[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24826]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--Application for 
Broadband Grant Programs; Comment Request

    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 August 26, 2022, 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.
    Title: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--Application for 
Broadband Grant Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0046.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a current information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 550 for SDEPG application, 700 for MMG 
application, 400 for TBCP application.
    Average Hours per Response: 8.1 hours for SDEPG application, 14 for 
MMG application, 1 hour for TBCP application.
    Burden Hours: 14,655.
    Needs and Uses: With this information collection, NTIA will review 
the proposed applications and budgets of applicants to evaluate 
alignment to SDEPG, MMG, and TBCP 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 (SDEPG): Territories or possessions of the United 
States, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations applying for Infrastructure Act Broadband Grant Program 
funding.
    Affected Public (MMG): States, political subdivisions of a State, 
Tribal governments technology companies, electric utilities, utility 
cooperatives, public utility districts, telecommunications companies, 
telecommunications cooperatives, nonprofit foundations, nonprofit 
corporations, nonprofit institutions, nonprofit associations, regional 
planning councils, Native entities, economic development authorities, 
or any partnership of two (2) or more of these entities.
    Affected Public (TBCP): Tribal Governments, Tribal Colleges or 
Universities, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the 
Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education 
Programs, Tribal organizations, or Alaska Native Corporations.
    Frequency: One-time submission prior to application deadline.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 
(IIJA), Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021); 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title IX, Section 
905(c), Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020) (Act), as 
amended by the IIJA.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
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 or the OMB Control 
Number 0660-0046.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2022-24826 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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