Notice2023-28097
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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December 21, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88391-88392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28097]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 191715]
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before February
20, 2024. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e0e0c1f1e383d3d70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8e8eaf9f8dedbdb96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4b795809c8ddaa39d98989d959987b4929797da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ad9fbeef2e3b4cdf3f6f6f3fbf7e9dafcf9f9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Application to Participate in a 5G Fund Auction, FCC Form
184.
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Form Number: FCC Form 184.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 300 respondents and 300
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 7 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection 47 U.S.C. 154, 254
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 2,100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information collected
under this information collection to determine whether applicants are
qualified to participate in a 5G Fund auction.
In its November 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order, the Commission
took numerous steps to comprehensively reform and modernize the
universal service program to ensure that robust, affordable fixed and
mobile voice and broadband service are available to those in rural,
insular, and high cost areas of the country. Connect America Fund et
al., Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 11-161 (USF/
ICC Transformation Order). Among other things, the Commission (1)
established a two-phased Mobility Fund to award universal service
support for mobile services in a cost-effective manner to no more than
one provider per area in areas where a private-sector business case was
lacking, (2) directed that universal service support under the Mobility
Fund be awarded by competitive bidding, (3) adopted the rules and
framework for Mobility Fund Phase I, and (4) sought comment on the
rules and proposed framework for Mobility Fund Phase II. In its
February 2017 Mobility Fund Phase II Report and Order, the Commission
adopted the rules and framework for Mobility Fund Phase II to provide
ongoing universal service support over a ten-year term to areas of the
country unlikely to receive 4G LTE service absent subsidies, along with
the framework for a challenge process to resolve disputes about areas
that were found to be presumptively ineligible for support. Connect
America Fund; Universal Service Reform--Mobility Fund II, Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-11. However, in
its October 2020 5G Fund Report and Order, the Commission established
the 5G Fund as a replacement for Mobility Fund Phase II, and adopted
the framework and rules for the 5G Fund to award universal service
support in two phases through separate reverse auctions to ensure the
deployment of high-speed, 5G mobile service in areas unlikely to see
such service absent subsidies. Establishing a 5G Fund for Rural
America, Report and Order, FCC 20-150 (5G Fund Report and Order). In
the 5G Fund Report and Order, the Commission, among other things,
adopted a two-stage application process for 5G Fund auctions consisting
of pre-auction requirements for applicants seeking to participate in a
5G Fund auction and post-auction requirements for winning bidders
applying for 5G Fund support. The Commission decided that applicants
seeking to participate in a 5G Fund auction would be required to
provide both the information required by section 1.21001(b) of the
Commission's existing Part 1, Subpart AA universal service competitive
bidding rules, 47 CFR 1.21001(b), and the additional application
disclosures and certifications specific to the 5G Fund required by
section 54.1014(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 54.1014(a).
Under this new information collection, the Commission will collect
the information, disclosures, and certifications required by sections
1.21001(b) and 54.1014(a) of the Commission's rules from each applicant
seeking to participate in a 5G Fund auction, and will use the
information, disclosures, and certifications to determine whether an
applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified to
participate in a 5G Fund auction. To aid in collecting this
information, the Commission has created FCC Form 184, which will be
used to provide the information, disclosures, and certifications
required by sections 1.21001(b) and 54.1014(a). Commission staff will
review the information, disclosures, and certifications collected on
FCC Form 184 as part of the pre-auction process, prior to the start of
the auction, and determine whether each applicant satisfies the
Commission's requirements to participate in an auction for 5G Fund
support. Without the information collected on FCC Form 184, the
Commission will not be able to determine if an applicant is legally
qualified to participate in a 5G Fund auction and has complied with the
various applicable regulatory and statutory auction requirements for
such participation. This approach provides an appropriate screen to
ensure serious participation without being unduly burdensome.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-28097 Filed 12-20-23; 8:45 am]
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