[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28806-28807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12327]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

May 14, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 - 3520. 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 estimate; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (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, and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

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    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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not 
display a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 23, 2010. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via the Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9f7d0dad1d6d5d8cae6f897e6ffcbd8cadccbf9d6d4db97dcd6c997ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77391e141f181b16042836592831051604120537181a155912180759101801">[email protected]</span></a> and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca9a988b8aaca9a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cdcdecdcceaefefa2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B. 
Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#016b74656875692c632f6964736c606f416762622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b9a6b7baa7bbfeb1fdbbb6a1beb2bd93b5b0b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0806.
    Title: Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
Program.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 470 and 471.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 45,000 respondents, 160,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 - 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. section 254 and Pub. L. No. 107-110, Leave No Child Behind Act 
of 2002.
    Total Annual Burden: 325,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 
comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The 
Commission has reduced the annual burden hours by 200,003 hours (78,573 
hours program change reduction and 121,430 hours adjusted due to 
recalculations of the burden estimates).
    The Commission is revising this collection in an effort to 
streamline the application process for the federal universal service 
schools and libraries support mechanism (also referred to as the ``E-
Rate'' program) and to remove outdated and unneeded questions. We 
propose revising the forms by removing questions that were originally 
intended to assist service providers but are no longer useful; and by 
removing questions that are outside the scope of the information needed 
for the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the 
administrator of the federal universal service fund and to process E-
Rate applications. We further proposed limiting data collection to 
information that is not already available through other USAC forms or 
review processes. Finally, applicants will be required to include their 
FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs) and consultants must provide their 
contact information, when applicable, on FCC Forms 470 and 471.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 2010-12327 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]
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