[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48266-48268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22824]


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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

September 14, 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

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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 October 22, 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 Judith-B. [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission, and 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 Judith-B.[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, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 858 respondents; 1,992 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154, 160, 
201, 251-254, 303, and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,168 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not 
believe that any confidential information will need to be disclosed in 
order to comply with the certification and notification requirements 
and the corresponding PSAP response provisions, covered carriers or 
PSAPs are free to request that materials or information submitted to 
the Commission be withheld from public inspection and from the E911 Web 
site. See 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this comment period 
to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is no change 
in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure 
requirements. There is an adjustment change in the Commission's burden 
estimates. The Commission is reporting 834 more responses; and a 3,592 
hour increase in the total annual burden hours. Under the Commission's 
E911 rules, a wireless carrier must provide E911 service to a 
particular Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) within six months only 
if that PSAP makes a request for the service and is capable of 
receiving and utilizing the information provided. In the City of 
Richardson, TX 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.
    The Order contains the following information collection 
requirements:
    (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 to 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 in their certification 
filing to the Commission; and
    (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 carriers certifications to 
ensure that carriers have sufficiently explained the basis for their 
conclusions 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 carriers and the Commission. The Commission will 
review PSAP responses to determine whether there are any PSAP 
obligations to particular certification filings.
    The clarification regarding mutually agreed upon alternative 
implementation schedules necessarily entails a third-party contact 
information burden. However, the affected entities will receive the 
benefit of being able to adopt an E911 implementation schedule best 
suited to their specific circumstances.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22824 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]
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