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Dated: August 17, 2023. 

Cheree Peterson, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Environmental Protection 

Agency amends part 52, chapter I, title 

40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c)(604) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

(604) The following regulations were 

submitted on March 9, 2022, by the 

Governor’s designee as an attachment to 

a letter dated March 9, 2022. 

(i) Incorporation by reference. (A) San 

Diego County Air Pollution Control 

District. 

(1) Rule 69.2.2, ‘‘Medium Boilers, 

Process Heaters, and Steam Generators,’’ 

adopted on September 9, 2021. 

(2) [Reserved] 

(B) [Reserved] 

(ii) [Reserved] 

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47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 21–450; FCC 22–87; FR 

ID 164120] 

Affordable Connectivity Program; 

Emergency Broadband Benefit 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, an 

information collection titled Affordable 

Connectivity Program (ACP) 

Transparency Data Collection, which is 

associated with the rules contained in 

the Fourth Report and Order, FCC 22– 

87 (Nov. 23, 2022) (Fourth Report and 

Order), which was summarized in a 

document published on January 13, 

2023. This document is consistent with 

the Fourth Report and Order and its 

summary. 

DATES: The amendments to § 54.1813(b) 

through (d) (instruction 3), published at 

88 FR 2248, January 13, 2023, and the 

amendments to § 54.1813(c) and (g) in 

this final rule, are effective August 23, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Wu, Attorney Advisor, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

at (202) 418–7400 or eric.wu@fcc.gov. 

For additional information concerning 

the Paperwork Reduction Act 

information collection requirements 

contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991 

or nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission submitted information 

collection requirements for review and 

approval by OMB, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, on June 7, 2023, which were 

approved by OMB on August 11, 2023. 

The information collection requirements 

are found in the Commission’s 

Affordable Connectivity Program; 

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, 

WC Docket No. 21–450, Fourth Report 

and Order, FCC 22–87 (Nov. 23, 2022) 

(Fourth Report and Order), which was 

summarized in 88 FR 2248, January 13, 

2023. The OMB Control Number is 

3060–1310. If you have any comments 

on the burden estimates listed in the 

following, or how the Commission can 

improve the collections and reduce any 

burdens caused thereby, please contact 

Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. Please include 

the OMB Control Number, 3060–1310, 

in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received OMB approval on 

August 11, 2023, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 54.1813, published at 88 FR 2248, 

January 13, 2023. 

Section 54.1813(g) of title 47 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations provides 

that compliance with § 54.1813(b) 

through (d) wouldn’t be required until 

§ 54.1813(g) is removed or contains a 

compliance date, which wouldn’t occur 

until after OMB completes review 

pursuant to the PRA. Since OMB has 

completed its review of the information 

collection requirements, this document 

removes § 54.1813(g). This document 

further revises § 54.1813(c) to delete the 

reference to paragraph (g) and to add the 

compliance date for the ACP 

Transparency Data Collection. 

These amendments to § 54.1813(c) 

and (g) are effective on the date this 

document is published in the Federal 

Register. The amendments are minor 

corrections, and the public was given 

notice in the November 2022 Fourth 

Report and Order that the rules would 

need to be amended to reflect 

completion of OMB review under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. Additionally, 

the Commission separately announced 

the compliance date for the ACP 

Transparency Data Collection in a 

Public Notice issued on August 11, 

2023. These amendments impose no 

immediate burdens or obligations on 

members of the public, and making 

them effective upon publication will 

enhance notice to the public by 

incorporating the compliance date 

sooner into the Code of Federal 

Regulations. There is thus good cause 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for the 

amendments to be effective less than 30 

days after their publication. 

Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

current, valid OMB Control Number. 

Additionally, no person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

that does not display a current, valid 

OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number is 3060–1310. 

The foregoing notification is required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 

1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1310. 

OMB Approval Date: August 11, 2023. 

OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 

2026. 

Title: Affordable Connectivity 

Program (ACP) Transparency Data 

Collection. 

Form Number: FCC Form 5651. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 


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Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

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, 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. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54 

Internet, Telecommunications, 

Telephone. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 54 as 

follows: 

PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 54 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 

205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 

1004, 1302, 1601–1609, and 1752, unless 

otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 54.1813 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (c); and 

■ b. Removing paragraph (g). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 54.1813 Affordable Connectivity Program 

Transparency Data Collection. 

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(c) Timing of collection. No later than 

November 9, 2023, and annually 

thereafter, participating providers must 

submit to the Commission the 

information in paragraph (b) of this 

section for all plans in which an 

Affordable Connectivity Program 

household is subscribed. The 

information must be current as of an 

annual snapshot date established and 

announced by the Bureau. 

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