[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40476-40477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16146]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). 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 burden for 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 OMB control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 3, 2013. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA questions to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission. To submit your PRA comments by email send
them to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0853.
Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity
Compliance
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with the Children's Internet Protection Act Form; Certification of
Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and Technology
Plan Requirements Form; and Funding Commitment Adjustment Request Form.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 90,700 respondents; 90,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 151-154, 201-205, 218-220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 104,650 hours.
Total Annual Cost: NA.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. If the Commission requests applicants to submit information
that the respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request
confidential treatment of their information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision
to a currently approved collection. This submission revises the FCC
Form 479 and instructions, FCC Form 486 and instructions, and FCC Form
500 and instructions. FCC Forms 479 and 486 include revisions to
existing certifications to improve clarity and ensure consistency with
the Commission's rules. FCC Form 500 includes revisions that allow
applicants the option to use the FCC Form 500 to: (1) seek extensions
of the implementation deadline for non-recurring services from the
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under 47 CFR 54.507(d)
of the Commission's rules; and/or (2) notify USAC when they are
transferring equipment within the three year prohibition on equipment
transfers due to a permanent or temporary closure of school or library
facilities under 47 CFR 54.413 of the Commission's rules.
The Commission requests a total hourly burden change for FCC Forms
479, 486 and 500 from 70,000 burden hours to 104,650 burden hours,
which is an increase of 34,650 burden hours. We made adjustments in the
burden hours for each of these forms to account for updated information
received from the Universal Service Administrative Company, the
administrator of the schools and libraries universal service support
program. This estimate is based on actual participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 479, the Commission estimates that the
number of respondents has increased from 10,000 to 10,300 based on the
number of consortia participants for funding year 2011 and 2012
reported by USAC. For the FCC Form 486, the Commission estimates that
the number of respondents has increased from 30,000 to 38,500 based on
the increased number of submitted FCC Forms 486 as reported by USAC.
For the FCC Form 500, the Commission increased the number of
respondents from 5,000 to 6,900 based on the actual FCC Forms 500
submitted in funding year 2011 as reported by USAC and to account for
the potential transfer of the requirements covered by information
collections for OMB Control Numbers 3060-0992 and 3060-1062 to this
information collection. The requirements covered by these collections
are being moved to the FCC Form 500, and OMB Control Numbers 3060-0992
and 3060-1062 will be discontinued once this revision is approved. The
burden hours were also adjusted to reflect the Commission's revised
estimates of the hours required to update and maintain Internet safety
policies. The Commission adjusts the number of respondents from 30,000
to 35,000 and adjusts the burden hours per response from .25 to .75.
The Commission estimates that the number of respondents should be
adjusted based on inclusion of the number of respondents for both the
FCC Form 479 and FCC Form 486. The Commission estimates the initial
year of compliance with the schools-only requirement to update Internet
safety policies to provide for education of minors about appropriate
online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social
networking Web sites and in chat rooms and cyber bullying awareness and
response (as required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century
Act) will require .75 burden hours per response. This is an adjustment
from the previously reported estimate of .25 burden hours per response.
The three FCC forms serve the functions of the Universal Service
Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism, 47 U.S.C. 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. They are used at the point
where services provided to the program are implemented, or are about to
be implemented, and are a necessary prerequisite to the distribution of
payments under the program.
FCC Forms 479 and 486 enable participants in the program to certify
that they are compliant with the Children's Internet Protection Act
(CIPA), 47 U.S.C. section 254 (h) and (l) when they seek discounts for
Internet access, internal connections and basic maintenance of internal
connections. With the exception of program participants who receive
only telecommunications services, CIPA compliance is a necessary
prerequisite to invoicing and payment. CIPA provides that schools and
libraries that have computers with Internet access must certify that
they have in place certain Internet safety policies and technology
protection measures in order to be eligible to receive program services
under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as
amended. 47 CFR 54.520. FCC Form 486 also is the form that school and
library applicants use to notify USAC of their service start date and
certify compliance with E-rate program technology plan requirements.
School and library applicants use the FCC Form 500 to make
adjustments to previously filed forms, such as changing the contract
expiration date filed with the FCC Form 471, changing the funding year
service start date filed with the FCC Form 486, or cancelling or
reducing the amount of funding commitments.
All of the requirements contained in this information collection
are necessary to implement the congressional mandates regarding access
to the Internet by minors and adults as well as the schools and
libraries universal service support program and reimbursement process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-16146 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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