Rule2024-21466
Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program
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Published
September 20, 2024
Effective
September 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with the rules for the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program contained in the Commission's Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC 24-63. This document is consistent with the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the new information collection requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77028-77029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21466]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC 24-63]
Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection
associated with the rules for the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity
Pilot Program contained in the Commission's Schools and Libraries
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC
24-63. This document is consistent with the Schools and Libraries
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing
the effective date of the new information collection requirements.
DATES: The amendments to Sec. Sec. 54.2004, 54.2005, 54.2006 and
54.2008 published at 89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024 are effective September
20, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Berkland
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3b8819a80879a9dddb19681989f929d97b3959090dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7fcc5dec4c3ded999f5d2c5dcdbd6d9d3f7d1d4d499d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>, in the Telecommunications Access Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-
0484. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-
2991 or via email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e20070d01020b402100090b020b2e080d0d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0eec9c3cfccc58eefcec7c5ccc5e0c6c3c38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission submitted revised information
collection requirements for review and approval by OMB, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, on August 14, 2024, which
were approved by OMB on September 13, 2024. The information collection
requirements are contained in the Commission's Schools and Libraries
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Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC
24-63 published at 89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024. The OMB Control Number
is 3060-1323. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed
in the following, or how the Commission can improve the collections and
reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele,
Federal Communications Commission, Room 3.310, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1323,
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f7f7d6e6f494c4c01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d080829190b6b3b3feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63050000565357230500004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cfaffffa9aca8dcfaffffb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a> or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on September 13, 2024, for the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR 54.2004, 54.2005, 54.2006 and 54.2008
published at 89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.
The foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1323.
OMB Approval Date: September 13, 2024.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2027.
Title: Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program.
Form Number: FCC Forms 470, 471, 472, 474--Cybersecurity, 484 and
488--Cybersecurity.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: State, local or tribal government institutions, and
other not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,000 respondents; 201,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours for FCC Form 470--
Cybersecurity, 5 hours for FCC Form 471--Cybersecurity, 1.75 hours for
FCC Forms 472/474--Cybersecurity, 15 hours for FCC Form 484, and 1 hour
for FCC Form 488--Cybersecurity.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, and recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1-4, 201-202, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the Communications Act,
47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-202, 254, 303(r), and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 743,900 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collected is designed to obtain
information from applicants and service providers that will be used by
the Commission and/or USAC to evaluate the applications and select
participants to receive funding under the Cybersecurity Pilot Program,
make funding determinations and disburse funding in compliance with
applicable federal laws for payments made through the Pilot program.
The Commission will begin accepting applications to participate in
the Cybersecurity Pilot Program after publication of its Report and
Order and notice of OMB approval of the Cybersecurity Pilot Program
information collection in the Federal Register.
On June 11, 2024, the Commission adopted the Schools and Libraries
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order in WC Docket No. 23-234,
89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024. The Commission adopted a three-year pilot
program within the Universal Service Fund to provide up to $200 million
available to support cybersecurity and advanced firewall services for
eligible schools and libraries. Accordingly, the Commission adopted and
added subpart T to part 54 of its rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21466 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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