[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55480-55481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22020]


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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 October 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: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB 
processing of this information collection and has requested OMB 
approval by October 30, 2014.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Deployment of Text-to-911.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; and state, local or tribal governments.
    Total Number of Respondents: 3,370 Respondents; 58,012 Responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.31 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 
154(j), 154(o), 251(e), 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 316, and 403.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 76,237 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will work with 
respondents to ensure that their concerns regarding the confidentiality 
of any proprietary or business-sensitive information are resolved in a 
manner consistent with the Commission's rules.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection does not 
affect individuals or households, and therefore a privacy impact 
assessment is not required.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection sought will enable the 
Commission to implement text-to-911 service pursuant to the Second 
Report and Order, FCC 14-118, released August 13, 2014. The Second 
Report and Order adopts new rules to commence the implementation of 
text-to-911 service with an initial deadline of December 31, 2014 for 
all covered text providers to be capable of supporting text-to-911 
service. The Second Report and Order also provides that covered text 
providers then have a six-month implementation period--they must begin 
routing all 911 text messages to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 
by June 30, 2015 or within six months of a valid PSAP request for text-
to-911 service, whichever is later. To implement these requirements, 
the Commission seeks to collect information primarily for a database in 
which PSAPs will voluntarily register that they are technically ready 
to receive text messages to 911. As PSAPs become text-ready, they may 
either register in the PSAP database (or, if the database is not yet 
available, submit a notification to PS Docket Nos. 10-255 and 11-153), 
or provide other written notification reasonably acceptable to a 
covered text messaging provider. Either measure taken by the PSAP shall 
constitute sufficient notification pursuant to the adopted rules in the 
Second Report and Order. PSAPs and covered text providers may mutually 
agree to an alternative implementation timeframe (other than six 
months). Covered text providers must notify the FCC of the dates and 
terms of the alternate timeframe that they have mutually agreed on with 
PSAPs within 30 days of the parties' agreement.
    Additionally, the rules adopted by the Second Report and Order also 
include other information collections for third party notifications 
that need to be effective in order to implement text-to-911, including 
necessary notifications to consumers, covered text providers, and the 
Commission. These notifications are essential to ensure that all of the 
affected parties are aware of the limitations, capabilities, and status 
of text-to-911 services. Emergency approval of these information 
collections will enable the Commission to meet objectives to commence 
the implementation of text-to-911 service as of December 31, 2014 in 
furtherance of its core mission to ensure the public's safety.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-22020 Filed 9-15-14; 8:45 am]
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