The American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 authorized the FCC to create the National Broadband
Plan that shall seek to ensure all people of the United States have
access to broadband capability and shall establish benchmarks for
meeting that goal. Consistent with this effort, and pursuant to
requirements under the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008, the
Commission's Office of Strategic Planning seeks to conduct a
broadband speed test and collect information sufficient to create a
broadband unavailability registry. This assists in creating the
national broadband map as funded under the ARRA.
Statute at
Large: 111
Stat. 385 Name of Statute: Broadband Data Improvement Act of
2008
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 110 - 385 103 Name of Law:
Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009
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:
(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;
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.