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are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: Agency contractors who 

have cost reimbursable, time and 

material, labor hour, or indefinite 

delivery/indefinite quantity fixed rate 

contracts will report the technical and 

financial progress of the contract on a 

monthly basis. EPA will use this 

information to monitor the contractors’ 

progress under the contract. Responses 

to the information collection are 

mandatory for contractors, and are 

required for the contractors to receive 

monthly payments. Information 

submitted is protected from public 

release in accordance with the Agency’s 

confidentiality regulations, 40 CFR 

2.201 et seq. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 25 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: The 

majority of respondents fall into one of 

the following NAICS codes: 511210 for 

prepackaged computer software, 541511 

for computer processing services, 54170 

for computer-related services, and 

541620 for environmental consulting 

services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

203. 

Frequency of Response: Monthly. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

60,900. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$5,391,258. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 4,872 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. Collection activity hours have 

decreased since the last clearance due 

mainly to improved tracking software 

and increasing familiarity with EPA 

reporting requirements. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4601 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the 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 burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s). 

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; (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; and (e) 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 OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before March 29, 2012. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting PRA comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the FCC contact listed below as 

soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments 

to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), via fax 

at 202–395–5167 or via Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, via the 

Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To 

submit your PRA comments by email 

send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 

Director, FCC, at 202–418–0214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Application for Mobility Fund 

Phase I Support. 

Form No.: FCC Form 180. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

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

state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 250 

respondents; 250 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154, 

254 and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 375 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

No questions of a confidential nature are 

asked. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) during this 30 day comment 

period in order to obtain the full three 

year clearance from them. The 

Commission is requesting OMB 

approval for a new information 

collection. 

On November 18, 2011, the 

Commission released the Connect 

America Fund & Intercarrier 

Compensation Reform Order, FCC 11– 

161, which adopted rules to govern the 

Connect America Fund Mobility Fund 

(Mobility Fund). In adopting the rules, 

the Commission comprehensively 

reformed and modernized the universal 

service and intercarrier compensation 

systems to ensure that all Americans 

have access to robust, affordable 

broadband and advanced mobile 

services. Concluding that mobile voice 

and broadband services provide unique 

consumer benefits; and that promoting 

the universal availability of such 

services is a vital component of the 

Commission’s universal service mission, 

the Commission created the Mobility 

Fund. Mobility Fund Phase I support 

will be awarded through a nationwide 


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reverse auction. For Phase I of the 

Mobility Fund, the Commission 

provided up to $300 million in one-time 

support to immediately accelerate 

deployment of networks for mobile 

broadband services in unserved areas. 

The Commission also established a 

separate and complementary one-time 

Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I to award 

up to $50 million in additional 

universal service funding to Tribal 

Areas, including Alaska, to accelerate 

mobile broadband availability in these 

remote and underserved areas. The 

Commission will use a two-stage 

application process similar to the one 

used in spectrum license auctions. 

Based on the Commission’s experience 

with auctions and consistent with the 

record, this two-stage collection of 

information balances the need to collect 

information essential to conduct a 

successful auction with administrative 

efficiency. 

Under section 1.21001(c) of the 

Commission’s rules, an applicant may 

be required, as a prerequisite to 

participating in competitive bidding, to 

post a bond or place funds on deposit 

with the Commission. If a deposit is 

required, applicants may be required to 

submit FCC Form 159 and/or an 

attachment to its newly created FCC 

Form 180. FCC Form 159 is a remittance 

advice form that applicants/licensees 

file when making payment(s) to the 

Commission, including auction 

payments. The OMB Control number for 

the FCC Form 159 is 3060–0589. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Application to Participate in an 

Auction for Mobility Fund Phase I 

Support. 

Form No.: FCC Form 680. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

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

state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 250 

respondents; 250 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154, 

254 and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 375 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

No questions of a confidential nature are 

asked. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) during this 30 day comment 

period in order to obtain the full three 

year clearance from them. The 

Commission is requesting OMB 

approval for a new information 

collection. 

On November 18, 2011, the 

Commission released the Connect 

America Fund & Intercarrier 

Compensation Reform Order, FCC 11– 

161, which adopted rules to govern the 

Connect America Fund Mobility Fund 

(Mobility Fund). In adopting the rules, 

the Commission comprehensively 

reformed and modernized the universal 

service and intercarrier compensation 

systems to ensure that all Americans 

have access to robust, affordable 

broadband and advanced mobile 

services. Concluding that mobile voice 

and broadband services provide unique 

consumer benefits; and that promoting 

the universal availability of such 

services is a vital component of the 

Commission’s universal service mission, 

the Commission created the Mobility 

Fund. Mobility Fund Phase I support 

will be awarded through a nationwide 

reverse auction. For Phase I of the 

Mobility Fund, the Commission 

provided up to $300 million in one-time 

support to immediately accelerate 

deployment of networks for mobile 

broadband services in unserved areas. 

The Commission also established a 

separate and complementary one-time 

Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I to award 

up to $50 million in additional 

universal service funding to Tribal 

Areas, including Alaska, to accelerate 

mobile broadband availability in these 

remote and underserved areas. The 

Commission will use a two-stage 

application process similar to the one 

used in spectrum license auctions. 

Based on the Commission’s experience 

with auctions and consistent with the 

record, this two-stage collection of 

information balances the need to collect 

information essential to conduct a 

successful auction with administrative 

efficiency. 

The Commission needs to use the 

information collected in determining 

whether the winning bidders are 

qualified to receive Mobility Fund 

support. After the auction has 

concluded, a winning bidder will be 

required to file the newly created FCC 

Form 680 to qualify for and receive 

support. Those applications will be 

subject to a review of the applicants’ 

eligibility and qualifications to receive 

support. Commission staff will review 

the information collected and will 

determine whether applicants claiming 

status to receive support are eligible for 

the status claimed. Without such 

information, the Commission could not 

determine whether to provide the 

support to the winning bidder. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4574 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

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 burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s). 

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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; (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; and (e) ways to 

further reduce the information burden 

for 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 OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before April 30, 2012. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting PRA comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the FCC contact listed below as 

soon as possible. 


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