[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13281]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB, 
Comment Request; Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program

    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 March 26, 2024, 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: Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (DECGP).
    OMB Control Number: 0660-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 500 for the Consolidated Budget Form, 
Application Form, and Project(s) Description Form; 300 for the 
Partnership Members Form).
    Average Hours per Response: 15 hours (4 hours for the Consolidated 
Budget Form, 6 hours for the Application Form, 3 hours for the 
Project(s) Description Form; and 2 hours for the Partnership Members 
Form).
    Burden Hours: 7,100 hours.
    Needs and Uses: With this information collection, NTIA will review 
the proposed applications and budgets of applicants to evaluate 
alignment to DECGP 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: Eligible entities applying for Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program 
funding, including a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality 
of a State, including an agency of a State that is responsible for 
administering or supervising adult education and literacy activities, 
or for providing public housing, in the State; Indian Tribes, Alaska 
Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations; foundations, 
corporations, institutions, and associations that are not-for-profit 
entities and not schools; community anchor institutions; local 
educational agencies; and entities that carry out workforce development 
programs; and other eligible entities (or partnerships between such 
entities).
    Frequency: One-time submission.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Section 60305 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act of 2021, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021).
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-13281 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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