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outages do not typically occur with the 

same frequency as terrestrial outages, 

but when they do occur have a greater 

impact on the Nation’s 

telecommunications due to the volume 

and nature of communications carried 

over such cables. Damages to submarine 

cables are usually caused by weather or 

inadvertent slicing by underseas 

equipment. However, submarine cables 

are also susceptible to intentional 

damage for nefarious purposes that 

could lead to a severe degradation of 

crucial government, as well as nongovernment, communications. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28617 Filed 12–28–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[WC Docket No. 19–195, 11–10; DA 20–1460; 

FRS 17313] 

Office of Economics and Analytics 

Reminds Providers That Form 477 

Mobile Speed and Coverage Data Are 

Not Confidential 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this Public Notice, the 

Office of Economics and Analytics 

(Office) reminds mobile broadband 

service providers that their minimum 

advertised or expected speed data are 

not confidential on FCC Form 477, 

notwithstanding checkbox options in 

the Form 477 filing application. 

DATES: The Commission issued this 

Public Notice on December 7, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Lynch, Chief, Industry 

Analysis Division, Office of Economics 

and Analytics, (202) 418–7356, 

Kenneth.Lynch@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Economics and Analytics (Office) 

reminds mobile broadband service 

providers that their minimum 

advertised or expected speed data are no 

longer treated as confidential on FCC 

Form 477. Speed data will be included 

in the public releases of providerspecific coverage data, beginning with 

the December 2019 filing. 

In the Digital Opportunity Data 

Collection First Report and Order, the 

Commission concluded that minimum 

advertised or expected speed data filed 

for mobile broadband services will not 

be treated as confidential and that such 

data will be publicly released. The 

Commission found that the bulk of 

speed data that providers filed had been 

treated as confidential and that such 

treatment ‘‘unnecessarily limits the 

ability of consumers and policy makers 

to effectively analyze the data 

submitted.’’ The Commission also 

concluded that public release of 

provider-specific coverage data is 

‘‘necessary to ensure that consumers can 

easily use the information that is 

disclosed to the public’’ because speed 

data are ‘‘only beneficial if consumers 

know where the service coverage is 

available.’’ 

The Commission already makes 

provider-specific coverage data publicly 

available on its website by publishing 

each provider’s shapefiles, and Form 

477 filers are no longer permitted to 

request confidential treatment for such 

information. As the Commission did not 

subsequently and immediately update 

the Form 477 filing application to 

remove the checkbox used to request 

confidential treatment of these data, 

some providers may mistakenly believe 

that confidentiality is available for such 

data. 

Accordingly, the Office reiterates that, 

notwithstanding the presence of the 

checkbox in the Form 477 filing 

application, the Commission has 

concluded that these data will not be 

treated as confidential. Moreover, the 

corresponding Form 477 information 

that was included in the December 2019 

and June 2020 filings will be released no 

sooner than ten (10) days after Federal 

Register publication of this Public 

Notice. 

For further information, contact 

Kenneth Lynch, Chief, Industry 

Analysis Division, Office of Economics 

and Analytics, at Kenneth.Lynch@

fcc.gov. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28781 Filed 12–28–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0174; FRS 17335] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before March 1, 

2021. 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 PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0174. 

Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and 

76.1715, Sponsorship Identification. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit entities; Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 22,900 respondents and 

1,877,000 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .0011 

to .2011 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

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disclosure requirement; On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 249,043 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $34,623. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in sections 4(i), 317 and 507 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The FCC is preparing a system of 

records, FCC/MB–2, ‘‘Broadcast Station 

Public Inspection Files,’’ to cover the 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

that may be included in the broadcast 

station public inspection files. 

Respondents may request materials or 

information submitted to the 

Commission be withheld from public 

inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): The 

FCC is preparing a PIA. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements that are 

approved under this collection are as 

follows: 

47 CFR 73.1212 requires a broadcast 

station to identify at the time of 

broadcast the sponsor of any matter for 

which consideration is provided. For 

advertising commercial products or 

services, generally the mention of the 

name of the product or service 

constitutes sponsorship identification. 

In the case of television political 

advertisements concerning candidates 

for public office, the sponsor shall be 

identified with letters equal to or greater 

than four (4) percent of the vertical 

height of the television screen that airs 

for no less than four (4) seconds. In 

addition, when an entity rather than an 

individual sponsors the broadcast of 

matter that is of a political or 

controversial nature, licensee is 

required to retain a list of the executive 

officers, or board of directors, or 

executive committee, etc., of the 

organization paying for such matter. 

Sponsorship announcements are waived 

with respect to the broadcast of ‘‘want 

ads’’ sponsored by an individual but the 

licensee shall maintain a list showing 

the name, address and telephone 

number of each such advertiser. These 

lists shall be made available for public 

inspection. 

47 CFR 73.1212(e) states that, when 

an entity rather than an individual 

sponsors the broadcast of matter that is 

of a political or controversial nature, the 

licensee is required to retain a list of the 

executive officers, or board of directors, 

or executive committee, etc., of the 

organization paying for such matter in 

its public file. Pursuant to the changes 

contained in 47 CFR 73.1212(e) and 47 

CFR 73.3526(e)(19), this list, which 

could contain personally identifiable 

information, would be located in a 

public inspection file to be located on 

the Commission’s website instead of 

being maintained in the public file at 

the station. Burden estimates for this 

change are included in OMB Control 

Number 3060–0214. 

47 CFR 76.1615 states that, when a 

cable operator engaged in origination 

cablecasting presents any matter for 

which money, service or other valuable 

consideration is provided to such cable 

television system operator, the cable 

television system operator, at the time of 

the telecast, shall identify the sponsor. 

Under this rule section, when 

advertising commercial products or 

services, an announcement stating the 

sponsor’s corporate or trade name, or 

the name of the sponsor’s product is 

sufficient when it is clear that the 

mention of the name of the product 

constitutes a sponsorship identification. 

In the case of television political 

advertisements concerning candidates 

for public office, the sponsor shall be 

identified with letters equal to or greater 

than four (4) percent of the vertical 

height of the television screen that airs 

for no less than four (4) seconds. 

47 CFR 76.1715 state that, with 

respect to sponsorship announcements 

that are waived when the broadcast/ 

origination cablecast of ‘‘want ads’’ 

sponsored by an individual, the 

licensee/operator shall maintain a list 

showing the name, address and 

telephone number of each such 

advertiser. These lists shall be made 

available for public inspection. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28620 Filed 12–28–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0986; FRS 17340] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before March 1, 

2021. 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 PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0986. 

Title: High-Cost Universal Service 

Support. 

Form Number: FCC Form 481 and 

FCC Form 525. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and 

state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,049 respondents; 14,358 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–15 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

quarterly and annual reporting 

requirements, recordkeeping 

requirement and third-party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 


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