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OMB Control No: 3060-1181	ICR Reference No: 202411-3060-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-3060-009
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OEA/IAD
Title: Study Area Boundary Data Reporting in Esri Shapefile Format, DA 12-1777 and DA 13-282
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/10/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/10/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	36	0	76
Time Burden (Hours)	576	0	1,297
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,714	0	20,072

Abstract: The Commission requires all incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to file shapfile maps of their service territories in a state (study area). State commissions can also submit these data voluntarily for ILECs in their state. Shapefiles are a commonly used, digitized, geographic information system (GIS) format. Accurate and accessible maps are essential to the legitimate distribution of universal service support to rural, high cost carriers. After the shapefiles are uploaded into a web interface provided by the Commission, each ILEC (or state) must certify the accuracy of its study area maps. Filers must also submit updated shapefile maps if their study area boundaries change, and must recertify the accuracy of the map every two years.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 254(b) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended

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:
	89 FR 73089	09/05/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 73089	09/05/2024
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
Business or other for-profit entities
State, Local and Tribal Government

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	36	76	-40
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	576	1,297	-721
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,714	20,072	-9,358

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 adjustments/decreases to this information collection. Since the last submission to OMB, the total number of respondents and responses decreased from 76 to 36 (-40), the total annual burden hours consequently decreased to 576 from 1,297 (-721), and, the total annual costs decreased to $10,714 from $20,072 (-$9,358). These adjustments accurately reflect a decrease in burden hours due to a decrease in the number of ILECs modifying their study area boundaries in recent years. The extent to which Study Area Boundaries are modified over time can be affected by other regulatory initiatives. When such an initiative creates an incentive for ILECs to change their boundaries, as several initiatives have in recent years, revisions will increase thus increasing the burden. All ILECs are required to recertify their study area boundaries every two years, but we have determined that this task to be a normal business activity and of negligible burden. There are no program changes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,630

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: John Emmett 202 418-0386 john.emmett@fcc.gov

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