[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 44758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18576]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Broadband Subscription and Usage Supplement to the Census 
Bureau's Current Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0021.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (Reinstatement with change of a 
previously approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 54,000 households.
    Average Time per Response: 90 seconds.
    Burden Hours: 1,350.
    Needs and Uses: The NTIA proposes to add eight questions to the 
Census Bureau (Census or Bureau) October 2010 Current Population Survey 
(CPS) in order to gather reliable data on broadband (also known as 
high-speed Internet) use by U.S. households. President Obama has 
established a national goal of universal, affordable broadband access 
for all Americans.\1\ To that end, the Administration is working with 
Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and other stakeholders 
to develop and advance economic and regulatory policies that foster 
broadband deployment and adoption. Current, systematic, and 
comprehensive data on broadband access and non-use by U.S. households 
is critical to allow policymakers not only to gauge progress made to 
date, but also to identify problem areas with a specificity that 
permits carefully targeted and cost effective responses.
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    \1\ See http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/20091217-recovery-act-investments-broadband.pdf (last viewed May 11, 2010).
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    Census is widely regarded as a superior collector of data based on 
its centuries of experience and its scientific methods. The collection 
of NTIA's requested broadband usage data, moreover, will occur in 
conjunction with Census' scheduled October 2010 CPS, thereby 
significantly reducing the potential burdens on the Bureau and the 
households surveyed. Questions on broadband and Internet usage were 
included in eight previous Census household surveys.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: William Tucker, (202) 395-1743.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to William Tucker, OMB Desk Officer, e-mail address, 
[email protected], or Fax number (202) 395-5167.

    Dated: July 23, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-18576 Filed 7-28-10; 8:45 am]
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