[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 165 (Monday, August 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19648]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget

August 18, 2008.
SUMMARY:  The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 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 OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimate(s) and any 
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Haney, [email protected], 
(202) 418-1002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1119.
    OMB Approval Date: August 12, 2008.
    Expiration Date: August 31, 2011.
    Title: Information Collection regarding Redundancy, Resiliency and 
Reliability of 911 and E911 Networks and/or Systems as set forth in the 
Commission's Rules (47 CFR 12.3).
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 74 responses; 120 hours for local exchange 
carriers, 72 hours for commercial mobile radio service providers, and 
40 hours for interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service 
providers per response; 7,792 hours total per year.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: These reports will contain 
sensitive data and, for reasons of national security and the prevention 
of competitive injury to reporting entities, Section 12.3 of the 
Commission's rules specifically states that all reports will be 
afforded confidential treatment. Data in these reports will be 
considered confidential information that is exempt from routine public 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 4. See 
47 CFR 0.457 and 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4); see also Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive 7, Part 10. These reports will be shared 
pursuant to a protective order with only the following three entities, 
if the entities file a request for the information: The National 
Emergency Number Association, The Association of Public Safety 
Communications Officials, and The National Association of State 9-1-1 
Administrators. All other access to these reports must be sought 
pursuant to procedures set forth in 47 CFR 0.461. Notice of any 
requests for inspection of these reports will be provided to the filers 
of the reports pursuant to 47 CFR 0.461(d)(3).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission, in order to help fulfill its 
statutory obligation to make wire and radio communications services 
available to all people in the United States for the purpose of the 
national defense and promoting safety of life and property, released an 
Order (FCC 07-107) that adopted a rule requiring analysis of 911 and 
E911 networks and/or systems and reports to the Commission on the 
redundancy, resiliency and reliability of those networks and/or systems 
(47 CFR 12.3). It is critical that Americans have access to a resilient 
and reliable 911 system irrespective of the technology used to provide 
the service. These analyses and reports on the redundancy, resiliency, 
and dependability of 911 and E911 networks and systems will further 
this goal. This requirement will serve the public interest and further 
the Commission's statutory mandate to promote the safety of life and 
property through the use of wire and radio communication. See 47 U.S.C. 
151.
    This rule obligates local exchange carriers (LECs), commercial 
mobile radio service (CMRS) providers that are required to comply with 
the wireless 911 rules set forth in Section 20.18 of the Commission's 
rules, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service 
providers to analyze their 911 and E911 networks and/or systems and 
file a detailed report to the Commission on the redundancy, resiliency 
and reliability of those networks and/or systems. LECs that meet the 
definition of a Class B company set forth in Section 32.11(b)(2) of the 
Commission's rules, non-nationwide commercial mobile radio service 
providers with no more than 500,000 subscribers at the end of 2001, and 
interconnected VoIP service providers with annual revenues below the 
revenue threshold established pursuant to Section 32.11 of the 
Commission's rules are exempt from this rule. The reports are due 120 
days from the date that the Commission or its staff announces 
activation of the 911/E911 network and system reporting process.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19648 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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