[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35822-35824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09480]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 217231]


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 July 1, 
2024.

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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-xxxx.
    Title: Section 9.10(s), Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 
Calls.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 59 respondents; 59 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 251(e), 
303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 316, and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 251(e), 303(b), 
303(g), 303(r), 316, 403, and section 4 of the Wireless Communications 
and Public Safety Act of 1999, Public Law 106-81, sections 101 and 201 
of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, 
Public Law 110-283, and section 106 of the Twenty-First Century 
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, 
as amended 47 U.S.C. 615a, 615a-1, 615b, 615c.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,360 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: Technical limitations of legacy Enhanced 911 (E911) 
routing can result in a Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) provider 
routing a wireless 911 call to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 
other than the one designated by the relevant state or local 911 
authority to receive calls from the actual location of the caller. To 
improve emergency response times, the Commission adopted rules and 
procedures to require CMRS providers to implement location-based 
routing (LBR) for wireless 911 voice calls and real-time text (RTT) 
communications to 911 nationwide. With location-based routing as 
implemented under the Commission's rules, CMRS providers will use 
precise location information to route wireless 911 voice calls and RTT 
communications to 911 to the appropriate public safety answering point. 
To facilitate the implementation of location-based routing for wireless 
911 voice calls and RTT communications to 911, and to monitor 
compliance, promote transparency, and ensure accountability, the 
Commission adopted certain information collection requirements.
    Certification and reporting. The Commission will use the 
information collected pursuant to section 9.10(s)(4) that is submitted 
by the CMRS providers in their compliance certifications, including 
technologies and methodologies used, and live call data reports to 
assess and monitor the implementation of LBR for wireless 911 voice 
calls and RTT communications to 911 call centers nationwide. Also, the 
Commission would use the data generated by the information collections 
to analyze the effectiveness of the LBR implementation at the benchmark 
dates set forth in the rules. In addition, it is imperative that CMRS 
providers ensure the privacy and security of location-based routing 
information.
    Section 9.10(s)(4) requires that within 60 days after each 
benchmark specified in paragraphs (s)(1)(i), (ii), and (2) of section 
9.10 of the rules, CMRS providers must comply with the following 
certification and reporting requirements.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(i)(A), CMRS providers must certify that 
they are in compliance with the requirements specified in paragraphs 
(s)(1)(i), (ii), and (2) of this section applicable to them.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(i)(B), CMRS providers must identify 
specific network architecture, systems, and procedures used to comply 
with paragraphs (s)(1)(i), (ii), and (2) of this section, including the 
extent to which the CMRS provider validates location information for 
routing purposes and the validation practices used in connection with 
this information.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(i)(C), CMRS providers must certify that 
neither they nor any third party they rely on to obtain location 
information or associated data used for compliance with paragraphs 
(s)(1)(i), (ii), or (2) of this section will use such location 
information or associated data for any non-911 purpose, except with 
prior express consent or as otherwise required by law. The 
certification must state that the CMRS provider and any third parties 
it relies on to obtain location information or associated data used for 
compliance with paragraphs (s)(1)(i), (ii), or (2) of this section have 
implemented measures sufficient to safeguard the privacy and security 
of such location information or associated data.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A), CMRS providers must collect and 
report aggregate data on the routing technologies used for all live 
wireless 911 voice calls in the locations specified for live 911 call 
location data in paragraph (i)(3)(ii) of this section for a thirty-day 
period which begins on the compliance date(s) specified in paragraphs 
(s)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section. CMRS providers must retain live 
wireless 911 voice call data gathered pursuant to this section for a 
period of 2 years. CMRS providers must collect and report the following 
data, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total number of 
live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected pursuant to 
this section.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(1), CMRS providers must collect and 
report the data, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total 
number of live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected 
pursuant to this section, for live wireless 911 voice calls routed with 
location-based routing using location information that meets the 
timeliness and accuracy thresholds defined in paragraph (s)(3)(i)(A) 
and (B) of this section.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(2), CMRS providers must collect and 
report the data, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total 
number of live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected 
pursuant to this section, for live wireless 911 voice calls routed with 
location-based routing using location information that does not meet 
the timeliness or accuracy thresholds defined in paragraph (s)(3)(i)(A) 
and (B) of this section.
    Under section 9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(3), CMRS providers must collect and 
report the data, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total 
number of live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected 
pursuant to this section, for live wireless 911 voice calls routed 
using tower-based routing.
    Modification of deadlines by agreement. To monitor compliance dates 
agreed to between CMRS providers and PSAPs that are different from the 
compliance dates established

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by the new rules, section 9.10(s)(5) establishes notification 
requirements for CMRS providers related to any modification of 
deadlines between the PSAPs and CMRS providers by mutual agreement. 
Nothing in this section of the rules shall prevent PSAPs and CMRS 
providers from establishing, by mutual consent, deadlines different 
from those established for CMRS provider compliance in paragraphs 
(s)(1)(i), (ii), and (2) of this section. The CMRS provider must notify 
the Commission of the dates and terms of the alternate time frame 
within 30 days of the parties' agreement or by June 12, 2024, whichever 
is later. The CMRS provider must subsequently notify the Commission of 
the actual date by which it comes into compliance with the location-
based routing requirements in paragraphs (s)(1)(i), (ii), or (2) of 
section 9.10 within 30 days of that date or by June 12, 2024, whichever 
is later. The CMRS providers must file any such notifications pursuant 
to this paragraph (s)(5) in PS Docket No. 18-64.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09480 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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