Notice2023-23602
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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October 25, 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 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73340-73341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23602]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0804; FR ID 180043]
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 November 24,
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 Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f6f6d7e7f595c5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abfbf9eaebcdc8c885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c62454f4340490263424b4940496c4a4f4f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99d7f0faf6f5fcb7d6f7fefcf5fcd9fffafab7fef6ef">[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="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: 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: 3060-0804.
Title: Universal Service--Rural Health Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, 467, and 469.
Type of Review: Revision 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;
116,404 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: 442,117 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks OMB approval of a revision of
this information collection as a result of the 2023 Promoting
Telehealth Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and
Order, FCC 23-6, rel. January 27, 2023 (2023 Order) (88 FR 17379, March
23, 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 promote program
integrity. 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.
This information collection is being revised to: (1) extend some of
the existing information collection requirements for the Healthcare
Connect Fund and Telecom Programs; (2) revise some of the information
collection requirements for the Telecom Programs as a result of the
2023 Order; and (3) add a new information collection requirement for
the Telecom Program as a result of the 2023 Order. As part of this
information collection, the Commission is also revising the FCC Form
466 Template, terminating the
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Telecommunications Program Invoice Template and the FCC Form 467
Template in the Telecom Program, and adding a FCC Form 469 Template
which is the new invoice form in the Telecom Program adopted by the
2023 Order to ensure that healthcare providers have adequate,
predictable support, to simplify the invoicing process, and to promote
program integrity in the RHC Program. These changes will be effective
starting funding year 2024.
The Healthcare Connect Fund Program currently includes FCC Forms
460, 461, 462, and 463. Prior to funding year 2024, the Telecom Program
includes FCC Forms 465, 466, and 467. Effective funding year 2024, the
Telecom Program includes FCC Forms 465, 466, and 469. 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. 2023-23602 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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