Justification for Non-substantive Change Request

Federal Communications Commission

Explanation of Non-Substantive Changes to OMB Control Number: 3060-1286:

• FCC Form Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Post-Commitment Change Request

Purpose of this Submission: This submission is being made for a non-substantive change to an existing information collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. This submission seeks to make a minor, non-substantive change to add FCC Form 486 to the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program Post-Commitment form because like FCC Forms 471 and 500, FCC Form 486 fields were also used and adapted in the creation of the ECF post commitment form . This submission also seeks to rename the post commitment form to Post Commitment Change Request Form (FCC Form 488).

Background: Applicants participating in the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program are able to request post-commitment changes to their Emergency Connectivity Fund FCC Form 471 by submitting a post-commitment change request to USAC for review and approval. Applicants are able to amend service start and end dates, reduce or cancel funding requests, substitute equipment or services, or change service providers through this process. This change request is based on the approved information collections associated with the FCC Form 471, OMB Control No. 3060-0806 and the FCC Form 500, OMB Control No. 3060-0853. The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Post-Commitment Change Request form is also based on FCC Form 486, OMB Control No. 3060-0853, which was inadvertently left out. With this non-substantive request, we now seek to add FCC Form 486 to the post commitment change request form and assign it form number FCC Form 488.

Summary of Proposed Updates to the FCC Form Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Post-Commitment Change Request:

• We propose to add FCC Form 486 to the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Post-Commitment Change Request form because like FCC Forms 471 and 500, FCC Form 486 was also used and adapted in the creation of the ECF post commitment change request form.

• Add “FCC Form 486” to the title of the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Post-Commitment Change Request form.

• Assign FCC Form 488 to the post commitment change request form.

There are no changes in the burdens and no costs are associated with this non-substantive change request.

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