CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FCC Form 161 CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FCC Form 161 CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
PRA Information Collection 3060-0917 and 3060-0918 (FCC Forms 160 and 161) Non-substantive change request 47 CFR 1.8002_.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2021-08-10	Available
3060-0918 Form 161_SS_8.10.21.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-08-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
209884	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Form and Instruction	Modified
178566	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Other-Screenshot	Modified
178565	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0918	ICR Reference No: 202108-3060-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-3060-019
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OMD-FO
Title: CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/11/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/11/2021
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2023	04/30/2023	04/30/2023
Responses	101,200	0	5,500
Time Burden (Hours)	16,900	0	919
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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 a change in burden hours for this information collection as a result of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) June 22, 2021 Order adopting changes to requirements for the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES). See Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission’s Rules, Concerning Practice and Procedure, Amendment of CORES Registration System, Report and Order, FCC 21-79; https://www.fcc.gov/document/2021-cores-modification-order. Section 1.8002 of the FCC’s rules require an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to be supplied by anyone doing business with the FCC, including, but not limited to, remitting payments, applying for licenses, participating in auctions, and filing certain applications. Registrants use the FCC’s system called CORES to obtain FRNs with the associated passwords necessary to enter into a variety of transactions with the FCC and for participating in FCC programs. As of 2016, the FCC has maintained a legacy online version of CORES that does not require email address information and a new version of CORES that does require email address information. Section 1.8002(b)(1) of the Commission’s rules lists the information currently required from entities seeking to register for an FRN. The rule is amended by the June 2021 Report and Order to require email address information as part of the registration information and will allow the FCC to retire the legacy version of CORES. Section 1.8002(b)(2) requires that the information used to register for an FRN be kept current by the registrants. Registrants that obtained their FRN through legacy CORES and have not associated a valid e-mail address with their FRN, may continue to use that FRN without an associated valid e-mail address for a limited period but will be gradually transitioned to the new system and will be required provide email address information at some point over the next (approximately) 1 to 3 years. This information that applicants (entities) submit on FCC Form 161 is used to change or update information in the CORES system for entity's name, address, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), telephone number, email, fax, contact representative address, telephone number, email and fax. The Commission Registration System (CORES) assigns each entity doing business with the Commission a FCC Registration Number (FRN). The FRN is used to collect and to report any delinquent amounts arising from such applicant's (entity's) relationship with the FCC. The respondents are anyone doing business with the FCC. This information that applicants (entities) submit on FCC Form 161 is used to change or update information in the CORES system for entity's name, address, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), telephone number, email, fax, contact representative address, telephone number, email and fax. The Commission Registration System (CORES) assigns each entity doing business with the Commission a FCC Registration Number (FRN). The FRN is used to collect and to report any delinquent amounts arising from such applicant's (entity's) relationship with the FCC. The respondents are anyone doing business with the FCC. This form now includes a "certification statement" and a "signature line."

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 31001 Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act if 1996
  

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:
	85 FR 5210	01/29/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 5210	01/29/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	FCC Form 161	Cores Update/Change Form
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	FCC Form 161	Cores Update/Change Form
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	101,200	5,500	0	0	95,700	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,900	919	0	0	15,981	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 Commission is reporting adjustments/increases to this information collection. The total number of respondents and total annual responses increased from 5,500 to 101,200 (+95,700 respondents/responses) and the total annual burden hours increased from 919 hours to 16,900 (+15,981 hours). These adjustments are based on the Commission’s most currently available data.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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: 08/11/2021

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