38686 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices 

Dated: August 9, 2017. 

Nigel Simon, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17270 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or Commission or 

Agency) is modifying an existing system 

of records, FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline 

Program, subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended. This action is 

necessary to meet the requirements of 

the Privacy Act to publish in the 

Federal Register notice of the existence 

and character of records maintained by 

the agency. The Lifeline Program (or 

‘‘Lifeline’’) provides discounts for voice 

telephony (i.e., telephone service) and 

broadband Internet access service 

(BIAS) to qualifying low-income 

individuals (i.e., one Lifeline Program 

telephone per household). Individuals 

may qualify for Lifeline through proof of 

income or participation in another 

qualifying program. Since the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 

Act), the Lifeline Program has been 

administered by the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) under 

the direction of the Commission and, by 

delegation, of the Commission’s 

Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB). 

This system of records contains 

information about individual Lifeline 

Program participants. The modifications 

described in this notice will allow 

USAC to maintain and administer this 

system in a manner that promotes 

efficiency and minimizes waste, fraud, 

and abuse. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before September 14, 2017. This action 

(including the routine uses) will become 

effective on September 14, 2017 unless 

comments are received that require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Leslie F. 

Smith, Privacy Manager, Information 

Technology (IT), Room 1–C216, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 

445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20554, or to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418–0217, or 

Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice serves to update and modify 

FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline Program, to 

include PII that will be obtained and 

processed by the National Verifier, 

which is being deployed as adopted in 

the Commission’s 2016 Lifeline and 

Link Up Reform and Modernization 

Third Report and Order to make 

eligibility determinations and perform a 

variety of other functions necessary to 

enroll individuals into the Lifeline 

program. See 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, para. 126 (2016) 

(2016 Lifeline Modernization Order). 

The National Verifier will be comprised 

of both the existing National Lifeline 

Accountability Database (NLAD) system 

and a new Lifeline Eligibility Database 

(LED). The WCB is also making various 

other updates and modifications to 

comply with current OMB and FCC 

policies and practices. The Lifeline 

Program serves low-income individuals 

by providing qualifying individuals (i.e., 

one Lifeline Program telephone per 

household) with discounts on voice 

telephony and BIAS service. Since the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 

Act), the Lifeline Program has been 

administered by the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) under 

the direction of the Commission and, by 

delegation, of WCB. The substantive 

changes and modifications to the 

previously published version of the 

FCC/WCB–1 system of records include: 

(a) Changes to the security 

classification; 

(b) Expansion of the system’s 

purposes as provided in the 2016 

Lifeline Modernization Order with the 

implementation of the National Verifier 

to make eligibility determinations and 

perform a variety of other functions 

necessary to enroll eligible subscribers 

into the Lifeline Program (or ‘‘Lifeline’’); 

to add broadband Internet access service 

(BIAS) as a Lifeline-eligible service; to 

include all PII used to determine an 

individual’s eligibility to participate in 

the program and recertify eligibility 

where the National Verifier is not 

responsible for eligibility 

determinations; to include the PII that 

will be used by the National Verifier to 

verify an individual’s eligibility for the 

program and recertify program 

participants where the National Verifier 

is responsible for eligibility 

determinations and recertification; to 

cover the PII that is used to ensure that 

individuals in a single household do not 

receive more than one Lifeline Program 

benefit; to include the PII that is needed 

for call center inquiries regarding 

eligibility and dispute resolution; to 

include the information necessary for 

the System Integrator to develop, test, 

and operate the database system and 

network that will be used to implement 

and operate the National Verifier; and to 

include the information submitted to 

the National Verifier by subscribers 

seeking information on the status of 

their eligibility or for dispute resolution 

purposes. 

(c) Expansion of the categories of 

individuals to include individuals who 

enable another individual in their 

household to qualify for benefits; or are 

individuals acting on behalf of an 

eligible telecommunications carrier who 

have enrolled individuals in the Lifeline 

Program; 

(d) Expansion of the categories of 

records to include information on 

whether the individual resides on Tribal 

lands, information on whether the 

address is temporary and/or descriptive 

and whether it includes coordinates, 

mailing address (if different), Tribal 

identification number, telephone 

number, full name of the qualifying 

person (if different from the individual 

applicant), the last four digits of the 

qualifying person’s social security 

number, qualifying person’s date of 

birth, documents demonstrating 

eligibility, documents demonstrating 

identity, individual contact information, 

Lifeline subscriber identification 

number, security question, answer to 

security question, user name, password, 

agent identification information (if an 

agent is assisting in completing the 

application), individual’s eligibility 

certifications, and individual’s signature 

and date of application; 

(e) Updating language and/or 

renumbering 9 routine uses: (1) FCC/ 

USAC Program Management; (2) Third 

Party Contractors; (5) State Agencies 

and Other Authorized State Government 

Entities; (10) FCC Enforcement Actions; 

(11) Congressional Inquiries; (12) 

Government-Wide Program 

Management and Oversight; (13) Income 

and Program Eligibility Records; (14) 

Law Enforcement and Investigation; and 

(16) Breach Notification to comply with 

OMB requirements (M–17–12); 

(f) Merging of two routine uses (15) 

Adjudication and Litigation (now 

includes the previous Department of 

Justice routine use), formerly (10) and 

(11) respectively; 

(g) Addition of 11 new routine uses: 

(3) Business Process Outsource (BPO) 

Entity to allow a BPO employee access 

to Lifeline Program information related 

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to the National Verifier; (4) System 

Integrator (SI) to allow a SI employee 

access to Lifeline Program information 

to develop, test and operate the database 

system and network; (6) Social Service 

Agencies and Other Approved Third 

Parties to allow USAC approved social 

service entities to assist individuals to 

apply for the Lifeline Program; (7) 

Federal Agencies to allow data sharing 

between FCC/USAC and other Federal 

agencies; (8) Tribal Nations to allow 

Tribal Nations to assist with Lifeline 

Program services; (9) Service Providers 

to allow designated ETC service 

providers to assist with providing 

Lifeline Program supported services and 

obtain reimbursement; (17) Assistance 

to Federal Agencies and Entities to 

comply with OMB requirements (M–17– 

12); (18) Computer Matching Program 

Disclosure for purposes of conducting 

computer matching programs; (19) 

Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 

Disclosure; (20) Information Sharing 

Environment Disclosure; and (21) 

Reports from the National Verifier to 

allow for aggregated and non-aggregated 

reports to approved parties. 

The system of records is also updated 

to reflect various administrative changes 

related to the system managers and 

system addresses; policy and practices 

for storage, retrieval, and retention and 

disposal of the records; administrative, 

technical, and physical safeguards; and 

updated notification, records access, 

and contesting records procedures. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline Program. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

No information in the system is 

classified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION(S): 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC), 700 12th Street NW., 

Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005; and 

Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), 

Federal Communications Commission 

(FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20554. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES): 

USAC administers the Lifeline 

Program for the FCC. 

Address inquiries to the Universal 

Service Administrative Company 

(USAC), 700 12th Street NW., Suite 900, 

Washington, DC 20005; or 

Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), 

445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20554. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205, 214, 254, 

403. 47 CFR Sections 54.400–54.423. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The Lifeline Program provides 

discounts for voice telephony and BIAS 

service, and the initial connection 

charge in Tribal areas to support such 

service, to qualifying low-income 

individuals (i.e., one Lifeline telephone 

service per household). Individuals may 

qualify for Lifeline through proof of 

income or proof of participation in 

another qualifying program. The 

Lifeline Program system of records 

currently covers the PII that is used to 

determine an individual’s eligibility to 

participate in the program. The system 

is being revised as a result of the 2016 

Lifeline Modernization Order to add the 

PII that will be used by the National 

Verifier and its associated uses. As a 

result, all PII that is used for one or 

more purposes in the Lifeline Program 

system of records’ seven functions, 

listed below, will be covered. The 

information in these functions includes, 

but is not limited to: 

1. Initial Eligibility Determination: 

(a) The information that is used to 

verify an individual’s eligibility to 

participate in the Lifeline Program, 

which will be evaluated by the eligible 

telecommunications carrier (ETC), 

USAC, or the applicable State authority 

in those areas where the National 

Verifier is not responsible for verifying 

eligibility. 

(b) The information that is used to 

verify an individual’s eligibility to 

participate in the Lifeline Program using 

the National Verifier in those areas 

where the National Verifier is 

responsible for eligibility determination, 

which is now extended to include 

individuals who reside on Tribal Lands. 

2. Recertification of Subscribers: 

(a) The information used by USAC to 

recertify Lifeline subscribers for ETCs 

that elect to have USAC act on their 

behalf to recertify their Lifeline 

subscribers in those areas where the 

National Verifier is not responsible for 

recertification of a subscriber’s Lifeline 

eligibility. 

(b) The information that is used by an 

ETC or applicable State authority to 

recertify an individual’s continued 

eligibility to participate in the Lifeline 

Program in those areas where the 

National Verifier is not responsible for 

recertification of a subscriber’s Lifeline 

eligibility. 

(c) The information that is used to 

recertify an individual’s continued 

eligibility to participate in the Lifeline 

Program and to be recertified using the 

National Verifier in areas where the 

National Verifier is responsible for recertification of a subscriber’s Lifeline 

eligibility. 

(d) If the automated National Verifier 

recertification process is unable to 

recertify an individual, the 

recertification process will be done 

manually. 

3. One-Per-Household Evaluation: 

The information that is used to 

determine whether an individual in a 

household, who is applying for a 

Lifeline Program benefit, is already 

receiving a Lifeline Program benefit 

from one or more providers, i.e., that 

individuals in a single household do not 

receive more than one Lifeline Program 

benefit as required by 47 CFR Sections 

54.404 and 54.410. 

4. Call Center Operations, Eligibility: 

The information that is contained in 

the records of the inquiries that ETCs 

and individuals make to the USAC 

contractor call center to verify that an 

individual is eligible to participate in 

the Lifeline Program. 

5. Call Center Operations, Dispute 

Resolution: 

USAC will designate a third party 

contractor to establish a call center as 

part of USAC’s dispute resolution 

processes. The contractor will operate 

this call center, which individuals may 

use who are seeking to participate in or 

are already participating in the Lifeline 

Program. These individuals may call the 

center to ensure that they have not been 

improperly denied access to Lifeline 

Program benefits through the 

verification process. Any information 

generated by these inquiries will 

constitute a separate, distinct database, 

which will include, but is not limited 

to, recordings of live agent calls, 

identity of the user initiating the 

request, brief description of the request, 

type of request, identification of the 

USAC-approved script used in 

responding to the request, resolution 

status, and whether the request was 

escalated (i.e., if the agent escalates the 

issue to the agent’s manager or USAC 

program personnel). This information 

will be used, among other things, to 

verify the accuracy of the information 

stored in the Lifeline system. 

6. Database System Development, 

Testing and Operation: 

USAC will designate a third-party 

contractor to develop, test, and operate 

the database and system network. The 

contractor will establish the core 

database and automated connections to 

other databases. This information will 

be used, among other things, to develop 

technical parameters for database 

connections and matching criteria. 

7. National Verifier Status Requests 

and Dispute Resolution: 

(a) The information that is submitted 

to the National Verifier by subscribers 

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1 In cases where documentation containing the 

individual’s full social security number is provided, 

all but the last four digits of the number will be 

immediately redacted. 

when seeking information on the status 

of their eligibility. 

(b) The information that is submitted 

to the National Verifier for dispute 

resolution purposes. Records in the 

Lifeline system are available for public 

inspection after redaction of information 

that could identify the individual 

participant, such as the individual’s first 

and last name(s), date of birth, last four 

digits of social security number, tribal 

ID number, telephone number, or other 

PII. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The categories of individuals in this 

system include, but are not limited to, 

those individuals (residing in a single 

household) who have applied for 

benefits; are currently receiving 

benefits; are individuals who enable 

another individual in their household to 

qualify for benefits; are minors whose 

status qualifies a parent or guardian for 

benefits; are individuals who have 

received benefits under the Lifeline 

Program; or are individuals acting on 

behalf of an ETC who have enrolled 

individuals in the Lifeline Program, 

which serves low-income individuals by 

providing these qualifying individuals 

with discounts on telephone and BIAS 

service for their household. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The categories of records in the 

system include, but are not limited to 

the information that is encompassed in 

one or more of the Lifeline Program 

system of records’ seven functions and 

associated uses. 

1. Initial Eligibility Determination, 2. 

Recertification of Subscribers, 4. Call 

Center Operations, Eligibility, 5. Call 

Center Operations, Dispute Resolution, 

and 7. National Verifier Status Requests 

and Dispute Resolution will collect, use, 

and maintain PII in their databases and 

files that includes, but is not limited to: 

individual applicant’s first and last 

name; residential address; information 

on whether the individual resides on 

Tribal lands; information on whether 

the address is temporary and/or 

descriptive and whether it includes 

coordinates; mailing address (if 

different); date of birth; last four digits 

of social security number 1 or Tribal 

identification number; telephone 

number; full name of the qualifying 

person (if different from the individual 

applicant); qualifying person’s date of 

birth; the last four digits of the 

qualifying person’s social security 

number or their Tribal identification 

number; information on whether the 

qualifying person resides on Tribal 

lands; means of qualification for Lifeline 

(i.e., income or relevant program 

participation); documents 

demonstrating eligibility; individual 

contact information; Lifeline subscriber 

identification number; security 

question; answer to security question; 

user name; password; agent 

identification information (if an agent is 

assisting in completing the application); 

individual applicant’s eligibility 

certifications; individual applicant’s 

signature and date of application; 

Lifeline service initiation date and 

termination date; amount of Lifeline 

support received per month; date of the 

provision of Link-Up support (if 

applicable). 

3. One-Per-Household Evaluation 

contains the PII on whether the 

individual’s husband, wife, or domestic 

partner living at the same address has 

Lifeline-discounted service; whether 

another adult that lives with the 

individual has a Lifeline-discounted 

service; and whether the individual 

shares expenses for bills, food, or other 

living expenses and shares income with 

the other adult that lives with them. In 

order to determine whether the 

information is accurate, the identity 

information associated with the 

individual applicant is confirmed with 

a third-party verification service not in 

the control of USAC or the Commission. 

4. Call Center Operations, Eligibility 

will also collect, use, and store PII that 

includes the information that is 

contained in the records of the inquiries 

that ETCs and individuals make to the 

USAC contractor call center to verify 

that an individual is eligible to 

participate in the Lifeline Program. 

5. Call Center Operations, Dispute 

Resolution will also collect, use, and 

store PII that includes information 

(which is housed in a separate, distinct 

database) that is used, among other 

things, to verify the accuracy of the 

information in the Lifeline system. It 

includes, but is not limited to, the live 

recordings (i.e., voice prints) and related 

information associated with agent 

conversations with individuals who 

initiate calls to the call center. The PII 

includes, but is not limited, to the brief 

description of the request, type of 

request, identification of the USACapproved script used in responding to 

the request, resolution status, and 

whether the request was escalated (i.e., 

if the agent escalates the issue to the 

agent’s manager or USAC program 

personnel). 

6. Database System Development, 

Testing and Operation will collect, use, 

and store information that will comprise 

the PII from these other six Lifeline 

functions that is used, among other 

things, to develop technical parameters 

for database connections and matching 

criteria. 

7. National Verifier Status Requests 

and Dispute Resolution will also collect, 

use, and store PII that includes the 

information that is contained in the 

records of status requests and dispute 

resolution requests individuals make via 

the National Verifier. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The sources for the information in the 

Lifeline Program system of records 

include, but are not limited to: 

1. The information that ETCs must 

provide to verify eligibility prior to 

enrolling individuals and/or to re-certify 

individuals (in qualifying households) 

for participation in the Lifeline Program 

and any associated agent identification 

information if an agent of an ETC is 

assisting an individual in applying for 

Lifeline benefits. 

2. The information that individuals 

(in qualifying households) must provide 

to determine their households’ 

eligibility and re-certify for participation 

in the Lifeline Program, e.g., 

participating in other qualifying 

programs and/or services. 

3. The information submitted to the 

National Verifier to determine if an 

individual is eligible and to re-certify 

the individual for participation in the 

Lifeline Program where the National 

Verifier is responsible for eligibility 

determination and re-certification. 

4. The information collected from 

State and Federal databases which 

reflects information on individuals 

eligible for qualifying programs, even if 

not all such individuals are applying for 

the Lifeline benefit or participating in 

the Lifeline Program. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed to authorized entities, as is 

determined to be relevant and 

necessary, outside the FCC as a routine 

use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows. In each of these cases, the FCC 

will determine whether disclosure of 

the records is compatible with the 

purpose(s) for which the records were 

collected: 

1. FCC/USAC Program Management— 

To the FCC and USAC employees to 

conduct official duties associated with 

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the management and operation of the 

Lifeline Program, the NLAD and the 

LED (which together comprise the 

National Verifier), as directed by the 

Commission. 

2. Third Party Contractors—To an 

employee of a third-party contractor 

engaged by USAC or an ETC to, among 

other things, develop the Lifeline 

Eligibility Database, conduct the 

eligibility verification process, 

recertification process, and assist in 

dispute resolution. 

3. Business Process Outsourcing 

(BPO) Entity—To an employee of the 

BPO engaged by USAC to perform and 

review eligibility evaluations where the 

National Verifier is responsible for such 

processes for purposes of performing 

manual eligibility verification (when 

needed) and to assist in dispute 

resolution. 

4. System Integrator (SI)—To an 

employee of the SI engaged by USAC as 

needed to develop, test, and operate the 

database system and network. 

5. State Agencies and Other 

Authorized State Government Entities— 

To designated State agencies and other 

authorized entities, which include, but 

are not limited to, State public utility 

commissions, State departments of 

health and human services or other 

State agencies that share data with 

USAC or the FCC for purposes of 

eligibility verification, and their agents, 

as is consistent with applicable Federal 

and State laws, in order to: administer 

the Lifeline Program on behalf of an 

ETC in that State; perform other 

management and oversight duties and 

responsibilities; enable the National 

Verifier to perform eligibility 

verification for individuals applying for 

or re-certifying for Lifeline support; 

obtain enrollment and other selected 

reports; develop and operate data 

sharing agreements with USAC or the 

FCC; compare information contained in 

the National Lifeline Accountability 

Database (NLAD) and Lifeline 

eligibility, recertification, and related 

systems to information contained in 

state databases associated with Stateadministered Lifeline Programs in order 

to assess differences between State and 

Federal programs and make 

adjustments. 

6. Social Service Agencies and Other 

Approved Third Parties—To social 

service agencies and other third parties 

that have been approved by USAC for 

purposes of assisting individuals in 

applying for Lifeline support. 

7. Federal Agencies—To other Federal 

agencies for the development of and 

operation under data sharing 

agreements with USAC or the FCC 

including, but not limited to, the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD), the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 

the Social Security Administration 

(SSA), and the Department of Veterans’ 

Affairs (VA), to enable the National 

Verifier to perform eligibility 

verification or recertification for 

individuals applying for Lifeline 

support. 

8. Tribal Nations—To Tribal Nations 

to perform eligibility verification or 

recertification for individuals applying 

for Lifeline support and to obtain 

enrollment and other selected reports. 

9. Service Providers—To service 

providers who have been designated as 

ETCs in order to confirm an individual’s 

eligibility and conduct recertification 

(where the National Verifier, State, or 

USAC are not responsible for 

confirming eligibility and/or conducting 

recertification), complete benefit 

transfer requests, facilitate the provision 

of service, allow for the Service Provider 

to receive reimbursement through the 

Lifeline Program, and obtain enrollment 

and other selected reports. 

10. FCC Enforcement Actions—When 

a record in this system involves an 

informal complaint filed alleging a 

violation of FCC rules and regulations 

by an applicant, licensee, certified or 

regulated entity, or an unlicensed 

person or entity, the complaint may be 

provided to the alleged violator for a 

response. Where a complainant in filing 

his or her complaint explicitly requests 

confidentiality of his or her name from 

public disclosure, the Commission will 

endeavor to protect such information 

from public disclosure. Complaints that 

contain requests for confidentiality may 

be dismissed if the Commission 

determines that the request impedes the 

Commission’s ability to investigate and/ 

or resolve the complaint. 

11. Congressional Inquiries—To 

provide information to a Congressional 

office from the record of an individual 

in response to an inquiry from that 

Congressional office made at the request 

of that individual. 

12. Government-Wide Program 

Management and Oversight—To the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) for use in its 

records inspections; to the Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) for 

oversight purposes; to the Department of 

Justice (DOJ) to obtain that department’s 

advice regarding disclosure obligations 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA); or the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to obtain that office’s 

advice regarding obligations under the 

Privacy Act. 

13. Income and Program Eligibility 

Records—To the appropriate Federal 

and/or State authorities for the purposes 

of determining whether a household 

may participate in the Lifeline Program. 

14. Law Enforcement and 

Investigation—To disclose pertinent 

information to appropriate Federal, 

State, or local agencies, authorities, and 

officials responsible for investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 

a statute, rule, regulation, or order, 

where the FCC becomes aware of an 

indication of a violation or potential 

violation of a civil or criminal statute, 

law, regulation, or order, including but 

not limited to notifying the Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate 

income eligibility verification. 

15. Adjudication and Litigation—To 

the Department of Justice (DOJ), in a 

proceeding before a court, or other 

administrative or adjudicative body 

before which the FCC is authorized to 

appear, when (a) the FCC or any 

component thereof; (b) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her official capacity; 

(c) any employee of the FCC in his or 

her individual capacity where the DOJ 

or the FCC has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States is a 

party to litigation or has an interest in 

such litigation, and the use of such 

records by DOJ or the FCC is deemed by 

the FCC to be relevant and necessary to 

the litigation. 

16. Breach Notification—To 

appropriate agencies, entities (including 

USAC), and persons when: (a) the 

Commission suspects or has confirmed 

that there has been a breach of the 

system of records; (b) the Commission 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to individuals, 

the Commission (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (c) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Commission’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

17. Assistance to Federal Agencies 

and Entities—To another Federal agency 

or Federal entity or USAC, when the 

Commission determines that 

information from this system is 

reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in: (a) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, program, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

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18. Computer Matching Program 

Disclosure—To Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and USAC, their employees, 

and agents for the purpose of 

conducting computer matching 

programs as regulated by the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

19. Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and 

Abuse Disclosure—To Federal agencies, 

non-Federal entities, their employees, 

and agents (including contractors, their 

agents or employees; employees or 

contractors of the agents or designated 

agents); or contractors, their employees 

or agents with whom the FCC or USAC 

has a contract, service agreement, 

cooperative agreement, or computer 

matching agreement for the purpose of: 

(1) Detection, prevention, and recovery 

of improper payments; (2) detection and 

prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in 

Federal programs administered by a 

Federal agency or non-Federal entity; (3) 

detection of fraud, waste, and abuse by 

individuals in their operations and 

programs, but only to the extent that the 

information shared is necessary and 

relevant to verify pre-award and 

prepayment requirements prior to the 

release of Federal funds, prevent and 

recover improper payments for services 

rendered under programs of the FCC or 

of those Federal agencies and nonFederal entities to which the FCC or 

USAC provides information under this 

routine use. 

20. Information Sharing Environment 

Disclosure—To contractors, grantees, 

experts, consultants and their agents, or 

others performing or working under a 

contract, service, grant, or cooperative 

agreement with the FCC or USAC, when 

necessary to accomplish an agency 

function related to a system of records. 

Disclosure requirements are limited to 

only those data elements considered 

relevant to accomplishing an agency 

function. Individuals who provide 

information under these routine use 

conditions are subject to Privacy Act 

requirements and disclosure limitations 

imposed on the Commission. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

The information pertaining to the 

Lifeline Program includes electronic 

records, files, data, paper documents, 

records, and may include audio 

recordings of calls. Records are 

maintained in secure, limited access 

areas. Physical entry by unauthorized 

persons is restricted through use of 

locks, passwords, and other security 

measures. Both USAC and its 

contractors will jointly manage the 

electronic data housed at USAC and at 

the contractors’ locations. Paper 

documents and other physical records 

(i.e., tapes, compact discs, etc.) will be 

kept in locked, controlled access areas. 

Paper documents submitted by 

applicants to the Lifeline Program will 

be digitized, and paper copies will be 

immediately destroyed. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Information in the Lifeline Program 

system of records may be retrieved by 

various identifiers, including, but not 

limited to the individual’s name, last 

four digits of the Social Security 

Number (SSN), Tribal identification 

number, date of birth, phone number, 

residential address, and Lifeline 

subscriber identification number. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) has not 

established a records schedule for the 

information in the Lifeline Program 

system of records. Consequently, until 

NARA has approved a records schedule, 

USAC will maintain all information in 

the Lifeline Program system of records 

in accordance with NARA records 

management directives. The 2012 

Lifeline Reform Order states that 

information in the Lifeline Program is 

maintained for ten years after the 

consumer de-enrolls from the Lifeline 

Program. See Lifeline and Link Up 

Reform and Modernization et al., Report 

and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 

6656, 6740, para. 195 (2012). Disposal of 

obsolete or out-of-date paper documents 

and files is by shredding only. 

Electronic data, files, and records are 

destroyed by electronic erasure. 

ADMINSTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

The electronic records, data, and files 

are maintained in the FCC and the 

USAC computer network databases, 

which are protected by the FCC’s IT 

privacy safeguards, a comprehensive 

and dynamic set of IT safety and 

security protocols and features that are 

designed to meet all Federal IT privacy 

standards, including those required by 

the National Institute of Standard and 

Technology (NIST) and the Federal 

Information Security Management 

System (FISMA). In addition, access to 

the electronic files is restricted to 

authorized USAC and contractors’ 

supervisors and staff and to the FCC’s IT 

supervisors and staff and to the IT 

contractors who maintain these 

computer databases. Other FCC 

employees and contractors may be 

granted access only on a ‘‘need-toknow’’ basis. In addition, data in the 

network servers for both USAC and its 

contractors will be routinely backed-up. 

The servers will be stored in secured 

environments to protect the data. 

The paper documents and files are 

maintained in file cabinets in USAC and 

the contractors’ office suites. The file 

cabinets are locked when not in use and 

at the end of the business day. Access 

to these files is restricted to authorized 

USAC and its contractors’ staffs. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about them may do so by 

writing to the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC), 700 

12th Street NW., Suite 900, Washington, 

DC 20005; or 

Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), 

Federal Communications Commission 

(FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20554; or 

Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Manager, 

Information Technology (IT), Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 

445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20554, or email Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. 

Individuals must furnish reasonable 

identification by showing any two of the 

following: Social security card; driver’s 

license; employee identification card; 

Medicare card; birth certificate; bank 

credit card; or other positive means of 

identification, or by signing an identity 

statement stipulating that knowingly or 

willfully seeking or obtaining access to 

records about another person under 

false pretenses is punishable by a fine 

of up to $5,000. 

Individuals requesting access must 

also comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act 

regulations regarding verification of 

identity and access to records (47 CFR 

part 0, subpart E). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

(and/or amendment) to records about 

them should follow the Notification 

Procedure above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request an 

amendment of records about them 

should follow the Notification 

Procedure above. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

The FCC last gave full notice of this 

system of records, FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline 

Program, by publication in the Federal 

Register, 78 FR 73535 (Dec. 6, 2013). 

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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices 38691 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17131 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0208] 

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 of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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 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 should be 

submitted on or before October 16, 

2017. 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 contacts below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, and as required by 

the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0208. 

Title: Section 73.1870, Chief 

Operators. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business and other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 18,498 respondents; 36,996 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.166– 

26 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 484,019 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in Sections 

154(i) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 73.1870 require that the licensee of 

an AM, FM, or TV broadcast station 

designate a chief operator of the station. 

Section 73.1870(b)(3) requires that this 

designation must be in writing and 

posted with the station license. Section 

73.1870(c)(3) requires that the chief 

operator, or personnel delegated and 

supervised by the chief operator, review 

the station records at least once each 

week to determine if required entries are 

being made correctly, and verify that the 

station has been operated in accordance 

with FCC rules and the station 

authorization. Upon completion of the 

review, the chief operator must date and 

sign the log, initiate corrective action 

which may be necessary and advise the 

station licensee of any condition which 

is repetitive. The posting of the 

designation of the chief operator is used 

by interested parties to readily identify 

the chief operator. The review of the 

station records is used by the chief 

operator, and FCC staff in 

investigations, to ensure that the station 

is operating in accordance with its 

station authorization and the FCC rules 

and regulations. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17132 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Supplemental Evidence and Data 

Request on Mobile Health Technology 

for Diabetes 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for supplemental 

evidence and data submissions. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality is seeking 

scientific information submissions from 

the public. Scientific information is 

being solicited to inform our review of 

Mobile Health Technology for Diabetes, 

which is currently being conducted by 

the AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice 

Centers (EPC) Program. Access to 

published and unpublished pertinent 

scientific information will improve the 

quality of this review. 

DATES: Submission Deadline on or 

before September 14, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Email submissions: SEADS@epc-src.org. 

Print submissions: 

Mailing Address: Portland VA Research 

Foundation, Scientific Resource 

Center, ATTN: Scientific Information 

Packet Coordinator, P.O. Box 69539, 

Portland, OR 97239 

Shipping Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.): 

Portland VA Research Foundation, 

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