[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7837-7838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02896]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1185; FR ID 70680]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collections. 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 collection burden on 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 PRA that does not display a 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 11, 
2022. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1185.
    Title: Annual Report for Mobility Fund Phase I Support, FCC Form 
690 and Record Retention Requirements.
    Form Number: FCC Form 690.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 34 respondents and 880 
responses.
    Time per Response: 1-18 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 
requirement; recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection 47 U.S.C. 154, 254 
and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 15,874 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: A request for extension of this information 
collection (no change in requirements) will be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day comment period in 
order to obtain the full three year clearance from OMB. The Commission 
uses the information contained in this collection to ensure that each 
winning bidder is meeting its obligations for receiving Mobility Fund 
Phase I (MF-I) and Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I (TMF-I) support. In its 
November 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order (FCC 11-161), the Commission 
comprehensively reformed and modernized the high-cost program within 
the universal service fund and, among other things, established the 
Mobility Fund. The Commission adopted rules in the USF/ICC 
Transformation Order for MF-I, which provided up to $300 million in 
one-time universal service support payments to immediately accelerate 
deployment of mobile broadband services in unserved areas, including 
annual reporting and record retention requirements for MF-I support 
recipients. The Commission also established a separate and 
complementary one-time TMF-I to

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award up to $50 million in additional universal service funding to 
Tribal Areas, including Alaska, to accelerate mobile broadband 
availability in these remote and underserved areas. In its May 2012 
Third Order on Reconsideration (FCC 12-52), the Commission revised 
certain rules adopted in the USF/ICC Transformation Order, including 
the deadline by which MF-I and TMF-I support recipients must file their 
annual reports pursuant to 47 CFR 54.1009(a). The information being 
collected under this information collection will be used by the 
Commission to ensure that MF-I and TMF-I support recipients are meeting 
the public interest obligations associated with receiving such support.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02896 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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