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18. Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling 

Services, WC Docket No. 23–62, WC Docket 

No. 12–375, Public Notice, DA 23–656 (rel. 

Aug. 3, 2023). 

19. Modifying Rules for FM Terrestrial 

Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems, MB 

Docket No. 22–405, Order and Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 23–61 (rel. Aug. 

1, 2023). 

20. Connect America Fund: A National 

Broadband Plan for Our Future High-Cost 

Universal Service Support; ETC Annual 

Reports and Certifications; 

Telecommunications Carriers Eligible To 

Receive Universal Service Support; Connect 

America Fund—Alaska Plan; Expanding 

Broadband Service Through the ACAM 

Program, WC Docket No. 10–90, WC Docket 

No. 14–58, WC Docket No. 09–197, WC 

Docket No. 16–271, RM–11868, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 23–60 (rel. July 

23, 2023). 

21. Access to Video Conferencing; 

Implementation of Sections 716 and 717 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted 

by the Twenty-First Century Communications 

and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, et al., 

CG Docket No. 23–161, CG Docket No. 10– 

213, CG Docket No. 03–123, Report and 

Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and 

Order, FCC 23–50 (June 12, 2023). 

22. Shared Use of the 42–42.5 GHz Band, 

WT Docket No. 23–158, GN Docket No. 14– 

177, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 

23–51 (rel. June 9, 2023). 

23. Review of International Authorizations 

To Assess Evolving National Security, Law 

Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade 

Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of 

Application Fees, IB Docket No. 23–119, MD 

Docket No. 23–134, Order and Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 23–28 (rel. Apr. 

25, 2023). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[GN Docket No. 19–329; FR ID 189297] 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task 

Force for Reviewing the Connectivity 

and Technology Needs of Precision 

Agriculture in the United States 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or Commission) 

hereby announces that the charter of the 

Task Force for Reviewing the 

Connectivity and Technology Needs of 

Precision Agriculture in the United 

States (the Task Force) has been 

renewed for a period expiring on 

January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 

after consultation with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christi Shewman, Designated Federal 

Officer, Federal Communications 

Commission, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, (202) 418–0646, or email: 

christi.shewman@fcc.gov; Thomas 

Hastings, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Federal Communications 

Commission, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418– 

1343, or email thomas.hastings@fcc.gov; 

or Emily Caditz, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, (202) 418–2268 or email 

emily.caditz@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chairwoman of the Commission, as 

required by Section 12511 of the 

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, 

Public Law 115–334, 132 Stat 4490, has 

taken appropriate steps to renew the 

Task Force, which Congress has deemed 

necessary and in the public interest. 

After consultation with the General 

Services Administration, the 

Commission renewed the charter on 

November 29, 2023, providing the Task 

Force with authorization to operate 

until January 1, 2025. 

In consultation with the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary), or a designee of 

the Secretary, and in collaboration with 

public and private stakeholders in the 

agriculture and technology fields, the 

purpose of the Task Force is to: identify 

and measure current gaps in the 

availability of broadband internet access 

service on agricultural land; develop 

policy recommendations to promote the 

rapid, expanded deployment of 

broadband internet access service on 

unserved agricultural land, with a goal 

of achieving reliable capabilities on 95 

percent of agricultural land in the 

United States by 2025; promote effective 

policy and regulatory solutions that 

encourage the adoption of broadband 

internet access service on farms and 

ranches and promote precision 

agriculture; recommend specific new 

rules or amendments to existing rules of 

the Commission that the Commission 

should issue to achieve the goals and 

purposes of the policy 

recommendations described in the 

second item in this list; recommend 

specific steps that the Commission 

should take to obtain reliable and 

standardized data measurements of the 

availability of broadband internet access 

service as may be necessary to target 

funding support, from future programs 

of the Commission dedicated to the 

deployment of broadband internet 

access service, to unserved agricultural 

land in need of broadband internet 

access service; and recommend specific 

steps that the Commission should 

consider to ensure that the expertise of 

the Secretary and available farm data are 

reflected in future programs of the 

Commission dedicated to the 

infrastructure deployment of broadband 

internet access service and to direct 

available funding to unserved 

agricultural land where needed. 

In addition, annually, the Task Force 

will submit to the Chairwoman of the 

Commission a report, which shall be 

made public, that details: the status of 

fixed and mobile broadband internet 

access service coverage of agricultural 

land; the projected future connectivity 

needs of agricultural operations, 

farmers, and ranchers; and the steps 

being taken to accurately measure the 

availability of broadband internet access 

service on agricultural land and the 

limitations of current, as of the date of 

the report, measurement processes. 

Advisory Committee 

The Task Force is organized under 

and operates in accordance with, the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 

2). The Task Force is solely advisory in 

nature. Consistent with FACA and its 

requirements, each meeting of the Task 

Force will be open to the public unless 

otherwise noticed. A notice of each 

meeting will be published in the 

Federal Register at least fifteen (15) 

days in advance of the meeting. Records 

will be maintained of each meeting and 

made available for public inspection. 

All activities of the Task Force will be 

conducted in an open, transparent, and 

accessible manner. The Task Force shall 

terminate on January 1, 2025, as 

required by Agriculture Improvement 

Act of 2018, Public Law 115–334, 132 

Stat 4490, sec. 12511(b)(6). All meeting 

dates and agenda topics will be 

described in a Public Notice issued and 

published in the Federal Register at 

least fifteen (15) days prior to the first 

meeting date. In addition, working 

groups or subcommittees (ad hoc or 

steering), will continue to facilitate the 

Task Force’s work between meetings of 

the full Task Force. Meetings of the Task 

Force will be fully accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. 

Accessible Formats: 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 and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice). 


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1 12 CFR 211.21(o). 

2 More detailed information regarding this 

collection, including more detailed burden 

estimates, can be found in the OMB Supporting 

Statement posted at https://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

apps/reportingforms/home/review. On the page 

displayed at the link, you can find the OMB 

Supporting Statement by referencing the collection 

identifier, FR Y–7N, FR Y–7NS, and FR Y–7Q. 

(5 U.S.C. App 2 10(a)(2)) 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Jodie May, 

Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, 

Wireline Competition Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27071 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Announcement of Board 

Approval under Delegated Authority 

and Submission to OMB 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) is 

adopting a proposal to extend for three 

years, with revision, the Reports of 

Foreign Banking Organizations (FR Y– 

7N, FR Y–7NS, and FR Y–7Q; OMB No. 

7100–0125). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Reserve Board Clearance 

Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of 

the Chief Data Officer, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, nuha.elmaghrabi@frb.gov, (202) 

452–3884. 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Desk Officer for the Federal 

Reserve Board, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board 

authority under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and 

assign OMB control numbers to 

collections of information conducted or 

sponsored by the Board. Boardapproved collections of information are 

incorporated into the official OMB 

inventory of currently approved 

collections of information. The OMB 

inventory, as well as copies of the PRA 

Submission, supporting statements, and 

approved collection of information 

instrument(s) are available at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

These documents are also available on 

the Federal Reserve Board’s public 

website at https://

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

reportforms/review.aspx or may be 

requested from the agency clearance 

officer, whose name appears above. 

Final Approval Under OMB Delegated 

Authority of the Extension for Three 

Years, With Revision, of the Following 

Information Collection 

Collection title: Reports of Foreign 

Banking Organizations. 

Collection identifier: FR Y–7N, FR Y– 

7NS, and FR Y–7Q. 

OMB control number: 7100–0125. 

Effective Date: December 31, 2023, asof date for FR Y–7Q respondents that 

are also required to file the FR Y–15 

report; December 31, 2024, for all other 

FR Y–7Q respondents. 

General description of collection: The 

FR Y–7N and FR Y–7NS collect 

financial information for certain nonfunctionally regulated U.S. nonbank 

subsidiaries held by foreign banking 

organizations (FBOs) other than through 

a U.S. bank holding company (BHC), 

financial holding company (FHC), or 

U.S. bank. For purposes of these reports, 

an FBO is a foreign bank that operates 

a branch, agency, or commercial lending 

company subsidiary in the United 

States; controls a bank in the United 

States; or controls an Edge corporation 

acquired after March 5, 1987.1 FBOs file 

the FR Y–7N quarterly or annually or 

the FR Y–7NS annually predominantly 

based on asset size thresholds. The FR 

Y–7Q collects consolidated regulatory 

capital information from all FBOs either 

quarterly or annually. 

The Federal Reserve uses the data 

collected on the FR Y–7N, FR Y–7NS, 

and FR Y–7Q to assess an FBO’s ability 

to be a continuing source of strength to 

its U.S. operations and to determine 

compliance with applicable U.S. laws 

and regulations. 

Frequency: Quarterly, annually. 

Respondents: FR Y–7N/NS: Nonfunctionally regulated U.S. nonbank 

subsidiaries held by FBOs other than 

through a BHC, FHC, or U.S. bank; FR 

Y–7Q: All FBOs. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 210. 

Total estimated change in burden: 

510. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

2,610.2

Current actions: On May 27, 2022, the 

Board published a notice in the Federal 

Register (87 FR 32614) requesting 

public comment for 60 days on the 

extension, with revision, of the FR Y– 

7N, FR Y–7NS, and FR Y–7Q. The 

Board proposed to revise the FR Y–7Q 

report to: (1) add a line item on Part 1A., 

Capital and Asset Information for the 

Top-tier Foreign Banking Organization, 

to collect the total combined U.S. assets 

net of intercompany balances and 

transactions on a quarterly average 

basis; (2) remove the option of filing on 

a fiscal year basis and to instead require 

the respondent to file on a calendar 

period basis; (3) change the filing 

deadline from 90 days after quarter-end 

to 30 days after quarter-end for quarterly 

filers and from 90 days after quarter-end 

to 45 days for annual filers; (4) remove 

line item 8, as-of financial date, in Part 

1A and line item 6, as-of financial date, 

in Part 2, as the elimination of the fiscal 

year basis reporting makes these items 

unnecessary; and (5) make other minor 

clarifications and conforming edits to 

the form and instructions. The comment 

period for this notice expired on July 26, 

2022. 

Detailed Discussion of Public 

Comments 

The Board received a joint comment 

from two trade associations and a 

comment from an individual banking 

organization, as well as additional 

feedback through industry outreach. 

The commenters did not support the 

proposed revisions. 

Commenters expressed concern that 

the proposed line item for top-tier FBOs 

to report total combined U.S. assets net 

of intercompany balances and 

transactions on a quarterly average 

using daily data would impose 

significant operational costs on FBOs 

that do not currently perform the 

calculation. Specifically, commenters 

recommended instead to require the line 

item only for FBOs that file the FR Y– 

15 and are in Categories II and III (and 

potentially Category IV) of the enhanced 

prudential standards applicable to FBOs 

under Regulation YY. Commenters also 

recommended a longer implementation 

period and allowing averaging for the 

line item to use monthly data when 

calculating the averages. 

In response to the comments received, 

the Board has decided to implement the 

new line item 6(b) as an average 

combined U.S. operations asset 

calculation using monthly data. The 

calculation would consist of providing 

the average of the three month-end 

balances within the quarter. Annual 

filers would provide the average of the 

three month-end balances of the fourth 

quarter of that filing year. Respondents 

that currently file the FR Y–15 would 

have this line item automatically 

retrieved to the FR Y–7Q from the FR 

Y–15. The Board believes the modified 


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