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confidential treatment of such 

information under section 47 CFR 0.459 

of the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to OMB, which is an extension of a 

currently approved collection, to obtain 

a full three-year clearance from OMB. 

The FCC Form 472 is used by an 

applicant (also known as the billed 

entity) to seek reimbursement for the 

discounts on services paid in full. After 

receiving an invoice from the service 

provider, together with an FCC Form 

472, USAC is able to verify the eligible 

service and approved amounts that 

should be reimbursed and can make the 

appropriate payment to the applicant. 

The FCC Form 472 is also used to 

ensure that each service provider has 

provided discounted services within the 

current funding year and that invoices 

submitted from service providers for the 

costs of discounted eligible services do 

not exceed the amount that has been 

approved. 

The FCC Form 473 is used to verify 

that the service provider is eligible to 

participate in the schools and libraries 

universal service support program (ERate program) and to confirm that the 

invoice forms submitted by the service 

provider are in compliance with the 

Federal Communications Commission’s 

E-Rate program rules. The FCC Form 

473 is also used by USAC to assure that 

the dollars paid out by the universal 

service fund go to eligible providers. 

The FCC Form 474 is used by an 

eligible service provider to seek 

payment for the discounted costs of 

services it provided to applicants (or 

billed entities) for eligible services. 

After receiving an invoice from the 

service provider, together with an FCC 

Form 474, USAC is able to verify that 

the eligible and approved amounts can 

be paid. The FCC Form 474 is also used 

to ensure that each service provider has 

provided discounted services within the 

current funding year for which it 

submits an invoice to USAC and that 

invoices submitted from service 

providers for the costs of discounted 

eligible services do not exceed the 

amount that has been approved. 

All of the requirements contained in 

this information collection are necessary 

to implement the Congressional 

mandate for the E-Rate program and 

reimbursement process. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1088; FR ID 74384] 

Information Collection 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 can 

further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before April 4, 2022. 

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 Cathy 

Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@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 Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to the web page https://

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: 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. 

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: 3060–1088. 

Title: Rules and Regulations 

Implementing the Telephone Consumer 

Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, Report 

and Order and Third Order on 

Reconsideration, CG Docket No. 05–338, 

FCC 06–42. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit 

institutions; and Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 5,340,000 respondents; 

6,050,905 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

minutes (.05 hours) to 30 minutes (.50 

hours). 

Frequency of Response: Annual, 

monthly, and on occasion reporting 

requirements; Recordkeeping; and Third 

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Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The 

authorizing statutes for this information 

collection are: Telephone Consumer 

Protection Act of 1991, Public Law 102– 

243. 105 Stat. 2394 (1991); Junk Fax 

Prevention Act, Public Law 109–21, 119 

Stat. 359 (2005). 

Total Annual Burden: 3,670,625 

hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,062,142. 

Needs and Uses: On April 5, 2006, the 

Commission adopted a Report and 

Order and Third Order on 

Reconsideration, In the Matter of Rules 

and Regulations Implementing the 

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 

1991; Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005, 

CG Docket Nos. 02–278 and 05–338, 

FCC 06–42, which modified the 

Commission’s facsimile advertising 

rules to implement the Junk Fax 

Prevention Act. The Report and Order 

and Third Order on Reconsideration 

contained information collection 

requirements pertaining to: (1) Opt-out 

Notice and Do-Not-Fax Requests 

Recordkeeping in which the rules 

require senders of unsolicited facsimile 

advertisements to include a notice on 

the first page of the facsimile that 

informs the recipient of the ability and 

means to request that they not receive 

future unsolicited facsimile 

advertisements from the sender; (2) 

Established Business Relationship 

Recordkeeping whereas the Junk Fax 

Prevention Act provides that the sender, 

e.g., a person, business, or a nonprofit/ 

institution, is prohibited from faxing an 

unsolicited advertisement to a facsimile 

machine unless the sender has an 

‘‘established business relationship’’ 

(EBR) with the recipient; (3) Facsimile 

Number Recordkeeping in which the 

Junk Fax Prevention Act provides that 

an EBR alone does not entitle a sender 

to fax an advertisement to an individual 

or business. The fax number must also 

be provided voluntarily by the recipient; 

and (4) Express Invitation or Permission 

Recordkeeping where in the absence of 

an EBR, the sender must obtain the prior 

express invitation or permission from 

the consumer before sending the 

facsimile advertisement. 

On October 14, 2008, the Commission 

released an Order on Reconsideration, 

FCC 08–239, addressing certain issues 

raised in petitions for reconsideration 

and/or clarification filed in response to 

the Commission’s Report and Order and 

Third Order on Reconsideration (Junk 

Fax Order), FCC 06–42. In document 

FCC 08–239, the Commission clarified 

that: (1) Facsimile numbers compiled by 

third parties on behalf of the facsimile 

sender will be presumed to have been 

made voluntarily available for public 

distribution so long as they are obtained 

from the intended recipient’s own 

directory, advertisement, or internet 

site; (2) Reasonable steps to verify that 

a recipient has agreed to make available 

a facsimile number for public 

distribution may include methods other 

than direct contact with the recipient; 

and (3) a description of the facsimile 

sender’s opt-out mechanism on the first 

web page to which recipients are 

directed in the opt-out notice satisfies 

the requirement that such a description 

appear on the first page of the website. 

The Commission believes these 

clarifications will assist senders of 

facsimile advertisements in complying 

with the Commission’s rules in a 

manner that minimizes regulatory 

compliance costs while maintaining the 

protections afforded consumers under 

the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 

(TCPA). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 74978] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document 

announces a new computer matching 

program the Federal Communications 

Commission (‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ 

or ‘‘Agency’’) and the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) will 

conduct with the Washington State 

Department of Social and Health 

Services, Economic Services 

Administration (‘‘Department’’) 

(‘‘Agency’’). The purpose of this 

matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of applicants to and 

subscribers of Lifeline, and the 

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), 

both of which are administered by 

USAC under the direction of the FCC. 

More information about these programs 

is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before April 4, 2022. This computer 

matching program will commence on 

April 4, 2022, and will conclude 18 

months after the effective date. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Linda 

Oliver, FCC, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554, or to Privacy@

fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Oliver at 202–418–1732 or 

Privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Lifeline program provides support for 

discounted broadband and voice 

services to low-income consumers. 

Lifeline is administered by the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) under FCC direction. 

Consumers qualify for Lifeline through 

proof of income or participation in a 

qualifying program, such as Medicaid, 

the Supplemental Nutritional 

Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal 

Public Housing Assistance, 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 

Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, 

or various Tribal-specific federal 

assistance programs. 

In the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 

Stat. 1182, 2129–36 (2020) (codified at 

47 U.S.C. 1301 nt.), Congress created the 

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, 

and directed use of the National Verifier 

to determine eligibility based on various 

criteria, including the qualifications for 

Lifeline (Medicaid, SNAP, etc.). EBBP 

provided $3.2 billion in monthly 

consumer discounts for broadband 

service and one-time provider 

reimbursement for a connected device 

(laptop, desktop computer or tablet). In 

the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

Act, Public Law 117–58, 135 Stat. 429, 

1238–44 (2021) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 

1751–52), Congress modified and 

extended EBBP, provided an additional 

$14.2 billion, and renamed it the 

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). 

A household may qualify for the ACP 

benefit under various criteria, including 

an individual qualifying for the FCC’s 

Lifeline program. 

In a Report and Order adopted on 

March 31, 2016, (81 FR 33026, May 24, 

2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order), the Commission ordered USAC 

to create a National Lifeline Eligibility 

Verifier (‘‘National Verifier’’), including 

the National Lifeline Eligibility Database 

(LED), that would match data about 

Lifeline applicants and subscribers with 

other data sources to verify the 

eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. 

The Commission found that the 

National Verifier would reduce 

compliance costs for Lifeline service 

providers, improve service for Lifeline 

subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, 

and abuse in the program. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the 


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