State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program Progress Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
SBDD Grant Program Quarterly Report Form Form and Instruction	Modified
0660.0034.REV.SuppStmnt.062612.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-07-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
191863	SBDD Grant Program Quarterly Report Form Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0660-0034	ICR Reference No: 201206-0660-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-0660-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NTIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program Progress Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/17/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/03/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2013
Responses	224	0	224
Time Burden (Hours)	896	0	896
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Information and Communications to develop and maintain a comprehensive, interactive, and searchable nationwide inventory map of existing broadband service capability and availability in the United States that depicts the geographic extent to which broadband service capability is deployed and available from a commercial or public provider throughout each state. NTIA created the SBDD Grant Program to achieve this objective. The awardees must submit reports which update project milestones and key performance indicators that allow NTIA to measure a project's progress and ensure proper monitoring and compliance with program rules using the Performance Progress Report (PPR) form. After reviewing recent PPRs, NTIA identified a need to revise its existing PPRs by making changes to existing questions to improve clarity, adding questions, reducing the frequency with which some information is reported, and deleting certain items that are not necessary for performance monitoring. The revisions will improve recipients' responses and enable NTIA to better monitor and assess how the recipients are meeting program goals and milestones.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 385 122 Name of Law: Broadband Data Improvement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 6001(1) Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 22762	04/17/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 39463	07/03/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
SBDD Grant Program Quarterly Report Form	None	State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program Quarterly Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	224	224	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	896	896	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,800

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/03/2012

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