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Mbps broadband service within a 

potential budget of no more than $1.27 

billion annually, or no more than $1.33 

billion annually if certain conditions are 

met, using an updated version of the A– 

CAM. By adopting this program, the 

Commission furthered its long-standing 

goals by promoting the universal 

availability of voice and broadband 

networks, while also taking measures to 

minimize the burden on the nation’s 

ratepayers. The Commission also 

adopted requirements for the Enhanced 

A–CAM program to complement 

existing federal, state, and local funding 

programs, so that broadband funding 

can be used efficiently to maximize the 

deployment of high-quality broadband 

service across the United States. 

To ensure that the Enhanced A–CAM 

program does not deprive rural 

consumers in high-cost areas of 

broadband service that is as secure as 

the service deployed pursuant to other 

federal funding initiatives, the 

Commission required Enhanced A– 

CAM carriers to implement operational 

cybersecurity and supply chain risk 

management plans by January 1, 2024— 

the start of the Enhanced A–CAM 

support term. Enhanced A–CAM 

carriers must submit such plans to the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) and certify they have 

done so, by January 2, 2024 or within 

30 days of approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, whichever is 

later. Failure to submit the plans and 

make the certification shall result in 

25% of monthly support being withheld 

until the carrier comes into compliance. 

If a carrier makes a substantive 

modification to its cybersecurity or 

supply chain risk management plan, the 

Commission requires that the carrier 

submit its updated plan to USAC within 

30 days of making that modification. 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to collect the operational 

cybersecurity and supply chain risk 

management plans required of the 

Enhanced A–CAM carriers by the start 

of the Enhanced A–CAM support term 

and address the burdens associated with 

that requirement. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0723; FR ID 168421] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

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 (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. 

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 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 6, 

2023. 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: 3060–0723. 

Title: 47 U.S.C. 276, Public Disclosure 

of Network Information by Bell 

Operating Companies (BOCs). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 3 respondents; 3 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 276 

of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 

Total Annual Burden: 60 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: Under 47 U.S.C. 

276(b)(1)(C), the Bell Operating 

Companies (BOCs) are required to 

publicly disclose changes in their 

networks or new network services. 

Section 276(b)(1)(C) directs the 

Commission to ‘‘prescribe a set of 

nonstructural safeguards for BOC 

payphone service to implement the 

provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

subsection (a), which safeguards shall, 

at a minimum, include the 

nonstructural safeguards equal to those 

adopted in the Computer Inquiry-III (CC 

Docket No. 90–623) proceeding.’’ The 

Computer Inquiry-III network 

information disclosure requirements 

specifically state that the disclosure 

would occur at two different points in 

time. First, disclosure would occur at 

the make/buy point: when a BOC 

decides to make for itself, or procure 

from an unaffiliated entity, any product 

whose design affects or relies on the 

network interface. Second, a BOC would 

publicly disclose technical information 

about a new service 12 months before it 

is introduced. If the BOC can introduce 

the service within 12 months of the 

make/buy point, it would make a public 

disclosure at the make/buy point. In no 

event, however, would the public 

disclosure occur less than six months 

before the introduction of the service. 

While the scope and applicability of the 

Computer III safeguards have changed 

with the Commission’s 2015 decision 

regarding forbearance from enforcement 

of the Computer III requirements 

(Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance 

Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 160(c) from 

Enforcement of Obsolete ILEC 

Regulations that Inhibit Deployment of 

Next Generation Networks, 

Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 

15–166 (2015)), these are minimum 

requirements under section 276(b)(1)(C) 

of the Act. Without information 


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disclosures, the industry would be 

unable to ascertain whether the BOCs 

are designing new network services or 

changing network technical 

specifications to the advantage of their 

own payphones, or in a manner that 

might disadvantage BOC payphone 

competitors. These requirements ensure 

that BOCs comply with their obligations 

under the Telecommunications Act of 

1996. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19069 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX, 3060–1247, 3060–1285; 

FR ID 168409] 

Information Collections Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 October 5, 2023. 

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 PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 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 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: 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: Federal Advisory Committee 

Demographic Data. 

Form Number: FCC Form 5649. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 525 respondents, 525 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.166 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and biennial reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Total Annual Burden: 87 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted as a new collection after 

this 60-day comment period to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in order to obtain the full threeyear clearance. Consistent with 

Executive Order 14035, the FCC 

developed this form for members and 

applicants to voluntarily complete. The 

FCC will review, analyze and evaluate 

the demographic data received and the 

information will assist in the FCC’s 

efforts to pursue opportunities, 

consistent with applicable law, to 

increase diversity, equity, inclusion and 

accessibility on its external advisory 

committees. Review, analysis, and 

evaluation of this data, in the aggregate, 

will inform the FCC’s assessment of the 

membership of and applications to its 

federal advisory committees. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1247. 

Title: Part 32 Uniform System of 

Accounts. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 949 respondents; 1,944 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20–40 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

and annual reporting requirements; 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 10, 201, 219– 

220, 224, and 403 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 160, 201, 219–220, 

224, and 403. 

Total Annual Burden: 69,820 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: On February 24, 

2017, the Commission released the Part 

32 Order, WC Docket No. 14–130, CC 

Docket No. 80–286, FCC 17–15, which 

minimized the compliance burdens 

imposed by the Uniform System of 

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