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OMB Control No: 3060-1323	ICR Reference No: 202505-3060-027
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202406-3060-014
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/08/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/24/2025
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statement during review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2027
Responses	17,710	0	201,100
Time Burden (Hours)	121,690	0	743,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Commission established a three-year Cybersecurity Pilot Program to ascertain whether supporting cybersecurity and advanced firewall services with universal service support could advance the key universal service principles of providing quality Internet and broadband services to K-12 schools and libraries at just, reasonable, and affordable rates; and to ensure schools' and libraries' access to advanced telecommunications provided by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 1-4, 201-202, 254, 303(r), 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 151-154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK57	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 61282	07/30/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 15713	04/15/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 29009	07/02/2025
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
Not-for-profit-institutions	FCC Form 470, FCC Form 471	,
State, Local or Tribal Governments	FCC Form 472 and FCC Form 474, FCC Form 484 , FCC Form 488	, ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	17,710	201,100	-198,240	14,850
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	121,690	743,900	-716,860	94,650
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting program changes and adjustments to this information collection. The Commission added a third part to FCC Form 484 for participants (selected from the applicants that submitted the first part of FCC Form 484) in the Pilot Program. Adding the third part to FCC Form 484 decreased the number of respondents. In addition, we revised language to the certifications in FCC Form 471. There are no changes to the burden hours for completing FCC Form 471 since the program change only included revising the certification language. The Commission makes the following program changes: (a) the total number of annual respondents has increased by +1,000, from 2,500 to 3,500 annual number of respondents; (b) the total number of annual responses has decreased by -198,240, from 215,950 to 17,710 annual number of responses; and (c) the total number of annual hours has decreased by -716,860, from 838,550 to 121,690 annual number of hours; and The Commission has re-evaluated the existing burdens associated with this information collection since the last time this information collection was reviewed and approved by OMB. In this submission, there is a change in the number of respondents because the actual number of respondents that applied to participate in the Cybersecurity Pilot Program and submitted the first part of the Cybersecurity Pilot Program FCC Form 484 was significantly smaller than the estimated number of Cybersecurity Pilot Program participants that were estimated to apply for the Pilot Program. The change in the number of responses also takes into account the annual reporting data that needs to be collected from Cybersecurity Pilot Program participants. The Commission makes the following adjustments: (a) the total number of annual respondents has decreased by -20,500, from 23,000 to 2,500 annual number of respondents; (b) the total number of responses has increased by +14,850, from 201,100 to 215,950 annual number of responses; (c) the total number of annual hours has increased by +94,650, from 743,900 to 838,550 annual number of hours.

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: Veronica Ulloa-Garcia 202 418-0481

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