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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. 2021–04773 Filed 3–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1035; FRS 17532] 

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 May 7, 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 No.: 3060–1035. 

Title: Part 73, Subpart F International 

Broadcast Stations. 

Form No.: FCC Forms 309, 310 and 

311. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

225 respondents; 225 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2–720 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; On 

occasion, semi-annual, weekly and 

annual reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307, 

334, 336 and 554. 

Total Annual Burden: 20,096 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $100,415. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality with this collection of 

information. 

Needs and Uses: The Federal 

Communications Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is requesting that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approve a three-year extension of 

the information collection titled ‘‘Part 

73, Subpart F International Broadcast 

Stations’’ under OMB Control No. 3060– 

1035. This information collection is 

used by the Commission to assign 

frequencies for use by international 

broadcast stations, to grant authority to 

operate such stations and to determine 

if interference or adverse propagation 

conditions exist that may impact the 

operation of such stations. The 

Commission collects this information 

pursuant to 47 CFR part 73, subpart F. 

If the Commission did not collect this 

information, it would not be in a 

position to effectively coordinate 

spectrum for international broadcasters 

or to act for entities in times of 

frequency interference or adverse 

propagation conditions. Therefore, the 

information collection requirements are 

as follows: 

FCC Form 309—Application for 

Authority to Construct or Make Changes 

in an International, Experimental 

Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a 

Developmental Broadcast Station—The 

FCC Form 309 is filed on occasion when 

the applicant is requesting authority to 

construct or make modifications to the 

international broadcast station. 

FCC Form 310—Application for an 

International, Experimental Television, 

Experimental Facsimile, or a 

Developmental Broadcast Station 

License—The FCC Form 310 is filed on 

occasion when the applicant is 

submitting an application for a new 

international broadcast station. 

FCC Form 311—Application for 

Renewal of an International or 

Experimental Broadcast Station 

License—The FCC Form 311 is filed by 

applicants who are requesting renewal 

of their international broadcast station 

licenses. 

47 CFR 73.702(a) states that six 

months prior to the start of each season, 

licensees and permittees shall by 

informal written request, submitted to 

the Commission in triplicate, indicate 

for the season the frequency or 

frequencies desired for transmission to 

each zone or area of reception specified 

in the license or permit, the specific 

hours during which it desires to 

transmit to such zones or areas on each 

frequency, and the power, antenna gain, 

and antenna bearing it desires to use. 

Requests will be honored to the extent 

that interference and propagation 

conditions permit and that they are 

otherwise in accordance with the 

provisions of section 47 CFR 73.702(a). 

47 CFR 73.702(b) states that two 

months before the start of each season, 

the licensee or permittee must inform 

the Commission in writing as to 

whether it plans to operate in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

authorization or operate in another 

manner. 

47 CFR 73.702(c) permits entities to 

file requests for changes to their original 

request for assignment and use of 

frequencies if they are able to show 

good cause. Because international 

broadcasters are assigned frequencies on 

a seasonal basis, as opposed to the full 

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authorization, requests for changes need 

to be filed by entities on occasion. 

47 CFR 73.702 (note) states that 

permittees who during the process of 

construction wish to engage in 

equipment tests shall by informal 

written request, submitted to the 

Commission in triplicate not less than 

30 days before they desire to begin such 

testing, indicate the frequencies they 

desire to use for testing and the hours 

they desire to use those frequencies. 

47 CFR 73.702(e) states within 14 

days after the end of each season, each 

licensee or permittee must file a report 

with the Commission stating whether 

the licensee or permittee has operated 

the number of frequency hours 

authorized by the seasonal schedule to 

each of the zones or areas of reception 

specified in the schedule. 

47 CFR 73.782 requires that licensees 

retain logs of international broadcast 

stations for two years. If it involves 

communications incident to a disaster, 

logs should be retained as long as 

required by the Commission. 

47 CFR 73.759(d) states that the 

licensee or permittee must keep records 

of the time and results of each auxiliary 

transmitter test performed at least 

weekly. 

47 CFR 73.762(b) requires that 

licensees notify the Commission in 

writing of any limitation or 

discontinuance of operation of not more 

than 10 days. 

47 CFR 73.762(c) states that the 

licensee or permittee must request and 

receive specific authority from the 

Commission to discontinue operations 

for more than 10 days under extenuating 

circumstances. 

47 CFR 1.1301–1.1319 cover 

certifications of compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

how the public will be protected from 

radio frequency radiation hazards. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04772 Filed 3–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 17538] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of 

four matching programs. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document 

announces the establishment of 

computer matching programs the 

Federal Communications Commission 

(‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) 

and the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) will 

conduct with the State of Missouri’s 

Department of Social Services (MDSS); 

North Carolina’s Department of Health 

and Human Services (NCDHHS); 

Pennsylvania’s Department of Human 

Services (PDHS); and Tennessee’s 

Department of Human Services (TDHS). 

(‘‘Agencies’’). The purpose of these four 

matching programs is to verify the 

eligibility of applicants to and 

subscribers of the Universal Service 

Fund (USF) Lifeline program, which is 

administered by USAC under the 

direction of the FCC. More information 

about these programs is provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before April 7, 2021. This computer 

matching program will commence on 

April 7, 2021, and will conclude 18 

months later. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret 

Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20554, or Privacy@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Drake at 202–418–1707 or 

Privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Lifeline program provides support for 

discounted broadband and voice 

services to low-income consumers. 

Lifeline is administered by the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) under FCC direction. 

Consumers qualify for Lifeline through 

proof of income or participation in a 

qualifying program, such as Medicaid, 

the Supplemental Nutritional 

Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal 

Public Housing Assistance, 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 

Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, 

and/or various Tribal-specific federal 

assistance programs. In a Report and 

Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the 

Commission ordered USAC to create a 

National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier 

(‘‘National Verifier’’), including the 

National Lifeline Eligibility Database 

(LED), that would match data about 

Lifeline applicants and subscribers with 

other data sources to verify the 

eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. 

The Commission found that the 

National Verifier would reduce 

compliance costs for Lifeline service 

providers, improve service for Lifeline 

subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, 

and abuse in the program. The purpose 

of these particular matching programs is 

to verify Lifeline eligibility by 

establishing that applicants or 

subscribers in Missouri, North Carolina, 

Pennsylvania and Tennessee are 

enrolled in the SNAP and/or Medicaid 

programs. 

Participating Non–Federal Agencies 

• Missouri Department of Social 

Services (MDSS); 

• North Carolina Department of 

Health and Human Services (NCDHHS); 

• Pennsylvania Department of Human 

Services (PDHS); and 

• Tennessee Department of Human 

Services (TDHS). 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.; 

Lifeline and Link Up Reform and 

Modernization, et al., Third Report and 

Order, Further Report and Order, and 

Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 

3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016) 

(2016 Lifeline Modernization Order). 

Purpose(s) 

In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order, the FCC required USAC to 

develop and operate the National 

Verifier to improve efficiency and 

reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the 

Lifeline program. The stated purpose of 

the National Verifier is ‘‘to increase the 

integrity and improve the performance 

of the Lifeline program for the benefit of 

a variety of Lifeline participants, 

including Lifeline providers, 

subscribers, states, community-based 

organizations, USAC, and the 

Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006, 

para. 126. To help determine whether 

Lifeline applicants and subscribers are 

eligible for Lifeline benefits, the Order 

contemplates that the USAC-operated 

LED will communicate with information 

systems and databases operated by other 

Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011– 

2, paras. 135–7. 

Categories of Individuals 

The categories of individuals whose 

information is involved in the four 

matching programs include, but are not 

limited to, those individuals (residing in 

a single household) who have applied 

for Lifeline benefits; are currently 

receiving Lifeline benefits; are 

individuals who enable another 

individual in their household to qualify 

for Lifeline benefits; are minors whose 

status qualifies a parent or guardian for 

Lifeline benefits; are individuals who 

have received Lifeline benefits; or are 

individuals acting on behalf of an 

eligible telecommunications carrier 

(ETC) who have enrolled individuals in 

the Lifeline program. 


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