Notice2024-02967
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
February 13, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 10075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02967]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1126; FR ID 202442]
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 April 15,
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f3f3d2e2f090c0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6b6b4a7a6808585c8818990">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#036d6a606c6f662d6c6d64666f66436560602d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5cbccc6cac9c08bcacbc2c0c9c0e5c3c6c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: 3060-1126.
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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02967 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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