[Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
June 30, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid
control number. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 11, 2009. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov,
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at Judith-
B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1031.
Title: Commission's Initiative to Implement Enhanced 911 (E911)
Emergency Services.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 858 respondents; 1,992 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours per requirement.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting
requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 160, 201, 251-
254, 303 and 332 unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 10,168 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the
reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party certification and
notification requirements) of this information collection. There is a
change in the estimated respondents/responses and the annual burden
hours. The Commission is reporting 834 more responses. Therefore, the
total annual burden hour estimate has increased by 3,592 hours. These
adjusted increases reflect more accurate estimates.
Pursuant to the Commission's E911 rules, a wireless carrier must
provide E911 service to a particular Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP) within six months if that PSAP makes a request for the service
and is capable of receiving and utilizing the information provided. In
the City of Richardson Order, the Commission adopted rules clarifying
what constitutes a valid PSAP request so as to trigger a wireless
carrier's obligation to provide service to a PSAP within six months.
In November 2002, the Commission released the City of Richardson
Order on Reconsideration, modifying its E911 rules to provide
additional clarification on the issue of PSAP readiness. The
Commission's actions were intended to facilitate the E911
implementation process by encouraging parties to communicate with each
other early in the implementation process, and to maintain a
constructive, on-going dialog throughout the implementation process.
The Order contained three information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act for which the Commission seeks
continued OMB approval:
(a) The Commission established a procedure whereby wireless
carriers that have completed all necessary steps toward E911
implementation that are not dependent on PSAP readiness may have their
compliance obligation temporarily tolled, if the PSAP is not ready to
receive the information at the end of the six-month period, and the
carrier files a certification to that effect with the Commission.
(b) As part of the certification and notification process (third
party disclosure requirements), a carrier must notify the PSAP of its
intent to file a certification with the Commission that the PSAP is not
ready to receive and use the information. The PSAP is permitted to send
a response to the carriers' notification to affirm that it is not ready
to receive E911 information or to challenge the carrier's
characterization of its state of readiness. Carriers are required to
include any response they receive from the PSAP to their certification
filing to the Commission.
(c) The Commission clarified that nothing in its rules prevented
wireless carriers and PSAPs from mutually agreeing to an E911
deployment schedule at variance with the schedule contained in the
Commission's rules. Carriers and PSAPs may choose to participate in the
certification and private negotiation process. The Commission does not
require participation.
The Commission will use the certification filings from wireless
carriers to determine each carrier's compliance with its E911
obligations. The Commission will review carrier certifications to
ensure that carriers have sufficiently explained the basis for their
conclusion that a particular PSAP will not be ready and have identified
all of the specific steps the PSAP has taken to provide the requested
service. The Commission retains the discretion to investigate a
carrier's certification and take enforcement action if appropriate.
The requirement that carriers notify affected PSAPs in writing, of
their challenge, including a copy of the certification, will afford
PSAPs an opportunity to review proposed certifications and present
their respective views about their readiness to receive and use E911
information to the carrier and the Commission. The Commission will
review the PSAP responses to determine whether there are any PSAP
objections to particular certification filings. The clarification
regarding mutually agreed upon alternative implementation schedules
necessarily entails a third-party contact
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information burden. However, the affected entities will receive the
benefit of being able to adopt an E911 implementation schedule best
suited to the specific circumstances.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-16484 Filed 7-10-09; 8:45 am]
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