[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4030-4031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01320]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-xxxx]


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

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 (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 collection burden on 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before February 24, 
2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
    To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB 
control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. 
A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-xxxx.
    Title: Ensuring Continuity of 911 Communications Report and Order.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or for profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 570 respondents; 570 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0-70 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: Initial point of sale disclosure and third 
party disclosure requirement which occurs on an annual basis.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 1, 4(i), and 251(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 251(e)(3); section 101 of the NET 911 
Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-283, 47 U.S.C. 615a-1; and 
section 106 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, 47 U.S.C. 615c.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,888 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission.
    Needs and Uses: We create new section 12.5 of our rules to place 
limited backup power obligations on providers of facilities-based 
fixed, residential voice services that are not line-powered to ensure 
that such service providers meet their obligation to provide access to 
911 service during a power outage, and to provide clarity for the role 
of consumers and their communities should they elect not to purchase 
backup power.
    Specifically, we require providers to disclose to subscribers the 
following information: (1) Availability of backup power sources; (2) 
service limitations with and without backup power during a power 
outage; (3) purchase and replacement options; (4) expected backup power 
duration; (5) proper usage and storage conditions for the backup power 
source; (6) subscriber backup power self-testing and monitoring 
instructions; and (7) backup power warranty details, if any. Each 
element of this information must be given to subscribers both at the 
point of sale and annually thereafter, as described in the rule.
    The disclosure requirements are intended to equip subscribers with 
necessary information to purchase and maintain a source of backup power 
to enhance their ability to maintain access to reliable 911 service 
from their homes.
    We permit providers to convey both the initial and annual 
disclosures and information described above by any means reasonably 
calculated to reach the individual subscriber. For example, a provider 
may meet this obligation through a combination of disclosures via 
email, an online billing statement, or other digital or electronic 
means for subscribers that communicate with the provider through these 
means. For a subscriber that does not communicate with the provider 
through email and/or online billing statements--such as someone who 
ordered service on the phone or in a physical store and receives a 
paper bill by regular mail--email would not be a means reasonably 
calculated to reach that subscriber.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary.
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