[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03861]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Approved by the Office of 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 new information collection
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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: Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing
Director, at (202) 418-2991, or via email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1241.
OMB Approval Date: September 27, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2020.
Title: Connect America Phase II Auction Waiver Post-Selection
Review.
Form Numbers: FCC Form 5625.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
household; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 150 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements, one-time
reporting requirements 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. 151-154, 214 and 254.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There are no assurances of
confidentiality. However, the Commission intends to keep the
information private to the extent permitted by law. Also, respondents
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission
believed confidential to be withheld from public inspection under 47
CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission received OMB approval for this new
information collection. On January 26, 2017, the Commission released
Connect America Fund; ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket
Nos. 10-90 and 14-58, Order, FCC 17-2 (New York Auction Order), which
granted New York a waiver of the Phase II auction program rules,
subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the Commission made an
amount up to the amount of Connect America Phase II model-based support
that Verizon declined in New York--$170.4 million--available to
applicants selected in New York's New NY Broadband Program in
accordance with the framework adopted in the New York Auction Order.
This information collection addresses the eligibility requirements
that New York winning bidders must meet before the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) will authorize them to receive Connect America Phase II
support. For each New York winning bid that includes Connect America-
eligible areas, the Commission will authorize Connect America support
up to the total reserve prices of all of the Connect America Phase II
auction eligible census blocks that are included in the bid, provided
that New York has committed, at a minimum, the same dollar amount of
New York support to the Connect America-eligible areas in that bid.
Before Connect America Phase II support is authorized, the Bureau will
closely review the winning bidders to ensure that they have met the
eligibility requirements adopted by the Commission and that they are
technically and financially qualified to meet the terms and conditions
of Connect America support. To aid in collecting this information
regarding New York State's winning bidders and the applicants' ability
to meet the terms and conditions of Connect America Phase II support in
a uniform fashion, the Commission has created the proposed new FCC Form
5625, which parties should use in their submissions with the FCC.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-03861 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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