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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 

National Verifier to verify applicants’ 

eligibility for ACP. The purpose of this 

matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of Lifeline and ACP 

applicants and subscribers by 

determining whether they receive 

Medicaid or SNAP benefits 

administered by the Virginia 

Department of Social Services. 

Participating Agencies: Virginia 

Department of Social Services. 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: The authority for the 

FCC’s ACP is Infrastructure Investment 

and Jobs Act, Public Law 117–58, 135 

stat. 429, 1238–44 (2021) (codified at 47 

U.S.C. 1751–52); 47 CFR part 54. The 

authority for the FCC’s Lifeline program 

is 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 through 

54.423; Lifeline and Link Up Reform 

and Modernization, et al., Third Report 

and Order, Further Report and Order, 

and Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC 

Rcd 3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 

(2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order). 

Purpose(s): The purpose of this 

modified matching agreement is to 

verify the eligibility of applicants and 

subscribers to Lifeline, as well as to ACP 

and other Federal programs that use 

qualification for Lifeline as an eligibility 

criterion. This new agreement will 

permit eligibility verification for the 

Lifeline program and ACP by checking 

an applicant’s/subscriber’s participation 

in Medicaid and SNAP in Virginia. 

Under FCC rules, consumers receiving 

these benefits qualify for Lifeline 

discounts and also for ACP benefits. 

Categories of Individuals: The 

categories of individuals whose 

information is involved in the matching 

program include, but are not limited to, 

those individuals who have applied for 

Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; are 

currently receiving Lifeline and/or ACP 

benefits; are individuals who enable 

another individual in their household to 

qualify for Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; 

are minors whose status qualifies a 

parent or guardian for Lifeline and/or 

ACP benefits; or are individuals who 

have received Lifeline and/or ACP 

benefits. 

Categories of Records: The categories 

of records involved in the matching 

program include, but are not limited to, 

the last four digits of the applicant’s 

Social Security Number, date of birth, 

and last name. The National Verifier 

will transfer these data elements to the 

Virginia Department of Social Services, 

which will respond either ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ 

that the individual is enrolled in a 

qualifying assistance program: Medicaid 

or SNAP administered by the Virginia 

Department of Social Services. 

System(s) of Records: The records 

shared as part of this matching program 

reside in the Lifeline system of records, 

FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline, which was 

published in the Federal Register at 86 

FR 11526 (Feb. 25, 2021). 

The records shared as part of this 

matching program reside in the ACP 

system of records, FCC/WCB–3, 

Affordable Connectivity Program, which 

was published in the Federal Register at 

86 FR 71494 (Dec. 16, 2021). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04421 Filed 3–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 

at 10:00 a.m. and its continuation at the 

conclusion of the open meeting on 

March 10, 2022. 

PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC and virtual (this 

meeting will be a hybrid meeting). 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

* * * * * 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Authority: Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Vicktoria J. Allen, 

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04558 Filed 3–1–22; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 

AGENCY 

[No. 2022–N–2] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice of submission of 

information collection for approval from 

Office of Management and Budget. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA 

or the Agency) is seeking public 

comments concerning an information 

collection known as ‘‘Advances to 

Housing Associates,’’ which has been 

assigned control number 2590–0001 by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). FHFA intends to submit the 

information collection to OMB for 

review and approval of a three-year 

extension of the control number, which 

is due to expire on June 30, 2022. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

comments on or before May 2, 2022. 


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1See 12 U.S.C. 1430b; 12 CFR 1264.3. 

2See 12 CFR 1264.4. 

3See 12 CFR 1264.5. 

4See 12 CFR 1264.6. 

5See 12 CFR 1266.17. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FHFA, 

identified by ‘‘Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: ‘Advances to 

Housing Associates, (No. 2022–N–2)’ ’’ 

by any of the following methods: 

• Agency Website: www.fhfa.gov/ 

open-for-comment-or-input. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. If 

you submit your comment to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also 

send it by email to FHFA at 

RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure 

timely receipt by the agency. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal 

Housing Finance Agency, Office of 

General Counsel, 400 Seventh Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20219, 

ATTENTION: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: ‘‘Advances to 

Housing Associates, (No. 2022–N–2)’’. 

We will post all public comments we 

receive without change, including any 

personal information you provide, such 

as your name and address, email 

address, and telephone number, on the 

FHFA website at http://www.fhfa.gov. 

Copies of all comments received will 

be available for examination by the 

public through the electronic comment 

docket for this PRA Notice also located 

on the FHFA website. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Hedrick, Senior Financial 

Analyst, by email at James.Hedrick@

FHFA.gov, by telephone at (202) 649– 

3319, or Angela Supervielle, Counsel, 

Angela.Supervielle@fhfa.gov, (202) 649– 

3973 (these are not toll-free numbers); 

Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 

Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 

20219. For TTY/TRS users with hearing 

and speech disabilities, dial 711 and ask 

to be connected to any of the contact 

numbers above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Need For and Use of the Information 

Collection 

Section 10b of the Federal Home Loan 

Bank Act (Bank Act) establishes the 

requirements for making Federal Home 

Loan Bank (Bank) advances (secured 

loans) to nonmember mortgagees, which 

are referred to as ‘‘Housing Associates’’ 

in FHFA’s regulations.1 Section 10b also 

establishes the eligibility requirements 

an applicant must meet in order to be 

certified as a Housing Associate. 

Part 1264 of FHFA’s regulations 

implements the statutory eligibility 

requirements and establishes uniform 

review criteria the Banks must use in 

evaluating applications from entities 

that wish to be certified as a Housing 

Associate. Specifically, § 1264.4 

implements the statutory eligibility 

requirements and provides guidance to 

an applicant on how it may satisfy those 

requirements.2 Section 1264.5 

authorizes the Banks to approve or deny 

all applications for certification as a 

Housing Associate, subject to the 

statutory and regulatory requirements.3

Section 1264.6 permits an applicant that 

has been denied certification by a Bank 

to appeal that decision to FHFA.4

Subpart B of 12 CFR part 1266 

governs Bank advances to Housing 

Associates that have been approved 

under 12 CFR part 1264. Section 

1266.17 establishes the terms and 

conditions under which a Bank may 

make advances to Housing Associates.5

Specifically, § 1266.17(e) imposes a 

continuing obligation on each certified 

Housing Associate to provide 

information necessary for the Bank to 

determine if it remains in compliance 

with applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements, as set forth in part 1264. 

The OMB control number for the 

information collection, which expires 

on June 30, 2022, is 2590–0001. The 

likely respondents include entities 

applying to be certified as a Housing 

Associate and current Housing 

Associates. 

B. Burden Estimates 

FHFA estimates the total annualized 

hour burden imposed upon respondents 

by this information collection to be 306 

hours (14 hours for applicants + 292 

hours for current Housing Associates), 

based on the following calculations: 

I. Applicants 

FHFA estimates that the total annual 

average number of entities applying to 

be certified as a Housing Associate over 

the next three years will be one, with 

one response per applicant. The 

estimate for the average hours per 

application is 14 hours. Therefore, the 

estimate for the total annual hour 

burden for all applicants is 14 hours (1 

applicant × 1 response per applicant × 

14 hours = 14 hours). 

II. Current Housing Associates 

FHFA estimates that the total annual 

average number of existing Housing 

Associates over the next three years will 

be 73, with one response per Housing 

Associate required to comply with the 

regulatory reporting requirements. The 

estimate for the average hours per 

response is 4 hours. Therefore, the 

estimate for the total annual hour 

burden for current Housing Associates 

is 292 hours (73 certified Housing 

Associates × 1 response per associate × 

4 hours = 292 hours). 

C. Comments Request 

FHFA requests written comments on 

the following: (1) Whether the collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of FHFA functions, 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

FHFA’s estimates of the burdens of the 

collection of information; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Shawn Bucholtz, 

Chief Data Officer, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04439 Filed 3–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Petition No. P1–22] 

Petition of Expeditors International of 

Washington, Inc. for a Temporary 

Exemption From the Statutory Tariff 

Publication Requirements; Notice of 

Filing and Request for Comments 

Served: February 25, 2022. 

Notice is hereby given that Expeditors 

International of Washington, Inc., 

(‘‘Petitioner’’) has petitioned the 

Commission pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 

40103 and 46 CFR 502.92 requesting a 

90-day ‘‘exemption from the statutory 

tariff publication requirements at 46 

U.S.C. 40501 and the corresponding 

FMC regulations at 46 CFR 520.7(c), 

520.8(a)(1) and 520.8(a)(4) . . . .’’ 

Petitioner states that it is a non-vesseloperating common carrier (NVOCC) and 

that the exemption would ‘‘allow time 

for it to cope with the consequences of 

a targeted cyber-attack that caused it to 

shut down most of its operating systems 

globally in protection of its systems, 

including its ability to access and 

update its electronic ocean 

transportation rate tariffs’’. 

In order for the Commission to make 

a thorough evaluation of the requested 

exemption and rulemaking presented in 

the Petition, pursuant to 46 CFR 502.92, 

interested parties are requested to 

submit views or arguments in reply to 

the Petition no later than March 7, 2022. 

Replies shall be sent to the Secretary by 

email to Secretary@fmc.gov or by mail 


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