[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 6951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02149]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[EB Docket No. 04-296, PS Docket No. 15-94, FCC 19-57; FR 16456]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 
and Approvals: Emergency Alert System

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Munson, Attorney Advisor, Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-2921, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 
26, 2019, OMB approved, until December 31, 2022, the information 
collection requirements associated with the revised testing 
requirements for Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS) 
providers contained in the Commission's Order in EB Docket No. 04-296 
and PS Docket No. 15-94, FCC 19-57, adopted on June 25, 2019, and 
released on June 27, 2019 (the Order has not yet been published in the 
Federal Register).
    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 Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. 
Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0207, 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).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0207.
    OMB Approval Date: December 26, 2019.
    OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2022.
    Title: Part 11, Emergency Alert System, (EAS), Order, FCC 19-57.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 63,084 respondents; 3,588,830 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours-100 hours for the entire 
collection; for the newly dopted requirements the estimated time per 
response is 0.017-0.68 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and third party disclosure 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(o), 301, 
303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 624(g),706, and 715 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 
154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, and 615.
    Total Annual Burden: 140,751 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 11.61 of the Commission's Part 11 (EAS) 
rules, 47 CFR 11.61, specifies weekly, monthly and periodic testing 
requirements with which entities subject to the EAS rules must comply. 
The rules adopted in the Order harmonize the testing requirements that 
apply to SDARS providers with those that apply to Direct Broadcast 
Satellite (DBS) providers primarily on grounds that these services are 
technologically similar, and that the underlying purpose of the testing 
rules will continue to be fully realized by applying the weekly and 
monthly DBS testing requirements to SDARS providers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02149 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
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