[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46522-46523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15433]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

July 28, 2005.
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, Public Law 104-13. 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 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 11, 2005. 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: You may submit your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments 
by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-mail send 
them to: [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark it to 
the attention of Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-C804, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1085.
    Title: Collection of Location Information, Provision of Notice and 
Reporting on Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) E911 
Compliance.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents; 14,238,254 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .09-16 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 435,894 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $43,162,335.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: On June 3, 2005, the Commission released a First 
Report and Order in WC Docket No. 04-36 and a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in WC Docket No. 05-196, FCC 05-116 (Order) in which the 
Commission established rules requiring providers of interconnected 
VoIP--meaning VoIP service that allows a user generally to receive 
calls originating from and to terminate calls to the public switched 
telephone network (PSTN)--to provide enhanced 911 (E911) capabilities 
to their customers as a standard feature of service. See IP-Enabled 
Services, WC Docket No. 04-36, E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service 
Providers, WC Docket No. 05-196, FCC 05-116 (rel. June 3, 2005). The 
Order requires collection of information in six requirements:
    A. Location Registration. The Order requires providers of 
interconnected VoIP services to obtain location information from their 
customers for use in the routing of 911 calls and the provision of 
location information to emergency answering points.
    B. Provision of Automatic Location Information (ALI). In order to 
meet the obligations set forth in the Order, interconnected VoIP 
service providers will place the location information for their 
customers into, or make that information available through, specialized 
databases maintained by local exchange carriers (and, in at least one 
case, a state government) across the country.
    C. Customer Notification. In order to ensure that consumers of 
interconnected VoIP services are aware of their interconnected VoIP 
service's actual E911 capabilities, the Order requires that all 
providers of interconnected VoIP service specifically advise every 
subscriber, both new and existing, prominently and in plain language, 
the circumstances under which E911 service may not be available through 
the interconnected VoIP service or may be in some way limited by 
comparison to traditional E911 service.
    D. Record of Customer Notification. The Order requires VoIP 
providers to obtain and keep a record of affirmative acknowledgement by 
every subscriber, both new and existing, of having received and 
understood this advisory.
    E. User Notification. In addition, in order to ensure to the extent 
possible that the advisory is available to all potential users of an 
interconnected VoIP service, interconnected VoIP service providers must 
distribute to all subscribers, both new and existing, warning stickers 
or other appropriate labels warning subscribers if E911 service may be 
limited or not available and instructing the subscriber to place them 
on and/or near the customer premises equipment used in conjunction with 
the interconnected VoIP service.
    F. Compliance Letter. The Order requires all interconnected VoIP 
providers to submit a letter to the Commission detailing their 
compliance with the rules set forth in the Order no later than 120 days 
after the effective date of the Order. This letter will enable the 
Commission to ensure that interconnected VoIP providers have achieved 
E911 compliance by the established deadline.
    The Commission sought ``emergency'' OMB approval for this 
information collection on June 14, 2005. OMB approval was obtained on 
June 28, 2005. The Commission now is requesting an extension for this 
information (no changes) in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from OMB.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-15433 Filed 8-9-05; 8:45 am]
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