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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.
Title: Community Connectivity
Initiative Self-Assessment Tool.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission;
new collection.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Average Hours Per Response:
Annually: 12 hours.
Burden Hours: 6,000.
Needs and Uses:
The National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA)
launched BroadbandUSA in January
2015 in response to demand from
communities that realized broadband
access and use are vital to their
economic development, innovation,
education, and healthcare needs.
BroadbandUSA provides technical
assistance, guidance, and resources to
communities across the country that
want to expand their broadband
capacity and promote broadband
adoption. BroadbandUSA brings
stakeholders together to solve problems,
contribute to emerging policies, link
communities to other federal agencies
and funding sources, and address
barriers to collaboration across agencies.
In March 2015, President Obama
created the Broadband Opportunity
Council (Council), an interagency
collaboration among 25 federal agencies
co-chaired by the Departments of
Commerce and Agriculture, to
determine what actions the federal
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government could take to eliminate
regulatory barriers to broadband
deployment and to encourage
investment in broadband networks and
services.1 The Community Connectivity
Initiative is one of NTIA’s commitments
outlined in the Council’s report released
in September 2015.2
The purpose of the Community
Connectivity Initiative is to support
communities with tools and resources to
attract broadband investment and
promote meaningful use. NTIA and the
National Economic Council conducted
outreach to more than 200 stakeholders
and communities to seek input on the
implementation of the Community
Connectivity Initiative. The initial
findings of that outreach resulted in
collaborators and communities assisting
in the creation of the framework for the
community connectivity self-assessment
tool. The questions developed for the
community connectivity self-assessment
tool reflect extensive input from
stakeholders in communities,
businesses, and nonprofits across
America. Throughout 2016, NTIA
conducted more than 20 webinars and
workshops where individuals and
groups served as collaborators in
shaping the Community Connectivity
framework, assessment, and resources.
That stakeholder input is the foundation
of the Community Connectivity
Initiative.
The objectives of the Community
Connectivity Initiative are to: (1)
Support communities as they convene,
assess, and act to promote local
priorities and advance broadband
access, adoption, policies, and use; and
(2) increase the number of communities
actively assessing connectivity impacts
and investing to improve broadband
outcomes. The Community Connectivity
Initiative includes three resources for
communities, including the community
connectivity framework, an online selfassessment tool, and resources that
support local planning and action. The
community connectivity framework
1 The White House, Office of the Press Secretary,
Presidential Memorandum—Expanding Broadband
Deployment and Adoption by Addressing
Regulatory Barriers and Encouraging Investment
and Training (March 23, 2015), available at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/23/
presidential-memorandum-expanding-broadbanddeployment-and-adoption-addr.
2 Id. at 19. The report tasked NTIA, in
collaboration with the National Economic Council,
to ‘‘convene stakeholders to design and launch a
community connectivity index.’’
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provides a structure to engage local
stakeholders in conversations about
broadband access and community
priorities.
The online self-assessment tool will
provide local leaders with a means for
assessing broadband needs in their
communities. The tool will enable them
to record findings and integrate
assessments with national datasets on
community broadband by providing
users with data and asking questions
covering three specific categories:
access, adoption, and community.
Initially, at the time of the 60-day
Federal Register Notice, NTIA intended
to collect input through the community
connectivity self-assessment tool across
four major categories: access, adoption,
policy, and use. However, in response to
stakeholder engagement in clarifying the
framework, NTIA decided to combine
the policy and use categories into one
category called community.
The community connectivity selfassessment tool will collect input on the
same information outlined in the 60-day
Federal Register Notice. Since the
Notice, NTIA has also decided to
reorganize the tool’s categories and subcategories. The reorganized approach
does not change the information that
NTIA intends to collect, only the order
in which NTIA collects the information.
Upon completion of the selfassessment tool, communities will
receive a report that combines input
from the self-assessment tool with other
data sources, along with resources that
communities could use to improve their
broadband capabilities. Through this
effort, the community connectivity selfassessment tool will produce improved
broadband planning assets for
communities, thereby increasing the
number of communities actively
investing to improve broadband access
and digital inclusion.
Affected Public: State, regional, local,
and tribal government organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
NTIA published a Notice in the
Federal Register on June 28, 2016
soliciting comments on this information
collection, with a 60-day public
comment period. NTIA did not receive
comments on this Notice.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov or https://
federalregister.gov/a/2016-15149.
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Sensors and Instrumentation
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of Open Meeting
The Sensors and Instrumentation
Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC)
will meet on February 1, 2017, 9:30
a.m., (Pacific Standard Time) at the SPIE
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Howard Street, Exhibit Level, Room
102, San Francisco, CA 94103. The
Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration on technical questions
that affect the level of export controls
applicable to sensors and
instrumentation equipment and
technology.
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1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry
and Security Management.
3. Industry Presentations.
4. New Business.
The open session will be accessible
via teleconference to 20 participants on
a first come, first serve basis. To join the
conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov no later than January 25,
2017.
A limited number of seats will be
available during the public session of
the meeting.
Reservations are not accepted. To the
extent that time permits, members of the
public may present oral statements to
the Committee. The public may submit
written statements at any time before or
after the meeting. However, to facilitate
distribution of public presentation
materials to the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that the
materials be forwarded before the
meeting to Ms. Springer.
For more information contact Yvette
Springer on (202) 482–2813.
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Information Systems; Technical
Advisory Committee; Notice of Open
Meeting
The Information Systems Technical
Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet
on January 25, 2017, 9:00 a.m., in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884,
14th Street between Constitution and
Pennsylvania Avenues NW.,
Washington, DC. The Committee
advises the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration on
technical questions that affect the level
of export controls applicable to
information systems equipment and
technology.
Wednesday, January 25
Open Session
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Working Group Reports
3. Old Business
4. Industry Presentations
5. New business
The open session will be accessible
via teleconference to 20 participants on
a first come, first serve basis. To join the
conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov, no later than January 18,
2017.
A limited number of seats will be
available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted. To the
extent time permits, members of the
public may present oral statements to
the Committee. The public may submit
written statements at any time before or
after the meeting. However, to facilitate
distribution of public presentation
materials to Committee members, the
Committee suggests that public
presentation materials or comments be
forwarded before the meeting to Ms.
Springer.
For more information, call Yvette
Springer at (202) 482–2813.
Dated: January 5, 2017.
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U.S. & Foreign Commercial
Service, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
The U.S. & Foreign
Commercial Service (US&FCS) within
the International Trade Administration
(ITA) is extending the comment period
for the notice, ‘‘Revisions to User Fees
for Export and Investment Promotion
Services/Events.’’ The comment period
is extended from January 16, 2016, to
January 21, 2017.
DATES: The comment period for the
notice that was published on December
21, 2016 (81 FR 93660), is extended.
Comments must be received on or
before January 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.Regulations.gov. The identification
number is ITA–2016–0012.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery to
Docket No. ITA–2016–0012,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service,
Office of Strategic Planning & Resource
Management, 1400 Constitution Avenue
NW., Rm. C125, Washington, DC 20235.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by US&FCS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
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without change. All personal identifying
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be publicly accessible. US&FCS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
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Notices
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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.
Title: Community Connectivity Initiative Self-Assessment Tool.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission; new collection.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Average Hours Per Response: Annually: 12 hours.
Burden Hours: 6,000.
Needs and Uses:
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) launched BroadbandUSA in January 2015 in response to demand from
communities that realized broadband access and use are vital to their
economic development, innovation, education, and healthcare needs.
BroadbandUSA provides technical assistance, guidance, and resources to
communities across the country that want to expand their broadband
capacity and promote broadband adoption. BroadbandUSA brings
stakeholders together to solve problems, contribute to emerging
policies, link communities to other federal agencies and funding
sources, and address barriers to collaboration across agencies.
In March 2015, President Obama created the Broadband Opportunity
Council (Council), an interagency collaboration among 25 federal
agencies co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, to
determine what actions the federal government could take to eliminate
regulatory barriers to broadband deployment and to encourage investment
in broadband networks and services.\1\ The Community Connectivity
Initiative is one of NTIA's commitments outlined in the Council's
report released in September 2015.\2\
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\1\ The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Presidential
Memorandum--Expanding Broadband Deployment and Adoption by
Addressing Regulatory Barriers and Encouraging Investment and
Training (March 23, 2015), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/23/presidential-memorandum-expanding-broadband-deployment-and-adoption-addr.
\2\ Id. at 19. The report tasked NTIA, in collaboration with the
National Economic Council, to ``convene stakeholders to design and
launch a community connectivity index.''
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The purpose of the Community Connectivity Initiative is to support
communities with tools and resources to attract broadband investment
and promote meaningful use. NTIA and the National Economic Council
conducted outreach to more than 200 stakeholders and communities to
seek input on the implementation of the Community Connectivity
Initiative. The initial findings of that outreach resulted in
collaborators and communities assisting in the creation of the
framework for the community connectivity self-assessment tool. The
questions developed for the community connectivity self-assessment tool
reflect extensive input from stakeholders in communities, businesses,
and nonprofits across America. Throughout 2016, NTIA conducted more
than 20 webinars and workshops where individuals and groups served as
collaborators in shaping the Community Connectivity framework,
assessment, and resources. That stakeholder input is the foundation of
the Community Connectivity Initiative.
The objectives of the Community Connectivity Initiative are to: (1)
Support communities as they convene, assess, and act to promote local
priorities and advance broadband access, adoption, policies, and use;
and (2) increase the number of communities actively assessing
connectivity impacts and investing to improve broadband outcomes. The
Community Connectivity Initiative includes three resources for
communities, including the community connectivity framework, an online
self-assessment tool, and resources that support local planning and
action. The community connectivity framework provides a structure to
engage local stakeholders in conversations about broadband access and
community priorities.
The online self-assessment tool will provide local leaders with a
means for assessing broadband needs in their communities. The tool will
enable them to record findings and integrate assessments with national
datasets on community broadband by providing users with data and asking
questions covering three specific categories: access, adoption, and
community. Initially, at the time of the 60-day Federal Register
Notice, NTIA intended to collect input through the community
connectivity self-assessment tool across four major categories: access,
adoption, policy, and use. However, in response to stakeholder
engagement in clarifying the framework, NTIA decided to combine the
policy and use categories into one category called community.
The community connectivity self-assessment tool will collect input
on the same information outlined in the 60-day Federal Register Notice.
Since the Notice, NTIA has also decided to reorganize the tool's
categories and sub-categories. The reorganized approach does not change
the information that NTIA intends to collect, only the order in which
NTIA collects the information.
Upon completion of the self-assessment tool, communities will
receive a report that combines input from the self-assessment tool with
other data sources, along with resources that communities could use to
improve their broadband capabilities. Through this effort, the
community connectivity self-assessment tool will produce improved
broadband planning assets for communities, thereby increasing the
number of communities actively investing to improve broadband access
and digital inclusion.
Affected Public: State, regional, local, and tribal government
organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
NTIA published a Notice in the Federal Register on June 28, 2016
soliciting comments on this information collection, with a 60-day
public comment period. NTIA did not receive comments on this Notice.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov or
https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-15149. Follow the instructions to
view
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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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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