Universal Service - Schools
and Libraries Universal Service Program, FCC Forms 470 and 471
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
03/23/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2021
12/31/2021
67,100
67,100
273,950
273,950
0
0
This submission is being made for
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 the modification of FCC
rule 54.502. On August 13, 2020, the Commission submitted revised
information collection requirements for review and approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. That non-substantive change request
sought to change certain fields, instructions, and the filing
process for the FCC Form 471 to implement the changes adopted by
the Commission in the Category Two Report and Order, FCC 19-117.
That submission also sought to make non-substantive changes to the
instructions and process by which applicants fill out the FCC Form
471 to improve the user experience and reduce the administrative
burden. On September 2, 2020, OMB approved that information
collection request. Sections 47 CFR 54.502(d) and (e) codifies
these requirements. Upon OMB’s review and approval of this
submission, an effective date notice will be published to announce
the effective date of these rules. This submission is being made
for proposed non-substantive changes to an existing information
collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. This submission seeks to
make non-substantive changes to certain fields, instructions, and
the filing process for the FCC Form 471 to implement the changes
adopted by the Commission in the Category Two Report and Order, FCC
19-117. This submission also seeks to make non-substantive changes
to the instructions and process by which applicants fill out the
FCC Form 471 to improve the user experience and reduce the
administrative burden. There are no proposed changes for the FCC
Form 470. The FCC Form 471 is contained in an online database. In
1997 the Commission adopted rules providing support for the
Universal Service Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism (E-rate
Program). FCC Forms 470 and 471 are required to describe the
services requested and ordered by schools and libraries under the
program.
There are adjustments/decreases
to this information collection. Based on current USAC data on the
FCC Forms 470 and 471, the Commission has determined that there
will be a decrease in the number of respondents and annual
responses resulting in a decrease in the burden hours for this
information collection. Since funding year 2016 there has been a
drop in the number of unique filers, which has resulted in a
decrease in the overall burden hours associated with this
information collection.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Aaron Garza 202 418-1175
Aaron.Garza@fcc.gov
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.