[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 49611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16335]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved By Office of Management 
and Budget

August 9, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Laurenzano, Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, 
(202) 418-1359 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0806.
    OMB Approval date: 11/12/2004.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2007.
    Title: Universal Service--Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
Program.
    Form No.: FCC 470. FCC 471.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 60,000 responses; 480,000 total annual 
burden hours; approximately .166-4.5 hours average per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: In 1997 the Commission adopted rules providing 
support for the Universal Service Schools and Libraries Support 
Mechanism (E-rate Program). FCC Forms 470 and 471 are required to 
determine eligibility by schools and libraries for discounts under the 
program, so that they can purchase telecommunications services, 
internet access, internal connections, and maintenance services. 
Pursuant to suggestions from the Department of Justice, the Commission 
is now implementing changes to its FCC Forms 470 and 471 in an effort 
to prevent waste, fraud and abuse in the program. The changes made to 
the FCC Forms 470 and 471 will make the E-Rate process more 
transparent, and will make transgressions of the law easier to detect 
and prosecute.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-16335 Filed 8-23-05; 8:45 am]
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