Fee Assessment Adjustment, Fee Relief and Fee Exemption

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Waiver etc. 2023 Supporting Statement_3060-0812_January 2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-25	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
31081	Business or other for-profit		Modified
264713	Federal Government		New
264712	Individuals or Households		New
187327	State, Local, or Tribal Governments		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0812	ICR Reference No: 202401-3060-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-3060-006
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OMD
Title: Fee Assessment Adjustment, Fee Relief and Fee Exemption
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/08/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/26/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	574	0	19,920
Time Burden (Hours)	244	0	10,030
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection consists of reporting requirements contained in Commission regulations and orders to ensure (i) accurate assessment of annual regulatory fees, (ii) that nonprofit entities seeking statutory exemption from payment of regulatory or application fees demonstrate their nonprofit status, and (iii) that parties seeking waiver, reduction or deferral of application or regulatory fees demonstrate good cause and that the requested fee relief promotes the public interest, as required by statute.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 4(i), 4(j), 8, 9, 9a Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 158, 159, 159a, 303 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 103 - 66 6603(a) Name of Law: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
   PL: Pub.L. 103 - 121 6003(a) Name of Law: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
  

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:
	88 FR 80721	11/20/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 5229	01/26/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for-profit
Federal Government
Individuals or Households
State, Local, or Tribal Governments

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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	574	19,920	0	0	-19,346	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	244	10,030	0	0	-9,786	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 three decreases to this information collection. The total number of annual respondents and the total number of annual responses each decreased from 19,920 to 574 (-19,346). The total annual hourly burden decreased from 10,030 to 244 (-9,786). These decreases are due primarily to a large decrease in the reported number of annual responses in the fee exemption category. The previous estimate of 19,600 annual fee exemption responses erroneously stated that nonprofit regulatees of the Commission were required to maintain certain fee payment records, expressed as 19,500 responses per year. The Commission has no such recordkeeping requirement pertaining to this process. Accordingly, the Commission has adjusted the annual response estimate in the fee exemption category to 100, representing the number of responses the Commission receives each year from entities claiming fee payment exemptions based on nonprofit status. There are no program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $74,939

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.     No

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.     No

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: 01/26/2024

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