[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 197 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64148-64149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22410]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 17111]


Information Collection 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 November 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: E911 Compliance for Fixed Telephony and Multi-line Telephone 
Systems.

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    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,275,636 respondents; 
38,048,948 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.016 hours (one minute).
    Frequency of Response: One-time, on occasion, third party 
disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 152(a), 
155(c), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 219, 222, 225, 251(e), 
255, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605, 
610, 615, 615 note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a-1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623 
note, 721, and 1471.
    Total Annual Burden: 634,610 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,911,540.
    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: The Commission is obligated by statute to promote 
``safety of life and property'' and to ``encourage and facilitate the 
prompt deployment throughout the United States of a seamless, 
ubiquitous, and reliable end-to-end infrastructure'' for public safety. 
Congress has established 911 as the national emergency number to enable 
all citizens to reach emergency services directly and efficiently, 
irrespective of whether a citizen uses wireline or wireless technology 
when calling for help by dialing 911. Efforts by federal, state and 
local government, along with the significant efforts of wireline and 
wireless service providers, have resulted in the nearly ubiquitous 
deployment of this life-saving service.
    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 and 
including with calls from multi-line telephone system.'' RAY BAUM'S Act 
also states that, ``[i]n conducting the proceeding . . . the Commission 
may consider information and conclusions from other Commission 
proceedings regarding the accuracy of the dispatchable location for a 
9-1-1 call . . . .'' RAY BAUM'S Act defines a ``9-1-1 call'' as a voice 
call that is placed, or a message that is sent by other means of 
communication, to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the 
purpose of requesting emergency services.
    As part of implementing Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, on August 1, 
2019, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (2019 Order), set forth 
rules requiring Fixed Telephony providers and MLTS providers to ensure 
that dispatchable location is conveyed with 911 calls.
    The Commission's 2019 Order adopted Sec. Sec.  9.8(a) and 
9.16(b)(3)(i), (ii), and (iii) to facilitate the provision of automated 
dispatchable location. For Fixed Telephony and in fixed Multi-line 
Telephone Systems (MLTS) environments, respective providers must 
provide automated dispatchable location with 911 calls. For on-
premises, non-fixed devices associated with an MLTS, the MLTS operator 
or manager must provide automated dispatchable location to the 
appropriate PSAP when technically feasible; otherwise they must provide 
either dispatchable location based on end-user manual update, or 
alternative location information. For off-premises MLTS calls to 911, 
the MLTS operator or manager must provide (1) dispatchable location, if 
technically feasible, or, otherwise, either (2) manually-updated 
dispatchable location, or (3) enhanced location information, which may 
be coordinate-based, consisting of the best available location that can 
be obtained from any available technology or combination of 
technologies at reasonable cost. The requirements adopted in the 2019 
Order account for variance in the feasibility of providing dispatchable 
location for non-fixed MLTS 911 calls, and the means available to 
provide it. The information collection requirements associated with 
these rules will ensure that Fixed Telephony and MLTS providers have 
the means to provide 911 callers' locations to PSAPs, thus reducing 
response times for emergency services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Associate Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-22410 Filed 10-8-20; 8:45 am]
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