Notice2023-15385
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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July 20, 2023
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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."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46797-46798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15385]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1225; FR ID 156024]
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.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before August 21,
2023.
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 Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#68383a29280e0b0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d5d5f4c4d6b6e6e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da99bbaeb2a3f48db3b6b6b3bbb7a99abcb9b9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2d0f1a06174039070202070f031d2e080d0d40090118">[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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://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: 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.
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: 3060-1225.
Title: National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or Tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,261 respondents; 6,989
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly
reporting requirements; recordkeeping requirement; third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 719 of the Communications Act, as amended,
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), and 620.
Total Annual Burden: 20,890 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,000.
Needs and Uses: Section 105 of the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) added section
719 to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). Public Law
111-260, 124 Stat. 2751 (2010); Public Law 111-265, 124 Stat. 2795
(2010) (making technical corrections); 47 U.S.C. 620. Section 719 of
the Act requires the Commission to establish rules that define as
eligible for up to $10,000,000 of support annually from the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund) those programs that
are approved by the Commission for the distribution of specialized
customer premises equipment designed to make telecommunications
service, internet access service, and advanced communications,
including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and
information services, accessible by low-income individuals who are
deafblind. 47 U.S.C. 620(a), (c). Accordingly, on August 5, 2016, the
Commission released a Report and Order, document FCC 16-101, published
at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016, adopting rules to establish the
NDBEDP, also known as ``iCanConnect,'' as a permanent program. See 47
CFR 64.6201 through 64.6219.
In document FCC 16-101, the Commission adopted rules requiring the
following:
(a) Entities must apply to the Commission for certification to
receive reimbursement from the TRS Fund for NDBEDP activities. The
FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau certified 56 programs--
one for each state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands--for
a period of five years, from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2022.
Incumbent programs must apply to renew their certifications, if
desired, and potential new entrants must also apply for certification
by July 1, 2021.
(b) A program wishing to relinquish its certification before its
certification expires must provide written notice of its intent to do
so.
(c) Certified programs must disclose to the Commission actual or
potential conflicts of interest.
(d) Certified programs must notify the Commission of any
substantive change that bears directly on its ability to meet the
qualifications necessary for certification.
(e) A certified entity may present written arguments and any
relevant documentation as to why suspension or revocation of
certification is not warranted.
(f) When a new entity is certified as a state's program, the
previously certified entity must take certain actions to complete the
transition to the new entity.
(g) Certified programs must require an applicant to provide
verification that the applicant is deafblind.
(h) Certified programs must require an applicant to provide
verification that the applicant meets the income eligibility
requirement.
(i) Certified programs must re-verify the income and disability
eligibility of an equipment recipient under certain circumstances.
(j) Certified programs must permit the transfer of an equipment
recipient's account when the recipient relocates to another state.
(k) Certified programs must include an attestation on consumer
application forms.
(l) Certified programs must conduct annual audits and submit to
Commission-directed audits.
(m) Certified programs must document compliance with NDBEDP
requirements, provide such documentation to the Commission upon
request, and retain such records for at least five years.
(n) Certified programs must submit reimbursement claims as
instructed by the TRS Fund Administrator, and supplemental information
and documentation as requested. In addition, the entity selected to
conduct national outreach will submit claims for reimbursement on a
quarterly basis.
(o) Certified programs must submit reports every six months as
instructed by the NDBEDP Administrator. In addition, the entity
selected to conduct national outreach will submit an annual report.
(p) Informal and formal complaints may be filed against NEDBEDP
certified programs, and the Commission may conduct such inquiries and
hold such proceedings as it may deem necessary.
(q) Certified programs must include the NDBEDP whistleblower
protections in appropriate publications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15385 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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