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Under this new information 

collection, the Commission will collect 

the information, disclosures, and 

certifications required by §§ 1.21001(b) 

and 54.1014(a) of the Commission’s 

rules from each applicant seeking to 

participate in a 5G Fund auction, and 

will use the information, disclosures, 

and certifications to determine whether 

an applicant is legally, technically, and 

financially qualified to participate in a 

5G Fund auction. To aid in collecting 

this information, the Commission has 

created FCC Form 184, which will be 

used to provide the information, 

disclosures, and certifications required 

by §§ 1.21001(b) and 54.1014(a). 

Commission staff will review the 

information, disclosures, and 

certifications collected on FCC Form 

184 as part of the pre-auction process, 

prior to the start of the auction, and 

determine whether each applicant 

satisfies the Commission’s requirements 

to participate in an auction for 5G Fund 

support. Without the information 

collected on FCC Form 184, the 

Commission will not be able to 

determine if an applicant is legally 

qualified to participate in a 5G Fund 

auction and has complied with the 

various applicable regulatory and 

statutory auction requirements for such 

participation. This approach provides 

an appropriate screen to ensure serious 

participation without being unduly 

burdensome. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28385 Filed 12–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0856; FR ID 265502] 

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 February 3, 

2025. 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: 3060–0856. 

Title: Universal Service—Schools and 

Libraries Universal Service Support 

Program Reimbursement Forms. 

Form Numbers: FCC Forms 472, 473, 

and 474. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions, Not-for-profit 

institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 27,953 respondents; 133,214 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: Form 

472—1.5 hours; Form 473—2 hours; 

Form 474—1.5 hours, and 0.5 hours for 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements, 

recordkeeping and third-party 

disclosure requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The 

Commission’s statutory authority to 

collect this information is contained in 

sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254, 

312(d), 312(f), 403 and 503(b) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3), 601–612; 

15 U.S.C. 1, 632; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4); 

47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254, 

312(d), 312(f), 403, 503(b). 

Total Annual Burden: 195,615 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), which is a revision of a 

currently approved collection, to obtain 

a full three-year clearance from OMB. 

The requirements contained herein are 

necessary to implement the 

Congressional mandate for universal 

service. It provides the Commission and 

USAC with the necessary information to 

administer the E-Rate program, 

determine the amount of support 

entities seeking funding are eligible to 

receive, to determine if entities are 

complying with the Commission’s rules, 

and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. 

The information will also allow the 

Commission to evaluate the extent to 

which the E-Rate program is meeting the 

statutory objectives specified in section 

254 of the 1996 Act, the Commission’s 

performance goals established in the 

2014 First and Second E-Rate Orders, 

and to evaluate the need and feasibility 

for any future revisions to program 

rules. 

FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474 were 

revised. On July 29, 2024 the 

Commission released a Report and 

Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 21–31, FCC 

24–76) (Report and Order); finding that 

the off-premises use of wireless internet 

services and the Wi-Fi hotspot devices 

needed to deliver the services; serves an 

educational purpose and are eligible for 

E-Rate support. The Report and Order, 

89 FR 67303, August 20, 2024, adds 

certifications to the FCC Form 473 for 

participating service providers on the 

hotspots non-usage notice and 

termination requirement, prohibition 

against charging the balance for 

terminated services, and certifying that 

the cost of Wi-Fi hotspots do not exceed 

commercial value. The Report and 

Order also adds a certification to FCC 

Forms 472 and 474 to certify that there 

is no duplicative funding and funding is 

not being requested for eligible 

equipment and services that have been 

funded by other sources. The hourly 

burden will increase by 50,865 hours for 

FCC Forms 472, 473, and 474. The 

public burden for the collection 

contained herein will increase to 

195,615 burden hours. 

FCC Form 472 ‘‘Billed Entity 

Applicant Reimbursement Form.’’ Billed 


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entities may pay the full amount for 

eligible services directly to the service 

providers and then, once services have 

been received, seek reimbursement from 

USAC to cover the amounts of the 

discounts for which they have qualified. 

The FCC Form 472 is used by the billed 

entity to request such reimbursement 

from USAC. USAC disburses payments 

directly to the billed entity to cover 

services that have been properly 

invoiced. The information on FCC Form 

472 enables this direct reimbursement 

process. This information includes the 

amount paid for approved services 

delivered on or after the actual services 

start date, as reported on the FCC Form 

486 (approved under OMB Control No. 

3060–0853). 

FCC Form 473 ‘‘Service Provider 

Annual Certification Form.’’ The FCC 

Form 473 must be filed by service 

providers to attest that the invoices 

submitted under the E-Rate program 

comply with the FCC’s rules. The 

service provider must annually submit 

an FCC Form 473 for each service 

provider identification number (SPIN). 

FCC Form 474 ‘‘Service Provider 

Invoice (SPI) FCC Form 474.’’ As an 

alternative to paying in full for eligible 

services, the billed entity can pay only 

the amounts for eligible services that 

have been discounted already by the 

service provider. Under this alternative, 

once services have been received, 

service providers seek payment from 

USAC to cover the amounts of the 

discounts for which the billed entity 

qualifies. Service providers use the FCC 

Form 474 to request direct payment for 

invoices submitted for services that 

comply with the rules of the E-Rate 

program. The information on the FCC 

Form 474 must be received by USAC 

before a participating service provider 

can receive payment for the discounted 

portion of its bill for eligible services to 

eligible entities. Subsequent to receipt 

and review of the FCC Form 474, USAC 

will authorize payment based on the 

invoices. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28383 Filed 12–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1228; FR ID 265194] 

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 might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 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. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before January 3, 2025. 

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 Nicole Ongele, 

FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@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 Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 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: 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: 3060–1228. 

Title: Connect America Fund—High 

Cost Portal Filing. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,015 unique respondents; 

4,590 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours–60 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

quarterly reporting requirements, 

annual reporting requirements, and 

recordkeeping 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, 


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