Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2014_ss_0812_(final).docx Supporting Statement A	2014-12-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31081	Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status (Not-for-profit institutions)	Modified
187327	Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status (State, local, or tribal governments)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0812	ICR Reference No: 201412-3060-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201111-3060-008
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OMD
Title: Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/10/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/24/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2018	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2015
Responses	19,269	0	5,300
Time Burden (Hours)	9,635	0	2,915
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The FCC requires this information when licensees and regulatees request exemption from payment of regulatory fees due to their "non-profit" status. The Commission requires licensees and regulatees to file a "one-time" documentation sufficient to establish their non-profit status. This documentation may take the form of an IRS Determination Letter, a state charter indicating non-profit status, proof of church affiliation indicating tax exempt status, etc. The FCC requires the licensee or regulatee to maintain this information for two years from the time the fee payment was made. This will allow adequate time for the FCC to conduct any audits deemed necessary to determine whether fee payments were made correctly.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 159 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 63393	10/23/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 77486	12/24/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status (State, local, or tribal governments)
Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status (Not-for-profit institutions)

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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	19,269	5,300	0	0	13,969	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,635	2,915	0	0	6,720	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated number of respondents is now estimated to be 19,169, an increase of 13,869 from the 5,300 respondents reported in the previous submission. This increase is mainly due to more entities (respondents) having claimed non-profit status pursuant to IRS code and state authority in the past three years. Also, the estimated number of annual of responses is estimated to be 19,269, an increase of 13,969 from the 5,300 responses from the last submission. The burden hours for each non-profit entity remain the same; however, the aggregate burden hours for all respondents have increased due to estimated increase in non-profit entities, by 6,720 hours from 2,915 hours to 9,635 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,463

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: 12/24/2014

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