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providing up to $20.4 billion to connect 

millions more rural homes and small 

businesses to high-speed broadband 

networks. In the RDOF Order, ‘‘[t]o 

ensure that support recipients are 

meeting their deployment obligations,’’ 

the Commission ‘‘adopt[ed] essentially 

the same reporting requirements for the 

RDOF that the Commission adopted for 

the CAF Phase II auction.’’ Id. at 712, 

para. 56. 

In the 2020 Supply Chain Order, the 

Commission adopted two additional 

supply chain rules associated with 

newly required certifications. Protecting 

Against National Security Threats to the 

Communications Supply Chain Through 

FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18–89, 

Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 

14284 (2020) (2020 Supply Chain 

Order). First, the Commission adopted a 

rule, 47 CFR 54.10, to prohibit the use 

of a Federal subsidy made available 

through a program administered by the 

Commission that provides funds to be 

used for the capital expenditures 

necessary for the provision of advanced 

communications services has been or 

will be used to purchase, rent, lease, or 

otherwise obtain, any covered 

communications equipment or service, 

or maintain any covered 

communications equipment or service 

previously purchased, rented, leased, or 

otherwise obtained. Second, the 

Commission adopted a rule, 47 CFR 

54.11, which requires each eligible 

telecommunications carrier receiving 

universal service fund support to 

remove and replace all covered 

communications equipment and 

services from their networks, and 

subsequently certify prior to receiving a 

funding commitment or support that it 

does not use covered communications 

equipment or services. The Commission 

also adopted procedures, consistent 

with the Secure and Trusted 

Communications Networks Act of 2019 

(Pub. L. 116–124), to identify such 

covered equipment and services and 

publish a Covered List. That list was 

published March 12, 2021 and will be 

updated as needed. 

In the Rate Floor Repeal Order, the 

Commission decided to ‘‘eliminate the 

rate floor and, following a one-year 

period of monitoring residential retail 

rates, eliminate the accompanying 

reporting obligations after July 1, 2020.’’ 

Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 

10–90, Order, 34 FCC Rcd 2621, 2621 

para. 2 (2019) (Rate Floor Repeal Order); 

see also 47 CFR 54.313(h). As explained 

in the Order, the rate floor was 

‘‘[i]ntended to guard against artificial 

subsidization of rural end user rates 

significantly below the national urban 

average’’ but, practically speaking, 

‘‘increase[d] the telephone rates of rural 

subscribers . . . and individuals living 

on Tribal lands.’’ Rate Floor Repeal 

Order, 34 FCC Rcd at 2621 para. 1. 

The Commission therefore proposes 

to revise this information collection, as 

well as the Form 481 and its 

accompanying instructions, to reflect 

these modified and eliminated 

requirements. Finally, the Commission 

proposes to increase the respondents 

associated with existing reporting 

requirements to account for additional 

carriers that will be subject to those 

requirements. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06221 Filed 3–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1219; FR ID 78050] 

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; 

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. 

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 23, 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. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1219. 

Title: Connect America FundAlternative Connect America Cost 

Model Support. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,100 unique respondents; 

1,100 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 

hours–2 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and one-time reporting 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: 700 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission notes that the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company must preserve the 

confidentiality of all data obtained from 

respondents; must not use the data 

except for purposes of administering the 

universal service programs; and must 

not disclose data in company-specific 

form unless directed to do so by the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

requesting approval for the extension of 

this collection. In March 2016, the 

Commission adopted significant reforms 

to place the universal service support 

program on solid footing for the next 

decade to preserve and advance voice 

and broadband service in areas served 

by rate-of-return carriers. Connect 

America Fund; ETC Annual Reports and 

Certifications; Establishing Just and 


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Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange 

Carriers; Developing a Unified 

Intercarrier Compensation Regime, WC 

Docket Nos. 10–90, 14–58, 07–135, 05– 

337, 03–109; CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 

Report and Order, Order and Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 16–33 (2016 

Rate-of-Return Reform Order). 

As part of the Rate-of-Return Reform 

Order, the Commission adopted a 

voluntary path for rate-of-return carriers 

to receive model-based support in 

exchange for making a commitment to 

deploy broadband-capable networks 

meeting certain service obligations to a 

pre-determined number of eligible 

locations in a state. By creating a 

voluntary pathway to model-based 

support, the Commission will spur new 

broadband deployment in rural areas. In 

several subsequent orders and public 

notices, the Commission has further 

refined this voluntary pathway, and in 

the December 2018 Rate-of-Return 

Reform Order, the Commission adopted 

a second pathway for carriers that did 

not elect the first pathway. Connect 

America Fund; ETC Annual Reports and 

Certifications; Establishing Just and 

Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange 

Carriers; Developing a Unified 

Intercarrier Compensation Regime, WC 

Docket Nos. 10–90, 14–58, 07–135, 05– 

337, 03–109; CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 

Report and Order, Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, and Order on 

Reconsideration, FCC 18–176 

(December 2018 Rate-of-Return Reform 

Order). 

This information collection addresses 

the requirement that carriers electing 

model-based support must notify the 

Commission of that election and their 

commitment to satisfy the specific 

service obligations associated with the 

amount of model support. 

In the 2016 Rate-of-Return Reform 

Order, the Commission also adopted 

reforms to the universal service 

mechanisms used to determine support 

for rate-of-return carriers not electing 

model-based support. Among other such 

reforms, the Commission adopted an 

operating expense limitation to improve 

carriers’ incentives to be prudent and 

efficient in their expenditures, a capital 

investment allowance to better target 

support to those areas with less 

broadband deployment, and broadband 

deployment obligations to promote 

‘‘accountability from companies 

receiving support to ensure that public 

investment are used wisely to deliver 

intended results.’’ In the December 2018 

Rate-of-Return Order, the Commission 

further modified or, in the case of the 

capital investment allowance, 

eliminated these requirements. Other 

requirements adopted in the Rate-ofReturn Reform Order have been 

addressed under other Office of 

Management and Budget control 

numbers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06253 Filed 3–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0500; FR ID 78705] 

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 25, 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 http://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: 3060–0500. 

Title: Section 76.1713, Resolution of 

Complaints. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 10,750 respondents and 

21,500 responses. 


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