[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 132 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33440-33441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16484]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 30, 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 September 11, 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].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1031.
    Title: Commission's Initiative to Implement Enhanced 911 (E911) 
Emergency Services.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 858 respondents; 1,992 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours per requirement.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting 
requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 160, 201, 251-
254, 303 and 332 unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,168 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the 
reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party certification and 
notification requirements) of this information collection. There is a 
change in the estimated respondents/responses and the annual burden 
hours. The Commission is reporting 834 more responses. Therefore, the 
total annual burden hour estimate has increased by 3,592 hours. These 
adjusted increases reflect more accurate estimates.
    Pursuant to the Commission's E911 rules, a wireless carrier must 
provide E911 service to a particular Public Safety Answering Point 
(PSAP) within six months if that PSAP makes a request for the service 
and is capable of receiving and utilizing the information provided. In 
the City of Richardson Order, the Commission adopted rules clarifying 
what constitutes a valid PSAP request so as to trigger a wireless 
carrier's obligation to provide service to a PSAP within six months.
    In November 2002, the Commission released the City of Richardson 
Order on Reconsideration, modifying its E911 rules to provide 
additional clarification on the issue of PSAP readiness. The 
Commission's actions were intended to facilitate the E911 
implementation process by encouraging parties to communicate with each 
other early in the implementation process, and to maintain a 
constructive, on-going dialog throughout the implementation process.
    The Order contained three information collection requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act for which the Commission seeks 
continued OMB approval:
    (a) The Commission established a procedure whereby wireless 
carriers that have completed all necessary steps toward E911 
implementation that are not dependent on PSAP readiness may have their 
compliance obligation temporarily tolled, if the PSAP is not ready to 
receive the information at the end of the six-month period, and the 
carrier files a certification to that effect with the Commission.
    (b) As part of the certification and notification process (third 
party disclosure requirements), a carrier must notify the PSAP of its 
intent to file a certification with the Commission that the PSAP is not 
ready to receive and use the information. The PSAP is permitted to send 
a response to the carriers' notification to affirm that it is not ready 
to receive E911 information or to challenge the carrier's 
characterization of its state of readiness. Carriers are required to 
include any response they receive from the PSAP to their certification 
filing to the Commission.
    (c) The Commission clarified that nothing in its rules prevented 
wireless carriers and PSAPs from mutually agreeing to an E911 
deployment schedule at variance with the schedule contained in the 
Commission's rules. Carriers and PSAPs may choose to participate in the 
certification and private negotiation process. The Commission does not 
require participation.
    The Commission will use the certification filings from wireless 
carriers to determine each carrier's compliance with its E911 
obligations. The Commission will review carrier certifications to 
ensure that carriers have sufficiently explained the basis for their 
conclusion that a particular PSAP will not be ready and have identified 
all of the specific steps the PSAP has taken to provide the requested 
service. The Commission retains the discretion to investigate a 
carrier's certification and take enforcement action if appropriate.
    The requirement that carriers notify affected PSAPs in writing, of 
their challenge, including a copy of the certification, will afford 
PSAPs an opportunity to review proposed certifications and present 
their respective views about their readiness to receive and use E911 
information to the carrier and the Commission. The Commission will 
review the PSAP responses to determine whether there are any PSAP 
objections to particular certification filings. The clarification 
regarding mutually agreed upon alternative implementation schedules 
necessarily entails a third-party contact

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information burden. However, the affected entities will receive the 
benefit of being able to adopt an E911 implementation schedule best 
suited to the specific circumstances.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-16484 Filed 7-10-09; 8:45 am]
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