Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 79588 [2024-22316]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 79588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22316]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0806; FR ID 247433]


Information Collection 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.'' 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.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before October 30, 
2024.

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 Nicole Ongele, 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
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, (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: 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 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 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: 25,000 respondents; 83,560 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours for 
response; 1 hour for recordkeeping); 4 hours for FCC Form 471 (4 hours 
for response; 1 hour 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: 236,890 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks approval to extend the 
existing collection 3060-0806 (FCC Forms 470 and 471). The Commission 
is reporting an adjustment to the number of respondents, responses, and 
the total burden hours within this submission based on FY 2023 data 
received from USAC. 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. 2024-22316 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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