[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30363-30364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08623]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1126; FR ID 214934]


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 23, 2024.

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: 3060-1126.
    Title: Testing and Logging Requirements for Wireless Emergency 
Alerts (WEA).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 76 respondents, 429,020 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.375 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion reporting and record 
keeping requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
152, 154, 301, 303, 307, 309, 316, 403, 554, 606, 1201, 1202, 1203, 
1204, and 1206 of the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 119,121 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted requirements for 
Participating CMS Providers to log the basic attributes of alerts they 
receive at their Alert Gateway, to maintain those logs for at least 12 
months, to make those logs available upon request to the Commission and 
FEMA, and to emergency management agencies that offer confidentiality 
protection at least equal to that provided by federal FOIA. The 
Commission also requires Participating CMS Providers to disclose 
information regarding their capabilities for geo-targeting Alert 
Messages initiated by that emergency management agency, and information 
regarding the results of WEA Performance and Public Awareness Testing. 
These recordkeeping and reporting requirements have potential to 
increase emergency managers' confidence that WEA will work as intended 
when needed. This increased confidence in system availability 
encourages emergency management agencies that do not currently use WEA 
to become authorized. These reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
also help to ensure a fundamental component of system integrity against 
which future iterations of WEA can be evaluated. Without records that 
can be used to describe the quality of system integrity, and the most 
common causes of message transmission failure it would be difficult to 
evaluate how any changes to WEA may effect system integrity.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08623 Filed 4-22-24; 8:45 am]
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