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Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count 

Report and Self-Certification as a Rural 

Carrier. 

Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC 

Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form 

508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525. 

Type of Review: Revision 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: 1,977 respondents; 15,333 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .5 

hours to 100 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

quarterly 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. 151–154, 155, 

201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254, 

256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and 

1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 277,089 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This 

information collection does not affect 

individuals or households; thus, there 

are no impacts under the Privacy Act. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

We note that USAC must preserve the 

confidentiality of all data obtained from 

respondents; must not use the data 

except for purposes of administering the 

universal service programs; and must 

not disclose data in company-specific 

form unless directed to do so by the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

requesting approval for a revision. In 

November 2011, the Commission 

adopted an order reforming its high-cost 

universal service support mechanisms. 

Connect America Fund; A National 

Broadband Plan for Our Future; 

Establish Just and Reasonable Rates for 

Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost 

Universal Service Support; Developing a 

Unified Intercarrier Compensation 

Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on 

Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; 

Universal Service Reform—Mobility 

Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135, 

05–337, 03–109; GN Docket No. 09–51; 

CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT 

Docket No. 10–208, Order and Further 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC 

Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC 

Transformation Order); and the 

Commission and Wireline Competition 

Bureau have since adopted a number of 

orders that implement the USF/ICC 

Transformation Order; see also Connect 

America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10– 

90 et al., Third Order on 

Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 5622 

(2012); Connect America Fund et al., 

WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 27 

FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 

2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC 

Docket No. 10–90 et al., Fifth Order on 

Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 14549 

(2012); Connect America Fund et al., 

WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 

FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 

2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC 

Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 FCC 

Rcd 7227 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); 

Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 

10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 

7766 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); 

Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 

10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 

7211 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); 

Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 

10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 

10488 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); 

Connect America Fund et al., WC 

Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and 

Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 8769 (2014); 

Connect America Fund et al., WC 

Docket No. 10–90 et al., Report and 

Order, 29 FCC Rcd 15644 (2014); 

Modernizing the E-rate Program for 

Schools and Libraries et al., WC Docket 

No. 13–184 et al., Second Report and 

Order and Order on Reconsideration, 29 

FCC Rcd 15538 (2014). The Commission 

has received OMB approval for most of 

the information collections required by 

these orders. At a later date the 

Commission plans to submit additional 

revisions for OMB review to address 

other reforms adopted in the orders 

(e.g., 47 CFR 54.313(a)(11)). 

Here, the Commission proposes to 

revise FCC Form 481 and its 

instructions to reflect information 

collection requirements that the 

Commission recently adopted. This 

includes reporting and certification 

requirements for price cap carriers that 

elected to receive Phase II model-based 

support, reporting and certification 

requirements for recipients of rural 

broadband experiment support, a 

reasonably comparable rate certification 

for broadband for recipients of high-cost 

support, and an E-rate bidding 

certification for Phase II model-based 

support and rate-of-return carrier highcost recipients. The Commission also 

proposes to add templates for some of 

these obligations and to add a template 

for the existing obligation that certain 

ETCs report data regarding newly served 

community anchor institutions. 

Additionally, the Commission proposes 

to delete the outdated information 

collection for Phase II model-based 

support elections and to adjust the 

number of respondents for the state 

certification letter and annual reporting 

requirements to reflect that rural 

broadband experiment recipients must 

now meet these requirements. The 

Commission also proposes to modify the 

existing Phase II certification 

requirement to reduce the hours to 

reflect that some aspects of the existing 

certifications have been superseded by 

the new proposed requirements and to 

adjust the number of respondents to 

reflect the number of price cap carriers 

that accepted Phase II model-based 

support. Finally, the Commission 

proposes to make a number of nonsubstantive changes to FCC Form 481 

and its instructions. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03077 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1129] 

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 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), 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 


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collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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 PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 18, 

2016. 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 to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1129. 

Title: Broadband Speed Test and 

Unavailability Registry. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

households. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 7,300 respondents; 7,300 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .017 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, and third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in Public Law 111–5, 

American Reinvestment and Recovery 

Act of 2009; Public Law 110–385, 

Broadband Data Improvement Act of 

2008, 47 U.S.C. 103(c)(1). 

Total Annual Burden: 124 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The 

Commission will retain the street and IP 

address information obtained from 

participants in the speed test. The 

Commission will not release individual 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

to the public. As noted in the 

supporting statement, page 2, the FCC is 

committed to protecting the PII that is 

being collected, stored, maintained, and 

used as part of the Broadband Plan and 

the Broadband Map and the related 

impact studies and filing processes. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission is not requesting that 

respondents submit confidential 

information to the Commission. If the 

Commission requests that respondents 

submit information which respondents 

believe is confidential, respondents may 

request confidential treatment of such 

information pursuant to section 0.459 of 

the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459. 

The FCC has a system of records, FCC/ 

OSP–1, ‘‘Broadband Dead Zone Report 

and Consumer Broadband Test,’’ to 

cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, 

safeguards, and disposal of the 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

that individuals may submit to enable 

these U.S. residents to voluntarily report 

the unavailability of broadband service 

at the household street address level 

and to test the speed and quality of their 

broadband service and to provide the 

Commission with unique data on 

household availability of broadband and 

on relative broadband speeds. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring 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 

is seeking an extension for these 

requirements. There is no change in the 

Commission’s previous burden 

estimates. 

The Broadband Data Improvement 

Act of 2008, Public Law 110–385, Stat 

4096, section 103(c)(1) directs the 

Commission to collect information on 

the types of technology used to provide 

broadband to large businesses and small 

businesses, the price of such services, 

actual data transmission speeds and the 

reasons for non-adoption of broadband 

service. Additionally, the FCC in the 

2008 Broadband Data Gather Order 

(23FCC Rcd at 9699, para. 18, 73 FR 

37869,73 FR 37911), instructs the 

Commission to ‘‘design and implement 

a voluntary system that households may 

use to report availability and speed of 

broadband Internet access service at 

their premises.’’ 

The purpose of this collection is to 

enable residents of the United States to 

voluntarily report the unavailability of 

broadband service at the household 

street address level and to test the speed 

and quality of their broadband service. 

This collection will provide the 

Commission with unique data on 

household availability of broadband and 

on relative broadband speeds. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03080 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0059] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

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 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), 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 March 18, 2016. 

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 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 


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