[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78791-78792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30421]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 15, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection(s). 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 for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees. 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 that 
does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
23, 2009. 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: Submit your comments by e-mail to [email protected]. Include in 
the email the OMB control number of the collection or, if there is no 
OMB control number, the Title shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below. If you are unable to submit your comments by email 
contact the person listed below to make alternate arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) or to obtain a copy of the collection send an 
e-mail to [email protected] and include the collection's OMB control number 
as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below (or the title 
of the collection if there is no OMB control number), or call or 
contact Judith Boley Herman at (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Title: Section 10.350, Testing Requirements for the Commercial 
Mobile Alert System (CMAS).
    Form Number: N/A
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 146 respondents; 1,752 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.000694 hours (2.5 seconds).
    Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion reporting 
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act, Title VI of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, Public Law No. 109-347, 120 
Stat. 1884, (2006).
    Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: As required by the Warning Alert and Response 
Network (WARN) Act, the Federal Communications Commission had adopted 
rules to establish a Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), under which 
Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) providers may elect to transmit 
emergency alerts to the public. In order to ensure that the CMAS 
operates efficiently and effectively, the Commission will require 
participating CMS providers to participate in required monthly tests 
(RMT) of the CMAS that are initiated by the Federal Alert Gateway 
Administrator. Participating CMS providers must distribute these RMT 
messages to their CMAS coverage area within 24 hours of receipt by the 
CMS Provider Gateway unless pre-empted by actual alert traffic or 
inability to do so due to an unforeseen condition. A participating CMS 
provider shall indicate such an unforeseen condition

[[Page 78792]]

by a response code to the Federal Alert Gateway. A participating CMS 
provider must retain an automated log of the RMT messages received by 
the CMS Provider Gateway from the Federal Alert Gateway. In addition to 
the RMTs, participating CMS providers must participate in periodic 
testing of the interface between the Federal Alert Gateway and its CMS 
Provider Gateway that is not intended to test the CMS provider's 
infrastructure or mobile devices, but rather is required to ensure the 
availability/viability of both gateway functions. Each CMS Provider 
Gateway shall send an acknowledgement to the Federal Alert Gateway upon 
receipt of such an interface test message. The Commission will use this 
information to ensure the continued functioning of the CMAS, thus 
complying with the WARN Act and the Commission's obligation to promote 
the safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio 
communication.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-30421 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P