Non-Substantial Change Request Justification

May 28, 2014

Federal Communications Commission

Explanation of Non-Substantive Changes to OMB Control Number: 3060-1185, FCC Form 690:

• Main Form Page

• Section 060, Carrier Coverage Worksheet

• Section 090 Project Update Worksheet

Purpose of this Submission: This submission documents proposed non-substantive changes to an existing information collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. This submission seeks to modify the format of the FCC Form 690 for electronic filing.

Summary of Proposed Modifications to Form 601 Schedule I

The FCC Form 690, Annual Report for Mobility Fund Phase I Support, format is being modified as a result of the development of online electronic filings by both the Federal Communications Commission and Universal Service Administrative Company. This change is reflected in both the form instructions and on the form. The modifications are identified below.

Main Form (Data Collection Form page) – The following items are no longer necessary with the development of the online electronic form.

• Removed check box for item 060, Coverage and Performance Report

• Removed check box for item 070, Urban Rate Comparability Certification

• Removed check box for item 090, Project Update Information

• Removed check box for item 100, Certifications

Section 060, 080 and 090 Worksheets – Filers will only need to enter items 010, 015, 020, 030, 035 and 039 once on the Data Collection Form page instead of on each worksheet. The electronic form will pre-fill this information upon the first entry on the Main Form.

Section 060 Coverage and Performance Report – As result of the development of an electronic online filing version of the FCC Form 690 and the Commission’s new interface for filing Mobility Fund electronic shapefiles, the following items have been changed. This information was required to be submitted to both USAC and the Commission before the FCC Form 690 became electronic.

• Added items 140a1 and 140a2. These items provide for the coverage and performance start date and end dates which may be different than the program year for certain reports.

       Items 141d, 141e and 141f are modified. Items are now on a separate screen, combined into one item and renamed “Coverage and Performance Data”. The Yes/No is changed to a button for submitting the attachment and the item verbiage is modified to reflect this change.

• The Commission has developed a site to allow filers to electronically submit each electronic shapefile to the Commission and package the shapefiles into one file. This information was required to be submitted before the FCC Form 690 became electronic. The screen shots for submitting this information are included with this submission. Filers will log in using their FCC registration number and enter the Carrier Contact Information from the FCC Form 690. Filers will then be able to attach an electronic shapefile for each study area code as appropriate, view the mapping information, enter the certifying official information from the FCC Form 690 and certify the submitted files.

Section 090 Project Update Information – The following items are modified as a result of the electronic form.

• Items 204, 205, 206, and 207 are no longer required and are removed from the form.

• Items 208 and 209 are combined and modified to show a selection of either 3G or 4G.

Modified Screen Shots

The screen shots for the new Form 690 electronic filing system and the Commission’s MFI Geospatial electronic filing interface are included with this submission for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Burden Hours and Costs

The burden hours or costs are not impacted by this non-substantive change request submission.

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