[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40476-40477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16146]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested 
concerning: 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; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the 
information 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 OMB 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 3, 2013. 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: Submit your PRA questions to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission. To submit your PRA comments by email send 
them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0853.
    Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity 
Compliance

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with the Children's Internet Protection Act Form; Certification of 
Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and Technology 
Plan Requirements Form; and Funding Commitment Adjustment Request Form.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
    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: 90,700 respondents; 90,700 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-1.5 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 151-154, 201-205, 218-220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 405.
    Total Annual Burden: 104,650 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: NA.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests applicants to submit information 
that the respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request 
confidential treatment of their information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision 
to a currently approved collection. This submission revises the FCC 
Form 479 and instructions, FCC Form 486 and instructions, and FCC Form 
500 and instructions. FCC Forms 479 and 486 include revisions to 
existing certifications to improve clarity and ensure consistency with 
the Commission's rules. FCC Form 500 includes revisions that allow 
applicants the option to use the FCC Form 500 to: (1) seek extensions 
of the implementation deadline for non-recurring services from the 
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under 47 CFR 54.507(d) 
of the Commission's rules; and/or (2) notify USAC when they are 
transferring equipment within the three year prohibition on equipment 
transfers due to a permanent or temporary closure of school or library 
facilities under 47 CFR 54.413 of the Commission's rules.
    The Commission requests a total hourly burden change for FCC Forms 
479, 486 and 500 from 70,000 burden hours to 104,650 burden hours, 
which is an increase of 34,650 burden hours. We made adjustments in the 
burden hours for each of these forms to account for updated information 
received from the Universal Service Administrative Company, the 
administrator of the schools and libraries universal service support 
program. This estimate is based on actual participation in the program. 
Specifically, for the FCC Form 479, the Commission estimates that the 
number of respondents has increased from 10,000 to 10,300 based on the 
number of consortia participants for funding year 2011 and 2012 
reported by USAC. For the FCC Form 486, the Commission estimates that 
the number of respondents has increased from 30,000 to 38,500 based on 
the increased number of submitted FCC Forms 486 as reported by USAC. 
For the FCC Form 500, the Commission increased the number of 
respondents from 5,000 to 6,900 based on the actual FCC Forms 500 
submitted in funding year 2011 as reported by USAC and to account for 
the potential transfer of the requirements covered by information 
collections for OMB Control Numbers 3060-0992 and 3060-1062 to this 
information collection. The requirements covered by these collections 
are being moved to the FCC Form 500, and OMB Control Numbers 3060-0992 
and 3060-1062 will be discontinued once this revision is approved. The 
burden hours were also adjusted to reflect the Commission's revised 
estimates of the hours required to update and maintain Internet safety 
policies. The Commission adjusts the number of respondents from 30,000 
to 35,000 and adjusts the burden hours per response from .25 to .75. 
The Commission estimates that the number of respondents should be 
adjusted based on inclusion of the number of respondents for both the 
FCC Form 479 and FCC Form 486. The Commission estimates the initial 
year of compliance with the schools-only requirement to update Internet 
safety policies to provide for education of minors about appropriate 
online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social 
networking Web sites and in chat rooms and cyber bullying awareness and 
response (as required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century 
Act) will require .75 burden hours per response. This is an adjustment 
from the previously reported estimate of .25 burden hours per response.
    The three FCC forms serve the functions of the Universal Service 
Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism, 47 U.S.C. 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. They are used at the point 
where services provided to the program are implemented, or are about to 
be implemented, and are a necessary prerequisite to the distribution of 
payments under the program.
    FCC Forms 479 and 486 enable participants in the program to certify 
that they are compliant with the Children's Internet Protection Act 
(CIPA), 47 U.S.C. section 254 (h) and (l) when they seek discounts for 
Internet access, internal connections and basic maintenance of internal 
connections. With the exception of program participants who receive 
only telecommunications services, CIPA compliance is a necessary 
prerequisite to invoicing and payment. CIPA provides that schools and 
libraries that have computers with Internet access must certify that 
they have in place certain Internet safety policies and technology 
protection measures in order to be eligible to receive program services 
under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as 
amended. 47 CFR 54.520. FCC Form 486 also is the form that school and 
library applicants use to notify USAC of their service start date and 
certify compliance with E-rate program technology plan requirements.
    School and library applicants use the FCC Form 500 to make 
adjustments to previously filed forms, such as changing the contract 
expiration date filed with the FCC Form 471, changing the funding year 
service start date filed with the FCC Form 486, or cancelling or 
reducing the amount of funding commitments.
    All of the requirements contained in this information collection 
are necessary to implement the congressional mandates regarding access 
to the Internet by minors and adults as well as the schools and 
libraries universal service support program and reimbursement process.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-16146 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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