7 U.S.C. § 950cc: Public notice, assessments, and reporting requirements

the identity of the applicant; a map of the proposed service area of the applicant; and the amount and type of support requested by each applicant; the status of each application; and the estimated number and proportion of service points in the proposed service territory without fixed broadband service, whether terrestrial or wireless; the name of the entity; the type of assistance being received; the purpose for which the entity is receiving the assistance; and each annual report submitted under subsection (c) (redacted to protect any proprietary information in the report); and such other information as is sufficient to allow the public to understand assistance provided. after giving notice required by subsection (a)(1), afford service providers not less than 45 days to voluntarily submit information required by the Secretary onto the agency’s online mapping tool with respect to areas that are coterminous with the proposed service area of the application (or any parts thereof), such that the Secretary may assess whether the application submitted meets the eligibility requirements under this subchapter; and if no broadband service provider submits information under paragraph (1), consider the number of providers in the proposed service area to be established by using any other data regarding the availability of broadband service that the Secretary may collect or obtain through reasonable efforts. conferring with, and obtaining data from, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission and the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to the service level in the service area proposed in the application; reviewing any other source that is relevant to service data validation, as determined by the Secretary; and performing site-specific testing to verify the unavailability of any retail broadband service. For purposes of section 552 of title 5 , information received by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B) of such section 552. the use by the entity of the assistance, including new equipment and capacity enhancements that support high-speed broadband access for educational institutions, health care providers, and public safety service providers (including the estimated number of end users who are currently using or forecasted to use the new or upgraded infrastructure); and the number of service points that will receive new broadband service, existing network service improvements, and facility upgrades resulting from the Federal assistance; the speed of broadband service; the average price of the most subscribed tier of broadband service in a proposed service area; new subscribers generated from the project; and any metrics the Secretary determines to be appropriate. the date of completion of any project milestone established by the Secretary; or the date of completion of the project. the use by the entity of the assistance to construct, improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure; the progress towards meeting the end-user connection plan submitted under section 950bb–1(d)(1)(A)(iii) of this title ; and any additional metrics the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The Secretary may require any additional reporting and information by any recipient of any broadband assistance under this chapter so as to ensure compliance with this section. the number of applications received and accepted, including any special loan terms or conditions for which the Secretary provided additional assistance to unserved areas; the communities proposed to be served in each application submitted for the fiscal year; and the communities served by projects funded by broadband assistance programs; the period of time required to approve each loan application under broadband programs; any outreach activities carried out by the Secretary to encourage entities in rural areas without broadband service to submit applications under this chapter; the method by which the Secretary determines that a service enables a subscriber to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video for purposes of providing broadband service under this chapter; each broadband service, including the type and speed of broadband service, for which assistance was sought, and each broadband service for which assistance was provided, under this chapter; and the number of residences and businesses receiving new broadband services; network improvements, including facility upgrades and equipment purchases; average broadband speeds and prices on a local and statewide basis; any changes in broadband adoption rates; and any specific activities that increased high speed broadband access for educational institutions, health care providers, and public safety service providers. conducting oversight under such subchapter; implementing accountability measures and related activities authorized under such subchapter; and carrying out this section.