[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4181-4182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01364]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0804; FR ID 123599]


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 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 March 27, 
2023. 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: 3060-0804.
    Title: Universal Service--Rural Health Care Program.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,854 unique respondents; 
102,681 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.30-17 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, One-time, Annual, and Monthly 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
sections 1-4, 201-205, 214, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205, 214, 254, 303(r), 
and 403, unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 413,460 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no assurance of 
confidentiality provided to respondents concerning this information 
collection. Information submitted on FCC Forms for the RHC Program is 
subject to public inspection and is used by USAC to update and expand 
the RHC Program dataset as part of its Open Data Platform. However, 
respondents may request materials or information submitted to the 
Commission or to USAC be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 
0.459 of the FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks OMB approval of an extension 
of this information collection, which is scheduled to expire on May 31, 
2023. This collection is utilized for the RHC support mechanism of the 
Commission's universal service fund (USF). The collection of this 
information is necessary so that the Commission and the Universal 
Service Administrative Company (USAC) will have sufficient information 
to determine if entities are eligible for funding pursuant to the RHC 
universal service support mechanism, to determine if entities are 
complying with the Commission's rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse. This information is also necessary in order to allow the 
Commission to evaluate the extent to which the RHC Program is meeting 
the statutory objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act, 
and the Commission's performance goals for the RHC Program.

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    The Healthcare Connect Fund Program currently includes FCC Forms 
460, 461, 462, and 463 and the Telecom Program currently includes FCC 
Forms 465, 466, and 467. The information on the FCC Form templates is a 
representative description of the information to be collected via an 
online portal and is not intended to be a visual representation of what 
each applicant or service provider will see, the order in which they 
will see information, or the exact wording or directions used to 
collect the information. Where possible, information already provided 
by applicants from previous filing years or that was pre-filed in the 
system portal will be carried forward and auto-generated into the form 
to simplify the information collection for applicants.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01364 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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