81 FR 8066 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 31 (February 17, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 31 (February 17, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-03080 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 8066-8067] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03080] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1129] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 8067]] collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 18, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-1129. Title: Broadband Speed Test and Unavailability Registry. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals and households. Number of Respondents and Responses: 7,300 respondents; 7,300 responses. Estimated Time per Response: .017 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, and third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in Public Law 111-5, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009; Public Law 110-385, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008, 47 U.S.C. 103(c)(1). Total Annual Burden: 124 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission will retain the street and IP address information obtained from participants in the speed test. The Commission will not release individual personally identifiable information (PII) to the public. As noted in the supporting statement, page 2, the FCC is committed to protecting the PII that is being collected, stored, maintained, and used as part of the Broadband Plan and the Broadband Map and the related impact studies and filing processes. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the Commission. If the Commission requests that respondents submit information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459. The FCC has a system of records, FCC/OSP-1, ``Broadband Dead Zone Report and Consumer Broadband Test,'' to cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and disposal of the personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals may submit to enable these U.S. residents to voluntarily report the unavailability of broadband service at the household street address level and to test the speed and quality of their broadband service and to provide the Commission with unique data on household availability of broadband and on relative broadband speeds. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this comment period to obtain the full, three year clearance from them. The Commission is seeking an extension for these requirements. There is no change in the Commission's previous burden estimates. The Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-385, Stat 4096, section 103(c)(1) directs the Commission to collect information on the types of technology used to provide broadband to large businesses and small businesses, the price of such services, actual data transmission speeds and the reasons for non-adoption of broadband service. Additionally, the FCC in the 2008 Broadband Data Gather Order (23FCC Rcd at 9699, para. 18, 73 FR 37869,73 FR 37911), instructs the Commission to ``design and implement a voluntary system that households may use to report availability and speed of broadband Internet access service at their premises.'' The purpose of this collection is to enable residents of the United States to voluntarily report the unavailability of broadband service at the household street address level and to test the speed and quality of their broadband service. This collection will provide the Commission with unique data on household availability of broadband and on relative broadband speeds. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-03080 Filed 2-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count 90 et al., Third Order on number of respondents for the state
Report and Self-Certification as a Rural Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 5622 certification letter and annual reporting
Carrier. (2012); Connect America Fund et al., requirements to reflect that rural
Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 27 broadband experiment recipients must
Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur. now meet these requirements. The
508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525. 2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC Commission also proposes to modify the
Type of Review: Revision of a Docket No. 10–90 et al., Fifth Order on existing Phase II certification
currently approved collection. Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 14549 requirement to reduce the hours to
Respondents: Business or other for- (2012); Connect America Fund et al., reflect that some aspects of the existing
profit, not-for-profit institutions and WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 certifications have been superseded by
state, local or tribal government. FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline Comp. Bur. the new proposed requirements and to
Number of Respondents and 2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC adjust the number of respondents to
Responses: 1,977 respondents; 15,333 Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 FCC reflect the number of price cap carriers
responses. Rcd 7227 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); that accepted Phase II model-based
Estimated Time per Response: .5 Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. support. Finally, the Commission
hours to 100 hours. 10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd proposes to make a number of non-
Frequency of Response: On occasion, 7766 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); substantive changes to FCC Form 481
quarterly and annual reporting Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. and its instructions.
requirements, recordkeeping 10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
requirement and third party disclosure Federal Communications Commission.
7211 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); Marlene H. Dortch,
requirement. Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Secretary.
10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory [FR Doc. 2016–03077 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am]
10488 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013);
authority for this information collection BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Connect America Fund et al., WC
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 8769 (2014);
1302. COMMISSION
Total Annual Burden: 277,089 hours. Connect America Fund et al., WC
Total Annual Cost: N/A. Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and [OMB 3060–1129]
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This Order, 29 FCC Rcd 15644 (2014);
Modernizing the E-rate Program for Information Collection Being Reviewed
information collection does not affect
Schools and Libraries et al., WC Docket by the Federal Communications
individuals or households; thus, there
No. 13–184 et al., Second Report and Commission Under Delegated
are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
Order and Order on Reconsideration, 29 Authority
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
We note that USAC must preserve the FCC Rcd 15538 (2014). The Commission AGENCY: Federal Communications
confidentiality of all data obtained from has received OMB approval for most of Commission.
respondents; must not use the data the information collections required by
ACTION: Notice and request for
except for purposes of administering the these orders. At a later date the
comments.
universal service programs; and must Commission plans to submit additional
not disclose data in company-specific revisions for OMB review to address SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
form unless directed to do so by the other reforms adopted in the orders to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
Commission. (e.g., 47 CFR 54.313(a)(11)). required by the Paperwork Reduction
Needs and Uses: The Commission is Here, the Commission proposes to Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
requesting approval for a revision. In revise FCC Form 481 and its 3520), the Federal Communications
November 2011, the Commission instructions to reflect information Commission (FCC or Commission)
adopted an order reforming its high-cost collection requirements that the invites the general public and other
universal service support mechanisms. Commission recently adopted. This Federal agencies to take this
Connect America Fund; A National includes reporting and certification opportunity to comment on the
Broadband Plan for Our Future; requirements for price cap carriers that following information collections.
Establish Just and Reasonable Rates for elected to receive Phase II model-based Comments are requested concerning:
Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost support, reporting and certification Whether the proposed collection of
Universal Service Support; Developing a requirements for recipients of rural information is necessary for the proper
Unified Intercarrier Compensation broadband experiment support, a performance of the functions of the
Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on reasonably comparable rate certification Commission, including whether the
Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; for broadband for recipients of high-cost information shall have practical utility;
Universal Service Reform—Mobility support, and an E-rate bidding the accuracy of the Commission’s
Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135, certification for Phase II model-based burden estimate; ways to enhance the
05–337, 03–109; GN Docket No. 09–51; support and rate-of-return carrier high- quality, utility, and clarity of the
CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT cost recipients. The Commission also information collected; ways to minimize
Docket No. 10–208, Order and Further proposes to add templates for some of the burden of the collection of
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC these obligations and to add a template information on the respondents,
Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC for the existing obligation that certain including the use of automated
Transformation Order); and the ETCs report data regarding newly served collection techniques or other forms of
Commission and Wireline Competition community anchor institutions. information technology; and ways to
Bureau have since adopted a number of Additionally, the Commission proposes further reduce the information
orders that implement the USF/ICC to delete the outdated information collection burden on small business
Transformation Order; see also Connect collection for Phase II model-based concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10– support elections and to adjust the The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
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collection of information unless it believe is confidential, respondents may FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
displays a currently valid OMB control request confidential treatment of such COMMISSION
number. No person shall be subject to information pursuant to section 0.459 of
any penalty for failing to comply with the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459. [OMB 3060–0059]
a collection of information subject to the The FCC has a system of records, FCC/
PRA that does not display a valid OMB OSP–1, ‘‘Broadband Dead Zone Report Information Collection Being
control number. and Consumer Broadband Test,’’ to Submitted for Review and Approval to
DATES: Written PRA comments should cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, the Office of Management and Budget
be submitted on or before April 18, safeguards, and disposal of the AGENCY: Federal Communications
2016. If you anticipate that you will be personally identifiable information (PII) Commission.
submitting comments, but find it that individuals may submit to enable
difficult to do so within the period of ACTION: Notice and request for
these U.S. residents to voluntarily report comments.
time allowed by this notice, you should the unavailability of broadband service
advise the contact listed below as soon at the household street address level SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
as possible. and to test the speed and quality of their to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to broadband service and to provide the required by the Paperwork Reduction
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@ Commission with unique data on Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. household availability of broadband and 3520), the Federal Communications
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For on relative broadband speeds. Commission (FCC or Commission)
additional information about the invites the general public and other
information collection, contact Nicole Needs and Uses: The Commission
Federal agencies to take this
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. will submit this expiring information
opportunity to comment on the
collection to the Office of Management
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: following information collections.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1129. and Budget (OMB) after this comment Comments are requested concerning:
Title: Broadband Speed Test and period to obtain the full, three year whether the proposed collection of
Unavailability Registry. clearance from them. The Commission information is necessary for the proper
Form Number: N/A. is seeking an extension for these performance of the functions of the
Type of Review: Extension of a requirements. There is no change in the Commission, including whether the
currently approved collection. Commission’s previous burden information shall have practical utility;
Respondents: Individuals and estimates. the accuracy of the Commission’s
households. The Broadband Data Improvement burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Number of Respondents and Act of 2008, Public Law 110–385, Stat quality, utility, and clarity of the
Responses: 7,300 respondents; 7,300 4096, section 103(c)(1) directs the information collected; ways to minimize
responses. Commission to collect information on the burden of the collection of
Estimated Time per Response: .017 information on the respondents,
the types of technology used to provide
hours. including the use of automated
Frequency of Response: On occasion broadband to large businesses and small
businesses, the price of such services, collection techniques or other forms of
reporting requirement, and third party information technology; and ways to
disclosure requirement. actual data transmission speeds and the
reasons for non-adoption of broadband further reduce the information
Obligation to Respond: Required to collection burden on small business
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory service. Additionally, the FCC in the
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
authority for this information collection 2008 Broadband Data Gather Order
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
is contained in Public Law 111–5, (23FCC Rcd at 9699, para. 18, 73 FR collection of information unless it
American Reinvestment and Recovery 37869,73 FR 37911), instructs the displays a currently valid Office of
Act of 2009; Public Law 110–385, Commission to ‘‘design and implement Management and Budget (OMB) control
Broadband Data Improvement Act of a voluntary system that households may number. No person shall be subject to
2008, 47 U.S.C. 103(c)(1). use to report availability and speed of any penalty for failing to comply with
Total Annual Burden: 124 hours. broadband Internet access service at a collection of information subject to the
Total Annual Cost: No cost. their premises.’’ PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The control number.
The purpose of this collection is to
Commission will retain the street and IP
enable residents of the United States to DATES: Written comments should be
address information obtained from
participants in the speed test. The voluntarily report the unavailability of submitted on or before March 18, 2016.
Commission will not release individual broadband service at the household If you anticipate that you will be
personally identifiable information (PII) street address level and to test the speed submitting comments, but find it
to the public. As noted in the and quality of their broadband service. difficult to do so within the period of
supporting statement, page 2, the FCC is This collection will provide the time allowed by this notice, you should
committed to protecting the PII that is Commission with unique data on advise the contacts below as soon as
being collected, stored, maintained, and household availability of broadband and possible.
used as part of the Broadband Plan and on relative broadband speeds. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
the Broadband Map and the related Federal Communications Commission. Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
impact studies and filing processes. Marlene H. Dortch,
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
The Commission is not requesting that Secretary. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
respondents submit confidential [FR Doc. 2016–03080 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] Include in the comments the OMB
information to the Commission. If the BILLING CODE 6712–01–P control number as shown in the
Commission requests that respondents SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
submit information which respondents below.
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