[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25469]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 16, 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: 3060-0987.
    OMB Approval Date: October 16, 2008.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2011.
    Title: 911 Callback Capability: Non-initialized Handsets (47 CFR 
sections 20.18(l)(1)(i-iii), 20.18(l)(2)(i-iii)).
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 226,398 responses; 0.014457 hours per 
response (range of 30 seconds for labeling each handset to one hour for 
each respondent's public education effort); 3,273 hours total per year.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (47 CFR sections 20.18(l)(1)(i-
iii), 20.18(l)(2)(i-iii)).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: In 2003, the Commission modified 47 CFR Section 
20.18(l) to further improve the ability of public safety answering 
points (PSAPs) to respond to calls for emergency assistance made from 
non-service initialized wireless mobile handsets. Non-service-
initialized wireless mobile handsets (non-initialized handsets) are not 
registered for service with any Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) 
licensee. A non-initialized handset lacks a dialable number, but is 
programmed to make outgoing 911 calls. These requirements also apply to 
manufacturers of 911-only handsets that are manufactured after May 3, 
2004.

    47 CFR Sections 20.18(l)(1)(i) and 20.18(l)(2)(i). Licensees 
that donate non-initialized handsets for purposes of providing 
access to 911 services and manufacturers of ``911-only'' handsets 
are required to program each handset with 911, plus the decimal 
representation of the seven least significant digits of the 
Electronic Serial Number (ESN), International Mobile Equipment 
Identifier, or any other identifier unique to that handset (911-xxx-
xxxx). This unique number is conveyed to the PSAP when ``911'' is 
dialed.
    47 CFR Sections 20.18(l)(1)(ii) and 20.18(l)(2)(ii). Licensees 
that donate non-initialized handsets for purposes of providing 
access to 911 services and manufacturers of ``911-only'' handsets 
are required to affix to each handset a label which is designed to 
withstand the length of service expected, and which notifies the 
user that its handset can only be used to dial 911, that a 911 
operator will not be able to call the user back, and that the user 
should convey the exact location of the emergency as soon as 
possible.
    47 CFR Sections 20.18(l)(1)(iii) and 20.18(l)(2)(iii). Licensees 
that donate non-initialized handsets for purposes of providing 
access to 911 services and manufacturers of ``911-only'' handsets 
donating non-initialized phones must institute education programs to 
inform users of the limitation of non-initialized handsets. An 
education program must include a notice, giving a detailed 
explanation of such limitations, including distinctions between 
service initialized handsets and non-initialized handsets. Wireless 
carriers are given the flexibility to design and execute the 
education program which best responds to the individual needs of the 
carrier's service area.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-25469 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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