[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68132-68133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26544]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 20

[PS Docket Nos. 11-153; 10-255; FCC 14-118]


Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next 
Generation 911 Application; Framework for Next Generation 911 
Deployment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved on an emergency basis, for a 
period of six months, the information collection associated with the 
Commission's Second Report and Order that adopted rules requiring 
Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers and other providers of 
interconnected text messaging applications (collectively, ``covered 
text providers'') to provide text-to-911 service.
    This document is consistent with the Second Report and Order, which 
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 20.18(n)(10)(i) and (ii), 
(n)(10)(iii)(C), and (n)(11) published at 79 FR 55367, September 16, 
2014, are effective November 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy May, Policy and Licensing 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-
1463, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 27, 
2014, OMB approved on an emergency basis, for a period of six months, 
the information collection requirements relating to the text-to-911 
rules contained in the Commission's Second Report and Order, FCC 14-
118, published at 79 FR 55367, September 16, 2014. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-1204. The Commission publishes this document as an 
announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you have any 
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission 
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, 
please contact Benish Shah, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-
A866, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB 
Control Number, 3060-1204, in your correspondence. The Commission will 
also accept your comments via email at [email protected]. To request 
materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, 
large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to 
[email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 
(202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received emergency OMB 
approval on October 27, 2014, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules 
in 47 CFR part 20.
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a current, 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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1204.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1204.
    OMB Approval Date: October 27, 2014.
    OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2015.
    Title: Deployment of Text-to-911.
    Form Number: Public Safety Answering (PSAP) Text-to-911 
Registration Form (No Form Number Assigned).
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,370 respondents; 58,012 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirements.
    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: 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: On August 13, 2014, the Commission released the 
Order, FCC 14-118, published at 79 FR 55367, September 16, 2014, 
adopting final rules--containing information collection requirements--
to 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

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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. 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2014-26544 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]
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