[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43128-43129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17806]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX]


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 of 1995 (PRA), 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

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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 Office of Management and Budget 
(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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 
21, 2019. 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, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Enhanced Geo-Targeted Wireless Emergency Alerts.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,000 respondents and 14,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is authorized under the Warning, Alert and 
Response Network Act, Title VI of the Security and Accountability for 
Every Port Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 1884, section 602(a), codified at 47 
U.S.C. 1201, et seq., 1202(a)) (WARN Act) and 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 
154(j), 154(o), 218, 219, 230, 256, 301, 302(a), 303(f), 303(g), 
303(j), 303(r) and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC is revising the Privacy 
Impact Assessment (PIA) and modifying the existing System of Records 
Notice (SORN), FCC/PSHSB-1, FCC Emergency and Continuity Contacts 
System (ECCS), for the Public Safety Support System to address the 
personally identifiable information (PII) that will be collected, used, 
and stored as part of the information collection requirements.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The WARN Act gives the Commission authority to 
adopt relevant technical standards, protocols, procedures and other 
technical requirements governing Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The 
Commission adopted rules to implement the WEA system (previously known 
as the Commercial Mobile Service Alert System) pursuant to the WARN Act 
to satisfy the Commission's mandate to promote the safety of life and 
property through the use of wire and radio communication. The WEA 
system transmits emergency alerts to WEA-capable mobile devices, 
providing consumers with timely warnings and information in 
emergencies. In 2018, the Commission issued a Report & Order requiring 
that Participating Commercial Mobile Service Providers (providers) 
implement enhanced geo-targeting functionality by November 30, 2019 to 
allow WEA alert originators (e.g., local emergency management offices) 
to target a WEA alert to eligible devices in a prescribed geographic 
area (e.g., an area where there is imminent threat of the loss of life 
or property). See Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Emergency 
Alerts; Emergency Alert System, 83 FR 8619, 8623 (Feb. 28, 2018) 
(announcing a Nov. 30, 2019 amendment to 47 CFR 10.450).
    The Commission now seeks to evaluate WEA performance, particularly 
with respect to the accuracy of providers' geo-targeting capabilities. 
To do so, the Commission will use surveys to collect information and 
evaluate performance during a WEA test. Survey respondents affiliated 
with two alert originators, partnered with the Commission in different 
geographic areas of the country, will be asked to complete a 
preliminary survey. This survey will improve the utility of a ``live 
test'' survey, which respondents will subsequently receive via a 
hyperlink embedded in a WEA test alert. The Commission has developed 
survey templates, which are available at https://www.fcc.gov/files/preliminarysurvey0719pdf and https://www.fcc.gov/files/livetestsurvey0719pdf, that are representative of how the surveys will 
appear on the Commission's Public Safety Support Center, and seeks OMB 
approval of these templates as a new information collection. The 
information sought in this collection is necessary and vital to 
ensuring that WEA is effective at protecting the life and property of 
the public.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-17806 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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