[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45569-45570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19152]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s). 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 
burden for 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 does not 
display a valid control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by September 27, 2011. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected], and to [email protected], Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit 
your comments by e-mail send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0987.
    Title: Section 20.18(l)(1)(i-iii) and 20.18(l)(2)(i-iii), 911 
Callback Capability; Non-Initialized Handsets.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,384 respondents; 226,384 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .014396 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154, 160, 
201, 251-254, 303, and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,259 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 
(no change in the third party disclosure requirements). The Commission 
will submit this information collection after this 60 day comment 
period.
    In 2003, the Commission modified 47 CFR section 20.18(l) to further 
improve the ability of public safety answering points (PSAPs) to 
respond quickly and efficiently to calls for emergency assistance made 
from non-service initialized wireless mobile handsets. Non-service-
initialized wireless mobile handsets (non-initialized handsets) are not 
registered for service with any Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) 
licensee. A non-initialized handset lacks a dialable number, but is 
programmed to make outgoing 911 calls. The Commission addressed issues 
arising from the inability of a PSAP operator to call back a 911 caller 
who becomes disconnected when using a non-service-initialized wireless 
handset. These requirements also apply to manufacturers of 911-only 
handsets that are manufactured after May 2, 2004.
    The third party disclosure requirements in this information 
collection under 47 CFR 20.18(l) are: Licensees that donate non-
initialized handsets for purposes of providing access to 911 services 
and manufacturers of ``911-only'' handsets are required to program each 
handset with 911, plus the decimal representation of the seven least 
significant digits of the Electronic Serial Number (ESN), International 
Mobile Equipment Identifier, or any other identifier unique to that 
handset (911-xxx-xxxx). This unique number is conveyed to the PSAP when 
``911'' is dialed. Secondly, 911 services and manufacturers of ``911-
only'' handsets are required to affix to each handset a label which is 
designed to withstand the length of service expected, and which 
notifies the user that its handset can only be used to dial 911, that a 
911 operator will not be able to call the user back, and that the user 
should convey the exact location of the emergency as soon as possible. 
Finally, licensees that donate non-initialized handsets for purposes of 
providing access to 911 services and manufacturers of ``911-only'' 
handsets donating non-initialized phones must institute education 
programs to inform users of the limitation of non-initialized handsets. 
An education program must include a

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notice, giving a detailed explanation of such limitations, including 
distinctions between service initialized handsets and non-initialized 
handsets. Wireless carriers are given the flexibility to design and 
execute the education program which bests responds to the individual 
needs of the carrier's service area.
    The information will assist PSAPs by identifying incoming emergency 
calls originating from non-initialized handsets, thereby prompting the 
PSAP operators to obtain all the necessary information to locate and 
assist the caller. This is intended to reduce the delays in response 
time attributed to incidents without clear location identification. 
Similarly, the public education requirement, along with the labeling 
requirement, serves to advise consumers regarding the limitations of a 
non-initialized handset. They also serve to advise callers using non-
initialized handsets that they must be sure to provide as much specific 
information to the PSAP operator as soon as possible regarding the 
location of the emergency situation, because there is no call back 
capability to a non-initialized handset.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-19152 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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