Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Advancing Broadband Availability Through Digital Literacy Training

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 560 FCC Form 560, Low Income Brodband Pilot Program Reporting Form Form and Instruction	New
Form FCC Form 555 FCC Form 555, Annual Lifeline Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Certification Form Form and Instruction	New
Form FCC Form 550 FCC Form 550, Low Income Broadband Pilot Program Reimbursement Form Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FCC Form 497 FCC Form 497 and instructions - individuals or households Form and Instruction	Modified
0819_ss_revised_10-24-12withFCCeditsCLEAN.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-11-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
203943	All other reporting, recordkeeping and 3rd party requirements (except items 12a, e, p and q)	New
203942	FCC Form 560, Low Income Brodband Pilot Program Reporting Form Form and Instruction	New
203941	FCC Form 555, Annual Lifeline Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Certification Form Form and Instruction	New
201446	FCC Form 550, Low Income Broadband Pilot Program Reimbursement Form Form and Instruction	Modified
201445	FCC Form 497 and instructions - individuals or households Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0819	ICR Reference No: 201207-3060-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201203-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Advancing Broadband Availability Through Digital Literacy Training
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/07/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/06/2012
Terms of Clearance: Supporting statement updated to: clarify carrier flexibility with the annual recertification of consumer eligibility, highlight the current petition to clarify the annual recertification rule time frame, clarify carrier flexibility with the marketing disclosure requirement, and clarify biennial audit requirements.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2012
Responses	41,828,019	0	36,025,860
Time Burden (Hours)	24,185,658	0	21,102,135
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission adopted FCC 12-11, the Lifeline Reform Report and Order, which adopts rules which are intended to take immediate action to address potential waste, fraud,and abuse of the Universal Service low income program. Furthermore, in the Commission's attempt to reduce the number of information collections, we have removed and consolidated all low-income requirements into this submission. Upon OMB approval, the Commission will voluntarily discontinue OMB Control Number 3060-0774 so there is no duplication of reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 4(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201-205 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 214 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 254 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 1 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AF85	Final or interim final rulemaking	77 FR 12952	03/02/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 39241	07/02/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 52718	08/30/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FCC Form 555, Annual Lifeline Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Certification Form	FCC Form 555	Annual Lifeline Eligibility Telecommunications Carrier Certification Form
FCC Form 560, Low Income Brodband Pilot Program Reporting Form	FCC Form 560	Low Income Broadband Pilot Program Reporting Form
All other reporting, recordkeeping and 3rd party requirements (except items 12a, e, p and q)
FCC Form 550, Low Income Broadband Pilot Program Reimbursement Form	FCC Form 550	Low Income Broadband Pilot Program Reimbursement Form
FCC Form 497 and instructions - individuals or households	FCC Form 497	Lifeline Worksheet

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	41,828,019	36,025,860	0	5,802,159	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,185,658	21,102,135	0	3,083,523	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting a 3,083,523 hour program change increase for a revision to this IC. Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) are permitted to receive universal service support reimbursement for offering certain services to qualifying low-income customers. The FCC released a final and further proposed rulemaking, FCC 12-11, intended to take immediate action to address potential waste, fraud and abuse of the low-income program. The Commission has created three new FCC Forms (FCC Forms 550, 555 and 560) for which we seek OMB approval. Since the last submission the number of ETCs remains the same as our previous estimate of 940, however, the number of Lifeline subscribers has increase to 16,100,000 (last submission was estimated at 13,500,000 subscribers).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/06/2012

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