CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161

ICR 202112-3060-015

OMB: 3060-0918

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Modified
Form and Instruction
Modified
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2021-12-22
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2021-08-10
Supporting Statement A
2021-12-22
ICR Details
3060-0918 202112-3060-015
Active 202108-3060-007
FCC OMD-FO
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Delegated
Approved without change 12/22/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/22/2021
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2023 04/30/2023 04/30/2023
101,200 0 101,200
16,900 0 16,900
0 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 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. 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.

PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 31001 Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act if 1996
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 5210 01/29/2020
85 FR 5210 01/29/2020
No

3
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

  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 101,200 101,200 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 16,900 16,900 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
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.

$0
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Hua LU 202 418-2424 [email protected]

  No

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.
12/22/2021


© 2024 OMB.report | Privacy Policy