[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25457]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 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) approval for a revision of a currently
approved public information collection pursuant to 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 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: Nicole Ongele, Office of Managing
Director, FCC, at (202) 418-2991, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1200.
OMB Approval Date: September 21, 2015.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2018.
Title: Application to Participate in Rural Broadband Experiments
and Post-Selection Review of Rural Broadband Experiment Winning
Bidders.
Form Number: FCC Form 5620.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 47 respondents; 135
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-20 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time; occasional reporting requirements
and annual recordkeeping requirements.
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.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,834 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information collected in FCC
Form 5620 will be confidential. Information collected in the November
interim progress report and in the build-out milestone certifications
will be made publicly available.
Needs and Uses: On January 31, 2014, the Commission released the
Tech Transitions Order, 79 FR 11327, February 28, 2014, that adopted
targeted experiments to explore the impact of technology transitions on
rural Americans, including those living on Tribal lands. On July 14,
2014, the Commission released the Rural Broadband Experiments Order, 79
FR 45705, August 6, 2014, which established certain parameters and
requirements for the rural broadband experiments adopted by the
Commission in the Tech Transitions Order. Under this information
collection, the Commission will collect information to determine
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 5620, which provisionally selected
winning bidders use to demonstrate that they have the technical and
financial qualifications to successfully complete the proposed project
within the required timeframes. This form is available electronically
through the Internet, and electronic filing will be required. The
Commission will also collect information through a November interim
progress report and build-out milestone certifications accompanied by
evidence that will enable the Commission to monitor the progress of the
rural broadband experiments and ensure that the support is used for its
intended purposes. Finally, under this information collection, rural
broadband experiment recipients must retain records required to
demonstrate to auditors that the support was used consistent with the
terms and conditions for a period of ten years. 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. 2015-25457 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
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