[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53084-53085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13821]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1291; FR ID 227144]


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.''

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before July 25, 2024.

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 Cathy Williams, 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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page http://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: 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.
    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

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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: 3060-1291.
    Title: Legacy High-Cost Support Recipient Initial Report of Current 
Service Offerings.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: Up to 110 respondents and 110 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154, 254 and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,760 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: On November 18, 2011, the Commission released the 
USF/ICC Transformation Order (FCC 11-161) in which it comprehensively 
reformed and modernized the universal service and intercarrier 
compensation systems to ensure that robust, affordable voice and 
broadband service, both fixed and mobile, are available to Americans 
throughout the nation. In the USF/ICC Transformation Order, the 
Commission, among other things, adopted a requirement that all eligible 
telecommunications carriers (ETCs) offer broadband service in their 
supported area that meets certain basic performance requirements and 
report regularly on associated performance measures as a condition of 
receiving federal high-cost universal service support.
    On October 27, 2020, the Commission adopted the 5G Fund Report and 
Order (FCC 20-150) in which it, among other things, helped to complete 
the reform of the high-cost program begun in the USF/ICC Transformation 
Order by adopting additional public interest obligations and 
performance requirements for legacy high-cost support recipients, whose 
broadband-specific public interest obligations for mobile wireless 
services were not previously detailed. The public interest obligations 
adopted in the 5G Fund Report and Order for each competitive ETC 
receiving legacy high-cost support for mobile wireless services require 
that such competitive ETC (1) use an increasing percentage of its 
legacy support toward the deployment, maintenance, and operation of 
voice and broadband networks that support 5G meeting the adopted 
performance requirements within its subsidized service area(s), and (2) 
meet specific 5G broadband service deployment coverage requirements and 
service deployment milestone deadlines that take into consideration the 
amount of legacy support the carrier receives.
    In order to gain a complete understanding of the current service 
offerings of each competitive ETC receiving legacy high-cost support 
for mobile wireless services, the Commission adopted rules that require 
each such competitive ETC to file an initial report containing 
information and certifications about its current mobile service 
offerings in each of its subsidized service areas and how it is using 
legacy support and whether it is offering mobile services in its 
subsidized service areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to 
those charged in urban areas. See 47 CFR 54.322(g), (h). The 
information and certifications provided in these initial reports will 
be used by the Commission to ensure that competitive ETCs receiving 
legacy high-cost support for mobile wireless services deploy 5G service 
by in their subsidized service areas consistent with the rules adopted 
by the Commission in the 5G Fund Report and Order.
    A revision to the currently approved information collection 
requirements under OMB 3060-1291 is necessary in order to remove a 
requirement that applies only to the annual reports that must be filed 
by competitive ETCs receiving legacy high-cost support for mobile 
wireless services information requirement, which was inadvertently 
included in the information collection under OMB 3060-1291 as 
previously approved by OMB.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13821 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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