80236 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Notices 

(9) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$56,645,445.00. 

Statutory Authority: Section 326(d) of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 

Public Law 94–163, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 6296); 10 CFR parts 429, 430, and 

431. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 27, 

2024, by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

27, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22604 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Notice of Issuance of Statement of 

Federal Financial Accounting 

Standards 64, Management’s 

Discussion and Analysis: Rescinding 

and Replacing SFFAS 15 

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board has issued Statement of 

Federal Financial Accounting Standards 

(SFFAS) 64 titled Management’s 

Discussion and Analysis: Rescinding 

and Replacing SFFAS 15. 

ADDRESSES: SFFAS 64 is available on 

the FASAB website at http://

www.fasab.gov/accounting-standards/. 

Copies can be obtained by contacting 

FASAB at (202) 512–7350. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Monica R. Valentine, Executive 

Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, 

Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 

512–7350. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

1001–1014. 

Dated: September 27, 2024. 

Monica R. Valentine, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22633 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1610–02–P 

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Notice of Issuance of Statement of 

Federal Financial Accounting 

Concepts 10, Omnibus Concepts 

Amendments 2024: Amending SFFAC 

2 With Note Disclosures and MD&A 

Concepts and Rescinding SFFAC 3 

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board has issued Statement of 

Federal Financial Accounting Concepts 

(SFFAC) 10 titled Omnibus Concepts 

Amendments 2024: Amending SFFAC 2 

with Note Disclosures and MD&A 

Concepts and Rescinding SFFAC 3. 

ADDRESSES: SFFAC 10 is available on 

the FASAB website at http://

www.fasab.gov/accounting-standards/. 

Copies can be obtained by contacting 

FASAB at (202) 512–7350. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Monica R. Valentine, Executive 

Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, 

Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 

512–7350. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

1001–1014. 

Dated: September 27, 2024. 

Monica R. Valentine, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22631 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1610–02–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID 248062] 

Deletion of Item From September 26, 

2024 Open Meeting 

September 25, 2024. 

The following items have been 

deleted from the list of items scheduled 

for consideration at the Thursday, 

September 26, 2024, Open Meeting. 

Item No. 2 was deleted by the 

Commission on Tuesday, September 24, 

2024 and Item No.4 was adopted by the 

Commission on Tuesday, September 24, 

2024. The items were previously listed 

in the Commission’s Sunshine Notice 

on Thursday, September 19, 2024. 

Item No. Bureau Subject 

2 .............. Consumer & Governmental Affairs.Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (CG Docket No. 17–59); 

Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages (CG Docket No. 21–402). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would bolster current FCC 

rules on blocking and robocall mitigation in key areas, including by expanding requirements to 

block calls based on reasonable do-not-originate lists and by creating new financial penalties 

for carriers who fail to protect consumers from illegal calls. 

4 .............. Media ......................................... Title: Modifying Rules for FM Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems (MB Docket No. 

22–405). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order implementing a streamlined process for authorizing digital transmissions at different power levels on the upper and lower digital 

sideband in order to enhance digital FM radio coverage and prevent interference. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Notices 80237 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22581 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0819; FR ID 248471] 

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 December 2, 

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: 3060–0819. 

Title: Bridging the Digital Divide for 

Low-Income Consumers, Lifeline and 

Link Up Reform and Modernization, 

Telecommunications Carriers Eligible 

for Universal Service Support. 

Form No.: FCC Forms 481, 497, 555, 

5629, 5630, and 5631. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, businesses or other forprofit institutions, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 25,111,368 respondents; 

26,878,712 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

0.0167–125 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual, 

biennial, monthly, daily and on 

occasion reporting requirements, 

recordkeeping requirement and thirdparty disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits and Voluntary. 

Statutory authority is contained in 

Sections 1, 4(i), 5, 201, 205, 214, 219, 

220, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, and section 706 of the 

Communications Act of 1996, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 

201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, 

and 1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 6,534,599 

hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $937,500. 

Needs and Uses: On November 15, 

2023, the Commission adopted the 

Supporting Survivors of Domestic and 

Sexual Violence et al., WC Docket Nos. 

22–238, 11–42, 21–450, Report and 

Order, FCC 23–96 (2023) (Safe 

Connections Act Order). The Safe 

Connections Act Order, among other 

things, adopted rules to address the 

emergency communications portions of 

the Safe Connections Act. The Order 

also required that surveys be developed 

and sent to stakeholder groups working 

directly with survivors in order to 

conduct a program evaluation, 

including examining the impact and 

effectiveness of the support offered to 

survivors. The Commission is 

requesting the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval for this 

revised information collection to 

implement the new requirements 

captured in the Safe Connections Act 

Survey in the Safe Connections Act 

Order, FCC 23–96. The revision requires 

that surveys be developed and sent to 

stakeholder groups working directly 

with survivors in order to conduct a 

program evaluation, including 

examining the impact and effectiveness 

of the support offered to survivors. 

The Commission first adopted rules 

for the Lifeline program in 1997. On 

May 8, 1997, the Commission adopted 

rules establishing, among other things, 

that eligible telecommunications 

carriers (ETCs) offering Lifeline and 

Link Up to qualifying low-income 

customers would receive reimbursement 

from the federal Universal Service Fund 

(USF or Fund) for low-income support. 

On April 2, 2004, in its Report and 

Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (Lifeline Order), the 

Commission directed ETCs to certify 

their Lifeline/Link Up subscribers’ 

eligibility for the program and to verify 

a portion of their subscribers’ eligibility 

on an annual basis. States that operated 

their own Lifeline/Link Up programs 

were allowed to develop their own 

certification procedures (referred to as 

non-federal default states). The Lifeline 

Order also required ETCs to submit to 

the Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC or Administrator) 

proof that they certified that their 

Lifeline subscribers are eligible for 

Lifeline, and proof that they verified a 

portion of their subscribers’ continued 

eligibility for Lifeline. 

On September 23, 2011, the 

Commission issued an Inquiry into 

Disbursement Process for the Universal 

Service Fund Low Income Program 

seeking comment on a proposal for 

disbursing USF low-income support to 

ETCs based upon claims for 

reimbursement of actual support 

payments made, instead of projected 

claims for support. On February 6, 2012, 

the Commission issued its Report and 

Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (2012 Lifeline Order). In the 

2012 Lifeline Order, the Commission 

adopted the proposal to file the FCC 

Form 497 monthly and changed the 

low-income disbursement process from 

payments based on projected subscriber 

counts to payments based on actual 

subscriber counts. After the 2012 

Lifeline Order, ETCs were required to 

recertify the eligibility of their entire 

subscriber base annually. Starting in 

2013, ETCs could elect to have USAC 

conduct the annual recertification 

process on their behalf. 

On June 22, 2015, the Commission 

released a Second Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, Order on 

Reconsideration, Second Report and 

Order, and Memorandum Opinion and 

Order (2015 Lifeline Order). The 

Commission adopted several rules in 

the 2015 Lifeline Order to: strengthen 

the document retention requirements; 


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