Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, Report and Order, FCC Form 477 (WC Docket No. 19-195, WC Docket No. 11-10, FCC 19-79)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
nonsubstantive change request for 3060-0816 (2020).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-05-20
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0816 (revised 5_20_2020).docx Supporting Statement A	2020-05-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31105	Local telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form 477 Instruction	Modified
184754	Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form 477 Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0816	ICR Reference No: 202005-3060-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-3060-015
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, Report and Order, FCC Form 477 (WC Docket No. 19-195, WC Docket No. 11-10, FCC 19-79)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/28/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2023	03/31/2023	03/31/2023
Responses	5,030	0	5,030
Time Burden (Hours)	1,750,440	0	1,946,610
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: On August 1, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, FCC 19-79, in WC Docket Nos. 19-195 and 11-10 (attached). The Order makes targeted changes to the existing Form 477 data collection to reduce reporting burdens for all filers and incorporate new technologies.The Order adopts the 5G-NR (New Radio) technology standards developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) with Release 15 and requires providers to submit 5G deployment data that meet the specifications of Release 15 (or any successor release that may be adopted by the Commission’s Bureaus). These changes are necessary because the deployment data collected on Form 477 are no longer sufficient for targeting universal service funds. The actions to improve the Form 477 data collection will also increase the usefulness of the information to the Commission, Congress, the industry, and the public. The Order reduces the burden on broadband providers by removing the requirement that facilities-based providers submit separate coverage maps depicting their broadband network coverage areas for each transmission technology and each frequency band. It also modifies the requirement that mobile broadband providers report coverage information for each technology deployed in their networks by reducing the number of categories from nine to four. The Order also eliminates the requirement that facilities-based providers submit a list of census tracts in which the provider advertises its mobile wireless broadband service and in which the service is available to actual and potential subscribers. Finally, the Order removes the requirement that fixed providers offering business/enterprise/government services to report the maximum downstream and upstream contractual or guaranteed data throughput rate (committed information rate) available in each reported census block. Please see the non-substantive change request justification for the reason behind this change request submission to the Office of Management and Budget.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 332 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 4(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 218-220 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 251-252 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 271 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 303(r) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 706 Name of Law: Telecommunications Act of 1996
   US Code: 47 USC 403 Name of Law: Communicatioins Act of 1934, as amende
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AJ15	Final or interim final rulemaking	84 FR 43705	08/22/2019

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 61905	11/14/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 3378	01/21/2020
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
Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form 477
Local telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form 477

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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	5,030	5,030	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,750,440	1,946,610	0	-196,170	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The public burden for the information collection requirements contained herein will decrease by approximately 196,170 burden hours per year by the changes made in the non-substantive change request submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $298,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 05/22/2020

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