[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 38190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18377]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 27, 2009.
SUMMARY: On July 22, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval, 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 
for the public information collections contained in Sec.  10.350 of the 
Commission's rules, as adopted by the Commission in its Commercial 
Mobile Alert System, Second Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, 23 FCC Rcd. 10765 (rel. July 8, 2008) (``CMAS 
Second Report and Order Order''). The effective date for the 
information collections contained in Sec.  10.350 was deferred until 
approved by OMB. In this document, the Commission provides notice that 
those information collections have been approved by OMB and are 
effective immediately.
    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: 3060-1126.
    OMB Approval Date: July 22, 2009.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2012.
    Title: Section 10.350, Testing Requirements for the Commercial 
Mobile Alert System (CMAS)
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,752 responses; 2.5 seconds per response; 
2 hours annual total.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 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), and (f), 603, 604, and 606 of the WARN Act.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission requested OMB approval of a new 
information collection in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them. The Commission's estimates for public burden are described 
above.
    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 
the 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, 23 FCC Rcd. In order to 
ensure that the CMAS operates efficiently and effectively, the 
Commission requires 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 also requires 
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 communications.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary
[FR Doc. E9-18377 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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