[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61867-61868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24434]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-1200]


Information Collection Approved by the Office of the Management 
and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) emergency approval, for a period of six 
months, of the information collection requirements under control number 
3060-1200, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, 
and no person is required to respond to a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments 
concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for 
reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact, 
Mikelle Bonan, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, at (202) 418-
7151 or via Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1200.
    OMB Approval Date: September 18, 2014.
    OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2015.
    Title: Application to Participate in Rural Broadband Experiments 
and Post-Selection Review of Rural Broadband Experiment Winning 
Bidders.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 5610 and 5620.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents; 520 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time and on occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,700 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151-154 and 254.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information collected in FCC 
Form 5610 will be confidential until winning applicants are announced. 
At that time, the proposals submitted by winning applicants will be 
made publicly available. All other proposals submitted will remain 
confidential. Information collected in FCC Form 5620 will be 
confidential.
    Needs and Uses: Under this information collection, the Commission 
proposes to collect information to determine applicants that will be 
selected to participate in the rural broadband experiments and whether 
winning bidders are technically and financially capable of receiving 
funding for rural broadband experiment projects. To aid in collecting 
this information regarding the rural broadband experiments, the 
Commission has created FCC Form 5610 and FCC Form 5620, which 
applicants use to submit the most-cost effective proposals in each 
funding category and winning bidders use to demonstrate that they have 
the technical and financial qualifications to successfully complete the 
proposed

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project within the required timeframes. These forms will be available 
electronically through the Internet, and electronic filing will be 
required.
    The Communications Act of 1934, as amended requires the 
``preservation and advancement of universal service.'' The information 
collection requirements reported under this new collection are the 
result of various Commission actions to promote the Act's universal 
service goals, while minimizing waste, fraud, and abuse.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-24434 Filed 10-14-14; 8:45 am]
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