[Federal Register: September 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 182)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested
September 14, 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
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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 October 22, 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, and an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. To
view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2)
look for the section of the web page called ``Currently Under Review'',
(3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box
below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal
Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the
``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of
the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB
Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference
Number to view detailed information about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), 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, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 858 respondents; 1,992 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154, 160,
201, 251-254, 303, and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 10,168 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
believe that any confidential information will need to be disclosed in
order to comply with the certification and notification requirements
and the corresponding PSAP response provisions, covered carriers or
PSAPs are free to request that materials or information submitted to
the Commission be withheld from public inspection and from the E911 Web
site. See 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this comment period
to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is no change
in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure
requirements. There is an adjustment change in the Commission's burden
estimates. The Commission is reporting 834 more responses; and a 3,592
hour increase in the total annual burden hours. Under the Commission's
E911 rules, a wireless carrier must provide E911 service to a
particular Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) within six months only
if that PSAP makes a request for the service and is capable of
receiving and utilizing the information provided. In the City of
Richardson, TX 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.
The Order contains the following information collection
requirements:
(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 to 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 in their certification
filing to the Commission; and
(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 carriers certifications to
ensure that carriers have sufficiently explained the basis for their
conclusions 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 carriers and the Commission. The Commission will
review PSAP responses to determine whether there are any PSAP
obligations to particular certification filings.
The clarification regarding mutually agreed upon alternative
implementation schedules necessarily entails a third-party contact
information burden. However, the affected entities will receive the
benefit of being able to adopt an E911 implementation schedule best
suited to their specific circumstances.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22824 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]
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