Notice2024-13281
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB, Comment Request; Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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Published
June 17, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13281]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB,
Comment Request; Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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 March 26, 2024, 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: Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (DECGP).
OMB Control Number: 0660-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Number of Respondents: 500 for the Consolidated Budget Form,
Application Form, and Project(s) Description Form; 300 for the
Partnership Members Form).
Average Hours per Response: 15 hours (4 hours for the Consolidated
Budget Form, 6 hours for the Application Form, 3 hours for the
Project(s) Description Form; and 2 hours for the Partnership Members
Form).
Burden Hours: 7,100 hours.
Needs and Uses: With this information collection, NTIA will review
the proposed applications and budgets of applicants to evaluate
alignment to DECGP 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: Eligible entities applying for Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
funding, including a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality
of a State, including an agency of a State that is responsible for
administering or supervising adult education and literacy activities,
or for providing public housing, in the State; Indian Tribes, Alaska
Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations; foundations,
corporations, institutions, and associations that are not-for-profit
entities and not schools; community anchor institutions; local
educational agencies; and entities that carry out workforce development
programs; and other eligible entities (or partnerships between such
entities).
Frequency: One-time submission.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Section 60305 of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act of 2021, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021).
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-13281 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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