Notice2024-28385
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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December 4, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
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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 89, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96243-96245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28385]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 265489]
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.
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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 January 3,
2025.
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#43131102032520206d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b2b293a3b1d1818551c140d">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae9cbdec2d384fdc3c6c6c3cbc7d9eaccc9c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca89abbea2b3e49da3a6a6a3aba7b98aaca9a9e4ada5bc">[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="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: 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-XXXX.
Title: Application to Participate in a 5G Fund Auction, FCC Form
184.
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 is 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
Sec. 54.1014(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 54.1014(a). In its
recent 5G Fund Second Report and Order (FCC 24-89), the Commission
adopted an additional requirement that each applicant seeking to
participate in the 5G Fund Phase I auction certify in its application
that it has read the public notice adopting procedures for the auction
and that it has familiarized itself both with the auction procedures
and with the requirements, terms, and conditions associated with the
receipt of 5G Fund support.
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Under this new information collection, the Commission will collect
the information, disclosures, and certifications required by Sec. Sec.
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 Sec. Sec. 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. 2024-28385 Filed 12-3-24; 8:45 am]
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