Notice2024-18968
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB, Comment Request; State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native Entities
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Published
August 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68144-68145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18968]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB,
Comment Request; State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native
Entities
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 January 19, 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.
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Title: State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native
Entities.
OMB Control Number: 0660-00XX.
Form Number(s): TBD.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Number of Respondents: 490 for the Application Form; 250 for the
Capacity Consolidated Budget Form; 240 for the Planning and Capacity
Consolidated Budget Form; and 15 for the Consortium Members Form.
Average Hours per Response: 13.57 hours.
Burden Hours: 6,650 hours.
Needs and Uses: With this information collection, NTIA will review
the proposed applications and budgets of applicants to evaluate
alignment to Native Entity Capacity Grant Program 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: Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native
Hawaiian organizations.
Frequency: One-time submission.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Sections 60304(c) and 60304(d) 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 of
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-18968 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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