[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18206-18207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8100]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

March 30, 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 June 8, 2010. If you anticipate that you will be 
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of

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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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B. 
Herman, 202-418-0214, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1062.
    Title: Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-Rate) 
Program, Notification of Equipment Transfers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    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 and Responses: 20 respondents; 20 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
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 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 214, 254 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The FCC does not require that 
respondents submit confidential information to the Commission. If the 
Commission does request applicants to submit information that they 
believe is confidential, respondents may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of 
the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this comment period in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them. There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping 
and/or third party disclosure requirements. The Commission is reporting 
a 80 hour reduction in the total annual burden. This adjustment is due 
to fewer respondents since this was last approved by OMB based on 
updated information received from the Universal Service Administrative 
Company (USAC), the administrator of the E-rate program.
    The purpose of the required notification is to prevent waste, fraud 
and abuse in the transfer of services and equipment acquired under the 
E-rate program. Once an eligible school or library has purchased 
service or equipment using an E-rate discount, section 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as amended, prohibits that school 
or library from reselling or otherwise transferring the purchased 
service, or any equipment components of such a service, in 
consideration for money or any other thing of value. In the Schools and 
Libraries Third Report and Order (CC Docket No. 02-6, FCC Rcd 26912), 
the Commission further prohibited schools and libraries from 
transferring the equipment components of eligible services to other 
schools within three years of their purchase, even without receiving 
money or other consideration in return, with one exception. If the 
schools or library that ordered the eligible services or equipment 
permanently or temporarily closes, then that school or library can 
transfer any services and equipment components of those services to 
another school or library, so long as the school or library notifies 
USAC of the transfer. Additionally, both the transferor and recipient 
must maintain detailed records documenting the transfer and the reason 
for the transfer for a period of five years. See 47 CFR 54.513.
    The requirements contained in this information collection are 
necessary to implement the Act regarding the transfer of services and 
equipment under the E-rate program and to promote the goal of 
preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. Further, this information 
collection enables USAC to verify compliance with the equipment 
transfer prohibition as part of its beneficiary audit review.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 2010-8100 Filed 4-8-10; 8:45 am]
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