Notice2023-11726
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NTIA Internet Use Survey
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Published
June 2, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections to help us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36282-36283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11726]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NTIA Internet Use Survey
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information
collections to help us assess the impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of
this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding
submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before August 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Rafi Goldberg, Senior Policy Advisor, Digital Equity, NTIA, 1401
Constitution
[[Page 36283]]
Avenue NW, Suite 4725, Washington, DC 20230, or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2b0a5adaea6a0a7b0a582acb6aba3eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f082979f9c9492958297b09e849991de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 0660-0021 in
the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Rafi Goldberg, Senior Policy Advisor, Digital Equity, NTIA, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 4725, Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482-
4375 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e092878f8c8482859287a08e948981ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f1e4ecefe7e1e6f1e4c3edf7eae2ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
NTIA seeks approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to add
65 questions to the November 2023 edition of the U.S. Census Bureau's
Current Population Survey (CPS). This collection of questions is known
as the NTIA Internet Use Survey and is also referred to as the CPS
Computer and Internet Use Supplement. NTIA has sponsored sixteen such
surveys since 1994.
President Biden has made clear the Administration's goal to ensure
that ``every community in America has access to affordable, high-speed
internet.'' \1\ Digitally connected Americans populate the modern
workforce, drive creative innovation throughout the economy, and ensure
a growing customer base to help sustain our nation's global
competitiveness; data from the NTIA Internet Use Survey will inform
policies aimed at achieving digital equity so that the internet's
benefits are accessible to all Americans. The research and policy
analysis enabled by this data collection are particularly important in
light of the historic investments being made through the Biden-Harris
Administration's internet for All programs, and following a pandemic
that has further highlighted the importance of the internet in daily
life.
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\1\ ``Remarks by President Biden in State of the Union Address,
February 7, 2023,'' available at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-by-president-biden-in-state-of-the-union-address-2/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-by-president-biden-in-state-of-the-union-address-2/</a>.
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NTIA is working with Congress, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), other federal agencies, state and local governments,
industry, and nonprofits to develop and promote policies that foster
ubiquitous broadband deployment, adoption, and effective use. These
policies help to ensure that families and businesses can obtain
competitively priced high-speed internet service, and that everyone is
able to gain the skills necessary to use the technology. Collecting
current, systematic, and comprehensive information on internet use and
non-use by U.S. households is critical to enabling policymakers to
gauge progress made to date and identify specific areas and demographic
groups in which adoption is a concern with a specificity that permits
carefully targeted and cost-effective responses.
The U.S. Census Bureau is widely regarded as a premier data
collector based on centuries of experience and rigorous scientific
methods. Collection of NTIA's requested internet usage data will occur
in conjunction with a future edition of the U.S. Census Bureau's CPS,
thereby significantly reducing the potential burdens on the U.S. Census
Bureau and on surveyed households.
The U.S. government has a pressing need for comprehensive data in
this area. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), NTIA, and
the FCC have issued reports noting the importance of useful broadband
data for policymakers. Moreover, Congress has passed legislation--
including the Broadband Data Improvement Act, the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, the Broadband DATA Act, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021, and most recently, the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act--wholly or in part to facilitate data
collection, research, and policy analysis in this area. Modifying the
CPS to include NTIA's requested internet use questions will enable the
Commerce Department and NTIA to respond to congressional concerns and
directives. It will also enable NTIA to continue using timely data in
the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, which employs a
funding formula that by law must be based in part on estimates from the
NTIA Internet Use Survey.\2\
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\2\ 47 U.S.C. 1723(d)(3)(A)(i).
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NTIA has made a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument available at <a href="https://www.ntia.gov/federal-register-notice/2023/2023-internet-use-survey-information-collection">https://www.ntia.gov/federal-register-notice/2023/2023-internet-use-survey-information-collection</a>.
II. Method of Collection
The NTIA internet Use Survey will be administered by the U.S.
Census Bureau as a supplement to the CPS. Data will be collected
through personal visits and live telephone interviews using computer-
assisted telephone interviewing and computer-assisted personal
interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0660-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission; Revision of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000 households.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,334.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(M), (P).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit NTIA to: (a) Evaluate
whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper
functioning of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of
the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including via the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
any personal identifying information that you include--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-11726 Filed 6-1-23; 8:45 am]
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