[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6394-6395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2773]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

February 2, 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 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 valid OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before April 12, 2010 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Judith B. Herman, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by 
e-mail send themto: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214. 
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an 
e-mail to [email protected] or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 3060-0856.
     Title: Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
Support Program Reimbursement Forms.
     Form No.: FCC Forms 472, 473 and 474.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
     Number of Respondents: 22,200 respondents; 97,100 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 1 - 1.5 hours.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, third party disclosure requirement.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201-205, 214, 254, 312(d), 312(f), 
403 and 503(b).
     Total Annual Burden: 143,150 hours.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not 
request that respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the applicants wish to submit information that they 
believe is confidential, they may request confidential treatment of 
such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection after this 60 day comment period to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them. There is no change to the reporting and or third 
party disclosure requirements. The Commission is reporting a 9,500 hour 
increase in burden which is due to an increase in the number of 
respondents based on the actual number of participants in the E-rate 
program. For the FCC Form 473, the Commission reduced the number of 
respondents to 5,000 based on the actual number of service providers 
filing FCC Form 473 in funding year 2008. There was no change in burden 
for FCC Form 474.
    The FCC Form 472 is used to establish a process and procedure for 
an eligible entity to seek reimbursement from the service provider for 
the discounts on services paid in full. After receiving an invoice from 
the service provider, together with a FCC Form 472, the administrator 
(USAC - Universal Service Administrative Company) is able to verify the 
eligible service and approved amounts that should be reimbursed and can 
make the appropriate payment to the service provider. The FCC Form 472 
is also used to ensure that each service provider that provided 
discounted services within the current funding year for which it 
submits an invoice to USAC and that invoices submitted from service 
providers for the cost of discounted eligible services do not exceed 
the amount that has been approved.
    FCC Form 473 is used to establish that the participating service 
provider is eligible to participate in the E-rate program and to 
confirm that the invoice forms submitted by the service provider are in 
compliance with the E-rate rules. The FCC Form 473 is also used by USAC 
to assure that the dollars paid out by the universal service fund go to 
eligible providers.
    FCC Form 474 is to establish the process and procedure for a 
service provider to seek payment for the discounted costs of services 
it provided to billed entities for eligible services. After receiving 
an invoice from the

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service provider, together with a FCC Form 474, USAC is able to verify 
that the eligible and approved amounts can be paid. The FCC Form 474 is 
also used to ensure that each service provider has provided discount 
services with the current funding year for which it submits an invoice 
to USAC and that invoices submitted from service providers for the 
costs of discounted eligible services do not exceed the amount that has 
been approved.
    All of the requirements contained in this information collection 
are necessary to implement the congressional mandate for the schools 
and libraries universal service support program and reimbursement 
process.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-2773 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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