Emergency Request Memo

GSA Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy

MEMORANDUM FOR: Jasmeet Seehra

GSA Desk Officer

Office of Management and Budget

FROM:

David A. Shive

Chief Information Officer

SUBJECT: Request for Emergency Clearance

This is to request emergency clearance for the use of a survey to collect the information necessary to prepare a report to Congress as required by the MOBILE NOW Act (Section 608(d) of Title VI of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 [P. L. 115-141]). The Act requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to consult with State and local governments, or their representatives:

• On ways to incentivize State and local data sharing of real property information;

• The feasibility of establishing a voluntary database of this information;

• To identify the most cost effective options for State and local governments to collect and provide real property data on assets that could support a communications facility installation; and to,

• Make recommendations on ways the Federal Government can assist State and local governments in collecting and providing this data.

Section 608(d) also directs GSA to submit a report to Congress by March 22, 2019. In addition to the emergency clearance, we will also complete the normal OMB review process and post the 60-Day and 30 Day Federal Register Notices following the Emergency Federal Register Notice.

The information required to prepare the report is not already available and requires the solicitation of feedback from the relevant stakeholders. GSA must begin gathering feedback as soon as possible, as all outreach and feedback must be concluded by no later than November 30, 2018. This will allow GSA time to review and summarize the survey results and draft a report by the beginning of January, 2019. The report must be prepared in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Department of Commerce as congressionally mandated by the Act; and must be submitted for internal GSA review by early February. The final report to Congress will be submitted on March 22, 2019.

The GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP) is consulting with Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Commerce, and the Federal Communications Commission on the requirements as mandated by the Act. Further, OGP has conducted been informal discussions with the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA), National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), National League of Cities (NLC) and National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) to solicit general information regarding the State and local contacts that these associations work with; and collaboration ideas for reaching their respective memberships in order to solicit the information required by the MOBILE NOW Act.

Without gathering this information collection, GSA will not be able to issue a report to Congress and will be in violation of the MOBILE NOW Act.

DATED:

David A. Shive,

Chief Information Officer.

U.S. General Services Administration

1800 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20405

www.gsa.gov