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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 first and last 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 Mississippi Department, 

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

that the individual is enrolled in an 

EBBP-qualifying assistance program: 

State of Mississippi’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. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17278 Filed 8–9–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 42433] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a computer matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document 

announces the notice 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 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) (‘‘Agency’’). The 

purpose of this matching program is to 

verify the eligibility of applicants to and 

subscribers of Lifeline (existing 

purpose) and the new Emergency 

Broadband Benefit Program, both of 

which are administered by USAC under 

the direction of the FCC. More 

information about these programs is 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

DATES: Written comments are due on or 

before September 10, 2021. This 

computer matching program will 

commence on September 10, 2021, and 

will conclude 18 months after the 

effective date. 

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 202–418–1707 or 

Privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Lifeline program provides 

support for discounted broadband and 

voice services to low-income 

consumers. Lifeline is administered by 

the Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) under FCC direction. 

Consumers qualify for Lifeline through 

proof of income or participation in a 

qualifying program, such as Medicaid, 

the Supplemental Nutritional 

Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal 

Public Housing Assistance, 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 

Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, 

or various Tribal-specific federal 

assistance programs. 

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 helps low-income 

Americans obtain discounted broadband 

service and one-time 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 Federal Public Housing 

Assistance benefits administered by the 

HUD. Persons receiving these benefits 

qualify for Lifeline discounts and also 

for EBBP benefits. 

Participating Non-Federal Agencies 

U.S. Department of Housing and 

Urban Development. 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

The authority for the FCC’s EBBP is 

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 

1182; 47 CFR part 54. The authority for 

the FCC’s Lifeline program is 47 U.S.C. 

254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.; 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, 

4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016) (2016 

Lifeline Modernization Order). 

Purpose(s) 

In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization 

Order, 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. 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 

agreement is to verify the eligibility of 

applicants and subscribers to Lifeline 

(existing purpose), as well as to the new 


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EBBP and to other Federal programs 

that use qualification for Lifeline as an 

eligibility criterion. This new agreement 

would replace the existing agreement 

with HUD, which permits matching 

only for the Lifeline program by 

checking an applicant’s/subscriber’s 

participation in Federal Public Housing 

Assistance. 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 

Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; are 

currently receiving Lifeline and/or 

EBBP benefits; are individuals who 

enable another individual in their 

household to qualify for Lifeline and/or 

EBBP benefits; are minors whose status 

qualifies a parent or guardian for 

Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; or are 

individuals who have received Lifeline 

and/or EBBP benefits. 

Categories of Records 

The categories of records involved in 

the matching program include, but are 

not limited to, the last four digits of the 

applicant’s Social Security Number, 

date of birth, state of residence, and first 

name and last name. The National 

Verifier will transfer these data elements 

to the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development which will respond either 

‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ that the individual is 

enrolled in a qualifying assistance 

program: Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, Federal Public 

Housing Assistance. 

System(s) of Records 

The records shared as part of this 

matching program reside in the Lifeline 

system of records, FCC/WCB–1, 

Lifeline, which was published in the 

Federal Register at 86 FR 11526 (Feb. 

25, 2021). 

The 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. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17280 Filed 8–9–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreement Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreement 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, relevant information, or 

documents regarding the agreement to 

the Secretary by email at Secretary@

fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime 

Commission, 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. Copies of agreement 

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.: 012248–001. 

Agreement Name: MOL/NMCC Joint 

Operating Agreement. 

Parties: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; and 

Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd. 

Filing Party: Rebecca Fenneman; 

Jeffrey/Fenneman Law and Strategy 

PLLC. 

Synopsis: The amendment would 

remove World Logistics Service (U.S.A.) 

Inc. as a party to the agreement and 

conform the language to reflect its 

removal; revise MOL’s ownership of 

NMCC; correct a typographical error; 

and remove the authority to jointly 

negotiate with tug or towing vessel 

service providers on any matter relating 

to rates or services provided within the 

United States by those tugs or towing 

vessels. 

Proposed Effective Date: 9/17/2021. 

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

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/304. 

Dated: August 5, 2021. 

Rachel E. Dickon, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17110 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket No. CDC–2021–0084] 

Advisory Committee on Immunization 

Practices (ACIP) 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting and request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), announces the 

following meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Immunization Practices 

(ACIP). This meeting is open to the 

public. The meeting will be webcast live 

via the World Wide Web. A notice of 

this ACIP meeting has also been posted 

on CDC’s ACIP website at: http://

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html. 

In addition, CDC has sent notice of this 

ACIP meeting by email to those who 

subscribe to receive email updates about 

ACIP. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 13, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 

p.m., EDT (dates and times subject to 

change), see the ACIP website for 

updates: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ 

acip/index.html. The public may submit 

written comments from August 11, 2021 

through August 13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2021– 

0084 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 

MS H24–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329– 

4027, Attn: August 13, 2021 ACIP 

Meeting. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Agency name and 

Docket Number. All relevant comments 

received in conformance with the 

https://www.regulations.gov suitability 

policy will be posted without change to 

https://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Thomas, ACIP Committee 

Management Specialist, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 

National Center for Immunization and 

Respiratory Diseases, 1600 Clifton Road 

NE, MS–H24–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329– 

4027; Telephone: (404) 639–8367; 

Email: ACIP@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), 

less than 15 calendar days’ notice is 

being given for this meeting due to the 

exceptional circumstances of the 

COVID–19 pandemic and rapidly 

evolving COVID–19 vaccine 

development and regulatory processes. 

A notice of this ACIP meeting has also 

been posted on CDC’s ACIP website at: 

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/ 

index.html. In addition, CDC has sent 

notice of this ACIP meeting by email to 


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