Submarine Cable Landing License
Landing Point Notification (new form);
SCL–MOD—Submarine Cable Landing
License Modification (new form); SCL–
RPT—Submarine Cable Landing License
Quarterly Report (new form); SCL–
RWL—Submarine Cable Landing
License Renewal (new form); SCL–
AMD—Submarine Cable Landing
License Amendment (new form); and
SCL–WAV—Submarine Cable Landing
License Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 41 respondents; 118
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to
120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping
requirement and third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in the Submarine Cable
Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C.
34–39, Executive Order 10530,
Executive Order 13913, section 5(a), and
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i)–(j),
155, 303(r), 309, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $340,255.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) is requesting that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve revisions to OMB
Control No. 3060–0944 to incorporate
the new requirements adopted by the
Commission in the 2020 Executive
Branch Review Order, FCC 20–133, and
the 2021 Executive Branch Standard
Questions Order, FCC 21–104. The
Commission also seeks approval for
online electronic forms that are
currently under development as part of
the Commission’s modernization of its
International Communications Filing
System (ICFS). To improve the
Commission’s collection of information
related to submarine cable applications
and to incorporate the new
requirements, the Commission revised
current submarine cable application
forms and added new forms.
First, the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order and the 2021 Executive
Branch Standard Questions Order create
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new requirements associated with
certain applications, including
submarine cable applications, with
reportable foreign ownership that will
be reviewed by the relevant Executive
Branch agencies for national security,
law enforcement, foreign policy and
trade policy issues as well as other
changes.
In the 2020 Executive Branch Review
Order, the Commission adopted rules
and procedures to facilitate a more
streamlined and transparent review
process for coordinating applications
with the Executive Branch agencies. The
Commission also established firm time
frames for the Executive Branch
agencies to complete their review
consistent with Executive Order 13913,
which established the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in
the United States Telecommunications
Services Sector (the Committee).
Specifically, under the new rules, the
Committee has 120 days for initial
review, plus an additional 90 days for
secondary assessment if the Committee
determines that the risk to national
security or law enforcement interests
cannot be mitigated with standard
mitigation measures. The Commission
also adopted and codified five
categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and
comprehensive information to the
Committee.
In the 2021 Executive Branch
Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard
Questions—a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions
covering the five categories of
information described above. The
responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that
applicants currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis.
The Standard Questions consist of six
separate questionnaires (based on
subject matter) and a supplement for the
provision of personally identifiable
information (PII). Two of these
questionnaires and the PII supplement
are applicable to submarine cables.
Submarine cable applicants with
reportable foreign ownership will be
required to answer the questions and
file their responses as well as a copy of
the FCC application, directly with the
Committee.
Second, the Commission is in the
process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization), including developing
new and revised submarine cable
application forms to improve the
Commission’s information collection
and comply with the new requirements.
Until the electronic forms are approved,
submarine cable applicants are required
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to provide the information required by
the 2020 Executive Branch Review
Order and the 2021 Executive Branch
Standard Questions Order by filing
current applications and filing separate
documents into ICFS to comply with the
rules. We estimate that the projected
completion date for the modernized
ICFS, including all cable landing license
application forms, will be July 2024.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1163.
Title: 47 CFR 1.5001–1.5004
Regulations Applicable to Broadcast,
Common Carrier, and Aeronautical
Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; 47 §§ 1.40001, 1.40003.
Form Number: ISP–PDR—Section
310(b) Petition for Declaratory Ruling
(new form); ISP–AMD—Section 310(b)
Petition for Declaratory Ruling
Amendment (new form); and ISP–WAV
Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20 respondents; 52
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for Part 1 of this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309, and
325(e).
Total Annual Burden: 1,219 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $407,000.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) is requesting that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve a revision of OMB
Control No. 3060–1163 to incorporate
new requirements adopted by the
Commission in the 2020 Executive
Branch Review Order, FCC 20–133, and
the 2021 Executive Branch Standard
Questions Order, FCC 21–104. The
Commission also seeks approval for
online electronic forms that are
currently under development as part of
the Commission’s modernization of its
online, web-based electronic filing
system—the International
Communications Filing System (ICFS).
The Commission has developed new
ICFS forms to improve the
Commission’s collection of information
related to foreign ownership petitions
for declaratory ruling under section
310(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (the Act) (section
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310(b) petitions or petitions) related to
common carrier wireless, aeronautical
en route, and aeronautical fixed radio
station licenses (collectively, wireless
common carrier licenses) and to
incorporate the new requirements.
First, the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order and the 2021 Executive
Branch Standard Questions Order create
new requirements associated with
certain applications, including section
310(b) petitions that will be reviewed by
the relevant Executive Branch agencies
for national security, law enforcement,
foreign policy, and trade policy issues
as well as other changes.
In the 2020 Executive Branch Review
Order, the Commission adopted rules
and procedures to facilitate a more
streamlined and transparent review
process for coordinating applications
with the Executive Branch agencies. The
Commission also established firm time
frames for the Executive Branch
agencies to complete their review
consistent with Executive Order 13913,
which established the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in
the United States Telecommunications
Services Sector (the Committee).
Specifically, under the new rules, the
Committee has 120 days for initial
review, plus an additional 90 days for
secondary assessment if the Committee
determines that the risk to national
security or law enforcement interests
cannot be mitigated with standard
mitigation measures. The Commission
also adopted and codified five
categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and
comprehensive information to the
Committee.
Second, in the 2021 Executive Branch
Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard
Questions—a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions
covering the five categories of
information described above. The
responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that
petitioners currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis.
The Standard Questions consist of six
separate questionnaires (based on
subject matter) and a supplement for the
provision of personally identifiable
information (PII). Petitioners will be
required to submit their responses to the
Standard Questions and a copy of the
section 310(b) petition, directly with the
Committee. Broadcast petitioners will
be required to answer Standard
Questions specific to broadcast
licensees and common carrier wireless
petitioners will be required to answer
Standard Questions specific to common
carrier licenses as well as a general PII
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supplement applicable to all
respondents to the Standard Questions.
Finally, the Commission is in the
process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization). Common carrier
wireless section 310(b) petitions are
filed through ICFS while broadcast
section 310(b) petitions are filed
through the Media Bureau’s Licensing
and Management System (LMS) when
submitted with a broadcast construction
permit, assignment, or transfer of
control application. The ICFS
Modernization includes developing
forms for the submission of petitions
related to common carrier wireless
licenses to improve the Commission’s
information collection and comply with
the new requirements. Until the new
ICFS forms are approved, common
carrier wireless section 310(b)
petitioners will be required to provide
the information required by the 2020
Executive Branch Review Order and the
2021 Executive Branch Standard
Questions Order by filing current
petitions and filing separate documents
into ICFS to comply with the rules. We
estimate that the projected completion
date for the modernized ICFS, including
all forms related to common carrier
wireless section 310(b) petitions, will be
July 2024.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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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 Connecticut
Department of Social Services. 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
SUMMARY:
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is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
section below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or
before May 2, 2024. This computer
matching program will commence on
May 2, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elliot S. Tarloff at 202–418–0886 or
Privacy@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Lifeline program provides support for
discounted broadband and voice
services to low-income consumers.
Lifeline is administered by the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) under FCC direction.
Consumers qualify for Lifeline through
proof of income or participation in a
qualifying program, such as Medicaid,
the Supplemental Nutritional
Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal
Public Housing Assistance,
Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit,
or various Tribal-specific federal
assistance programs.
In the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, Public Law 116–260, 134
Stat. 1182, 2129–36 (2020), Congress
created the Emergency Broadband
Benefit Program, and directed use of the
National Verifier to determine eligibility
based on various criteria, including the
qualifications for Lifeline (Medicaid,
SNAP, etc.). EBBP provided $3.2 billion
in monthly consumer discounts for
broadband service and one-time
provider reimbursement for a connected
device (laptop, desktop computer or
tablet). In the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act, Public Law 117–58, 135
Stat. 429, 1238–44 (2021) (codified at 47
U.S.C. 1751–52), Congress modified and
extended EBBP, provided an additional
$14.2 billion, and renamed it the
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
A household may qualify for the ACP
benefit under various criteria, including
an individual qualifying for the FCC’s
Lifeline program.
In a Report and Order adopted on
March 31, 2016, (81 FR 33026, May 24,
2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization
Order), the Commission ordered USAC
to create a National Lifeline Eligibility
Verifier (‘‘National Verifier’’), including
the National Lifeline Eligibility Database
(LED), that would match data about
Lifeline applicants and subscribers with
other data sources to verify the
eligibility of an applicant or subscriber.
The Commission found that the
National Verifier would reduce
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[OMB 3060-0686, 3060-0944 and 3060-1163; FR ID 211755]
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to Office of Management and Budget
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,
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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before Thursday, May
2, 202.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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.
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of
automated
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law
107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on
how it might ``further reduce the information collection burden for
small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control No.: 3060-0686.
Title: International Section 214 Authorizations, 47 CFR 63.10-
63.25, 1.40001, 1.40003.
Form No.: ITC-214--International Section 214 Authorization
Application (revising form); ITC-ASG/TC--International Section 214
Authorization Assignment or Transfer of Control of Authorization
(revising form); ITC-FCN--International Section 214 Authorization
Foreign Carrier Notification (revising form); ITC-STA--International
Section 214 Authorization Special Temporary Authority (revising form);
ITC-AMD--International Section 214 Authorization Amendment (new form);
ITC-MOD--International Section 214 Authorization Modification (new
form); ITC-RPT--International Section 214 Authorization Dominant
Carrier Quarterly Reports (new form); ITC-WAV--International Section
214 Authorization Waiver Request (new form); ITC-DSC--International
Section 214 Authorization Discontinuance of Service (new form); RTL-
NEW--List of Routes on which the Carrier has Direct Termination
Arrangements (new form); RTL-MOD--Modification to Route List (Addition
to or Removal from an Existing List of Routes) (new form); and RTL-
WAV--International Route List Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 192 respondents; 614 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting
requirements, third party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for Part 1 of this information collection is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309, and
325(e). The statutory authority for Part 63 of this information
collection is contained in sections 1, 4(j), 10, 11, 201-205, 214, 218,
403, and 651 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,393 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $874,045.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a
revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0686 to incorporate changes from three
Commission orders: the Mandatory Electronic Filing Order, FCC 21-87;
the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, FCC 20-133; and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order, FCC 21-104. The Commission
also seeks approval for online electronic forms that are currently
under development as part of the Commission's modernization of its
online, web-based electronic filing system--the International
Communications Filing System (ICFS). To improve the Commission's
collection of information related to international section 214
authorizations (international section 214s) and to incorporate the new
requirements, the Commission revised current application forms and
added new forms.
First, the Mandatory Electronic Filing Order requires that any
remaining applications and reports administered by the former
International Bureau (whose functions are now divided among the Office
of International Affairs and the Space Bureau) that are filed on paper
or through an alternative filing process should filed electronically
once forms become available in ICFS. The Order sought to reduce costs
and administrative burdens, and therefore to result in greater
efficiencies, facilitate faster and efficient communications, and
overall improve transparency to the public.
Second, the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order create new requirements
associated with certain applications, including international section
214 applications with reportable foreign ownership, that will be
reviewed by the relevant Executive Branch agencies for national
security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy issues as
well as other changes.
In the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, the Commission adopted
rules and procedures to facilitate a more streamlined and transparent
review process for coordinating applications with the Executive Branch
agencies. The Commission also established firm time frames for the
Executive Branch agencies to complete their review consistent with
Executive Order 13913, which established the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States
Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee). Specifically, under
the new rules, the Committee has 120 days for initial review, plus an
additional 90 days for secondary assessment if the Committee determines
that the risk to national security or law enforcement interests cannot
be mitigated with standard mitigation measures. The Commission also
adopted and codified five categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and comprehensive information to the
Committee.
In the 2021 Executive Branch Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard Questions--a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of
information described above. The responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that applicants currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis. The Standard Questions consist of
six separate questionnaires (based on subject matter) and a supplement
for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII). Two of
these questionnaires and the PII supplement are applicable to
international section 214s. International section 214 applicants with
reportable foreign ownership will be required to answer the questions,
and file their responses, as well as a copy of the FCC application,
directly with the Committee.
Finally, the Commission is in the process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization). This includes developing new and revised international
section 214 application forms to improve the Commission's information
collection and comply with the new requirements. Until the electronic
forms are approved, international section 214 applicants are required
to provide the information required by the 2020 Executive Branch Review
Order and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by filing
current applications and filing separate documents into ICFS to comply
with the rules. We estimate that the projected completion date for the
modernized ICFS, including all international section 214 application
forms, will be July 2024.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0944.
Title: Cable Landing License Act, 47 CFR 1.767, 1.768, 1.40001,
1.40003, Executive Order 10530.
Form Number: SCL-LIC--Submarine Cable Landing License Application
(revising form); SCL-STA--Submarine Cable Landing License Special
Temporary Authority (revising form); SCL-FCN--Submarine Cable Landing
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License Foreign Carrier Affiliation (revising form); SCL-ASG/TC--
Submarine Cable Landing License Assignment or Transfer of Control of
License (new form); SCL-LPN--Submarine Cable Landing License Landing
Point Notification (new form); SCL-MOD--Submarine Cable Landing License
Modification (new form); SCL-RPT--Submarine Cable Landing License
Quarterly Report (new form); SCL-RWL--Submarine Cable Landing License
Renewal (new form); SCL-AMD--Submarine Cable Landing License Amendment
(new form); and SCL-WAV--Submarine Cable Landing License Waiver Request
(new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 41 respondents; 118 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping requirement and third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the
Submarine Cable Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34-39, Executive
Order 10530, Executive Order 13913, section 5(a), and the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i)-(j),
155, 303(r), 309, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $340,255.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve
revisions to OMB Control No. 3060-0944 to incorporate the new
requirements adopted by the Commission in the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order, FCC 20-133, and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard
Questions Order, FCC 21-104. The Commission also seeks approval for
online electronic forms that are currently under development as part of
the Commission's modernization of its International Communications
Filing System (ICFS). To improve the Commission's collection of
information related to submarine cable applications and to incorporate
the new requirements, the Commission revised current submarine cable
application forms and added new forms.
First, the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order create new requirements
associated with certain applications, including submarine cable
applications, with reportable foreign ownership that will be reviewed
by the relevant Executive Branch agencies for national security, law
enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy issues as well as other
changes.
In the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, the Commission adopted
rules and procedures to facilitate a more streamlined and transparent
review process for coordinating applications with the Executive Branch
agencies. The Commission also established firm time frames for the
Executive Branch agencies to complete their review consistent with
Executive Order 13913, which established the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States
Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee). Specifically, under
the new rules, the Committee has 120 days for initial review, plus an
additional 90 days for secondary assessment if the Committee determines
that the risk to national security or law enforcement interests cannot
be mitigated with standard mitigation measures. The Commission also
adopted and codified five categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and comprehensive information to the
Committee.
In the 2021 Executive Branch Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard Questions--a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of
information described above. The responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that applicants currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis. The Standard Questions consist of
six separate questionnaires (based on subject matter) and a supplement
for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII). Two of
these questionnaires and the PII supplement are applicable to submarine
cables. Submarine cable applicants with reportable foreign ownership
will be required to answer the questions and file their responses as
well as a copy of the FCC application, directly with the Committee.
Second, the Commission is in the process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization), including developing new and revised submarine cable
application forms to improve the Commission's information collection
and comply with the new requirements. Until the electronic forms are
approved, submarine cable applicants are required to provide the
information required by the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the
2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by filing current
applications and filing separate documents into ICFS to comply with the
rules. We estimate that the projected completion date for the
modernized ICFS, including all cable landing license application forms,
will be July 2024.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1163.
Title: 47 CFR 1.5001-1.5004 Regulations Applicable to Broadcast,
Common Carrier, and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 47 Sec. Sec. 1.40001,
1.40003.
Form Number: ISP-PDR--Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling (new form); ISP-AMD--Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling Amendment (new form); and ISP-WAV Section 310(b) Petition for
Declaratory Ruling Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 52 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for Part 1 of this information collection is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309, and
325(e).
Total Annual Burden: 1,219 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $407,000.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a
revision of OMB Control No. 3060-1163 to incorporate new requirements
adopted by the Commission in the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order,
FCC 20-133, and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order, FCC
21-104. The Commission also seeks approval for online electronic forms
that are currently under development as part of the Commission's
modernization of its online, web-based electronic filing system--the
International Communications Filing System (ICFS). The Commission has
developed new ICFS forms to improve the Commission's collection of
information related to foreign ownership petitions for declaratory
ruling under section 310(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act) (section
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310(b) petitions or petitions) related to common carrier wireless,
aeronautical en route, and aeronautical fixed radio station licenses
(collectively, wireless common carrier licenses) and to incorporate the
new requirements.
First, the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order create new requirements
associated with certain applications, including section 310(b)
petitions that will be reviewed by the relevant Executive Branch
agencies for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and
trade policy issues as well as other changes.
In the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, the Commission adopted
rules and procedures to facilitate a more streamlined and transparent
review process for coordinating applications with the Executive Branch
agencies. The Commission also established firm time frames for the
Executive Branch agencies to complete their review consistent with
Executive Order 13913, which established the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States
Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee). Specifically, under
the new rules, the Committee has 120 days for initial review, plus an
additional 90 days for secondary assessment if the Committee determines
that the risk to national security or law enforcement interests cannot
be mitigated with standard mitigation measures. The Commission also
adopted and codified five categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and comprehensive information to the
Committee.
Second, in the 2021 Executive Branch Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard Questions--a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of
information described above. The responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that petitioners currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis. The Standard Questions consist of
six separate questionnaires (based on subject matter) and a supplement
for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII).
Petitioners will be required to submit their responses to the Standard
Questions and a copy of the section 310(b) petition, directly with the
Committee. Broadcast petitioners will be required to answer Standard
Questions specific to broadcast licensees and common carrier wireless
petitioners will be required to answer Standard Questions specific to
common carrier licenses as well as a general PII supplement applicable
to all respondents to the Standard Questions.
Finally, the Commission is in the process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization). Common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitions are
filed through ICFS while broadcast section 310(b) petitions are filed
through the Media Bureau's Licensing and Management System (LMS) when
submitted with a broadcast construction permit, assignment, or transfer
of control application. The ICFS Modernization includes developing
forms for the submission of petitions related to common carrier
wireless licenses to improve the Commission's information collection
and comply with the new requirements. Until the new ICFS forms are
approved, common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitioners will be
required to provide the information required by the 2020 Executive
Branch Review Order and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions
Order by filing current petitions and filing separate documents into
ICFS to comply with the rules. We estimate that the projected
completion date for the modernized ICFS, including all forms related to
common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitions, will be July 2024.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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