[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43530-43531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17532]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0039]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. A Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was published on April 21, 
2014 (76 FR 7897-7898).

DATES: Comments must be submitted no later than August 25, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Laurie Flaherty, Coordinator, 
National 911 Program, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of 
Emergency Medical Services, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NTI-140, W44-322, 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-2705 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: National 9-1-1 Profile Database as part of the National 9-1-
1 Program.
    OMB Control Number: 201106-2127-007.
    Type of Request: Renewal of information collection Requirement.
    Abstract: NHTSA is proposing to continue to collect and aggregate 
information from state level reporting entities that can be used to 
measure the progress of 9-1-1 authorities across the country in 
enhancing their existing operations and migrating to more advanced--
Internet-Protocol-enabled emergency networks.
    The data will be maintained in a ``National 9-1-1 Profile 
Database.'' One of the objectives of the National 9-1-1 Program is to 
develop, collect, and disseminate information concerning practices, 
procedures, and technology used in the implementation of E9-1-1 
services and to support 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) 
and related state and local public safety agencies for 9-1-1 deployment 
and operations. The National 9-1-1 profile database can be used to 
follow the progress of 9-1-1 authorities in enhancing their existing 
systems and implementing next-generation networks for more advanced 
systems.
    The goal of the data collection process is to support a national 9-
1-1 profile that will be used to help accurately measure and depict the 
current status and planned capabilities of 9-1-1 systems across the 
United States. Evaluations, based upon the data collected, will help 
draw attention to key roadblocks and solutions in the deployment 
process and to target possible future activities and resources 
consistent with the goals of the program. The information in aggregated 
form will be available to state and local stakeholders in the public 
safety community.
    Affected Public: Under this proposed effort, NHTSA would 
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request reporting entities to voluntarily collect and annually report 
the data described above utilizing the described Web-based data 
collection tool. Reporting entities are state level 9-1-1 program 
officials, and the data reported will reflect state-level aggregated 
data. Where a state statute has not established a state-level 9-1-1 
program, the authorized entity is the state E9-1-1 Coordinator 
designated under 47 U.S.C. 942(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    The total number of respondents is identified at fifty-six (56), 
including the fifty states and the six U.S. Territories of Guam, U.S. 
Minor Outlying Islands, American Samoa, Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin 
Islands, and Puerto Rico.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The maximum number of respondents 
is 56.
    Estimated Number of Responses: NHTSA estimates 40-45 responses 
annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates that the time 
required to annually report the data described utilizing the Web-based 
tool will be three hours (2 hours of preparation, 1 hour of entry to 
Web site) per reporting entity, for a total of 168 hours for all 
entities.
    The respondents would not incur any reporting costs from the 
information collection beyond the time it takes to gather the 
information, prepare it for reporting and then populate the Web-based 
data collection tool. The respondents also would not incur any 
recordkeeping burden or recordkeeping costs from the information 
collection.
    Send comments within 30 days, to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140. Telephone: 1-800-647-5527.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.
    Frequency of Collection: Data will be collected annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2014.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2014-17532 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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