[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45113-45114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18864]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
July 26, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 - 3520. Comments are
requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; (d) 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 (e)
ways to further reduce the information collection 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 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 currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 1, 2010. 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via the Internet at
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected]. To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page
http://reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the
web page called ``Currently Under Review'', (3) click on the downward-
pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under
Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from
the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click
the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and
(6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for
the title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and
then click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information
about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214
or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0806.
Title: Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Universal Service
Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 470 and 471.
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: 45,000 respondents; 160,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 - 4 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 254 and Pub. L. No. 107-110, Leave No Child Behind Act
of 2002.
Total Annual Burden: 325,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
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Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during this
comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The
Commission has reduced the annual burden hours by 200,003 hours (78,573
hours program change reduction and 121,430 hours adjusted due to
recalculations of the burden estimates) since this was last submitted
to OMB.
The Commission is revising this collection in an effort to
streamline the application process for the federal universal service
schools and libraries support mechanism (also referred to as the ``E-
rate'' program) and to remove outdated and unneeded questions. We
propose revising the forms by removing questions that were originally
intended to assist service providers but are no longer useful; and by
removing questions that are outside the scope of the information needed
for the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the
administrator of the federal universal service fund and to process E-
rate applications. We further proposed limiting data collection to
information that is not already available through other USAC forms or
review processes. Finally, applicants will be required to include their
FCC Registration Number (FRN) and consultants must provide their
contact information, when applicable, on FCC Forms 470 and 471.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Acting Associate Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-18864 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
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