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requested to address five questions 

while reviewing MARSSIM Revision 2: 

(1) Do the revisions to MARSSIM 

provide greater clarity while 

maintaining a practical and 

implementable approach to performing 

environmental radiological surveys of 

surface soil and building surfaces? 

(2) Are the revisions to MARSSIM 

technically accurate? 

(3) Does MARSSIM Revision 2 

provide useful examples and 

descriptions of approaches to 

implementing surveys and the statistics 

by which they are interpreted? 

(4) Is the information in MARSSIM 

Revision 2 understandable and 

presented in a logical sequence? How 

can the presentation of material be 

modified to improve the 

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Title: Draft Multi-Agency Radiation 

Survey and Site Investigation Manual, 

Revision 2. 

Laura Macaluso, 

Director, Force Safety and Occupational 

Health, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

Safety and Occupational Health, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Personnel and 

Readiness, Department of Defense. 

Michael J. Silverman, 

Director, Office of Environmental Protection 

and ES&H Reporting, Office of Environment, 

Health, Safety and Security, Department of 

Energy. 

Jonathan Edwards, 

Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Raymond V. Furstenau, 

Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 

Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID 32686] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document 

announces the establishment of a 

computer matching program the Federal 

Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’ 

or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) and the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) will conduct with the 

Minnesota Department of Human 

Services (Department). The purpose of 

this matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of applicants to and 

subscribers of the Emergency Broadband 

Benefit Program, which is administered 

by USAC under the direction of the 

FCC, or other Federal programs that use 

qualification for the FCC’s Lifeline 

Program as an eligibility criterion. More 

information about this program is 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before July 16, 2021. This computer 

matching program will commence on 

July 16, 2021 and will conclude 18 

months after becoming effective. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret 

Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20554, or to Privacy@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Drake at 202–417–1707 or 

Privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program 

(EBBP) was established by Congress in 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 

1182. EBBP is a program that will help 

low-income Americans obtain 

discounted broadband service and onetime co-pay for a connected device 

(laptop, desktop computer or tablet). 

This program was created specifically to 

assist American families’ access to 

broadband, which has proven to be 

essential for work, school, and 

healthcare during the public health 

emergency that exists as a result of 

COVID–19. A household may qualify for 

the EBBP benefit under various criteria, 

including an individual qualifying for 

the FCC’s Lifeline program. 

In a Report and Order adopted on 

March 31, 2016, 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 EBBP. 

The purpose of this matching program 

is to verify the eligibility of EBBP 

applicants and subscribers by 

determining whether they receive 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) and Medicaid benefits 

administered by the Minnesota 

Department. Under FCC rules, 

consumers receiving these benefits 

qualify for Lifeline discounts and also 

for EBBP benefits. 

Participating Agencies 

Minnesota Department of Human 

Services (Department). 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 

1182; 47 CFR part 54. 

Purpose(s) 

In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order (81 FR 33026, May 24, 2016), the 

FCC required USAC to develop and 

operate the National Verifier to improve 

efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and 

abuse in the Lifeline program. The 

stated purpose of the National Verifier 


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is ‘‘to increase the integrity and improve 

the performance of the Lifeline program 

for the benefit of a variety of Lifeline 

participants, including Lifeline 

providers, subscribers, states, 

community-based organizations, USAC, 

and the Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd 

3962, 4006, para. 126. To help 

determine whether Lifeline applicants 

and subscribers are eligible for Lifeline 

benefits, the Order contemplates that 

the USAC-operated LED will 

communicate with information systems 

and databases operated by other Federal 

and State agencies. Id. at 4011–2, paras. 

135–7. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the 

National Verifier to verify applicants’ 

eligibility for EBBP. The purpose of this 

matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of EBBP applicants and 

subscribers by determining whether 

they receive SNAP and Medicaid 

benefits administered by the Minnesota 

Department. Under FCC rules, 

consumers receiving these benefits 

qualify for Lifeline discounts and also 

for EBBP 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 

EBBP benefits; are currently receiving 

benefits; are individuals who enable 

another individual in their household to 

qualify for EBBP benefits; are minors 

whose status qualifies a parent or 

guardian for EBBP benefits; or are 

individuals who have received EBBP 

benefits. 

Categories of Records 

The categories of records involved in 

the matching program include, but are 

not limited to last name, first name, date 

of birth and the last four digits of the 

applicant’s Social Security Number. The 

National Verifier will transfer these data 

elements to the Minnesota Department, 

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

that the individual is enrolled in an 

EBBP-qualifying assistance program: 

State of Minnesota’s SNAP and 

Medicaid. 

System(s) of Records 

The USAC records shared as part of 

this matching program reside in the 

EBBP system of records, FCC/WCB–3, 

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register at 86 FR 11523, Feb. 25, 2021. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Cecilia Sigmund, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID 32681] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document 

announces the establishment of a 

computer matching program the Federal 

Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’ 

or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) and the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) will conduct with the 

Tennessee Department of Human 

Services (Department). The purpose of 

this matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of applicants to and 

subscribers of the Emergency Broadband 

Benefit Program, which is administered 

by USAC under the direction of the 

FCC, or other Federal programs that use 

qualification for the FCC’s Lifeline 

Program as an eligibility criterion. More 

information about this program is 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before July 16, 2021. This computer 

matching program will commence on 

July 16, 2021 and will conclude 18 

months after becoming effective. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret 

Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20554, or to Privacy@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Drake at 202–417–1707 or 

Privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program 

(EBBP) was established by Congress in 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 

1182. EBBP is a program that will help 

low-income Americans obtain 

discounted broadband service and onetime co-pay for a connected device 

(laptop, desktop computer or tablet). 

This program was created specifically to 

assist American families’ access to 

broadband, which has proven to be 

essential for work, school, and 

healthcare during the public health 

emergency that exists as a result of 

COVID–19. A household may qualify for 

the EBBP benefit under various criteria, 

including an individual qualifying for 

the FCC’s Lifeline program. 

In a Report and Order adopted on 

March 31, 2016, 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 EBBP. 

The purpose of this matching program 

is to verify the eligibility of EBBP 

applicants and subscribers by 

determining whether they receive 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) benefits administered 

by the Tennessee Department. Under 

FCC rules, consumers receiving these 

benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts 

and also for EBBP benefits. 

Participating Agencies 

Tennessee Department of Human 

Services (Department). 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 

1182; 47 CFR part 54. 

Purpose(s) 

In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order (81 FR 33026, May 24, 2016), the 

FCC required USAC to develop and 

operate the National Verifier to improve 

efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and 

abuse in the Lifeline program. The 

stated purpose of the National Verifier 

is ‘‘to increase the integrity and improve 

the performance of the Lifeline program 

for the benefit of a variety of Lifeline 

participants, including Lifeline 

providers, subscribers, states, 

community-based organizations, USAC, 

and the Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd 

3962, 4006, para. 126. To help 

determine whether Lifeline applicants 

and subscribers are eligible for Lifeline 

benefits, the Order contemplates that 

the USAC-operated LED will 

communicate with information systems 

and databases operated by other Federal 

and State agencies. Id. at 4011–2, paras. 

135–7. 


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