Notice2023-12197
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
June 7, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees." The Commission 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37243-37244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12197]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 145485]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
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,
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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission 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.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before July 7, 2023.
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ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86d6d4c7c6e0e5e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94c4c6d5d4f2f7f7baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eda3848e828188c3a2838a888188ad8b8e8ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb0979d91929bd0b190999b929bbe989d9dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION 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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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 Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning:
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Transparency Data
Collection.
Form Number: FCC Form 5651.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,755 respondents; 1,755
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 31 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 904 of Division N, Title IX of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, as amended by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, section
60502(c), 135 Stat. 429, 1243 (2021) and 47 U.S.C. 1752.
Total Annual Burden: 54,405 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: On November 15, 2021, the President signed the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat.
429 (2021), which appropriated $14.2 billion to expand and modify the
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program in the form of a new, longer-term
broadband affordability program called the Affordable Connectivity
Program (ACP). The Affordable Connectivity Program provides qualifying
low-income households with a monthly discount of up to $30 per month
(or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal Lands) for
broadband services, and a one-time $100 discount on a connected device
(tablet, laptop, or desktop computer) from the participating provider
with a co-pay of more than $10 but less than $50.
The Infrastructure Act also directed the Commission to ``issue
final rules regarding the annual collection by the Commission of data
relating to the price and subscription rates of each internet service
offering of a participating provider under the Affordable Connectivity
Program . . . to which an eligible household subscribes.''
Infrastructure Act, section 60502(c)(1). On November 23, 2022, the
Commission adopted a Fourth Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 21-450, FCC 22-87 (Fourth Report and
Order) establishing the ACP Data Collection to satisfy the statutory
collection requirement. The data collection also will allow the
Commission to determine the value being provided by the affordable
connectivity benefit.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12197 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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