Public notice, assessments, and reporting requirements

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

(a) Notice requirementsThe Secretary shall promptly make available to the public, [1] a fully searchable database on the website of the Rural Utilities Service that contains information on all retail broadband projects provided assistance or for which assistance is sought that are administered by the Secretary, including, at a minimum—
(1) notice of each application for assistance describing the application, including—
(A)
the identity of the applicant;
(B) a description of each application, including—
(i)
a map of the proposed service area of the applicant; and
(ii)
the amount and type of support requested by each applicant;
(C)
the status of each application; and
(D)
the estimated number and proportion of service points in the proposed service territory without fixed broadband service, whether terrestrial or wireless;
(2) notice of each entity receiving assistance administered by the Secretary, including—
(A)
the name of the entity;
(B)
the type of assistance being received;
(C)
the purpose for which the entity is receiving the assistance; and
(D)
each annual report submitted under subsection (c) (redacted to protect any proprietary information in the report); and
(3)
such other information as is sufficient to allow the public to understand assistance provided.
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