Notice2022-24826
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Application for Broadband Grant Programs; Comment Request
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Published
November 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24826]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--Application for
Broadband Grant Programs; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on August 26, 2022, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Commerce.
Title: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--Application for
Broadband Grant Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0660-0046.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 550 for SDEPG application, 700 for MMG
application, 400 for TBCP application.
Average Hours per Response: 8.1 hours for SDEPG application, 14 for
MMG application, 1 hour for TBCP application.
Burden Hours: 14,655.
Needs and Uses: With this information collection, NTIA will review
the proposed applications and budgets of applicants to evaluate
alignment to SDEPG, MMG, and TBCP requirements and program priorities.
Applicants will have more structured questions and guidance for their
applications. The forms will ultimately reduce the applicant burden by
making the application process clearer and simpler. Additionally, the
structured forms will reduce application errors and the number of
application updates needed after the applications have been submitted.
Affected Public (SDEPG): Territories or possessions of the United
States, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian
organizations applying for Infrastructure Act Broadband Grant Program
funding.
Affected Public (MMG): States, political subdivisions of a State,
Tribal governments technology companies, electric utilities, utility
cooperatives, public utility districts, telecommunications companies,
telecommunications cooperatives, nonprofit foundations, nonprofit
corporations, nonprofit institutions, nonprofit associations, regional
planning councils, Native entities, economic development authorities,
or any partnership of two (2) or more of these entities.
Affected Public (TBCP): Tribal Governments, Tribal Colleges or
Universities, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the
Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education
Programs, Tribal organizations, or Alaska Native Corporations.
Frequency: One-time submission prior to application deadline.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021
(IIJA), Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021);
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title IX, Section
905(c), Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020) (Act), as
amended by the IIJA.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering the title of the collection or the OMB Control
Number 0660-0046.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2022-24826 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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