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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 4, 2024 / Notices
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–28387 Filed 12–3–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0853; FR ID 265528]
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
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
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of information subject to the PRA that
does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity Compliance
with the Children’s internet Protection
Act Form, FCC Form 479; Receipt of
Service Confirmation and Certification
of Compliance with the Children’s
internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form
486; and Funding Commitment and
Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form
500.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486
and 500.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 84,010 respondents, 94,203
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for FCC Form
486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, 0.75
hours for maintaining and updating the
Internet Safety Policy, and 0.50 hours
for recordkeeping requirements.
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 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r),
403, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 78,319 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.
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FCC Form 486 was 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 486. Applicants that receive
support for Wi-Fi hotspots and service
for off-premises use uses the FCC Form
486 to certify that they have updated
and publicly posted their ‘‘acceptable
use policy (AUP)’’ consistent with the
requirements in 47 CFR 54.516(f); the
Wi-Fi hotspots and/or services the
school, library, or consortium purchased
using E-Rate support for off-premises
use have been activated and made
available to students, school staff, and/
or library patrons; public notice of their
availability has been provided; and the
authorized person is not requesting
reimbursement for Wi-Fi hotspots and/
or services that have not been made
available for distribution.
The hourly burden will increase by
10,044 hours for FCC Forms 479, 486,
and 500. The public burden for the
collection contained herein will
increase to 78,319 burden hours.
FCC Form 486 ‘‘Receipt of Service
Confirmation and Certification of
Compliance with the Children’s Internet
Protection Act.’’ After the Administrator
reviews the funding request and
commits to fund the eligible equipment
and/or services requested, applicants
use the FCC Form 486 to notify USAC
of their service start dates for their
funding requests. Universal service
support will not be paid on an approved
funding commitment prior to receipt of
the FCC Form 486.
Billed entities also use the FCC Form
486 to certify compliance with the
Children’s internet Protection Act
(CIPA), see 47 U.S.C. 254 (h)–(l), or
qualification for a CIPA exemption
when they seek discounts for category
one services (i.e., internet access) and
category two services (i.e., internal
connections, managed internal
broadband services, or basic
maintenance of internal connections).
When the billed entities are members of
a larger consortia, they individually
certify CIPA compliance by submitting
the FCC Form 479 ‘‘Certification by
Administrative Authority to Billed
Entity of Compliance with Children’s
internet Protection Act’’ to the
consortium leader. The consortium
leader can then file the FCC Form 486
certifying CIPA compliance on behalf of
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the consortia. CIPA requires schools and
libraries that have computers with
internet access to certify that they have
in place certain internet safety policies
and technology protection measures to
be eligible to receive program services
under section 254(h) of the Act. See also
47 CFR 54.520. The FCC Form 486 is
also a necessary prerequisite for
invoicing and payment.
FCC Form 500 ‘‘Funding Commitment
Adjustment Request.’’ The FCC Form
500 is used by E-Rate participants to
make adjustments to previously filed
forms, such as changing the contract
expiration date noted on the FCC Form
471, changing the funding year service
start date listed on the FCC Form 486,
cancelling or reducing the amount of a
funding request, and extending the
service delivery deadline for nonrecurring services.
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.
Administration for Children and
Families
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Notice of Agreement Filed
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreement
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit
comments, relevant information, or
documents regarding the agreement to
the Secretary by email at Secretary@
fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street,
Washington, DC 20573. Comments will
be most helpful to the Commission if
received within 12 days of the date this
notice appears in the Federal Register,
and the Commission requests that
comments be submitted within 7 days
on agreements that request expedited
review. A copy of the agreement is
available through the Commission’s
website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting
the Office of Agreements at (202)–523–
5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 201436.
Title: MSC/Zim Cooperative Working
Agreement.
Parties: Mediterranean Shipping
Company S.A. and Zim Integrated
Shipping Services Ltd.
Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen
O’Connor; 2001 M Street NW, Suite 500;
Washington, DC 20036.
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Dated: November 29, 2024.
Alanna Beck,
Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer.
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Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes
the Parties to operate jointly a string of
vessels between Asia and the U.S.
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and to
exchange space on five (5) other services
operated individually by one Party or
the other. The geographic scope of the
Agreement is the trade between ports on
the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts on the
one hand and ports in Singapore,
Thailand, China, Vietnam, South Korea,
Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Jamaica and
the Bahamas on the other hand. The
Agreement would replace FMC
Agreement No. 201263 when that
agreement is terminated following the
end of the Maersk/MSC Vessel Sharing
Agreement (2M Alliance) in early 2025.
Proposed Effective Date: January 9,
2025.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/
FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/
AgreementHistory/86581.
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Office of Refugee Resettlement
(ORR), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) is
establishing a new system of records to
be maintained by the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) within HHS’
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), System No. 09–80–
0323, ORR Unaccompanied Children
Bureau (UCB) Child Abuse or Neglect
Investigation Records and Central
Registry.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4) and (11), this system of
records is effective December 4, 2024 to
a 30-day period in which to comment
on the routine uses, described below.
Please submit any comments by January
3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The public should address
written comments on the system of
DATES:
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records notice to Hanan Abu Lebdeh,
Senior Agency Officer for Privacy, by
mail at Administration for Children and
Families, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, or
by email at hanan.abulebdeh@
acf.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General questions about the system of
records may be submitted to Edward
Nazarko, Technical Lead for UC
Technology, Administration for
Children and Families, by mail or email
at 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, or edward.nazarko@acf.hhs.gov,
or by telephone at (202) 839–0615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on ORR Responsibilities,
Affecting New SORN 09–80–0323
Within ORR, the Unaccompanied
Children Bureau (UCB) administers
ORR’s responsibilities for the
placement, care, and services provided
to unaccompanied children who are in
Federal custody by reason of their
immigration status. Such
responsibilities are carried out pursuant
to ORR’s statutory and delegated
authorities under section 462 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA),
6 U.S.C. 279, section 235 of the William
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
(TVPRA), 8 U.S.C. 1232, and regulations
at 45 CFR parts 410 and 411. Systems
of records maintained by ORR are
‘‘mixed,’’ in that they contain, or could
contain, records pertaining to both (1)
individuals who are covered by the
Privacy Act and (2) individuals who are
not covered by the Privacy Act. SORN
09–80–0323 includes a statement to this
effect in the ‘‘Categories of Individuals’’
section.
The Privacy Act applies only to
individuals who are U.S. citizens or
non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United
States. As a matter of discretion, ORR
treats information maintained in its
mixed systems of records as being
subject to the protections of the Privacy
Act, regardless of whether the
information relates to individuals
covered by the Privacy Act. This policy
implements a 1975 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
recommendation to apply, as a matter of
discretion, the administrative provisions
of the Privacy Act to records about
individuals who aren’t covered by the
Privacy Act when the records are
maintained in mixed systems of records
(referred to as the non-U.S. persons
policy). See OMB Privacy Act
Implementation: Guidelines and
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0853; FR ID 265528]
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: 3060-0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity
Compliance with the Children's internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form
479; Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of Compliance
with the Children's internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form 486; and
Funding Commitment and Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form 500.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 84,010 respondents, 94,203
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for
FCC Form 486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, 0.75 hours for maintaining and
updating the Internet Safety Policy, and 0.50 hours for recordkeeping
requirements.
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 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 78,319 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 Form 486 was 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 486. Applicants that receive
support for Wi-Fi hotspots and service for off-premises use uses the
FCC Form 486 to certify that they have updated and publicly posted
their ``acceptable use policy (AUP)'' consistent with the requirements
in 47 CFR 54.516(f); the Wi-Fi hotspots and/or services the school,
library, or consortium purchased using E-Rate support for off-premises
use have been activated and made available to students, school staff,
and/or library patrons; public notice of their availability has been
provided; and the authorized person is not requesting reimbursement for
Wi-Fi hotspots and/or services that have not been made available for
distribution.
The hourly burden will increase by 10,044 hours for FCC Forms 479,
486, and 500. The public burden for the collection contained herein
will increase to 78,319 burden hours.
FCC Form 486 ``Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of
Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act.'' After the
Administrator reviews the funding request and commits to fund the
eligible equipment and/or services requested, applicants use the FCC
Form 486 to notify USAC of their service start dates for their funding
requests. Universal service support will not be paid on an approved
funding commitment prior to receipt of the FCC Form 486.
Billed entities also use the FCC Form 486 to certify compliance
with the Children's internet Protection Act (CIPA), see 47 U.S.C. 254
(h)-(l), or qualification for a CIPA exemption when they seek discounts
for category one services (i.e., internet access) and category two
services (i.e., internal connections, managed internal broadband
services, or basic maintenance of internal connections). When the
billed entities are members of a larger consortia, they individually
certify CIPA compliance by submitting the FCC Form 479 ``Certification
by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with
Children's internet Protection Act'' to the consortium leader. The
consortium leader can then file the FCC Form 486 certifying CIPA
compliance on behalf of
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the consortia. CIPA requires schools and libraries that have computers
with internet access to certify that they have in place certain
internet safety policies and technology protection measures to be
eligible to receive program services under section 254(h) of the Act.
See also 47 CFR 54.520. The FCC Form 486 is also a necessary
prerequisite for invoicing and payment.
FCC Form 500 ``Funding Commitment Adjustment Request.'' The FCC
Form 500 is used by E-Rate participants to make adjustments to
previously filed forms, such as changing the contract expiration date
noted on the FCC Form 471, changing the funding year service start date
listed on the FCC Form 486, cancelling or reducing the amount of a
funding request, and extending the service delivery deadline for non-
recurring services.
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. 2024-28384 Filed 12-3-24; 8:45 am]
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