6712-01
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0819; FR ID 224317]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and
Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites
the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following
information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks
specific comment on how it might “further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.” The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information
subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
submitted on or before [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review - Open for Public Comments" or by
using the search function. Your comment must be submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the above
instructions for it to be considered. In addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov
and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. To view a copy of this information

collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called "Currently
Under Review," (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the "Select Agency" box below the
"Currently Under Review" heading, (4) select "Federal Communications Commission" from the list of
agencies presented in the "Select Agency" box, (5) click the "Submit" button to the right of the "Select
Agency" box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR
and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the
general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief
Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might “further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.”
OMB Control Number: 3060-0819.
Title: Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers, Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support.
Form No.: FCC Form 481, 497, 555, 5629, 5630, and 5631.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households and business or other for-profit enterprises.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 25,110,068 respondents; 26,877,412 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167-125 hours.

Frequency of Response: Annual, biennial, monthly, daily and on occasion reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority is contained in Sections
1, 4(i), 5, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and section 706 of the Communications Act of 1996, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),155, 201,205,
214,219, 220,254, 303(r),403, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 6,534,382 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $937,500.
Needs and Uses: The Commission provides updates to the existing FCC Form 5629 to implement the
Safe Connections Act Order, FCC 23-96, to include information for survivors suffering financial hardship
about how they can qualify to receive emergency communications support from the Lifeline program.
The revisions also allow survivors to document or self-certify their financial hardship status and include a
new question on survivor communication preferences. Additionally, the Commission adds a new
requirement for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) seeking to relinquish their ETC
designation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-12601 Filed: 6/7/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/10/2024]