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OMB Control No: 3060-0950	ICR Reference No: 200708-3060-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200403-3060-005
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WT
Title: Bidding Credits for Tribal Lands, WT Docket No. 99-266
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/17/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/17/2007
Terms of Clearance: Content of this ICR is acceptable but this collection has a history of predictable emergency extensions. If this ICR is submitted again as an emergency submission in the future, thorough examination is recommended to determine if it truly qualifies as an emergency submission based on the criteria in 5 CFR 1320.13.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2007
Responses	3	0	1,313
Time Burden (Hours)	600	0	262,600
Cost Burden (Dollars)	108,000	0	47,268,000

Abstract: The Report and Order implements bidding credits for federally-recognized tribal areas that have a telephone service penetration rate below seventy percent (qualifying tribal land). The Commission adopted the R&O to encourage deployment of wireless services to tribal lands. The 1990 Census indicates that communities on tribal lands have historically had less access to telecommunications services than any other segment of the population. Later, the Commission extended the time period during which winning bidders can negotiate with relevant tribes to obtain the certification needed to obtain the bidding credit in a particular market from 90 days to 180 days. Further, the 2nd R&O clarified various administrative matters involved in implementing the bidding credit. Finally, the 3rd R&O raised the wireline telephone penetration rate at which tribal lands are eligible for a bidding credit from 90% or less, to 85% or less, and increased the amount of the bidding credit.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 28973	05/23/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 44532	08/08/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Bidding Credits for Tribal Lands, WT Docket No. 99-266
Bidding Credits for Tribal Lands; WT Docket No. 99-266

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3	1,313	-1,310
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	600	262,600	-262,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	108,000	47,268,000	-47,160,000

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 seeking no change in reporting or recordkeeping requirements for this ICR. However, since the last submission to the OMB, the Commission has modified the number of respondents/responses, burden hours and annual costs. This is due to the changing number of licenses estimated to be auctioned during a given year. In spite of the few applications that are actually affected, the number of potential participants is in the hundreds, perhaps thousands. In other words, while few applicants have actually attempted to take part in the Tribal Lands Bidding Credit (TLBC) program, almost all applicants in any auction where TLBC's are available could take part in the program. Because so many could possibly take part, the FCC needs continued OMB approval for this collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,894

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Michael Connelly 202 418-0132 michael.connelly@fcc.gov

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