Justification for non-substantive change request_54.313(d)_Form 500

Federal Communications Commission

Explanation of Non-Substantive Changes to OMB Control Number: 3060-0853:

• FCC rule 47 CFR § 54.513(d)

Purpose of this Submission: This submission is being made for a proposed non-substantive change to an existing information collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. This submission seeks to make a non-substantive change to reflect the modification of FCC rule 47 CFR § 54.513(d).

Background: On April 22, 2021, the Commission submitted modified information collection requirements for review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. That non-substantive change request sought to make minor, non-substantive changes to the FCC Form 500 (Funding Commitment Adjustment Request Form) and the instructions for filing out the form to implement the changes adopted by the Commission in the Category Two Report and Order, FCC 19-117. Specifically, these changes removed all language referring to equipment transfers to reflect the change in the FCC Form 500. We achieved that by removing the equipment transfer notification check box and affiliated screens from the FCC Form 500 for funding year 2021 and for future funding years. We also removed the equipment transfer related instructions. On May 3, 2021, OMB approved that information collection request. Section 47 CFR 54.513(d) codifies this requirement and this submission is being made to reflect the modification to 47 CFR 54.513(d). Upon OMB’s review and approval of this submission, a notice will be published to announce the effective date of the revised rule.

Summary of Proposed Changes to the FCC Form 500:

• We propose the following modifications to 3060-0853 to reflect the amendment to § 54.513 by revising paragraph (d). The updated paragraph implements the non-substantive changes approved on May 3, 2021 and reads as follows:

§ 54.513 Resale and transfer of services

(d) Eligible services and equipment components of eligible services purchased at a discount under this subpart shall not be transferred, with or without consideration of money or any other thing of value, for a period of three years after purchase, except that eligible services and equipment components of eligible services may be transferred to another eligible school or library in the event that the particular location where the service originally was received is permanently or temporarily closed, or is part of the same eligible school district or library system as the location receiving the eligible services or equipment components of eligible services. If an eligible service or equipment component of a service is transferred pursuant to this paragraph, both the transferor and recipient must maintain detailed records documenting the transfer and the reason for the transfer for a period of five years.