[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 49 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12239-12240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5497]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

March 5, 2010.
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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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 on small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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

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does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before May 14, 2010. 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Judith B. Herman, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214. 
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an 
e-mail to [email protected] or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 3060-1003.
     Title: Communications Disaster Information Reporting System 
(DIRS).
     Form No.: N/A.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
     Number of Respondents: 3,900 respondents for updated and new 
contact information (3,200 for updated contact information and 700 for 
new contacts); 300 respondents for critical information input. Total 
number of respondents is 4,200.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 0.1 hours for updated or new contact 
information; 0.5 hours for initial input of critical information; and 
0.1 hours for daily updates of critical information.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements. Annual requirement is for updated contact information. 
For critical information, the information is requested on a daily basis 
during a declared emergency and activation of the Disaster Information 
Reporting System (DIRS). The information is updated daily until the 
emergency ends, on average about 10 days per emergency. Three 
emergencies requiring data collection through DIRS are assumed to occur 
per year.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 
218, and 303(r).
     Total Annual Burden: 390 hours for new and updated contact 
information; 1,160 hours for critical information input = 1,650 total 
annual burden hours.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Because the information 
input to DIRS is sensitive, for national security and/or commercial 
reasons, DIRS filings are non-public and treated as presumptively 
confidential upon filing. DIRS filings will, however, be shared with 
the National Communications System (NCS) and other Federal agencies 
authorized to participate in Emergency Support Function-2 (ESF-2) 
(Communications) of the National Response Framework.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
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 requirements). The Commission has reduced the 
information collection burden for this expiring collection which is due 
to fewer respondents.
    This collection as currently approved by OMB is need to be able to 
reach emergency contact personnel at key telecommunications providers 
(such as wireline, wireless, broadcast, cable and satellite entities) 
during an emergency to assess the status of their facilities and 
network(s), and to determine appropriate agency response.
    DIRS is an electronic database that telecommunications providers 
can access via the Internet to voluntarily enter and update emergency 
contact information and, in the event of an actual emergency, 
infrastructure and network status and damage information and/or 
resource requirements. In the event of a natural disaster or other 
emergency event, the DIRS database may be used to contact 
communications providers in affected areas and to inform them that DIRS 
has been activated and they can input data into DIRS, to further 
determine the extent of any damage and to gauge the appropriate agency 
response.
    The Commission needs to continue OMB approval for this information 
collection in order to perform its homeland security and public safety 
functions as required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 
coordinate DIRS data with the Department of Homeland Security's 
National Communications System (NCS) in support of NCS's role as the 
primary agency for ESF-2 (Communications) of the National Response 
Framework; and coordinate DIRS data with other Federal agencies 
authorized to participate in ESF-2 (Communications) of the National 
Response Framework.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-5497 Filed 3-12-10; 8:45 am]
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