81 FR 71728 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 201 (October 18, 2016)

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 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. 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71728-71729]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25064]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0853]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the 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, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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. 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

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a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 17, 
2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section 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 http://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 OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 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: 63,700 respondents, 63,700 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for 
FCC Form 486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, and .75 hours for maintaining 
and updating the Internet Safety Policy.
    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: 58,575 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    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 C.F.R 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to revise OMB 3060-0853 to 
conform the FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500 to changes implemented in the 
Order and FNPRM (E-rate Modernization Order) (WC Docket No. 13-184, FCC 
14-99; 79 FR 49160, August 19, 2014). The FCC Form 486 transitioned to 
an online platform for applicants that seek universal service support 
for funding year 2016 and later. Applicants needing to file FCC Form 
486 for a funding year earlier than funding year 2016 will need to use 
a different version of the FCC Form 486 which will be available on the 
Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC's) Web site. The FCC 
Form 500 will also be transitioned to an online platform. Applicants 
needing to file FCC Form 500 for a funding year earlier than funding 
year 2016 will need to use a different version of the FCC Form 500 
which will be available on USAC's Web site for completion and upload 
into USAC's online portal.
    The Commission will submit this information collection to OMB 
during this comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from 
them. The purpose of this information is to ensure that schools and 
libraries that are eligible to receive discounted Internet Access 
services (Category One), and Broadband Internal Connections, Managed 
Internal Broadband Services, and Basic Maintenance of Broadband 
Internal Connections (Basic Maintenance) (known together as Category 
Two Services) have in place Internet safety policies. Schools and 
libraries receiving these services must certify, by completing FCC Form 
486 (Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of Compliance 
with the Children's Internet Protection Act), that respondents are 
enforcing a policy of Internet safety and enforcing the operation of a 
technology prevention measure. Also, respondents who received a Funding 
Commitment Decision Letter indicating services eligible for universal 
service funding must file FCC Form 486 to indicate their service start 
date and to start the payment process. In addition, all members of a 
consortium must submit signed certifications to the Billed Entity of 
their consortium using FCC Form 479; Certification by Administrative 
Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with Children's Internet 
Protection Act, in language consistent with the certifications adopted 
for the FCC Form 486. Consortia must, in turn, certify collection of 
the FCC Forms 479 on the FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is used by E-rate 
participants to make adjustments to previously filed forms, such as 
changing the contract expiration date filed with the FCC Form 471, 
changing the funding year service start date filed with the FCC Form 
486, cancelling or reducing the amount of funding commitments, 
requesting extensions of the deadline for non-recurring services, and 
notifying USAC of equipment transfers. All of the requirements 
contained herein are necessary to implement the congressional mandate 
for universal service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-25064 Filed 10-17-16; 8:45 am]
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