[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3346-3347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01212]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1147]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 26, 
2018. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1147.

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    Title: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (Third Report 
and Order in PS Docket No. 07-114).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, state, local or tribal 
government, and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,294 respondents; 4,510 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
Sections 151, 154(i), 301, 303(r), and 332 of the Communications Act, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 31,668 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No confidentiality is 
required for this collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 
(no change in the reporting requirement or in the previous burden 
estimates). The Commission will submit this information collection to 
OMB after this 60 day comment period.
    The Commission's Third Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07-114 
adopted a rule providing that new CMRS network providers meeting the 
definition of covered CMRS providers in Section 20.18 and deploying new 
stand-alone networks must meet the handset-based location accuracy 
standard in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 service. The 
rule requires that new stand-alone CMRS providers must satisfy the 
handset-based location accuracy standard at either a county-based or 
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-based geographic level. 
Additionally, in accordance with the pre-existing requirements for CMRS 
providers using handset-based location technologies, new stand-alone 
CMRS providers are permitted to exclude up to 15 percent of the 
counties or PSAP areas they serve due to heavy forestation that limits 
handset-based technology accuracy in those counties or areas but are 
required to file an initial list of the specific counties or portions 
of counties where they are utilizing their respective exclusions.
    A. Updated Exclusion Reports. Under this information collection and 
pursuant to current rule section 20.18(h), new stand-alone CMRS 
providers and existing CMRS providers that have filed initial exclusion 
reports are required to file reports informing the Commission of any 
changes to their exclusion lists within thirty days of discovering such 
changes. The permitted exclusions properly but narrowly account for the 
known technical limitations of either the handset-based or network-
based location accuracy technologies chosen by a CMRS provider, while 
ensuring that the public safety community and the public at large are 
sufficiently informed of these limitations.
    B. Confidence and Uncertainty Data. Under this information 
collection and pursuant to current rule section 20.18(h), all CMRS 
providers and other entities responsible for transporting confidence 
and uncertainty data between the wireless carriers and PSAPs, including 
LECs, CLECs, owners of E911 networks, and emergency service providers 
(collectively, System Service Providers (SSPs)) must continue to 
provide confidence and uncertainty data of wireless 911 calls to Public 
Safety Answering Points (PSAP) on a per call basis upon a PSAP's 
request. New stand-alone wireless carriers also incur this obligation. 
The transport of the confidence and uncertainty data is needed to 
ensure the delivery of accurate location information with E911 service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01212 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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