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ensure that only ETCs directly serving
low-income customers receive
reimbursement under the Lifeline
program; and require ETCs to use a
uniform snapshot date to request
reimbursement from USAC for the
provision of Lifeline support.
On April 27, 2016, the Commission
adopted the Lifeline and Link Up
Reform and Modernization et al., WC
Docket Nos. 11–42, 09–197, 10–90,
Third Report and Order, Further Report
and Order, and Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 16–38 (2016)
(2016 Lifeline Order) The 2016 Lifeline
Order changes included requiring ETCs
to certify compliance with the new
minimum service requirements, moving
to rolling annual subscriber
recertification, streamlining the firstyear ETC audit requirements, and
eliminating the temporary address
requirements.
The Commission’s decision to
transition to a centralized National
Verifier was outlined in detail in the
2016 Lifeline Order. The National
Verifier was established to make
eligibility determinations and perform a
variety of other functions necessary to
enroll subscribers into the Lifeline
program. The National Verifier verifies
Lifeline subscriber eligibility, checks for
duplicate Lifeline subscribers, conducts
recertification of subscribers, and
calculates support payments to ETCs.
ETCs maintain ultimate responsibility
for the accuracy of information
submitted to the National Verifier and
complying with the Lifeline program’s
rules. The National Verifier was
launched over a period of several years
from late 2017 through December 2020,
serving all states, territories, and the
District of Columbia.
On October 30, 2019, the Commission
adopted the Bridging the Digital Divide
for Low-Income Consumers, WC Docket
Nos. 17–287, 11–42, 09–197, Fifth
Report and Order, Memorandum
Opinion and Order and Order on
Reconsideration, and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19–111
(2019) (2019 Lifeline Order). The 2019
Lifeline Order restored the states’ lawful
role in designating eligible
telecommunications carriers and
eliminated the Lifeline Broadband
Provider designation category and its
associated designation procedures. The
Order also implemented a number of
administrative changes to improve the
integrity of the Lifeline eligibility
verification, enrollment, and
recertification processes.
On October 20, 2023, the Commission
adopted the Connect America Fund et
al., WC Docket No. 10–90 et al. WT
Docket No. 10–208, Notice of Proposed
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Rulemaking and Report and Order, FCC
23–87 (Oct. 20, 2023) (Administrative
Order). In the Administrative Order, the
Commission modified, in relevant part,
section 205 of the Commission’s rules,
to require an ETC that intends to
relinquish its ETC designation to
provide: (1) advance notice to the state
commission and to the Commission of
such intention to relinquish, and (2)
notice to the Commission of the state
authority’s decision to permit or deny
such relinquishment, within 10 days of
its decision. These filings must be
submitted regardless of whether the ETC
is currently receiving federal support.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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.’’
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before November 1,
2024.
DATES:
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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
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reduce the information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees.’’
OMB Control Number: 3060–1086.
Title: Section 74.787, Digital
Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible
Service of Digital TV Translator and
LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital
Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification
of Digital Transmission Systems and
Analog Transmission Systems for
Digital Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
8,445 respondents; 19,586 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50
hours–3 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 27,711 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $61,728,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in section 301 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements approved under
this collection are as follows:
a. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that
mutually exclusive applicants applying
for construction permits for new digital
stations and for major changes to
existing stations in the LPTV service
will similarly be allowed to submit in
writing to the Commission, settlements
and engineering solutions to rectify the
problem.
b. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that
mutually exclusive displacement relief
applicants filing applications for digital
LPTV and TV translator stations may be
resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the
Commission.
c. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(v) states that a
license for a digital-to-digital
replacement television translator will be
issued only to a full-power television
broadcast station licensee that
demonstrates in its application a loss in
the station’s pre-auction digital service
area as a result of the broadcast
television spectrum incentive auction,
including the repacking process,
conducted under section 6403 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96).
‘‘Pre-auction digital service area’’ is
defined as the geographic area within
the full power station’s noise-limited
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contour (as set forth in Public Notice,
DA 15–1296, released November 12,
2015). The service area of the digital-todigital replacement translator shall be
limited to only the demonstrated loss
area within the full power station’s preauction digital service area, provided
that an applicant for a digital-to-digital
replacement television translator may
propose a de minimis expansion of its
full power pre-auction digital service
area upon demonstrating that the
expansion is necessary to replace a loss
in its pre-auction digital service area.
d. 47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV
translator stations to originate
emergency warnings over the air
deemed necessary to protect and
safeguard life and property, and to
originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages
seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued
operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds
each, and be broadcast no more than
once per hour.
e. 47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a
digital TV translator station shall not
retransmit the programs and signal of
any TV broadcast or DTV broadcast
station(s) without prior written consent
of such station(s). A digital TV
translator operator electing to multiplex
signals must negotiate arrangements and
obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
f. 47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital
LPTV station who transmits the
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station received prior written
consent of the station whose signal is
being transmitted.
g. 47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital
LPTV and TV translator stations
operating on TV channels 22–24, 32–36
and 38 with a digital transmitter not
specifically FCC-certificated for the
channel purchase and utilize a low pass
filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of
at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The
licensees must retain with their station
license a description of the low pass
filter or equivalent device with the
manufacturer’s rating or a report of
measurements by a qualified individual.
h. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital
LPTV or TV translator station licensees
that modify their existing transmitter by
use of a manufacturer-provided
modification kit would need to
purchase the kit and must notify the
Commission upon completion of the
transmitter modifications. In addition, a
digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing
transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit,
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but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to
installation of manufacturer-supplied
and FCC-certified equipment) must
notify the Commission upon completion
of the transmitter modifications and
shall certify compliance with all
applicable transmission system
requirements.
i. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that
operators who modify their existing
transmitter by use of a manufacturerprovided modification kit must
maintain with the station’s records for a
period of not less than two years, and
will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the nature
of the modifications, installation and
test instructions, and other material
provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance-tests and
measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV
translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the
station’s records for a period of not less
than two years, and will make available
to the Commission upon request, a
description of the modifications
performed and performance tests, the
results of performance-tests and
measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1086; FR ID 248413]
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.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before November 1,
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 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, (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 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
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reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-1086.
Title: Section 74.787, Digital Licensing; Section 74.790,
Permissible Service of Digital TV Translator and LPTV Stations; Section
74.794, Digital Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification of Digital
Transmission Systems and Analog Transmission Systems for Digital
Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 8,445 respondents; 19,586
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50 hours-3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 27,711 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $61,728,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements approved
under this collection are as follows:
a. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive applicants
applying for construction permits for new digital stations and for
major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will similarly
be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission, settlements and
engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
b. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive
displacement relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and
TV translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
c. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(v) states that a license for a digital-to-
digital replacement television translator will be issued only to a
full-power television broadcast station licensee that demonstrates in
its application a loss in the station's pre-auction digital service
area as a result of the broadcast television spectrum incentive
auction, including the repacking process, conducted under section 6403
of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L.
112-96). ``Pre-auction digital service area'' is defined as the
geographic area within the full power station's noise-limited contour
(as set forth in Public Notice, DA 15-1296, released November 12,
2015). The service area of the digital-to-digital replacement
translator shall be limited to only the demonstrated loss area within
the full power station's pre-auction digital service area, provided
that an applicant for a digital-to-digital replacement television
translator may propose a de minimis expansion of its full power pre-
auction digital service area upon demonstrating that the expansion is
necessary to replace a loss in its pre-auction digital service area.
d. 47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more
than once per hour.
e. 47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator station
shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of such station(s).
A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex signals must
negotiate arrangements and obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
f. 47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who transmits
the programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station received
prior written consent of the station whose signal is being transmitted.
g. 47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator
stations operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36 and 38 with a digital
transmitter not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel purchase
and utilize a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS band.
The licensees must retain with their station license a description of
the low pass filter or equivalent device with the manufacturer's rating
or a report of measurements by a qualified individual.
h. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator
station licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter
modifications. In addition, a digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied and FCC-certified equipment) must notify the Commission upon
completion of the transmitter modifications and shall certify
compliance with all applicable transmission system requirements.
i. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that operators who modify their
existing transmitter by use of a manufacturer-provided modification kit
must maintain with the station's records for a period of not less than
two years, and will make available to the Commission upon request, a
description of the nature of the modifications, installation and test
instructions, and other material provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance-tests and measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the station's records for a period
of not less than two years, and will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the modifications performed and
performance tests, the results of performance-tests and measurements on
the modified transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the
Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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