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2013, ETCs could elect to have USAC 

conduct the annual recertification 

process on their behalf. 

On June 22, 2015, the Commission 

released a Second Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, Order on 

Reconsideration, Second Report and 

Order, and Memorandum Opinion and 

Order (2015 Lifeline Order). The 

Commission adopted several rules in 

the 2015 Lifeline Order to: strengthen 

the document retention requirements; 

ensure that only ETCs directly serving 

low-income customers receive 

reimbursement under the Lifeline 

program; and require ETCs to use a 

uniform snapshot date to request 

reimbursement from USAC for the 

provision of Lifeline support. 

On April 27, 2016, the Commission 

adopted the Lifeline and Link Up 

Reform and Modernization et al., WC 

Docket Nos. 11–42, 09–197, 10–90, 

Third Report and Order, Further Report 

and Order, and Order on 

Reconsideration, FCC 16–38 (2016) 

(2016 Lifeline Order) The 2016 Lifeline 

Order changes included requiring ETCs 

to certify compliance with the new 

minimum service requirements, moving 

to rolling annual subscriber 

recertification, streamlining the firstyear ETC audit requirements, and 

eliminating the temporary address 

requirements. 

The Commission’s decision to 

transition to a centralized National 

Verifier was outlined in detail in the 

2016 Lifeline Order. The National 

Verifier was established to make 

eligibility determinations and perform a 

variety of other functions necessary to 

enroll subscribers into the Lifeline 

program. The National Verifier verifies 

Lifeline subscriber eligibility, checks for 

duplicate Lifeline subscribers, conducts 

recertification of subscribers, and 

calculates support payments to ETCs. 

ETCs maintain ultimate responsibility 

for the accuracy of information 

submitted to the National Verifier and 

complying with the Lifeline program’s 

rules. The National Verifier was 

launched over a period of several years 

from late 2017 through December 2020, 

serving all states, territories, and the 

District of Columbia. 

On October 30, 2019, the Commission 

adopted the Bridging the Digital Divide 

for Low-Income Consumers, WC Docket 

Nos. 17–287, 11–42, 09–197, Fifth 

Report and Order, Memorandum 

Opinion and Order and Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19–111 

(2019) (2019 Lifeline Order). The 2019 

Lifeline Order restored the states’ lawful 

role in designating eligible 

telecommunications carriers and 

eliminated the Lifeline Broadband 

Provider designation category and its 

associated designation procedures. The 

Order also implemented a number of 

administrative changes to improve the 

integrity of the Lifeline eligibility 

verification, enrollment, and 

recertification processes. 

On October 20, 2023, the Commission 

adopted the Connect America Fund et 

al., WC Docket No. 10–90 et al. WT 

Docket No. 10–208, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking and Report and Order, FCC 

23–87 (Oct. 20, 2023) (Administrative 

Order). In the Administrative Order, the 

Commission modified, in relevant part, 

section 205 of the Commission’s rules, 

to require an ETC that intends to 

relinquish its ETC designation to 

provide: (1) advance notice to the state 

commission and to the Commission of 

such intention to relinquish, and (2) 

notice to the Commission of the state 

authority’s decision to permit or deny 

such relinquishment, within 10 days of 

its decision. These filings must be 

submitted regardless of whether the ETC 

is currently receiving federal support. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29001 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1223; FR ID 266484] 

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 February 10, 

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: OMB 

Control Number: 3060–1223. 

Title: Payment Instructions from the 

Eligible Entity Seeking Reimbursement 

from the TV Broadcaster Relocation 

Fund. 

Form Number: FCC Form 1876. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions and 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 15 respondents; 15 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112– 

96 (Spectrum Act) section 6403(a)(1) 

and Repack Airwaves Yielding Better 

Access for Users of Modern Services Act 

of 2018, Public Law 115–141, Div. P, 

(RAY BAUM’S Act) section 1452. 

Total Annual Burden: 75 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

requesting Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for a three-year 

extension of this information collection. 

The Spectrum Act requires the 

Commission to reimburse broadcast 


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1Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 

2012, Public Law 112–96 (Spectrum Act) 

§ 6403(b)(4)(A)(i), (ii). 

2Expanding the Economic and Innovation 

Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive 

Auctions, GN Docket No. 12–268, Report and Order, 

29 FCC Rcd 6567 (2014) (‘‘Incentive Auction R&O’’) 

at 609. 

television licensees for costs 

‘‘reasonably incurred’’ in relocating to 

new channels assigned in the repacking 

process and Multichannel Video 

Programming Distributors (MVPDs) for 

costs reasonably incurred in order to 

continue to carry the signals of stations 

relocating to new channels as a result of 

the repacking process or a winning 

reverse auction bid.1

The Commission decided through 

notice-and-comment rulemaking that it 

will issue all eligible broadcasters and 

MVPDs an initial allocation of funds 

based on estimated costs, which will be 

available for draw down (from 

individual accounts in the U.S. 

Treasury) as the entities incur expenses, 

followed by a subsequent allocation to 

the extent necessary. The reason for 

allowing eligible entities to draw down 

funds as they incur expenses is to 

reduce the chance that entities will be 

unable to finance necessary relocation 

changes.2

The information collection for which 

we are requesting approval is necessary 

for eligible entities to instruct the 

Commission on how to pay the amounts 

the entities draw down, and for the 

entities to make certifications that 

reduce the risk of waste, fraud, abuse 

and improper payments. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29000 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, relevant information, or 

documents regarding the agreements to 

the Secretary by email at Secretary@

fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime 

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 

Washington, DC 20573. Comments will 

be most helpful to the Commission if 

received within 12 days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register, 

and the Commission requests that 

comments be submitted within 7 days 

on agreements that request expedited 

review. Copies of agreements are 

available through the Commission’s 

website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting 

the Office of Agreements at (202) 523– 

5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. 

Agreement No.: 011707–021. 

Agreement Name: Gulf/South 

America Discussion Agreement. 

Parties: BBC Chartering Carriers 

GmbH & Co. KG and BBC Chartering 

Logistics GmbH & Co. KG (acting as a 

single party); and Intermarine Carriers 

LLC. 

Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen 

O’Connor. 

Synopsis: The amendment deletes 

Industrial Maritime Carrier, L.L.C. as a 

party to the Agreement. 

Proposed Effective Date: 12/3/2024. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/684. 

Agreement No.: 201437. 

Agreement Name: ONE/WHL Slot 

Exchange Agreement. 

Parties: Ocean Network Express Pte. 

Ltd; and Wan Hai Lines Ltd. and Wan 

Hai Lines (Singapore) PTE Ltd. (acting 

as a single party). 

Filing Party: Rebecca Fenneman; 

Jeffrey/Fenneman Law and Strategy 

PLLC. 

Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes 

the Parties to exchange slots in the trade 

between Vietnam, China, Korea, and 

Taiwan, on the one hand, and the U.S. 

West Coast on the other hand. 

Proposed Effective Date: 12/4/2024. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/86583. 

Dated: December 6, 2024. 

Alanna Beck, 

Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29109 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Requests for Additional 

Information 

The Commission gives notice that it 

has formally requested that the parties 

to the below listed agreement provide 

additional information pursuant to 46 

U.S.C. 40304(d). This action suspends 

the statutory effective date until 45 days 

after the Commission receives all the 

additional information and documents 

requested. Interested parties may submit 

written comments, including relevant 

information and documents, regarding 

the agreement to the Secretary by email 

at Secretary@fmc.gov, or by mail, 

Federal Maritime Commission, 800 

North Capitol Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20573. Comments may be filed up to 

fifteen (15) days after publication of this 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

Agreement No.: 201435. 

Title: Premier Alliance Agreement. 

Parties: HMM Co., Ltd.; Ocean 

Network Express Pte. Ltd.; and Yang 

Ming Joint Service Agreement, FMC 

Agreement No. 201392. Current parties 

to the Yang Ming Joint Service 

Agreement are: Yang Ming Marine 

Transport Corp. and Yang Ming 

(Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 

By Order of the Federal Maritime 

Commission. 

Dated: December 6, 2024. 

Jennifer Everling, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29127 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended, and the Determination of 

the Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, pursuant to Public Law 92– 

463. The grant applications and the 

discussions could disclose confidential 

trade secrets or commercial property 

such as patentable material, and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Disease, 

Disability, and Injury Prevention and 

Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)— 

CE25–031, Rigorously Evaluating 

Primary Prevention Strategies for 

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual 

Violence. 

Dates: April 29–30, 2025. 

Times: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., EDT. 

Place: Web Conference. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Carlisha Gentles, Pharm.D., B.C.P.S., 

C.D.C.E.S., Scientific Review Officer, 

National Center for Injury Prevention 

and Control, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway 

NE, Mailstop S106–9, Atlanta, Georgia 

30341. Telephone: (770) 488–1504; 

Email: CGentles@cdc.gov. 


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