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OMB Control No: 3060-1270	ICR Reference No: 202306-3060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-3060-003
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Protecting National Security Through FCC Programs
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: 08/08/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2025
Responses	6,584	0	10,325
Time Burden (Hours)	20,236	0	27,475
Cost Burden (Dollars)	472,500	0	1,125,000

Abstract: Providers of advanced communications services are prohibited from using Universal Service Fund (USF) monies to purchase, maintain, improve, modify, obtain, or otherwise support any equipment or services produced or provided by a company that poses a national security threat to the integrity of communications networks or the communications supply chain. Pursuant to the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program, the Commission has established requirements for the removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment and services that pose a national security risk.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 1603-1604 Name of Law: Secure Networks Act

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:
	88 FR 23421	04/17/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 42070	06/29/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for profit	FCC Form 5641, FCC Form 5640, FCC Form 5640, FCC Form 5640, FCC Form 5640, FCC Form 5640, FCC Form 5640, FCC 5640	, , , , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	6,584	10,325	-3,741
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,236	27,475	-7,239
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	472,500	1,125,000	-652,500

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: Although we are proposing to increase the information to be collected here, this submission reflects a decrease in the estimated total annual responses, total annual burden hours, and total annual costs for this collection. These adjustments are due to a reduction of the number of respondents for several categories of information to be collected, based on our experience with the program since this collection was first approved. Initially, we estimated that as many as 300 respondents would receive funding under the Reimbursement Program, and up to that number of entities would thus be required to respond to items (c)-(k) of this collection. However, only 126 funding allocations have actually been approved by the FCC, reducing the number of responses for items (c)-(k) ,the total burden hours, and total annual costs accordingly. As a result, the total annual responses decreased from 10,325 to 6,584 (-3,741), total annual burden hours decreased from 27,475 to 20,236 (-7,239) and the total annual costs decreased from $1,125,000 to $472,500 (-$652,500).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Agency Contact: Brian Cruikshank 202 418-3617 brian.cruikshank@fcc.gov

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