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OMB Control No: 3060-1286	ICR Reference No: 202105-3060-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-3060-007
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Establishing the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/20/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/24/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/21/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2021	11/30/2021	11/30/2021
Responses	132,100	0	132,100
Time Burden (Hours)	315,450	0	315,450
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Commission is submitting a non-substantive change request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval to make sure the form numbers are present. We previously submitted them as screenshots which did not indicate the corresponding form numbers to each information collection. This collection establishes the collection requirements for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, as established by Congress in the American Rescue Plan and implemented in the Commission’s Report and Order, in order to obtain information from applicants that will be used to reimburse schools and libraries for the purchase of eligible equipment and/or advanced telecommunications and information services for use by students, school, staff, and library patrons who would otherwise lack the connected devices and broadband connections necessary to fully engage in remote learning during the COVID-19 emergency period.

Emergency Justfication: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to submit the information collection described herein under the “emergency processing” provision of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (5 CFR § 1320.13). The Commission is requesting clearance for a new information collection entitled: Establishing the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program to Close the Homework Gap. We respectfully request OMB approval for this collection by May 20, 2021. On May 10, 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order entitled Establishing the Emergency Connectivity Fund to Close the Homework Gap, WC Docket No. 21-93, Report and Order, FCC 21-58 (2021). The Commission established the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program funded through a $7.171 billion Congressional appropriation under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to provide support to eligible schools and libraries for the purchases of eligible equipment, including laptop and tablet computers, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, and routers, as well as broadband Internet access services, to meet the remote learning needs of students, school staff, and library patrons who lack sufficient access to connectivity and/or devices to fully engage in remote learning during this unprecedented time. Funding will be available until the funds are expended, but not later than September 30, 2030, pursuant to section 7402 of the American Rescue Plan Act.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 201-205, 214, 218-220, 254, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 403, 405 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 1, 4(i), 4(j) 151-154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 7402 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for-profit	FCC Form 471, FCC Forms 472 and 474, FCC Forms 471 and 500	, ,
State, Local or Tribal Government

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	132,100	132,100
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	315,450	315,450
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Zachary Dileo 202 418-0617 zachary.dileo@fcc.gov

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