[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 154 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48253-48255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17425]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXX, OMB 3060-1204; FRS 16985]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to 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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission 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 comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before September 9, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION 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 Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Alaska Plan End of Term Commitments.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection. Respondents: Business 
or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 21 respondents; 21 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to retain benefits. Statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152, 154(i), 155, 201-206, 214, 218-220, 251, 252, 254, 256, 
303(r), 332, 403, and 1302.

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    Total Annual Burden: 210 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 
impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: For this information request, 
parties may submit confidential information. Requests for 
confidentiality may be submitted to the Commission to be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 C FR 0.459 of the FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for this new information 
collection. On August 23, 2016, the Commission adopted the Alaska Plan 
Order. See Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 16-271, 
WT Docket No. 10-208, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 10139 (2016) (Alaska Plan Order). In that order, 
the Commission adopted a plan for providing Alaskan rate-of-return 
carriers and competitive Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) 
the option to obtain a fixed level of funding for a defined term in 
exchange for committing to deployment obligations that are tailored to 
each Alaskan carrier's circumstances. A requirement adopted in the 
Alaska Plan Order requires that participating carriers update their 
end-of-term commitments no later than the end of the fourth year of 
support, i.e., by December 31, 2020. The purpose of this information 
collection is to collect from the participating carriers their updated 
end-of-term commitments and addresses the burdens associated with that 
requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1204.
    Title: Deployment of Text-to-911.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other-for profit, State, Local, or Tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,882 respondents; 52,963 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time; annual reporting requirements and 
third-party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections 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: 76,766 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: Deployment of Text-to-911. In a Second Report and 
Order released on August 13, 2014, FCC 14-118, published at 79 FR 
55367, September 16, 2014, the Commission adopted final rules--
containing information collection requirements--to enable the 
Commission to implement text-to-911 service. The text-to-911 rules 
provide enhanced access to emergency services for people with 
disabilities and fulfilling a crucial role as an alternative means of 
emergency communication for the general public in situations where 
sending a text message to 911 as opposed to placing a voice call could 
be vital to the caller's safety. The Second Report and Order adopted 
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 service. The Second Report and 
Order also provided that covered text providers would 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 
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 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 constitutes sufficient notification pursuant to the rules 
in the Second Report and Order. PSAPs and covered text providers may 
also agree to an alternative implementation timeframe (other than six 
months). Covered text providers must notify the FCC of the dates and 
terms of any such alternate timeframe within 30 days of the parties' 
agreement. Additionally, the rules adopted by the Second Report and 
Order include other information collections for third party 
notifications necessary for the implementation of text-to-911, 
including notifications to consumers, covered text providers, and the 
Commission. These notifications are essential to ensure that all 
affected parties are aware of the limitations, capabilities, and status 
of text-to-911 services. These information collections enable the 
Commission to meet the objectives for implementation of text-to-911 
service and for compliance by covered text providers with the six-month 
implementation period in furtherance of the Commission's core mission 
to ensure the public's safety.
    Real Time Text. In a Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, released on December 16, 2016, in CG Docket No. 
16-145 and GN Docket No. 15-178, the Commission amended its rules to 
facilitate a transition from text telephone (TTY) technology to RTT as 
a reliable and interoperable universal text solution over wireless 
internet protocol (IP) enabled networks for people who are deaf, hard 
of hearing, deaf-blind, or have a speech disability. Section 9.10(c) of 
the rules requires Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers to 
be ``capable of transmitting 911 calls from individuals with speech or 
hearing disabilities through means other than mobile radio handsets, 
e.g., through the use of [TTY devices].'' Additionally, ``CMRS 
providers that provide voice communications over IP facilities are not 
required to support 911 access via TTYs if they provide 911 access via 
[RTT] communications, in accordance with 47 CFR part 67, except that 
RTT support is not required to the extent that it is not achievable for 
a particular manufacturer to support RTT on the provider's network.'' 
Section 9.10(c). The Commission's Report and Order provides that once a 
PSAP is so capable, the requested service provider must begin 
delivering RTT communications in an RTT format within six months after 
a valid request is made--to the extent the provider has selected RTT as 
its accessible text communication method.
    Dispatchable Location. Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act requires the 
Commission to ``consider adopting rules to ensure that the dispatchable 
location is conveyed with a 9-1-1 call, regardless of the technological 
platform used [. . .].'' In a Report and Order released on August 2019, 
in PS Docket Nos. 18-261 and 17-239 and GN Docket No. 11-117, the 
Commission amended its rules to implement Kari's Law and Section 506 of 
RAY BAUM'S Act. Specifically, for mobile text, the Commission adopted 
Section 9.10(q)(10)(v) to provide that no later than January 6, 2022, 
covered text providers must provide the following location information 
with all 911 text messages routed to a PSAP:
    Automated dispatchable location, if technically feasible; 
otherwise, either end-user manual provision of location information, or 
enhanced location information, which may be coordinate-based, 
consisting of the best available location that can be obtained from any

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available technology or combination of technologies at reasonable cost.
    47 CFR 20.18 renumbered as 47 CFR 9.10. Additionally, the 
Commission renumbered Section 20.18 as new Section 9.10. Accordingly, 
we update the references to Section 20.18 with Section 9.10 in this 
supporting statement.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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