[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45890-45891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11458]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1003; FR ID 221728]


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

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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 23, 
2024. 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: 3060-1003.
    Title: Communications Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).
    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: 18,306 respondents; 292,896 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(n), 201, 214, 218, 
251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 307, 309 316, 332, and 
403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i)-(j) & (n), 201, 214, 218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 
303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, 403; sections 2, 3(b), and 6-7 
of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, 47 U.S.C. 
615 note, 615, 615a-1, 615b, section 106 of the Twenty First Century 
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, 47 U.S.C. 615c, 
section 506(a) of the Repack Airways Yielding Better Access for Users 
of Modern Services Act of 2018 (RAY BAUM'S Act), and section 6206 of 
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 47 U.S.C. 
1426.
    Total Annual Burden: 48,816 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission launched the Disaster Information 
Reporting System (DIRS) in 2007 pursuant to its mandate to promote the 
safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio 
communication as required by the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. DIRS is an efficient, and web-based system that communications 
companies use to report their infrastructure status during times of 
crisis (e.g., related to a disaster). DIRS uses a number of template 
forms tailored to different communications sectors (i.e., wireless, 
wireline, broadcast, and cable) to facilitate the entry of this 
information. To use DIRS, a company first inputs its emergency contact 
information. After this, they submit information using the template 
form appropriate for their communications sector. Certain federal, 
state, territorial, and Tribal Nation agencies may request access to 
certain geographically relevant reports filed in DIRS.
    In a Second Report and Order adopted on January 25, 2024, as FCC 
24-5, the Commission adopted rules requiring cable communications, 
wireless, wireline and interconnected VoIP providers (Subject 
Providers) to report on their infrastructure status in during 
emergencies and crises when DIRS is activated and to submit a final 
report to the Commission within 24 hours of DIRS deactivation. This new 
cadence for DIRS reporting will improve management and mitigation of 
the short-term and long-term impacts of disasters on communications 
networks which will enhance situational awareness in emergency and 
disaster situations for the Commission, emergency responders, and the 
public at large.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11458 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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