[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22036-22037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07695]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 135679]


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 May 12, 2023.

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: Resilient Networks.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 75 respondents; 1,725 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time, on occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 
201(b), 214(d), 218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 
307, 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, 403, 615a-1, and 615c of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j) & 
(o), 201(b), 214(d), 218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(j), 
303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, 403, 615a-1, and 615c.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,575 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: The nation's communications networks provide a 
significant lifeline for those in need during disasters and other 
emergencies. Recent events, including Hurricane Ida, earthquakes in 
Puerto Rico, severe winter storms in Texas, and active hurricane and 
wildfire seasons, have demonstrated however that the United States' 
communications infrastructure is susceptible to disruption during 
disaster events. To address this issue, the Federal Communications 
Commission adopted a Report and Order in June 2022 to improve the 
reliability and resiliency of mobile wireless networks. See 87 FR 59329 
(2022). In the Report and Order, the Commission introduced the 
Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) and set forth 
requirements that the nation's facilities-based mobile wireless 
providers must take to ensure their compliance the MDRI. Pursuant to 
the MDRI, these providers must take action related to roaming with 
other providers, mutual aid agreements, municipal preparedness and 
restoration and consumer readiness and preparation. These providers 
must also submit reports to the Commission detailing the timing, 
duration, and effectiveness of their implementation of the MDRI's 
provisions on request, perform annual testing of their roaming 
capabilities and related coordination processes, and issue written 
denials of roaming requests, among other requirements.
    The Commission submits this information collection, which seeks to 
have collected information described in the Report and Order, to 
support its adoption of the MDRI. The collected information will be 
used by the Commission, consumers and consumer groups, service 
providers to realize significant public safety benefits. For example, 
consumers and consumer groups will use the information to increase 
consumer education and improve consumer preparedness for disasters and 
other emergencies.

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Further, providers will use the information to ensure that roaming will 
work expeditiously in times of emergencies and to better understand 
their network capabilities related to roaming and ensure their networks 
roam as effectively as possible when a disaster strikes. Further, the 
Commission will use information as a basis for potential future 
improvements to the MDRI and other programs in furtherance of public 
safety, including by gauging providers' compliance with the MDRI's 
roaming provision, ensuring accountability by providers who fail to 
comply and for resolving disputes related to roaming agreements. Thus, 
the information sought in this collection is necessary and vital to 
ensuring that the MDRI is effective at protecting the life and property 
of the public.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-07695 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
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