[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37237-37239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13230]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 9

[PS Docket Nos. 20-291 and 09-14, FCC 21-80; FRS 91583]


911 Fee Diversion; New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement 
Act of 2008

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of compliance date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved information collections associated with certain rules 
adopted in the 911 Fee Diversion; New and Emerging Technologies 911

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Improvement Act Report and Order, under the Don't Break Up the T-Band 
Act of 2020. The Commission also announces that compliance with the 
rules is now required. The Commission also removes and amends a 
paragraph advising that compliance was not required until OMB approval 
was obtained. This document is consistent with the 2021 Report and 
Order and rules, which state the Commission will publish a document in 
the Federal Register announcing a compliance date for the rule sections 
and revise the rules accordingly.

DATES: 
    Effective date: This rule is June 22, 2022.
    Compliance date: Compliance with 47 CFR 9.25(b), added in the final 
rule published August 17, 2021, at 86 FR 45892, and effective October 
18, 2021, is required as of June 22, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Jill Coogan, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1499 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that OMB approved 
the information collection requirement in 47 CFR 9.25(b).
    The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the 
compliance date of 47 CFR 9.25(b). 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, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554, regarding OMB Control Number 3060-1122. Please 
include the relevant OMB Control Number in your correspondence. The 
Commission will also accept your comments via the internet if you send 
them to [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).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
March 28, 2022 for the 911 fee information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 9.25(b). Under 5 CFR part 
1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1122.
    OMB Approval Date: March 28, 2022.
    OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2025.
    Title: Preparation of Annual Reports to Congress for the Collection 
and Expenditure of Fees or Charges for Enhanced 911 (E911) Services 
Under the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 66 respondents; 66 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 55 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and one-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in New and Emerging Technologies 
911 Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-283, 122 Stat. 2620 (2008) 
(NET 911 Act), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public 
Law 116-260, Division FF, Title IX, Section 902, Don't Break Up the T-
Band Act of 2020 (section 902).
    Total Annual Burden: 3,630 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: This document pertains to annual information 
collection relating to the Commission's 911 fee regulations. OMB 
previously approved the annual information collection associated with 
911 fees. This document announces that OMB has approved modifications 
of the annual 911 fee information collection pursuant to the 911 Fee 
Diversion; New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act Report and 
Order.
    The Commission is directed by statute (New and Emerging 
Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-283, 122 Stat. 
2620 (2008) (NET 911 Act), as amended by the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, Division FF, Title IX, 
Section 902, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020 (section 902)), to 
submit an annual ``Fee Accountability Report'' to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives ``detailing the 
status in each State of the collection and distribution of [911 fees or 
charges], and including findings on the amount of revenues obligated or 
expended by each State or political subdivision thereof for any purpose 
or function other than the purposes and functions designated in the 
final rules issued under paragraph (3) as purposes and functions for 
which the obligation or expenditure of any such fees or charges is 
acceptable.'' 47 U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(2), as amended. Section 615a-1(f)(3) 
of the statute directs the Commission, not later than 180 days after 
December 27, 2020, to ``issue final rules designating purposes and 
functions for which the obligation or expenditure of 9-1-1 fees or 
charges, by any State or taxing jurisdiction authorized to impose such 
a fee or charge, is acceptable.'' 47 U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3), as amended. 
The statute directs the Commission to submit its first annual report 
within one year after the date of enactment of the NET 911 Act. Given 
that the NET 911 Act was enacted on July 23, 2008, the first annual 
report was due to Congress on July 22, 2009. In addition, the statute 
provides that ``[i]f a State or taxing jurisdiction . . . receives a 
grant under section 942 of this title after December 27, 2020, such 
State or taxing jurisdiction shall, as a condition of receiving such 
grant, provide the information requested by the Commission to prepare 
[the annual Fee Accountability Report to Congress].'' 47 U.S.C. 615a-
1(f)(4), as amended.
    Description of Information Collection: The Commission will collect 
information for the annual preparation of the Fee Accountability Report 
via a web-based survey that appropriate state officials (e.g., state 
911 administrators and budget officials) will be able to access to 
submit data pertaining to the collection and distribution of fees or 
charges for the support or implementation of 911 or enhanced 911 
services, including data regarding whether their respective state 
collects and distributes such fees or charges, as well as the nature 
(e.g., amount and method of assessment or collection) and the amount of 
revenues obligated or

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expended for any purpose or function other than the purposes and 
functions designated as acceptable in the Commission's final rules. 
Consistent with 47 U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3)(D)(iii), the Commission will 
request that state officials report this information with respect to 
911 fees or charges within their state, including any political 
subdivision, Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a 
region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
within their state boundaries. 47 U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3)(D)(iii). In 
addition, consistent with the definition of ``State'' set out in 47 
U.S.C. 615b, the Commission will collect this information from the 
District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories and 
possessions. 47 U.S.C. 615b.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 9

    Communications common carriers, Communications equipment, Radio.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.

Final Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 9 as follows:

PART 9--911 REQUIREMENTS

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1. The authority citation for part 9 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 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, and Section 902 of Title IX, Division FF, Pub. L. 116-260, 
134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted.


Sec.  9.25  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  9.25 by removing paragraph (c).

[FR Doc. 2022-13230 Filed 6-21-22; 8:45 am]
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