[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60462-60463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18942]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1280; FR ID 167929]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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, 
and 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. Comments are requested 
concerning: 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; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 
31, 2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but 
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this 
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1280.
    Title: E911 Compliance for Fixed Telephony and Multi-line Telephone 
Systems.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions and State, local, and Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,397,677 respondents; 
46,728,330 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: 779,266 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,834,020.
    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

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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 91l callers' locations to PSAPs, 
thus reducing response times for emergency services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18942 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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