[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11795]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the emergency provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Computer and Internet Use Supplement to the Census Bureau's 
Current Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0021.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission (revision of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 40,500.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 6,750.
    Needs and Uses: President Obama has established a national goal of 
universal, affordable broadband access for all Americans. To that end, 
the Administration is working with Congress, the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC), and other stakeholders to develop and advance 
economic and regulatory policies that foster broadband deployment and 
adoption. Current, systematic, and comprehensive data on broadband 
adoption 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.
    NTIA proposes to add 53 questions in the Computer and Internet Use 
Supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau's July 2013 Current Population 
Survey (CPS) to gather reliable data on broadband (also known as high-
speed Internet) use by U.S. households. These questions clarify certain 
previously used questions, and update others to reflect rapidly 
changing broadband device technology and the many consumer and business 
activities that broadband enables. The emergency review by OMB will 
expedite the inclusion of the questions to the CPS.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by June 14, 2013 to Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk 
Officer, via the Internet at [email protected] or FAX 
number (202) 395-5167.

    Dated: May 14, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11795 Filed 5-16-13; 8:45 am]
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