FCC Checks Cyber Forms for Schools and Libraries
Published Date: 4/15/2025
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Summary
The FCC is checking in on its paperwork for a cybersecurity program that helps schools and libraries stay safe online. They want to make sure the forms are useful, clear, and not too much work—especially for small groups with fewer than 25 employees. If you’re involved, you’ve got until June 16, 2025, to share your thoughts and help shape the process!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork Burden for Schools and Libraries
If your organization is a State, local, or tribal government institution or another not-for-profit (including K-12 schools and libraries) and you want Cybersecurity Pilot Program funding, you must complete FCC Forms 470, 471, 472, 474 (Cybersecurity), 484, and 488 (Cybersecurity). The FCC estimates 3,500 respondents and 17,710 responses with estimated times of 3 hours (Form 470), 4 hours (Form 471), 1 hour (Forms 472/474), 14 hours (Form 484), 1 hour (Form 488), plus 4.5 hours in recordkeeping; total annual burden is 121,690 hours and the collection is required to obtain or retain benefits.
New Reporting Requirements Added (Form 484)
The FCC added a third part to FCC Form 484 so applicants must provide extra information to show whether the Cybersecurity Pilot Program is meeting performance goals and periodic reporting requirements, and to help assess costs and benefits of using universal service funds for K-12 schools and libraries. The revision is intended to support evaluation against the program's goals and the statutory objectives in section 254(h) of the Communications Act.
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