[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61867-61868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24434]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[3060-1200]
Information Collection Approved by the Office of the Management
and Budget (OMB)
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) emergency approval, for a period of six
months, of the information collection requirements under control number
3060-1200, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number,
and no person is required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments
concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for
reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact,
Mikelle Bonan, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline
Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, at (202) 418-
7151 or via Internet at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1200.
OMB Approval Date: September 18, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2015.
Title: Application to Participate in Rural Broadband Experiments
and Post-Selection Review of Rural Broadband Experiment Winning
Bidders.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 5610 and 5620.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents; 520
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: One time and on occasion reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 2,700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151-154 and 254.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information collected in FCC
Form 5610 will be confidential until winning applicants are announced.
At that time, the proposals submitted by winning applicants will be
made publicly available. All other proposals submitted will remain
confidential. Information collected in FCC Form 5620 will be
confidential.
Needs and Uses: Under this information collection, the Commission
proposes to collect information to determine applicants that will be
selected to participate in the rural broadband experiments and whether
winning bidders are technically and financially capable of receiving
funding for rural broadband experiment projects. To aid in collecting
this information regarding the rural broadband experiments, the
Commission has created FCC Form 5610 and FCC Form 5620, which
applicants use to submit the most-cost effective proposals in each
funding category and winning bidders use to demonstrate that they have
the technical and financial qualifications to successfully complete the
proposed
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project within the required timeframes. These forms will be available
electronically through the Internet, and electronic filing will be
required.
The Communications Act of 1934, as amended requires the
``preservation and advancement of universal service.'' The information
collection requirements reported under this new collection are the
result of various Commission actions to promote the Act's universal
service goals, while minimizing waste, fraud, and abuse.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-24434 Filed 10-14-14; 8:45 am]
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