[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 172 (Thursday, September 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51637-51638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20542]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[PS Docket No. 08-287, OMB Control Number 3060-1113, DA 08-166]


Commercial Mobile Service Providers Must File Elections Regarding 
Participation in the Commercial Mobile Alert System by September 8, 
2008

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that, as required by the Warning, 
Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act, by September 8, 2008, each 
Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) provider must file an election with the 
Federal Communications Commission (``FCC'' or ``Commission'') 
indicating whether or not it intends to transmit emergency alerts as 
part of the Commercial Mobile Alert System.

DATES: File elections by September 8, 2008.

ADDRESSES: PS Docket No. 08-146 is a docket specially created to 
receive these election letters. To file electronically in PS Docket No. 
08-146, CMS providers must utilize the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS), which is accessible at the Commission's Web site, 
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Beers, Chief, Policy 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission at (202) 418-0952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: On August 7, 2008, the Commission released 
the Third Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07-287, FCC 08-184 (CMAS 
Third Report and Order) implementing provisions of the Warning, Alert 
and Response Network (``WARN'') Act, including, inter alia, the 
statutory requirement that within 30 days of release of the CMAS Third 
Report and Order, each Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) provider must 
file an election with the Commission indicating whether or not it 
intends to transmit emergency alerts as part of the Commercial Mobile 
Alert System (CMAS). The CMAS Third Report and Order noted that this 
filing requirement was subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. OMB pre-approved the filing 
requirement on February 4, 2008.
    PS Docket No. 08-146 is a docket specially created to receive these 
election letters. To file electronically in PS Docket No. 08-146, CMS 
providers must utilize the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS), which is accessible at the Commission's Web site, http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs.

FCC Notice Required by the Paperwork Reduction Act

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB pre-
approval on February 4, 2008, for the collection of information 
described in this public notice. Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to be 6 minutes per response, 
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching

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existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information. This collection 
of information is for the purpose of assisting the Commission in 
overseeing the Commercial Mobile Service Alert System. This collection 
is mandatory under the Warning, Alert and Response Network Act, Section 
602(b)(2)(A), Title VI of the Security and Accountability for Every 
Port Act of 2006, Public Law No. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884 (2006). Send 
comments regarding this burden estimate, or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden to Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Washington, DC 
20554, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-1113), or via the Internet to 
[email protected]. DO NOT SEND ELECTION LETTERS TO THIS ADDRESS.
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 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 currently valid OMB Control Number. This 
collection has been assigned OMB Control Number 3060-1113 and its 
expiration date is February 28, 2011.

    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Federal Communications Commission.
Lisa M. Fowlkes,
Deputy Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E8-20542 Filed 9-3-08; 8:45 am]
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