Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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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. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4181-4182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01364]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0804; FR ID 123599]
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.
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 27,
2023. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#59090b18193f3a3a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5f5f7e4e5c3c6c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93fdfaf0fcfff6bdfcfdf4f6fff6d3f5f0f0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8b6b1bbb7b4bdf6b7b6bfbdb4bd98bebbbbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0804.
Title: Universal Service--Rural Health Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,854 unique respondents;
102,681 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.30-17 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, One-time, Annual, and Monthly
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1-4, 201-205, 214, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205, 214, 254, 303(r),
and 403, unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 413,460 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information
collection. Information submitted on FCC Forms for the RHC Program is
subject to public inspection and is used by USAC to update and expand
the RHC Program dataset as part of its Open Data Platform. However,
respondents may request materials or information submitted to the
Commission or to USAC be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR
0.459 of the FCC's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks OMB approval of an extension
of this information collection, which is scheduled to expire on May 31,
2023. This collection is utilized for the RHC support mechanism of the
Commission's universal service fund (USF). The collection of this
information is necessary so that the Commission and the Universal
Service Administrative Company (USAC) will have sufficient information
to determine if entities are eligible for funding pursuant to the RHC
universal service support mechanism, to determine if entities are
complying with the Commission's rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and
abuse. This information is also necessary in order to allow the
Commission to evaluate the extent to which the RHC Program is meeting
the statutory objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act,
and the Commission's performance goals for the RHC Program.
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The Healthcare Connect Fund Program currently includes FCC Forms
460, 461, 462, and 463 and the Telecom Program currently includes FCC
Forms 465, 466, and 467. The information on the FCC Form templates is a
representative description of the information to be collected via an
online portal and is not intended to be a visual representation of what
each applicant or service provider will see, the order in which they
will see information, or the exact wording or directions used to
collect the information. Where possible, information already provided
by applicants from previous filing years or that was pre-filed in the
system portal will be carried forward and auto-generated into the form
to simplify the information collection for applicants.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01364 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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