[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35856-35857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15809]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


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.

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    Title: State and Local Implementation Grant Program 2.0 Closeout 
Documentation.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 46.
    Average Hours per Response: 25.
    Burden Hours: 1,150.
    Needs and Uses: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012 (Act) (Pub. L. 112-96, H.R. 3630, 126 Stat. 156) was enacted 
February 22, 2012.\1\ The Act meets a long-standing national priority 
and critical infrastructure need to create a single, interoperable, 
nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) that allows law 
enforcement officers, fire fighters, emergency medical service 
professionals, and other public safety officials to effectively 
communicate with each other across agencies and jurisdictions. Public 
safety workers have been hindered in their ability to respond in a 
crisis due to incompatible communications networks and often outdated 
communications equipment.
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    \1\ Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public 
Law 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012) (Act) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1401 
et seq.).
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    The Act established the First Responder Network Authority 
(FirstNet) as an independent authority within NTIA and authorizes it to 
take all actions necessary to ensure the design, construction, and 
operation of the NPSBN, based on a single, national network 
architecture.\2\
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    \2\ 47 U.S.C. 1424, 1426(b)(1).
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    The Act also charged NTIA with establishing a grant program, the 
State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP), to assist State, 
regional, tribal, and local jurisdictions with identifying, planning, 
and implementing the most efficient and effective means to use and 
integrate the infrastructure, equipment, and other architecture 
associated with the NPSBN to satisfy the wireless broadband and data 
services needs of their jurisdictions.
    In 2013, NTIA originally awarded $116.5 million in grant funds to 
54 state and territorial recipients between July 2013 and June 2014. 
The original grants expired February 28, 2018, and many recipients 
spent less than expected, leaving leftover funds. NTIA leveraged excess 
funds of $33.3 million from the original SLIGP grants to make a second 
round of grant awards, SLIGP 2.0. The SLIGP 2.0 grants provide funding 
to assist State, regional, tribal, and local jurisdictions to engage 
effectively with FirstNet and provide it with information needed to 
continue with planning the NPSBN in an effective and timely manner, as 
required by the Act. NTIA will use the collection of information to 
monitor and evaluate how SLIGP 2.0 grant recipients are achieving the 
core purposes of the program established by the Act. The information 
collected in the closeout report will ensure that final data 
effectively assesses the success of SLIGP 2.0 recipients in 
implementing their project goals.
    The publication of this notice allows NTIA to begin the process to 
request OMB approval to collect information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Affected Public: State, regional, local, and tribal government 
organizations.
    Frequency: Once (at the end of the period of performance).
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-15809 Filed 7-24-19; 8:45 am]
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