[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43518-43520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15626]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0853, 3060-0989; FR ID 96689]


Information Collections 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

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the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies 
to take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 
19, 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0853.
    Title: Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity 
Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form 
479; Receipt of Service Confirmation and Certification of Compliance 
with the Children's Internet Protection Act Form, FCC Form 486; and 
Funding Commitment and Adjustment Request Form, FCC Form 500.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 479, 486 and 500.
    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: 58,500 respondents; 73,400 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour for FCC Form 479, 1 hour for 
FCC Form 486, 1 hour for FCC Form 500, and 0.75 hours for maintaining 
and updating the internet Safety Policy.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 
1302.
    Total Annual Burden: 68,275 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of 
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information 
collection. However, respondents may request materials or information 
submitted to the Commission or the Administrator be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to revise the currently approved 
requirements contained in this information collection. There is an 
increase in burden hours of 14,900 hours. The purpose of this 
information is to ensure that schools and libraries that are eligible 
to receive discounted Internet Access services (Category One), and 
Broadband Internal Connections, Managed Internal Broadband Services, 
and Basic Maintenance of Broadband Internal Connections (Basic 
Maintenance) (known together as Category Two Services) have in place 
internet safety policies. Schools and libraries receiving these 
services must certify, by completing a FCC Form 486 (Receipt of Service 
Confirmation and Certification of Compliance with the Children's 
Internet Protection Act), that respondents are enforcing a policy of 
internet safety and enforcing the operation of a technology prevention 
measure. Also, respondents who received a Funding Commitment Decision 
Letter indicating services eligible for universal service funding must 
file FCC Form 486 to indicate their service start date and to start the 
payment process. In addition, all members of a consortium must submit 
signed certifications to the Billed Entity of their consortium using a 
FCC Form 479; Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed 
Entity of Compliance with Children's Internet Protection Act, in 
language consistent with the certifications adopted for the FCC Form 
486. Consortia must, in turn, certify collection of the FCC Forms 479 
on the FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is used by E-rate participants to 
adjust 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, cancelling or reducing the 
amount of funding commitments, requesting extensions of the deadline 
for nonrecurring services, and notifying USAC of equipment transfers. 
All requirements contained herein are necessary to implement the 
congressional mandate for universal service.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0989.
    Title: Sections 63.01, 63.03, 63.04, Procedures for Applicants 
Requiring Section 214 Authorization for Domestic Interstate 
Transmission Lines Acquired Through Corporate Control.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 92 respondents; 92 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-14 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 152, 154(i)-(j), 201, 214, and 
303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,201 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $107,925.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. The FCC is not requiring applicants to submit 
confidential information to the Commission. If applicants want to 
request confidential treatment of the documents they submit to 
Commission, they may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: A Report and Order, FCC 02-78, adopted and released 
in March 2002 (Order), set forth the procedures for common carriers 
requiring authorization under section 214 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, to acquire domestic interstate transmission lines 
through a transfer of control. Under section 214 of the Act, carriers 
must obtain FCC approval before constructing, acquiring, or operating 
an interstate transmission line. Acquisitions involving interstate 
common carriers require affirmative action by the Commission before the 
acquisition can occur. This information collection contains filing 
procedures for

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domestic transfer of control applications under sections 63.03 and 
63.04. The FCC filing fee amount for section 214 applications is 
currently $1,230 per application, which reflects an increase from the 
previous fee of $1,195 per application.
    (a) Sections 63.03 and 63.04 require domestic section 214 
applications involving domestic transfers of control, at a minimum, 
should specify: (1) the name, address and telephone number of each 
applicant; (2) the government, state, or territory under the laws of 
which each corporate or partnership applicant is organized; (3) the 
name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the officer 
or contact point, such as legal counsel, to whom correspondence 
concerning the application is to be addressed; (4) the name, address, 
citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that 
directly or indirectly owns at least ten percent of the equity of the 
applicant, and the percentage of equity owned by each of those entities 
(to the nearest one percent); (5) certification pursuant to 47 CFR 
1.2001 that no party to the application is subject to a denial of 
Federal benefits pursuant to section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
1988; (6) a description of the transaction; (7) a description of the 
geographic areas in which the transferor and transferee (and their 
affiliates) offer domestic telecommunications services, and what 
services are provided in each area; (8) a statement as to how the 
application fits into one or more of the presumptive streamlined 
categories in section 63.03 or why it is otherwise appropriate for 
streamlined treatment; (9) identification of all other Commission 
applications related to the same transaction; (10) a statement of 
whether the applicants are requesting special consideration because 
either party to the transaction is facing imminent business failure; 
(11) identification of any separately filed waiver request being sought 
in conjunction with the transaction; and (12) a statement showing how 
grant of the application will serve the public interest, convenience, 
and necessity, including any additional information that may be 
necessary to show the effect of the proposed transaction on competition 
in domestic markets.
    In FCC 20-133, adopted September 30, 2020, and released October 1, 
2020, the Commission, in order to reduce the need for supplemental 
requests and to ensure expeditious processing of applications, added 
the requirements in Sec.  63.04(a)(4) for carrier applicants seeking 
domestic section 214 authorization to transfer control to specify the 
voting interests of any person or entity owning 10 percent of the 
applicants, as well as provide an ownership diagram that illustrates an 
applicant's vertical ownership structure: (i) The name, address, 
citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that 
directly or indirectly owns ten percent or more of the equity interests 
and/or voting interests, or a controlling interest, of the applicant, 
and the percentage of equity and/or voting interest owned by each of 
those entities (to the nearest one percent). Where no individual or 
entity directly or indirectly owns ten percent or more of the equity 
interests and/or voting interests, or a controlling interest, of the 
applicant, a statement to that effect; and (ii) An ownership diagram 
that illustrates the applicant's vertical ownership structure, 
including the direct and indirect ownership (equity and voting) 
interests held by the individuals and entities named in response to 
paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section. Every individual or entity with 
ownership shall be depicted and all controlling interests must be 
identified. The ownership diagram shall include both the pre-
transaction and post-transaction ownership of the authorization holder.
    Where an applicant wishes to file a joint international section 214 
transfer of control application and domestic section 214 transfer of 
control application, the applicant must submit information that 
satisfies the requirements of 47 CFR 63.18. In the attachment to the 
international application, the applicant must submit information 
described in 47 CFR 63.04(a)(6).
    When the Commission, acting through the Wireline Competition 
Bureau, determines that applicants have submitted a complete 
application qualifying for streamlined treatment, it shall issue a 
public notice commencing a 30-day review period to consider whether the 
transaction serves the public interest, convenience and necessity. 
Parties will have 14 days to file any comments on the proposed 
transaction, and applicants will be given 7 days to respond. (b) 
Applicants are not required to file post-consummation notices of pro 
forma transactions, except that a post transaction notice must be filed 
with the Commission within 30 days of a pro forma transfer to a 
bankruptcy trustee or a debtor-in-possession. The notification can be 
in the form of a letter (in duplicate to the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission). The letter or other form of notification 
must also contain the information listed in sections (a)(1). A single 
letter may be filed for more than one such transfer of control. The 
information will be used by the Commission to ensure that applicants 
comply with the requirements of 47 U.S.C. 214.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15626 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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