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(2) National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC) Environmental Justice 

Science, Data, and Research Plan: What 

metrics or indicators would prove most 

useful in evaluating whether the 

recommendations in the current 

Research Plan have been meaningfully 

integrated and used to support the 

advancement of environmental justice; 

what types of feedback mechanisms 

could be implemented to meaningfully 

capture community responses and 

integrate them into the planning of the 

NSTC Environmental Justice 

Subcommittee; what key areas should 

receive increased or decreased attention 

in the next iteration of the plan; and 

what innovative approaches or emerging 

technologies, should the Subcommittee 

consider in future Research Plans? 

(3) Place-Based and CommunityFocused Initiatives: What models of 

community-focused, multiagency 

collaboration have worked effectively; 

what methods, processes, principles, or 

other components have made these 

models effective in strengthening health 

or environmental protection or reducing 

environmental injustice affecting a 

specific local community or region; and 

in what ways could multiagency efforts 

at the federal level incorporate effective 

partnership or input from state, 

territorial, and local governments, 

consultation with Tribal governments, 

and engagement with communities with 

environmental justice concerns, 

community organizations, businesses, 

and members of the public? 

(4) The Environmental Justice 

Scorecard: How has the public used 

Phase One and Phase Two of the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard, and 

how can the federal government 

improve future versions of the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard to 

continue to promote transparency and 

accountability to the public? 

(5) Justice40 Initiative: How can the 

Federal government improve access to 

and awareness of Justice40 Initiative 

covered programs for entities eligible to 

apply for funding from those programs? 

More information on WHEJAC 

Workgroup charges is located online at: 

https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council, 

under WHEJAC Membership, 

Workgroups, and Charges. 

Individuals or groups making remarks 

during the oral public comment period 

will be limited to three (3) minutes. EPA 

will give priority to speak during the 

meeting to public commenters with 

comments relevant to the topics and 

questions listed above. The WHEJAC 

will make every effort to hear from each 

public commenter who has registered to 

provide oral comments during the time 

specified on the agenda but, in the 

interest of time, commenters are 

strongly encouraged to consider 

submitting written comments for the 

record. You can submit your written 

comments by using the webform at 

https://www.epa.gov/environmental

justice/forms/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-councilwhejac-public-comment; by emailing 

comments to whejac@epa.gov; or by 

visiting http://www.regulations.gov and 

opening Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEJECR–2024–0147. The WHEJAC will 

accept written comments through 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024. 

B. Information About Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities or 

Requiring English Language Translation 

Assistance: For information about 

access or services for individuals 

requiring assistance, contact Audrie 

Washington at whejac@epa.gov. To 

request special accommodations for a 

disability or other assistance, please 

submit your request at least seven (7) 

working days prior to the meeting to 

give EPA sufficient time to process your 

request. 

Deeohn Ferris, 

Director, Office of Policy, Partnerships and 

Program Development (OPPPD) Office of 

Environmental Justice and External Civil 

Rights. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1228; FR ID 247230] 

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 (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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 25, 

2024. 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: 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. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1228. 

Title: Connect America Fund—High 

Cost Portal Filing. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,015 unique respondents; 

4,590 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours–60 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

quarterly reporting requirements, 

annual reporting requirements, and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155, 

201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254, 

256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and 

1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 86,263 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: Through several 

orders, the Federal Communications 

Commission (the Commission) has 

recently changed or modified reporting 

obligations for high-cost support. 

Pursuant to the following orders, this 


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collection includes location reporting 

and related certification requirements of 

high-cost support recipients: Connect 

America Fund et al., Report and Order, 

Order and Order on Reconsideration, 

and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 3087 (2016) 

(2016 Rate-of-Return Order); Connect 

America Fund et al., Report and Order 

and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 5949 (2016) 

(Phase II Auction Order); Connect 

America Fund et al., Order, 31 FCC Rcd 

12086 (2016) (ACS Phase II Order); 

Connect America Fund et al., Report 

and Order and Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 876 (2014) 

(Rural Broadband Experiments Order); 

Connect America Fund et al., Report 

and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 15644 (2014) 

(Price Cap Order); Technology 

Transitions et al., Order et al., 29 FCC 

Rcd 1433 (2014) (Tech Transitions 

Order); Connect America Fund et al., 

Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 

10139 (2016) (Alaska Plan Order); 

Connect America Fund et al., Order, 32 

FCC Rcd 968 (2017) (New York Auction 

Order); Connect America Fund et al., 

Report and Order, Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, and Order on 

Reconsideration, 33 FCC Rcd 11–893 

(2018) (2018 Rate-of-Return Order); The 

Uniendo a Puerto Rico and the Connect 

USVI Fund et al., Report and Order and 

Order on Reconsideration, 34 FCC Rcd 

9109 (2019) (PR–USVI Stage 2 Order); 

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund et al., 

Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 686 

(2020) (2020 Rural Digital Opportunity 

Fund Order); Enhanced A–CAM Report 

and Order, FCC 23–60; Connect 

America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10– 

90 et al. WT Docket No. 10–208, Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and 

Order, FCC 23–87 (Oct. 20, 2023) 

(Administrative Order). 

This information collection addresses 

the requirement that certain carriers 

with high-cost reporting obligations file 

information about the locations to 

which they have deployed broadband 

service meeting applicable public 

interest requirements (location 

information). The HUBB, a web-based 

portal, is used to accept this 

information. The Commission and the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) will use this 

information to monitor the deployment 

progress of reporting carriers, to verify 

the reporting carriers’ claims of service 

at the reported locations, and to 

conform broadband deployment data 

between the HUBB and BDC. Such 

activities help the Commission ensure 

that support is being used as intended. 

In addition, because data filed in the 

HUBB is publicly accessible, the 

reporting helps ensure public 

accountability and transparency. 

This information collection further 

addresses the Commission’s efforts to 

develop and establish a uniform 

national dataset of locations where 

broadband could be deployed and upon 

which new coverage data could be 

overlaid using a single methodology to 

harmonize fixed broadband reporting 

nationwide with granular location data 

as part of the BDC and required by the 

Broadband Deployment Accuracy and 

Technology Availability Act, Public 

Law 116–130, 134 Stat. 228 (2020) 

(Broadband DATA Act). In furtherance 

of its obligations, the Commission 

established the Broadband Serviceable 

Location Fabric (Fabric), which consists 

of a single, nationwide fabric that will 

contain geocoded information for all 

locations where a broadband connection 

can be installed in the United States and 

territories (Broadband Serviceable 

Location or BSL). Each BSL contained 

in the Fabric is provided a unique 

identification number. The HUBB portal 

will be updated in order to have support 

recipients include the unique Fabric 

identification number when reporting or 

revising high-cost broadband 

deployment location data. Including the 

BSL Fabric Identification Number in 

HUBB reporting will improve the 

accuracy and reliability of the 

broadband data used to monitor 

progress and ensure accountability with 

Commission programs. All BSL Fabric 

Identification Numbers are associated 

with the latitude, longitude, address, 

and number of units at the location. 

Accordingly, reporting the BSL Fabric 

Identification Number associated with a 

location encompasses the latitude, 

longitude, address, and number of units 

at the location. 

This information collection addresses 

the location reporting and related 

certification requirements of high-cost 

support recipients electing to receive 

support through the Enhanced A–CAM 

program, see generally Enhanced A– 

CAM Order, and other programs. On 

October 30, 2023, the Wireline 

Competition Bureau (WCB) authorized 

368 rate-or-return carriers to receive 

Enhanced A–CAM support in various 

states. Of this number, 100 electing 

carriers had been receiving cost-based 

CAF BLS support in 118 unique study 

areas, and 216 electing carriers had been 

receiving model-based support (A– 

CAM). The interim and final 

deployment milestones required for the 

Enhanced A–CAM program will 

supersede the existing interim and final 

deployment milestones for the carriers 

participating in eligible programs. 

However, Enhanced A–CAM carriers 

were required to still report in the 

HUBB their deployments for calendar 

year 2023 prior to the start of the 

support term for Enhanced A–CAM 

program (January 1, 2024) to ensure 

carriers continue in good faith to deploy 

broadband pursuant to existing 

commitments. 

Carriers receiving high-cost support to 

serve locations are subject to specific 

public interest obligations related to 

speed, usage, latency, and price as well 

as certain deployment milestones. 

Specifically, the Commission imposed 

defined deployment obligations and 

associated HUBB reporting 

requirements (annual location reporting 

and build-out certifications) for all fixed 

support recipients as well as annual 

reporting and certification requirements 

for Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and 

Connect USVI Fund Stage 2 mobile 

support recipients. 

We therefore propose to revise this 

information collection. Finally, we 

propose to modify the burdens 

associated with existing and new 

reporting requirements to account for 

additional carriers that will be subject to 

these requirements. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0166; FR ID 247327] 

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; 


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