No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
12/22/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2023
06/30/2023
116,100
116,100
19,388
19,388
0
0
The non-substantive changes requested
here are necessary to assist the Commission in fulfilling
requirements under the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and
Technological Availability (DATA) Act. In this legislation,
Congress directed the FCC to “develop a process through which the
Commission can collect verified data for use in [its] coverage maps
from [ ] State, local, and Tribal governmental entities that are
primarily responsible for mapping or tracking broadband internet
access service coverage for a State, unit of local government, or
Indian Tribe, as applicable.” 47 U.S.C. § 642(a)(2)(A). The
Commission must therefore authenticate that a filer purporting to
submit availability data as a state, local or Tribal governmental
entity is, in fact, such an entity and that the filer is authorized
to act on behalf of the state, unit of local government or Indian
Tribe. The Commission will use its Commission Registration System
(CORES) to authenticate that a particular user and FCC Registration
Number (FRN) is an authorized representative of a state, local or
Tribal governmental entity that files data under section
642(a)(2)(A). We therefore would like to add a “Tribal Govt Agency”
Entity Type to FCC Form 160 (OMB 3060-0917) and Form 161 (OMB
3060-0918) and to the online version of these forms. 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. Respondents use FCC Form 160 to
register in FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES). Entities
must register in CORES to do regulatory transactions with FCC,
including receiving licenses, paying fees, participating in
auctions, etc.
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:
(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;
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.
Form FCC Form 160 CORES Registration Form, FCC Form 160
CORES Forms (160 161) - OIRA PRA Approval Request.docx
CORES Registration Form, FCC Form 160