[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 49 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12239-12240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5497]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
March 5, 2010.
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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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; (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; and (e)
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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
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does not display a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection
should submit comments on or before May 14, 2010. If you anticipate
that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so
within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the
Internet at [email protected] and to Judith B. Herman,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214.
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an
e-mail to [email protected] or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060-1003.
Title: Communications Disaster Information Reporting System
(DIRS).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,900 respondents for updated and new
contact information (3,200 for updated contact information and 700 for
new contacts); 300 respondents for critical information input. Total
number of respondents is 4,200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 0.1 hours for updated or new contact
information; 0.5 hours for initial input of critical information; and
0.1 hours for daily updates of critical information.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements. Annual requirement is for updated contact information.
For critical information, the information is requested on a daily basis
during a declared emergency and activation of the Disaster Information
Reporting System (DIRS). The information is updated daily until the
emergency ends, on average about 10 days per emergency. Three
emergencies requiring data collection through DIRS are assumed to occur
per year.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154(i),
218, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 390 hours for new and updated contact
information; 1,160 hours for critical information input = 1,650 total
annual burden hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Because the information
input to DIRS is sensitive, for national security and/or commercial
reasons, DIRS filings are non-public and treated as presumptively
confidential upon filing. DIRS filings will, however, be shared with
the National Communications System (NCS) and other Federal agencies
authorized to participate in Emergency Support Function-2 (ESF-2)
(Communications) of the National Response Framework.
Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
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 requirements). The Commission has reduced the
information collection burden for this expiring collection which is due
to fewer respondents.
This collection as currently approved by OMB is need to be able to
reach emergency contact personnel at key telecommunications providers
(such as wireline, wireless, broadcast, cable and satellite entities)
during an emergency to assess the status of their facilities and
network(s), and to determine appropriate agency response.
DIRS is an electronic database that telecommunications providers
can access via the Internet to voluntarily enter and update emergency
contact information and, in the event of an actual emergency,
infrastructure and network status and damage information and/or
resource requirements. In the event of a natural disaster or other
emergency event, the DIRS database may be used to contact
communications providers in affected areas and to inform them that DIRS
has been activated and they can input data into DIRS, to further
determine the extent of any damage and to gauge the appropriate agency
response.
The Commission needs to continue OMB approval for this information
collection in order to perform its homeland security and public safety
functions as required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended;
coordinate DIRS data with the Department of Homeland Security's
National Communications System (NCS) in support of NCS's role as the
primary agency for ESF-2 (Communications) of the National Response
Framework; and coordinate DIRS data with other Federal agencies
authorized to participate in ESF-2 (Communications) of the National
Response Framework.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-5497 Filed 3-12-10; 8:45 am]
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