[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77028-77029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21466]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC 24-63]


Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection 
associated with the rules for the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity 
Pilot Program contained in the Commission's Schools and Libraries 
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC 
24-63. This document is consistent with the Schools and Libraries 
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, which stated that the 
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
the effective date of the new information collection requirements.

DATES: The amendments to Sec. Sec.  54.2004, 54.2005, 54.2006 and 
54.2008 published at 89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024 are effective September 
20, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Berkland 
[email protected], in the Telecommunications Access Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-
0484. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act 
information collection requirements contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-
2991 or via email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission submitted revised information 
collection requirements for review and approval by OMB, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, on August 14, 2024, which 
were approved by OMB on September 13, 2024. The information collection 
requirements are contained in the Commission's Schools and Libraries

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Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order, WC Docket No. 23-234; FCC 
24-63 published at 89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024. The OMB Control Number 
is 3060-1323. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed 
in the following, or how the Commission can improve the collections and 
reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, 
Federal Communications Commission, Room 3.310, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1323, 
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments 
via email at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB 
approval on September 13, 2024, for the information collection 
requirements contained in 47 CFR 54.2004, 54.2005, 54.2006 and 54.2008 
published at 89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    The foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1323.
    OMB Approval Date: September 13, 2024.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2027.
    Title: Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 470, 471, 472, 474--Cybersecurity, 484 and 
488--Cybersecurity.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government institutions, and 
other not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,000 respondents; 201,100 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours for FCC Form 470--
Cybersecurity, 5 hours for FCC Form 471--Cybersecurity, 1.75 hours for 
FCC Forms 472/474--Cybersecurity, 15 hours for FCC Form 484, and 1 hour 
for FCC Form 488--Cybersecurity.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, and recordkeeping requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 1-4, 201-202, 254, 303(r), and 403 of the Communications Act, 
47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-202, 254, 303(r), and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 743,900 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected is designed to obtain 
information from applicants and service providers that will be used by 
the Commission and/or USAC to evaluate the applications and select 
participants to receive funding under the Cybersecurity Pilot Program, 
make funding determinations and disburse funding in compliance with 
applicable federal laws for payments made through the Pilot program.
    The Commission will begin accepting applications to participate in 
the Cybersecurity Pilot Program after publication of its Report and 
Order and notice of OMB approval of the Cybersecurity Pilot Program 
information collection in the Federal Register.
    On June 11, 2024, the Commission adopted the Schools and Libraries 
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Report and Order in WC Docket No. 23-234, 
89 FR 61282, July 30, 2024. The Commission adopted a three-year pilot 
program within the Universal Service Fund to provide up to $200 million 
available to support cybersecurity and advanced firewall services for 
eligible schools and libraries. Accordingly, the Commission adopted and 
added subpart T to part 54 of its rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21466 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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