Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 460 Federal Government Form	Modified
Business or other for-profit Form	Modified
FCC-21-74A1.pdf Supporting Statement B	2022-06-23
IC 1271_SS_Final Version.2_June 2022.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
241112	Federal Government Form	Modified
241111	State, Local or Tribal Governments Other-COVID-19, Telehealth Program, LOA	Modified
241110	Business or other for-profit Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1271	ICR Reference No: 202206-3060-014
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202102-3060-006
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/23/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	34,553	34,623
Time Burden (Hours)	197,787	198,347
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The FCC seeks approval to revise the existing collection 3060-1271 to also include information collection requirements for the Connected Care Pilot Program established by the Commission in the Report and Order entitled In the Matter of Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program (WC Docket No. 18-213, WC Docket No. 20-89, FCC 20-44). This collection is being revised to: (1) add new information collection requirements for the Connected Care Pilot Program. This information collection is necessary in order to facilitate the FCC’s and the Universal Administrative Company’s administration of the Programs, and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. The information will also allow the FCC to evaluate the extent to which the Programs are complying with the applicable rules and procedures for each program. The FCC is not seeking to make any changes to the previously approved requirements for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program and some of the previously approved requirements for the Pilot Program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 214, 254, 303(r), 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 1-4 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201-205 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 134 Stat. 281 Name of Law: Division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
   US Code: 47 USC 151-154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK57	Final or interim final rulemaking	86 FR 37061	07/14/2021

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 21122	04/11/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 36852	06/21/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for-profit	N/A, N/A	COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Form ,   COVID-19 Telehealth Request for Reimbursement Form
Federal Government	FCC Form 460	Description of Eligibility and Registration
State, Local or Tribal Governments	FCC Form 461, FCC Form 462, FCC Form 463	Request for Services ,   Request for Funding ,   Description of Request for Funding Disbursement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	34,553	34,623	0	110	-180	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	197,787	198,347	0	880	-1,440	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting a program change and an adjustments to this information collection. These program changes and adjustments are a result of revising the reporting requirements to specify the annual and final report requirements for the Connected Care Pilot Program, pursuant to the Report and Order. The program change does not increase the burden on respondents because it only specifies the information required in the annual and final reports. Together, the adjustments and program changes resulted in a decrease in the number of respondents, the number of annual responses, and the annual burden hours. The total number of unique respondents decreased by -90 (from 7,300 to 7,210), the total number of annual responses decreased by -70 (from 34,623 to 34,553), and the total annual burden hours decreased by -560 (from 198,347 to 197,787).

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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? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/23/2022

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