[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62735-62736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16962]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1003; FR ID 234948]


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 September 3, 
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

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concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
    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. 2024-16962 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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