80 FR 26255 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 88 (May 7, 2015)

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection(s) 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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection(s) of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid OMB Control Number.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-0806]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and 
Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communication Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s), as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested 
concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection(s) 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 estimate; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection(s) of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid OMB Control 
Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before June 8, 2015.
    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 FCC contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email at 
[email protected]. Also, please submit your PRA comments 
to the FCC by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing 
Director, FCC at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting that OMB 
approve this revised information collection under the emergency 
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d), and 1320.13 
by July 1, 2015.
    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: Revision to a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government public institutions, 
and other not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 82,000 respondents; 82,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours 
for response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping); 4.5 hours for FCC Form 471 
(4 hours for response; 0.5 hours 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 47 
U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205, 218-220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
    Total Annual Burden: 334,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of 
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information 
collection. However, respondents may request materials or information 
submitted to the Commission or to the Administrator be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to revise OMB 3060-0806 to 
conform this information collection to changes implemented in the 
Second E-Rate Modernization Order (WC Docket No. 13-184, FCC 14-189; 80 
FR 5961, February 4, 2015). Collection of the information on FCC Forms 
470 and 471 is necessary so that the Commission and the Universal 
Service Administrative Company (USAC) have sufficient

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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 own performance goals established in the 
E-rate Modernization Order and Second E-rate Modernization Order. This 
information collection, as described in more detail below, is being 
revised to modify FCC Form 470 pursuant to program and rule changes in 
the Second E-rate Modernization Order and to accommodate USAC's new 
online portal as well as the requirement that all FCC Forms 470 be 
electronically filed. The FCC Form 470, which is used to seek 
competitive bids on eligible services from service providers, must be 
available to applicants on July 1 (or very soon thereafter) to ensure 
schools and libraries can take full advantage of the Commission's 
reforms in funding year 2016. This revision does not propose changes to 
the FCC Form 471.
    The supporting documents for this submission, including revised 
forms and instructions, may be accessed via this Web site by searching 
under ``OMB 3060-0806'': http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
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acceptable regulatory alternative to with respect to the authorized programs ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
paper reporting and establishes listed above. Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
requirements to assure that electronic Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
Matthew Leopard,
documents are as legally dependable as 395–5167 or via email at Nicholas_A._
Acting Director, Office of Information
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of Collection.
Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Also, please
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or submit your PRA comments to the FCC
[FR Doc. 2015–10989 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am]
local government agencies that receive, by email at PRA@fcc.gov.
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or wish to begin receiving, electronic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
reports under their EPA-authorized Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing
programs must apply to EPA for a Director, FCC at (202) 418–2991.
revision or modification of those FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
programs and obtain EPA approval. Commission is requesting that OMB
Subpart D provides standards for such [3060–0806] approve this revised information
approvals based on consideration of the collection under the emergency
electronic document receiving systems Information Collection Being
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR
that the state, tribe, or local government Submitted for Emergency Review and
1320.5, 1320.8(d), and 1320.13 by July
will use to implement the electronic Approval to the Office of Management
1, 2015.
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) and Budget
OMB Control Number: 3060–0806.
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D AGENCY: Federal Communication Title: Universal Service—Schools and
provides special procedures for program Commission. Libraries Universal Service Program,
revisions and modifications to allow FCC Forms 470 and 471.
ACTION: Notice and request for
electronic reporting, to be used at the Form Number: FCC Forms 470 and
comments.
option of the state, tribe or local 471.
government in place of procedures SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Type of Review: Revision to a
available under existing program- Commission (FCC), as part of its currently approved collection.
specific authorization regulations. An continuing effort to reduce paperwork Respondents: State, local or tribal
application submitted under the subpart burden, invites the general public and government public institutions, and
D procedures must show that the state, other Federal agencies to take this other not-for-profit institutions.
tribe or local government has sufficient opportunity to comment on the Number of Respondents and
legal authority to implement the following information collection(s), as Responses: 82,000 respondents; 82,000
electronic reporting components of the required by the Paperwork Reduction responses.
programs covered by the application Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are Estimated Time per Response: 3.5
and will use electronic document requested concerning: (a) Whether the hours for FCC Form 470 (3 hours for
receiving systems that meet the proposed collection(s) of information is response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping);
applicable subpart D requirements. necessary for the proper performance of 4.5 hours for FCC Form 471 (4 hours for
On February 25, 2015, the Florida the functions of the Commission, response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping).
Department of Environmental Protection including whether the information shall Frequency of Response: On occasion
(FDEP) submitted an application titled have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of and annual reporting requirements, and
‘‘National Pollutant Discharge the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) recordkeeping requirement.
Elimination System e-Reporting Tool ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Obligation to Respond: Required to
(NeT)’’ for revisions/modifications of its clarity of the information collected; (d) obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
EPA-authorized programs under title 40 ways to minimize the burden of the authority for this information collection
CFR. EPA reviewed FDEP’s request to collection(s) of information on the is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–
revise/modify its EPA-authorized respondents, including the use of 205, 218–220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
programs and, based on this review, automated collection techniques or Total Annual Burden: 334,000 hours.
EPA determined that the application other forms of information technology; Total Annual Cost: N/A.
met the standards for approval of and (e) ways to further reduce the Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
authorized program revisions/ information burden for small business impact(s).
modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3, concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR The FCC may not conduct or sponsor There is no assurance of confidentiality
3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision a collection of information unless it provided to respondents concerning this
to approve Florida’s request to revise/ displays a currently valid Office of information collection. However,
modify its following EPA-authorized Management and Budget (OMB) Control respondents may request materials or
programs to allow electronic reporting Number. No person shall be subject to information submitted to the
under 40 CFR parts 122, 403, and 503 any penalty for failing to comply with Commission or to the Administrator be
is being published in the Federal a collection of information subject to the withheld from public inspection under
Register: Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
does not display a valid OMB Control Needs and Uses: The Commission
Part 123—EPA Administered Permit Number.
Programs: The National Pollutant seeks to revise OMB 3060–0806 to
Discharge Elimination System DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction conform this information collection to
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Act (PRA) comments should be changes implemented in the Second E-
Part 403—General Pretreatment
submitted on or before June 8, 2015. Rate Modernization Order (WC Docket
Regulations For Existing And New
If you anticipate that you will be No. 13–184, FCC 14–189; 80 FR 5961,
Source Of Pollution
submitting comments, but find it February 4, 2015). Collection of the
Part 501—State Sludge Management difficult to do so within the period of information on FCC Forms 470 and 471
Program Regulations time allowed by this notice, you should is necessary so that the Commission and
FDEP was notified of EPA’s advise the FCC contact listed below as the Universal Service Administrative
determination to approve its application soon as possible. Company (USAC) have sufficient

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information to determine if entities are number, and no person is required to over (VCO) service is a type of
eligible for funding pursuant to the respond to a collection of information telecommunications relay service (TRS)
schools and libraries support unless it displays a currently valid and that eligible providers of such
mechanism, to determine if entities are control number. Comments concerning services are eligible to recover their
complying with the Commission’s rules, the accuracy of the burden estimates costs from the Interstate TRS Fund
and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. and any suggestions for reducing the (Fund) in accordance with section 225
In addition, the information is necessary burden should be directed to the person of the Communications Act. The
for the Commission to evaluate the listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Commission also clarified that certain
extent to which the E-rate program is CONTACT section below. TRS mandatory minimum standards do
meeting the statutory objectives FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: not apply to one-line captioned
specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing telephone VCO service and waived 47
Act, and the Commission’s own Director, at (202) 418–2918, or email: CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) for all
performance goals established in the E- Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. current and future captioned telephone
rate Modernization Order and Second E- VCO service providers, for the same
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
rate Modernization Order. This period of time beginning August 1,
OMB Control Number: 3060–1053.
information collection, as described in 2003. The waivers were contingent on
OMB Approval Date: March 31, 2015.
more detail below, is being revised to the filing of annual reports.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31, On July 19, 2005, the Commission
modify FCC Form 470 pursuant to 2018.
program and rule changes in the Second released Telecommunication Relay
Title: Two-Line Captioned Telephone Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
E-rate Modernization Order and to Order, IP Captioned Telephone Service
accommodate USAC’s new online portal for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67 and
as well as the requirement that all FCC Protocol Captioned Telephone Service
Forms 470 be electronically filed. The CG Docket No. 03–123, Order, 70 FR
Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 54294, September 14, 2005, clarifying
FCC Form 470, which is used to seek and 03–123.
competitive bids on eligible services that two-line captioned telephone VCO
Form Number: N/A. service, like one-line captioned
from service providers, must be Respondents: Business or other for-
available to applicants on July 1 (or very telephone VCO service, is a type of TRS
profit entities. eligible for compensation from the
soon thereafter) to ensure schools and Estimated Number of Respondents
libraries can take full advantage of the Fund.
and Responses: 148,006 respondents; On January 11, 2007, the Commission
Commission’s reforms in funding year 556,010 responses.
2016. This revision does not propose released Telecommunications Relay
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
changes to the FCC Form 471. hours (15 minutes) to 8 hours. for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
The supporting documents for this Frequency of Response: Annual, every Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–123,
submission, including revised forms five years, on-going, and one-time Declaratory Ruling, 72 FR 6960,
and instructions, may be accessed via reporting requirement; Recordkeeping February 14, 2007, granting a request for
this Web site by searching under ‘‘OMB requirement; Third party disclosure clarification that Internet Protocol (IP)
3060–0806’’: http://www.reginfo.gov/ requirement. captioned telephone relay service (IP
public/do/PRASearch. Obligation to Respond: Required to CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for
Federal Communications Commission. obtain or retain benefits. The statutory compensation from the Fund. The
Marlene H. Dortch, authority for the information collection Commission also waived certain TRS
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of requirements is found at sec. 225 [47 mandatory minimum standards that do
the Managing Director. U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications not apply to IP CTS, contingent on the
[FR Doc. 2015–10977 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] Services for Hearing-Impaired filing of annual reports.
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Individuals; The Americans with On August 26, 2013, the Commission
Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA), Public issued Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP)
Law 101–336, 104 Stat. 327, 366–69, Captioned Telephone Service;
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS was enacted on July 26, 1990. Telecommunications Relay Services and
COMMISSION Estimated Total Annual Burden: Speech-to-Speech Services for
399,072 hours. Individuals with Hearing and Speech
[OMB 3060–1053] Total Annual Costs: $1,680,000. Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 03–123, Report and Order, 78 FR 53684,
Information Collection Approved by
An assurance of confidentiality is not August 30, 2013, to regulate practices
the Office of Management and Budget
offered because this information relating to the marketing of IP CTS,
(OMB)
collection does not require the impose certain requirements for the
AGENCY: Federal Communications collection of personally identifiable provision of this service, and mandate
Commission. information by the FCC from registration and certification of IP CTS
ACTION: Notice. individuals. users.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No On June 20, 2014, the D.C. Circuit
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications impact(s). vacated the rule prohibiting
Commission (FCC) has received Office Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, compensation to providers for minutes
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of Management and Budget (OMB) the Commission released of use generated by equipment
approval for a revision of a currently Telecommunication Relay Services and consumers received from providers for
approved public information collection Speech-to-Speech Services for free or for less than $75 ($75 equipment
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Individuals with Hearing and Speech charge rule) and the rule requiring
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). An Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67, providers to maintain captions off as the
agency may not conduct or sponsor a Declaratory Ruling, 68 FR 55898, default setting for IP CTS equipment.
collection of information unless it September 28, 2003, clarifying that one- Sorenson Communications, Inc. and
displays a currently valid OMB control line captioned telephone voice carry CaptionCall, LLC v. FCC, 755 F.3d 702

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before June 8, 2015.
Contact		Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing Director, FCC at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		80 FR 26255