[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74085-74086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29267]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0806]
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 (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), 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. 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 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February
13, 2015. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0806.
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Title: Universal Service--Schools and Libraries Universal Service
Program, FCC Forms 470 and 471.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 470 and 471.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or
tribal government public institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 82,000 respondents, 82,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours to fill out FCC Form 470 and 4
hours to fill out the FCC Form 471 plus 0.5 hours for each form for the
ten-year recordkeeping requirement.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual reporting, and
recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C.s 151--154, 201--205, 218--220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 334,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information
collection. 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: FCC Forms 470 and 471 collect the information the
Commission and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) need
to administer the schools and libraries universal service mechanism
(informally known as the E-rate program), determine if entities are
eligible for funding pursuant to the schools and libraries support
mechanism, determine the amount of support entities seeking funding are
eligible to receive, determine if entities are complying with the
Commission's rules, and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. The forms
collect specific information to establish that economically
disadvantaged schools and rural schools receive a greater share of E-
rate program funding based on the percentage of students eligible in
that school district for the national school lunch program (NSLP) (or
other acceptable indicators of economic disadvantage determined by the
Commission). The student poverty level needed to determine discounts
for libraries are based on the NSLP information for the school district
nearby. In the E-rate Modernization Order, among other things, the
Commission took steps to streamline the application process, provide
exemptions from competitive bidding, implement a ``district-wide''
discount calculation mechanism, establish budgets for internal
broadband connectivity, and extend the document retention period to ten
years. FCC Forms 470 and 471 execute these changes for the E-rate
application process and enable the Commission to collect data to
facilitate measurement of progress towards the adopted performance
goals established in the E-rate Modernization Order.
In addition, this collection is necessary to allow the Commission
to evaluate the extent to which the E-rate program is meeting the
statutory objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-29267 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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