Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Post-Award Quarterly and Annual Performance Progress Reports, 56057-56058 [2010-22913]
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$64,840.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C.,
Sections 131 and 182.
II. Method of Collection
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defense and defense allocations. Those
industries include: Small Arms and
Ordnance; Communications Equipment;
Search and Navigation Equipment;
Aircraft; Aircraft Engine and Parts;
Missile, Space Vehicle, and Parts
Manufacturing Defense; and Ship and
Boat Building.
There is a clear need to perform a
periodic benchmark of the M3 estimates
to reflect the manufacturing universe
levels. The Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM) provides annual
benchmarks for the shipments and
inventory data for the M3 survey,
however, the ASM does not distinguish
between non-defense and defense
activities. The U.S. Census Bureau plans
a reinstatement to an expired collection
‘‘Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories,
and Orders to the Department of
Defense Supplement: 2006–2007,’’ (M–
3DOD) to be renamed ‘‘Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
Benchmark Supplement’’ (MA–3001).
This form will be cognitive tested before
being mailed out in 2011, which may
include a title change. After analyzing
the results of the 2008 survey, the
Census Bureau ascertained the need for
an annual data collection for nondefense and defense manufacturing
activities. The last collection instrument
used to benchmark defense and nondefense data before the ‘‘Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders to
the Department of Defense Supplement:
2006–2007’’ was the Shipments to
Federal Agencies Benchmark Survey
(MA–9675) conducted in 1992.
The ‘‘Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders Benchmark
Supplement’’ will be used as a
benchmark for the M3 Survey each year.
The Census Bureau will use these data
to develop an accurate defense/nondefense split among the 13 industry
categories in the M3 Survey.
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program
Post-Award Quarterly and Annual
Performance Progress Reports
To ease respondent burden, we permit
companies to submit their data through
an Internet Reporting System or by fax.
Companies will be asked to respond to
the survey within 30 days of receipt.
Letters encouraging participation will be
mailed to companies that have not
responded by the designated time.
Telephone follow-up will be conducted
to obtain response from delinquent
companies.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0949.
Form Number: MA–3001.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: September 10, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 15,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instruments and instructions should be
directed to Anthony Wilhelm, Deputy
Associate Administrator, Infrastructure
Division, Office of Telecommunications
and Information Applications, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, via the Internet at
btop@ntia.doc.gov or by telephone at
(202) 482–2048.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Abstract
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery
Act) establishes and provides $4.7
billion for the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program (BTOP) and
directs that these funds be awarded by
September 30, 2010. Of these funds, at
least $200 million will be made
available for competitive grants to
expand public computer center
capacity; at least $250 million will be
made available for competitive grants
for innovative programs to encourage
sustainable adoption of broadband
service; and up to $350 million will be
made available to fund the State
Broadband Data and Development Grant
Program (Broadband Mapping Program)
authorized by the Broadband Data
Improvement Act. The Broadband
Mapping Program is designed to support
the development and maintenance of a
nationwide broadband map for use by
policymakers and consumers.
The Office of Management and Budget
requires agencies administrating grant
programs to implement post-award
financial and performance reporting for
those programs. The Department of
Commerce Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants authorizes
NTIA to require performance reports
from BTOP grant recipients.
A general description of the
performance reporting requirements for
recipients of BTOP grants was included
in the Notice of Funds Availability
(NOFA) published on July 9, 2009 for
the first round of funding and in the
NOFA published on January 26, 2010,
for the second round of funding.
The quarterly performance reports,
submitted at the end of each quarter of
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the year, ask a series of questions that
broadly address project progress and
monitoring needs of program personnel
by getting baseline (planned) and actual
information on quarterly and
cumulative project and milestone
progress, and potential project barriers,
if any.
The annual performance reports,
submitted at the end of each Federal
fiscal year, ask a series of questions that
broadly address BTOP programmatic
objectives and outcomes, NOFA
requirements, and the information
needs of external audiences, such as
OMB. This includes information on:
• Broadband Infrastructure and CCI—
Subscribers passed and served,
improved vs. new access for subscribers,
pricing plans and broadband speeds
available to subscribers, and community
anchor institutions served.
• PCC—Hours of operation, speed of
broadband service, average number of
users per week, training provided,
equipment deployed, workstations
available.
• SBA—Awareness campaigns,
training provided, equipment deployed,
broadband subscription rates.
II. Method of Collection
NTIA will collect the information
from BTOP grant recipients through
post-award quarterly and annual
performance progress reports.
OMB Control Number: 0660–0037.
Title: Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program Post-Award
Quarterly and Annual Performance
Progress Reporting Requirements.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; and State, local, and Tribal
government organizations.
Burden
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Infrastructure and Comprehensive
Community Infrastructure Reports
(Annually)
Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 750.
Average Burden Hours per Response:
4.66.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,498.
Number of Respondents: 75.
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Sustainable Broadband Adoption
Application Reports (Annually)
Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 375.
Average Burden Hours per Response:
3.76.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,411.5.
Need and Uses: NTIA needs to collect
performance progress information
specific to Infrastructure and
Comprehensive Community
Infrastructure (CCI), Public Computer
Center (PCC), and Sustainable
Broadband Adoption (SBA) grant
recipients in order to effectively
monitor, manage and evaluate
individual projects and the overall
success of the program in achieving
statutory goals and objectives.
IV. Request for Comments
III. Data
Public Computer Center Reports
(Annually)
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 375.
Average Burden Hours per Response:
4.07.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,527.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this proposed revision of a
currently approved collection of
information. They will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: September 9, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Establishment of the Federal
Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee and Intention To Recruit
New Members
Economics and Statistics
Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of the Establishment of
the Federal Economic Statistics
Advisory Committee and Intention to
Recruit New Members.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Commerce is
announcing the establishment of and
intention to recruit new members of a
Federal Advisory Committee. In
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services
Administration rule on Federal
Advisory Committee Management, 41
CFR part 101–6.1001, the Secretary of
Commerce has determined that the
establishment of the Federal Economic
Statistics Advisory Committee (the
‘‘Committee’) within the Economics and
Statistics Administration (ESA), is in
the public interest in connection with
the performance of duties imposed on
the Department by law.
The Committee will advise the
Directors of ESA’s two statistical
agencies, the Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) and the U.S. Census
Bureau (Census), and the Commissioner
of the Department of Labor’s Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) on statistical
methodology and other technical
matters related to the collection,
tabulation, and analysis of Federal
economic statistics.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory committee to the senior
officials of BEA, Census and BLS (the
Agencies) in consultation with the
Committee chairperson. Important
aspects of the Committee’s
responsibilities include, but are not
limited to:
a. Recommending research to address
important technical problems arising in
Federal economic statistics.
b. Identifying areas in which better
coordination of the Agencies’ activities
would be beneficial.
c. Establishing relationships with
professional associations with an
interest in Federal economic statistics.
d. Coordinating, in its identification
of agenda items, with other existing
academic advisory committees
chartered to provide agency-specific
advice, for the purpose of avoiding
duplication of effort.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program Post-Award Quarterly and Annual
Performance Progress Reports
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 15,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instruments and instructions
should be directed to Anthony Wilhelm, Deputy Associate Administrator,
Infrastructure Division, Office of Telecommunications and Information
Applications, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, via the Internet at btop@ntia.doc.gov or by telephone
at (202) 482-2048.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
establishes and provides $4.7 billion for the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program (BTOP) and directs that these funds be awarded by
September 30, 2010. Of these funds, at least $200 million will be made
available for competitive grants to expand public computer center
capacity; at least $250 million will be made available for competitive
grants for innovative programs to encourage sustainable adoption of
broadband service; and up to $350 million will be made available to
fund the State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program (Broadband
Mapping Program) authorized by the Broadband Data Improvement Act. The
Broadband Mapping Program is designed to support the development and
maintenance of a nationwide broadband map for use by policymakers and
consumers.
The Office of Management and Budget requires agencies
administrating grant programs to implement post-award financial and
performance reporting for those programs. The Department of Commerce
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants authorizes NTIA to
require performance reports from BTOP grant recipients.
A general description of the performance reporting requirements for
recipients of BTOP grants was included in the Notice of Funds
Availability (NOFA) published on July 9, 2009 for the first round of
funding and in the NOFA published on January 26, 2010, for the second
round of funding.
The quarterly performance reports, submitted at the end of each
quarter of
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the year, ask a series of questions that broadly address project
progress and monitoring needs of program personnel by getting baseline
(planned) and actual information on quarterly and cumulative project
and milestone progress, and potential project barriers, if any.
The annual performance reports, submitted at the end of each
Federal fiscal year, ask a series of questions that broadly address
BTOP programmatic objectives and outcomes, NOFA requirements, and the
information needs of external audiences, such as OMB. This includes
information on:
Broadband Infrastructure and CCI--Subscribers passed and
served, improved vs. new access for subscribers, pricing plans and
broadband speeds available to subscribers, and community anchor
institutions served.
PCC--Hours of operation, speed of broadband service,
average number of users per week, training provided, equipment
deployed, workstations available.
SBA--Awareness campaigns, training provided, equipment
deployed, broadband subscription rates.
II. Method of Collection
NTIA will collect the information from BTOP grant recipients
through post-award quarterly and annual performance progress reports.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0660-0037.
Title: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Post-Award
Quarterly and Annual Performance Progress Reporting Requirements.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; and State, local, and Tribal government
organizations.
Burden
Infrastructure and Comprehensive Community Infrastructure Reports
(Annually)
Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 750.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 4.66.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,498.
Public Computer Center Reports (Annually)
Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 375.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 4.07.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,527.
Sustainable Broadband Adoption Application Reports (Annually)
Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 375.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 3.76.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,411.5.
Need and Uses: NTIA needs to collect performance progress
information specific to Infrastructure and Comprehensive Community
Infrastructure (CCI), Public Computer Center (PCC), and Sustainable
Broadband Adoption (SBA) grant recipients in order to effectively
monitor, manage and evaluate individual projects and the overall
success of the program in achieving statutory goals and objectives.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this proposed
revision of a currently approved collection of information. They will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: September 9, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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