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Title: Universal Service—Schools and 

Libraries Universal Service Program, 

FCC Forms 470 and 471. 

Form Numbers: FCC Forms 470 and 

471. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions, and state, local or tribal 

government public institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 82,000 respondents, 82,000 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours 

to fill out FCC Form 470 and 4 hours to 

fill out the FCC Form 471 plus 0.5 hours 

for each form for the ten-year 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

annual reporting, and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C.s 151—154, 

201—205, 218—220, 254, 303(r), 403, 

and 405. 

Total Annual Burden: 334,000 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no assurance of confidentiality 

provided to respondents concerning this 

information collection. If the 

Commission requests applicants to 

submit information that the respondents 

believe is confidential, respondents may 

request confidential treatment of their 

information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Forms 470 and 

471 collect the information the 

Commission and the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) need 

to administer the schools and libraries 

universal service mechanism 

(informally known as the E-rate 

program), determine if entities are 

eligible for funding pursuant to the 

schools and libraries support 

mechanism, determine the amount of 

support entities seeking funding are 

eligible to receive, determine if entities 

are complying with the Commission’s 

rules, and prevent waste, fraud, and 

abuse. The forms collect specific 

information to establish that 

economically disadvantaged schools 

and rural schools receive a greater share 

of E-rate program funding based on the 

percentage of students eligible in that 

school district for the national school 

lunch program (NSLP) (or other 

acceptable indicators of economic 

disadvantage determined by the 

Commission). The student poverty level 

needed to determine discounts for 

libraries are based on the NSLP 

information for the school district 

nearby. In the E-rate Modernization 

Order, among other things, the 

Commission took steps to streamline the 

application process, provide exemptions 

from competitive bidding, implement a 

‘‘district-wide’’ discount calculation 

mechanism, establish budgets for 

internal broadband connectivity, and 

extend the document retention period to 

ten years. FCC Forms 470 and 471 

execute these changes for the E-rate 

application process and enable the 

Commission to collect data to facilitate 

measurement of progress towards the 

adopted performance goals established 

in the E-rate Modernization Order. 

In addition, this collection is 

necessary to allow the Commission to 

evaluate the extent to which the E-rate 

program is meeting the statutory 

objectives specified in section 254(h) of 

the 1996 Act. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0687] 

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 (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 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 February 13, 

2015. 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 

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: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0687. 

Title: Access to Telecommunications 

Equipment and Services by Persons 

with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87–124. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,268 respondents; 

22,500,000 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 

second (0.000278 hours) to 15 seconds 

(0.004167 hours). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in section 710 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 610, and Pub. L. 

100–394, the ‘‘Hearing Aid 

Compatibility Act of 1988,’’ 102 Stat. 

976, Aug. 16, 1988. 

Total Annual Burden: 6,693 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $266,280. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

An assurance of confidentiality is not 

offered because this information 

collection does not require the 

collection of personally identifiable 

information from individuals. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 68.224— 

Notice of non-hearing aid compatibility. 

Every non-hearing aid compatible 


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telephone offered for sale to the public 

on or after August 17, 1989, whether 

previously-registered, newly registered 

or refurbished shall (a) contain in a 

conspicuous location on the surface of 

its packaging a statement that the 

telephone is not hearing aid compatible, 

or if offered for sale without a 

surrounding package, shall be affixed 

with a written statement that the 

telephone is not hearing aid compatible; 

and (b) be accompanied by instructions 

in accordance with 47 CFR 62.218(b)(2). 

(a) 47 CFR 68.300—Labeling 

requirements. As of April 1, 1997, all 

registered telephones, including 

cordless telephones, manufactured in 

the United States (other than for export) 

or imported for use in the United States, 

that are hearing aid compatible shall 

have the letters ‘‘HAC’’ permanently 

affixed. The information collections for 

both rules contain third party disclosure 

and labeling requirements. The 

information is used primarily to inform 

consumers who purchase and/or use 

telephone equipment whether the 

telephone is hearing aid compatible. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29266 Filed 12–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0584] 

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 Communication 

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 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 February 13, 

2015. 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 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: 3060–0584. 

Title: Administration of U.S. Certified 

Accounting Authorities in Maritime 

Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite 

Radio Services, FCC Forms 44 and 45. 

Form Nos. FCC Forms 44 and 45. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 19 respondents; 59 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1–3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping; on occasion, semiannual, and annual reporting 

requirements; and third-party disclosure 

requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

(IC) is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 

303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 79 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $285,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

However, respondents may request 

materials or information submitted to 

the Commission be withheld from 

public inspection pursuant to 47 CFR 

0.459 of the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission has 

standards for accounting authorities in 

the maritime mobile and maritimesatellite radio services under 47 CFR 

part 3. 

The Commission uses these standards 

to determine the eligibility of applicants 

for certification as a U.S. accounting 

authority, to ensure compliance with 

the maritime mobile and maritimesatellite radio services, and to identify 

accounting authorities to the 

International Telecommunications 

Union (ITU). Respondents are entities 

seeking certification or those already 

certified to be accounting authorities. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[WC Docket No. 05–25 and RM–10593; DA 

14–1706] 

Special Access Data Collection; Filing 

Deadline Extended 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) 

released an order extending the 

deadline for responding to the data 

collection in the Commission’s special 

access proceeding. The extension 

provides more time for respondents to 

navigate the procedures for successfully 

loading the database container which is 

necessary for respondents to provide 

much of the numerical-type data sought, 

e.g., facilities and billing information. In 

this Order, the Bureau also grants 

FairPoint’s Communications Inc.’s 

request for limited waiver to the extent 

consistent with the Order. 

DATES: The deadline for responding to 

the collection for large businesses with 

more than 1,500 employees is January 

29, 2015 and for small businesses with 

1,500 or fewer employees is February 

27, 2015. The deadline for covered 

entities required to certify they are not 

a Provider, Purchaser, or entity 

providing Best Efforts Business 

Broadband Internet Access Service is 

December 15, 2014. 


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