[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37243-37244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12197]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 145485]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
Office of Management and Budget

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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission may 
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (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 comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before July 7, 2023.

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ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Transparency Data 
Collection.
    Form Number: FCC Form 5651.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,755 respondents; 1,755 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 31 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
section 904 of Division N, Title IX of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, as amended by the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, section 
60502(c), 135 Stat. 429, 1243 (2021) and 47 U.S.C. 1752.
    Total Annual Burden: 54,405 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: On November 15, 2021, the President signed the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 
429 (2021), which appropriated $14.2 billion to expand and modify the 
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program in the form of a new, longer-term 
broadband affordability program called the Affordable Connectivity 
Program (ACP). The Affordable Connectivity Program provides qualifying 
low-income households with a monthly discount of up to $30 per month 
(or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal Lands) for 
broadband services, and a one-time $100 discount on a connected device 
(tablet, laptop, or desktop computer) from the participating provider 
with a co-pay of more than $10 but less than $50.
    The Infrastructure Act also directed the Commission to ``issue 
final rules regarding the annual collection by the Commission of data 
relating to the price and subscription rates of each internet service 
offering of a participating provider under the Affordable Connectivity 
Program . . . to which an eligible household subscribes.'' 
Infrastructure Act, section 60502(c)(1). On November 23, 2022, the 
Commission adopted a Fourth Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 21-450, FCC 22-87 (Fourth Report and 
Order) establishing the ACP Data Collection to satisfy the statutory 
collection requirement. The data collection also will allow the 
Commission to determine the value being provided by the affordable 
connectivity benefit.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12197 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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