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Under this new information
collection, the Commission will collect
the information, disclosures, and
certifications required by §§ 1.21001(b)
and 54.1014(a) of the Commission’s
rules from each applicant seeking to
participate in a 5G Fund auction, and
will use the information, disclosures,
and certifications to determine whether
an applicant is legally, technically, and
financially qualified to participate in a
5G Fund auction. To aid in collecting
this information, the Commission has
created FCC Form 184, which will be
used to provide the information,
disclosures, and certifications required
by §§ 1.21001(b) and 54.1014(a).
Commission staff will review the
information, disclosures, and
certifications collected on FCC Form
184 as part of the pre-auction process,
prior to the start of the auction, and
determine whether each applicant
satisfies the Commission’s requirements
to participate in an auction for 5G Fund
support. Without the information
collected on FCC Form 184, the
Commission will not be able to
determine if an applicant is legally
qualified to participate in a 5G Fund
auction and has complied with the
various applicable regulatory and
statutory auction requirements for such
participation. This approach provides
an appropriate screen to ensure serious
participation without being unduly
burdensome.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0856; FR ID 265502]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (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
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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 3,
2025. 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: 3060–0856.
Title: Universal Service—Schools and
Libraries Universal Service Support
Program Reimbursement Forms.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 472, 473,
and 474.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 27,953 respondents; 133,214
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: Form
472—1.5 hours; Form 473—2 hours;
Form 474—1.5 hours, and 0.5 hours for
recordkeeping requirements.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements,
recordkeeping and third-party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission’s statutory authority to
collect this information is contained in
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sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254,
312(d), 312(f), 403 and 503(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3), 601–612;
15 U.S.C. 1, 632; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4);
47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254,
312(d), 312(f), 403, 503(b).
Total Annual Burden: 195,615 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), which is a revision of a
currently approved collection, to obtain
a full three-year clearance from OMB.
The requirements contained herein are
necessary to implement the
Congressional mandate for universal
service. It provides the Commission and
USAC with the necessary information to
administer the E-Rate program,
determine the amount of support
entities seeking funding are eligible to
receive, to determine if entities are
complying with the Commission’s rules,
and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
The information will also allow the
Commission to evaluate the extent to
which the E-Rate program is meeting the
statutory objectives specified in section
254 of the 1996 Act, the Commission’s
performance goals established in the
2014 First and Second E-Rate Orders,
and to evaluate the need and feasibility
for any future revisions to program
rules.
FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474 were
revised. On July 29, 2024 the
Commission released a Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 21–31, FCC
24–76) (Report and Order); finding that
the off-premises use of wireless internet
services and the Wi-Fi hotspot devices
needed to deliver the services; serves an
educational purpose and are eligible for
E-Rate support. The Report and Order,
89 FR 67303, August 20, 2024, adds
certifications to the FCC Form 473 for
participating service providers on the
hotspots non-usage notice and
termination requirement, prohibition
against charging the balance for
terminated services, and certifying that
the cost of Wi-Fi hotspots do not exceed
commercial value. The Report and
Order also adds a certification to FCC
Forms 472 and 474 to certify that there
is no duplicative funding and funding is
not being requested for eligible
equipment and services that have been
funded by other sources. The hourly
burden will increase by 50,865 hours for
FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474. The
public burden for the collection
contained herein will increase to
195,615 burden hours.
FCC Form 472 ‘‘Billed Entity
Applicant Reimbursement Form.’’ Billed
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entities may pay the full amount for
eligible services directly to the service
providers and then, once services have
been received, seek reimbursement from
USAC to cover the amounts of the
discounts for which they have qualified.
The FCC Form 472 is used by the billed
entity to request such reimbursement
from USAC. USAC disburses payments
directly to the billed entity to cover
services that have been properly
invoiced. The information on FCC Form
472 enables this direct reimbursement
process. This information includes the
amount paid for approved services
delivered on or after the actual services
start date, as reported on the FCC Form
486 (approved under OMB Control No.
3060–0853).
FCC Form 473 ‘‘Service Provider
Annual Certification Form.’’ The FCC
Form 473 must be filed by service
providers to attest that the invoices
submitted under the E-Rate program
comply with the FCC’s rules. The
service provider must annually submit
an FCC Form 473 for each service
provider identification number (SPIN).
FCC Form 474 ‘‘Service Provider
Invoice (SPI) FCC Form 474.’’ As an
alternative to paying in full for eligible
services, the billed entity can pay only
the amounts for eligible services that
have been discounted already by the
service provider. Under this alternative,
once services have been received,
service providers seek payment from
USAC to cover the amounts of the
discounts for which the billed entity
qualifies. Service providers use the FCC
Form 474 to request direct payment for
invoices submitted for services that
comply with the rules of the E-Rate
program. The information on the FCC
Form 474 must be received by USAC
before a participating service provider
can receive payment for the discounted
portion of its bill for eligible services to
eligible entities. Subsequent to receipt
and review of the FCC Form 474, USAC
will authorize payment based on the
invoices.
All of the requirements contained in
this information collection are necessary
to implement the Congressional
mandate for the E-Rate program and
reimbursement process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1228; FR ID 265194]
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.’’ 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 January 3, 2025.
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 PRA@fcc.gov and to
Nicole.Ongele@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 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,
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(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: 3060–1228.
Title: Connect America Fund—High
Cost Portal Filing.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,015 unique respondents;
4,590 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
hours–60 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
quarterly reporting requirements,
annual reporting requirements, and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0856; FR ID 265502]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (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
3, 2025. 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: 3060-0856.
Title: Universal Service--Schools and Libraries Universal Service
Support Program Reimbursement Forms.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, Not-for-
profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 27,953 respondents; 133,214
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: Form 472--1.5 hours; Form 473--2
hours; Form 474--1.5 hours, and 0.5 hours for recordkeeping
requirements.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission's statutory authority to collect this information is
contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201-205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f),
403 and 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3), 601-612; 15 U.S.C. 1, 632; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4); 47 U.S.C.
1, 4(i), 4(j), 201-205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f), 403, 503(b).
Total Annual Burden: 195,615 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is a
revision of a currently approved collection, to obtain a full three-
year clearance from OMB. The requirements contained herein are
necessary to implement the Congressional mandate for universal service.
It provides the Commission and USAC with the necessary information to
administer the E-Rate program, determine the amount of support entities
seeking funding are eligible to receive, to determine if entities are
complying with the Commission's rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and
abuse. The information will also allow the Commission to evaluate the
extent to which the E-Rate program is meeting the statutory objectives
specified in section 254 of the 1996 Act, the Commission's performance
goals established in the 2014 First and Second E-Rate Orders, and to
evaluate the need and feasibility for any future revisions to program
rules.
FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474 were revised. On July 29, 2024 the
Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 21-31, FCC 24-76) (Report and Order); finding
that the off-premises use of wireless internet services and the Wi-Fi
hotspot devices needed to deliver the services; serves an educational
purpose and are eligible for E-Rate support. The Report and Order, 89
FR 67303, August 20, 2024, adds certifications to the FCC Form 473 for
participating service providers on the hotspots non-usage notice and
termination requirement, prohibition against charging the balance for
terminated services, and certifying that the cost of Wi-Fi hotspots do
not exceed commercial value. The Report and Order also adds a
certification to FCC Forms 472 and 474 to certify that there is no
duplicative funding and funding is not being requested for eligible
equipment and services that have been funded by other sources. The
hourly burden will increase by 50,865 hours for FCC Forms 472, 473, and
474. The public burden for the collection contained herein will
increase to 195,615 burden hours.
FCC Form 472 ``Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement Form.'' Billed
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entities may pay the full amount for eligible services directly to the
service providers and then, once services have been received, seek
reimbursement from USAC to cover the amounts of the discounts for which
they have qualified. The FCC Form 472 is used by the billed entity to
request such reimbursement from USAC. USAC disburses payments directly
to the billed entity to cover services that have been properly
invoiced. The information on FCC Form 472 enables this direct
reimbursement process. This information includes the amount paid for
approved services delivered on or after the actual services start date,
as reported on the FCC Form 486 (approved under OMB Control No. 3060-
0853).
FCC Form 473 ``Service Provider Annual Certification Form.'' The
FCC Form 473 must be filed by service providers to attest that the
invoices submitted under the E-Rate program comply with the FCC's
rules. The service provider must annually submit an FCC Form 473 for
each service provider identification number (SPIN).
FCC Form 474 ``Service Provider Invoice (SPI) FCC Form 474.'' As an
alternative to paying in full for eligible services, the billed entity
can pay only the amounts for eligible services that have been
discounted already by the service provider. Under this alternative,
once services have been received, service providers seek payment from
USAC to cover the amounts of the discounts for which the billed entity
qualifies. Service providers use the FCC Form 474 to request direct
payment for invoices submitted for services that comply with the rules
of the E-Rate program. The information on the FCC Form 474 must be
received by USAC before a participating service provider can receive
payment for the discounted portion of its bill for eligible services to
eligible entities. Subsequent to receipt and review of the FCC Form
474, USAC will authorize payment based on the invoices.
All of the requirements contained in this information collection
are necessary to implement the Congressional mandate for the E-Rate
program and reimbursement process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-28383 Filed 12-3-24; 8:45 am]
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