[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34309-34310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13980]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for Review and Approval

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), 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: 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; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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 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 OMB 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 16, 2014. 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: Submit your 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 Benish Shah, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. To 
submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benish Shah, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-7866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-1113.
    Title: Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS).
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,253 respondents; 3,759 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (.5 hour).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained 47 
U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 218, 219, 230, 256, 
302(a), 303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 403, 621(b)(3), and 621(d).
    Total Annual Burden: 28,193 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting requirements) during the comment period to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain OMB approval 
for an extension because on August 7, 2008, the FCC released a Third 
Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07-287, FCC 08-184 (CMAS Third R&O).
    The CMAS Third R&O implements provisions of the Warning, Alert and 
Response Network (``WARN'') Act, including inter alia, a requirement 
that within 30 days of release of the CMAS Third R&O, each Commercial 
Mobile Service (CMS) provider must file an election with the Commission 
indicating whether or not it intends to transmit emergency alerts as 
part of the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS). The CMAS Third R&O 
noted that this filing requirement was subject to OMB review and 
approval. The Commission received ``pre-approval'' from the OMB on 
February 4, 2008. The Commission began accepting CMAS election filings 
on or before September 8, 2008.
    All CMS providers are required to submit a CMAS election, including 
those that were not licensed at the time of the initial filing deadline 
with the FCC. In addition, any CMS provider choosing to withdraw its 
election must notify the Commission at least sixty (60) days prior to 
the withdrawal of its election. The information collected will be the 
CMS provider's contact information and its election, i.e., a ``yes'' or 
``no'', on whether it intends to provide commercial mobile service 
alerts.
    The Commission will use the information collected to meet its 
statutory requirement under the WARN Act to accept licensees' election 
filings and to establish an effective CMAS that will provide the public 
with effective mobile alerts in a manner that imposes minimal 
regulatory burdens on affected entities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-13980 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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