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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. 

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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before May 13, 2022. 

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: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1297. 

Title: COVID–19 Vaccine Attestation 

Form for Non-paid Employees. 

Form No.: FCC Form 5644. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 140 respondents and 140 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

The statutory authority to collect this 

information derives from General Duty 

Clause; Section 5(a)(1) of the 

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) 

Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 654); Executive 

Order 12196, Occupational safety and 

health programs for Federal employees 

(Feb. 26, 1980); Executive Order 13991, 

Protecting the Federal Workforce and 

Requiring Mask-Wearing; Executive 

Order 14043, Requiring Coronavirus 

Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal 

Employees; OMB Memorandum M 21– 

15, COVID–19 Safe Federal Workplace: 

Agency Model Safety Principles (Jan. 

24, 2021), as amended; and the National 

Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal 

Year 2017 (5 U.S.C. 6329c(b)). 

Information will be collected and 

maintained in accordance with the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

791 et seq.). 

Total Annual Burden: 35 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Health information collected about FCC 

staff and visitors to a FCC facility, 

which may include immunization and 

vaccination information, is covered by 

the FCC’s Systems of Records Notice 

(SORN) OMD–33, Ensuring Workplace 

Health and Safety in Response to a 

Public Health Emergency, posted at 

https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/ 

sor-fcc-omd-33.pdf. This system is part 

of the FCC’s ServiceNow platform, 

which has a Privacy Impact Assessment 

(PIA) posted at https://www.fcc.gov/ 

sites/default/files/servicenow-pia10292019.pdf. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

As Privacy Act-protected records, these 

records are kept confidential and will 

not be disclosed except under 

applicable Privacy Act exceptions, 

including the routine uses identified in 

the FCC/OMD–3 SORN. 

Needs and Uses: On September 9, 

2021, President Biden issued Executive 

Order 14043 to protect the health and 

safety of the Federal workforce and to 

promote the efficiency of the civil 

service. Pursuant to the Executive Order 

and implementing guidance, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

informed its workforce that, other than 

in limited circumstances where a 

reasonable accommodation is legally 

required, all employees needed to be 

fully vaccinated against COVID–19 by 

November 22, 2021, regardless of where 

they are working. To ensure compliance 

with this mandate, the FCC established 

a requirement for employees to 

complete and submit a form attesting to 

their current vaccination status. 

Although the vaccination requirement 

issued pursuant to E.O. 14043 is 

currently the subject of a nationwide 

injunction, the FCC will continue to 

develop and implement health and 

safety protocols to ensure and maintain 

the safety of all occupants during 

standard operations and public health 

emergencies or similar health and safety 

incidents, such as the current pandemic, 

and will continue to request that 

workers report on their vaccination 

status. For some special categories of 

individuals who perform (or will 

perform) work for the agency but are not 

considered employees, the FCC is 

required to obtain OMB approval prior 

to collecting such information. These 

include incoming employees, unpaid 

interns, unpaid legal fellows, 

individuals performing work for the 

FCC pursuant to an Intergovernmental 

Personnel Agreement, participants in 

advisory committees, and possibly other 

similar classes of individuals who are 

not on the FCC payroll but are 

performing work for the agency. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 South Carolina 

Department of Social Services 

(‘‘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 13, 2022. This computer 

matching program will commence on 

April 13, 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. 


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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 SNAP 

benefits administered by the South 

Carolina Department of Social Services. 

Participating Agencies 

South Carolina Department of Social 

Services, the Federal Communications 

Commission and the Universal Service 

Administrative Company. 

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 new 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 SNAP in 

South Carolina. 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 South Carolina 

Department of Social Services, which 

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

the individual is enrolled in a qualifying 

assistance program: SNAP administered 

by the South Carolina 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. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

Notice of Board Meeting 

DATES: March 22, 2022 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Telephonic. Dial-in (listen 

only) information: Number: 1- 202–599– 

1426, Code: 614 746 295#; or via web: 

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_ZWZmZDI2MGEtYj

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Weaver, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Board 

Meeting Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Approval of the February 23, 2022 

Board Meeting Minutes 

2. Monthly Reports 

(a) Participant Activity Report 

(b) Investment Performance 

(c) Legislative Report 

3. Quarterly Report 

(d) Vendor Risk Management 

4. Enterprise Risk Management Update 

5. Internal Audit Update 

6. Converge Update 

Closed Session 

7. Information covered under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B) and 552b(c)(10). 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b (e)(1). 

Dated: March 9, 2022. 

Dharmesh Vashee, 

General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board. 

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