The American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Pub. L. No. 111-5 (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.
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.