[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 94 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11537]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested

May 11, 2009.
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, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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 (PRA) 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 June 17, 2009. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected] and to [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to [email protected]. To view 
a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: 
(1) Go to the Web page http://reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look 
for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) 
click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below 
the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal 
Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the 
``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of 
the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently 
under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB 
Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference 
Number to view detailed information about this ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

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: 0.00114155251 hours (2.5 seconds).
    Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion reporting 
requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i) and (o), 201, 303(r), 403 and 606 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as by sections 602(a), 
(b), (c), (f), 603, 604 and 606 of the WARN Act.
    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, Public Law 109-347, the Federal Communications 
Commission adopted final 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, see Second Report 
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 08-164. In 
order to ensure that the CMAS operates efficiently and effectively, the 
Commission will require participating CMS providers to receive required 
monthly test messages initiated by the Federal Alert Gateway 
Administrator, to test their infrastructure and internal CMAS delivery 
systems by distributing the monthly message to their CMAS coverage 
area, and to log the results of the tests. The Commission will also 
require periodic testing of the interface between the Federal Alert 
Gateway and each CMS Provider Gateway to ensure the availability and 
viability of both gateway functions. The CMS Provider Gateways must 
send an acknowledgement to the Federal Alert Gateway upon receipt of 
these interface test messages.
    The Commission, the Federal Alert Gateway and participating CMS 
providers 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. E9-11537 Filed 5-15-09; 8:45 am]
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