Notice2024-06957
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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April 2, 2024
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22719-22721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06957]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1210; FR ID 211556]
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 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95c5c7d4d5f3f6f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72222033321411115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c72555f5350591273525b5950597c5a5f5f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="703e19131f1c155e3f1e17151c15301613135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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: 3060-1210. Title: Wireless E911 Location
Accuracy Requirements (PS Docket No. 07-114).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal
Government, and Federal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,190 respondents; 21,336
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2--10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping, on occasion; one-time;
quarterly and semi-annual reporting requirements, and third-party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 2, 4(i), 7, 10,
201, 214, 222, 251(e), 301, 302, 303, 303(b), 303(r), 307, 307(a), 309,
309(j)(3), 316, 316(a), and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 94,098 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: This notice pertains to multiple information
collections relating to the Commission's wireless E911 indoor location
accuracy regulations. As described below, OMB previously approved the
information collections associated with OMB Control No. 3060-1210.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iv) requires all Commercial Mobile Radio
Services (CMRS) providers to certify ``that neither they nor any third
party they rely on to obtain dispatchable location information will use
dispatchable location information or associated data for any non-911
purpose, except with prior express consent or as otherwise required by
law.'' In addition, ``[t]he certification must state that CMRS
providers and any third party they rely on to obtain dispatchable
location information will implement measures sufficient to safeguard
the privacy and security of dispatchable location information.'' Under
47 CFR 9.10(i)(4)(v), all CMRS providers must certify ``that neither
they nor any third party they rely on to obtain z-axis information will
use z-axis information or associated data for any non-911 purpose,
except with prior express consent or as otherwise required by law.''
Further, ``[t]he certification must state that CMRS providers and any
third party they rely on to obtain z-axis information will implement
measures sufficient to safeguard the privacy and security of z-axis
location information.'' The Commission obtained OMB approval for the
information collections
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contained in these certifications after adopting the Fourth Report and
Order, Fifth Report and Sixth Report and Order under OMB Control No.
3060-1210. The Sixth Report and Order modified these information
collections slightly by deleting references to the National Emergency
Address Database (NEAD), which has been discontinued and will not be
available to CMRS providers.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(ii) requires CMRS providers that serve any of
the six Test Cities identified by ATIS (Atlanta, Denver/Front Range,
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Manhattan Borough of New York
City) or portions thereof to collect and report aggregate data on the
location technologies used for live 911 calls. As discussed below, in
2018, the Commission developed a reporting template to assist CMRS
providers in collecting, formatting, and submitting aggregate live 911
call data in accordance with the requirements in the rules. After
adopting the Fifth Report and Order, the Commission indicated that it
would modify the live call template to include vertical location. We
have since modified the form to include z-axis (vertical) location
information from live calls in addition to horizontal location
information. Specifically, the template includes fields for reporting
the percentage of total 911 calls that result in dispatchable location
or z-axis location information by morphology and position technology
and for reporting z-axis deployment options used for 911 calls, and OMB
approved that modification.
Section 9.10(j)(4) requires CMRS providers to supply confidence and
uncertainty (C/U) information with wireless E911 calls that have
dispatchable location or z-axis information and to do so in accordance
with the timelines for vertical location accuracy compliance. As noted
below, OMB previously approved and renewed a C/U data requirement for
horizontal location information under OMB Control No. 3060-1204. (See
also OMB Control No. 3060-1147.) The Fifth Report and Order extended
the C/U requirements to include vertical location information, and OMB
approved that modification. The Sixth Report and Order revised 47 CFR
9.10(j)(4) to add a requirement that where floor-level information is
available to CMRS providers, they must provide C/U data for the z-axis
(vertical) information included with such floor-level information.
Under Sec. 9.10(k), CMRS providers must record information on all
live 911 calls, including the C/U data that they provide to PSAPs under
Sec. 9.10(j) of the rules. In addition, Sec. 9.10(k) requires CMRS
providers to make this information available to PSAPs upon request and
to retain it for a period of two years. The Commission obtained OMB
approval for the information collections contained in Sec. 9.10(k)
after adopting the Fourth Report and Order. The Sixth Report and Order
amended Sec. 9.10(k) to make explicit that the requirements in the
rule extend to C/U data for dispatchable location and floor-level
information, as well as for z-axis information. This eliminated a
potential gap in the rule, which previously referred only to z-axis
information.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(J)(4) provides that a CMRS provider will be
deemed to have met its z-axis technology deployment obligation so long
as it either pre-installs or affirmatively pushes the location
technology to end users so that they receive a prompt or other notice
informing them that the application or service is available and what
they need to do to download and enable the technology on their phone. A
CMRS provider will be deemed in compliance with its z-axis deployment
obligation if it makes the technology available to the end user in this
manner even if the end user declines to use the technology or
subsequently disables it. This collection adopted by the Commission in
the Sixth Report and Order was approved by OMB.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(A) requires that within three years of the
effective date of the rule, CMRS providers shall deliver uncompensated
barometric pressure data from any device capable of delivering such
data to PSAPs. This requirement is necessary to ensure that PSAPs are
receiving all location information possible to be used for dispatch.
This requirement is also necessary to ensure that CMRS providers
implement a vertical location solution in the event that the proposed
``dispatchable location'' solution does not function as intended by the
three-year mark and beyond.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(B) requires that the four nationwide
providers submit to the Commission for review and approval a reasonable
metric for z-axis (vertical) location accuracy no later than 3 years
from the effective date of rules. This requirement is critical to
ensure that the vertical location framework adopted in the Fourth
Report and Order is effectively implemented.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(iii) requires CMRS providers to certify
compliance with the Commission's rules at various benchmarks throughout
implementation of improved location accuracy. This requirement is
necessary to ensure that CMRS providers remain ``on track'' to reach
the location accuracy benchmarks.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(iv) provides that PSAPs may seek Commission
enforcement of the location accuracy requirements within their
geographic service area, but only so long as they have implemented
policies that are designed to obtain all location information made
available by CMRS providers when initiating and delivering 911 calls to
the PSAP. Prior to seeking Commission enforcement, a PSAP must provide
the CMRS provider with 30 days written notice, and the CMRS provider
shall have an opportunity to address the issue informally. If the issue
has not been addressed to the PSAP's satisfaction within 90 days, the
PSAP may seek enforcement relief.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(i) requires that within 12 months of the
effective date, the four nationwide CMRS providers must establish the
test bed described in the Fourth Report and Order, which will validate
technologies intended for indoor location. The test bed is necessary
for the compliance certification framework adopted in the Fourth Report
and Order.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(ii) requires that beginning 18 months from the
effective date of the rules, CMRS providers providing service in any of
the six Test Cities identified by ATIS (Atlanta, Denver/Front Range,
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Manhattan Borough of New York
City) or portions thereof must collect and report aggregate data on the
location technologies used for live 911 calls. Nationwide CMRS
providers must submit call data on a quarterly basis; non-nationwide
CMRS providers need only submit this data every six months. Non-
nationwide providers that do not provide service in any of the Test
Cities may satisfy this requirement by collecting and reporting data
based on the largest county within the carrier's footprint. This
reporting requirement is necessary to validate and verify the
compliance certifications made by CMRS providers.
The Commission developed a reporting template to assist CMRS
providers in collecting, formatting, and submitting aggregate live 911
call data in accordance with the requirements in the rules. The
template will also assist the Commission in evaluating the progress
CMRS providers have made toward meeting the 911 location accuracy
benchmarks. The template is an Excel spreadsheet and will be available
for downloading on the Commission's website. The Commission may also
develop an online filing mechanism for these reports in the future.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(iii) requires CMRS providers to retain testing
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data gathered pursuant to this section for a period of 2 years.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(i) provides that no later than 18 months from
the effective date of the adoption of the rule, nationwide CMRS
providers shall report to the Commission their initial plans for
meeting the indoor location accuracy requirements of paragraph (i)(2)
of Sec. 9.10. Non-nationwide CMRS providers will have an additional 6
months to submit their implementation plan.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(ii) requires that no later than 18 months from
the effective date, each CMRS provider shall submit to the Commission a
report on its progress toward implementing improved indoor location
accuracy. Non-nationwide CMRS providers will have an additional 6
months to submit their progress reports. All CMRS providers shall
provide an additional progress report no later than 36 months from the
effective date of the adoption of this rule. The 36-month reports shall
indicate what progress the provider has made consistent with its
implementation plan.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iii) requires that prior to activation of the
NEAD but no later than 18 months from the effective date of the
adoption of this rule, the nationwide CMRS providers shall file with
the Commission and request approval for a security and privacy plan for
the administration and operation of the NEAD.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iv) requires CMRS providers to certify ``that
neither they nor any third party they rely on to obtain dispatchable
location information will use dispatchable location information or
associated data for any non-911 purpose, except with prior express
consent or as otherwise required by law.'' In addition, ``[t]he
certification must state that CMRS providers and any third party they
rely on to obtain dispatchable location information will implement
measures sufficient to safeguard the privacy and security of
dispatchable location information.'' As noted above, the Commission has
revised this requirement to account for the fact that the NEAD has been
discontinued.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(v) requires that prior to use of z-axis
information to meet the Commission's location accuracy requirements,
CMRS providers must certify ``that neither they nor any third party
they rely on to obtain z-axis information will use z-axis information
or associated data for any non-911 purpose, except with prior express
consent or as otherwise required by law.'' Further, ``[t]he
certification must state that CMRS providers and any third party they
rely on to obtain z-axis information will implement measures sufficient
to safeguard the privacy and security of z-axis location information.''
This requirement is necessary to ensure the privacy and security of any
personally identifiable information that may be collected by the CMRS
provider. As noted above, the Commission has revised this requirement
to account for the fact that the NEAD has been discontinued.
Section 9.10(j) requires CMRS providers to provide standardized
confidence and uncertainty (C/U) data for all wireless 911 calls,
whether from outdoor or indoor locations, on a per-call basis upon the
request of a PSAP. This requirement makes the use of C/U data easier
for PSAPs.
Section 9.10(j)(4) also requires that upon meeting the timeframes
pursuant to paragraphs (i)(2)(ii)(C) and (D) of this section, CMRS
providers shall provide with wireless 911 calls that have dispatchable
location or z-axis (vertical) information the C/U data required under
paragraph (j)(1) of this section. Where available to the CMRS provider,
floor level information must be provided with associated C/U data in
addition to z-axis location information.
Section 9.10(k) requires CMRS providers to record information on
all live 911 calls, including but not limited to the positioning source
method used to provide a location fix associated with the call, as well
as confidence and uncertainty data. This information must be made
available to PSAPs upon request, as a measure to promote transparency
and accountability for this set of rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06957 Filed 4-1-24; 8:45 am]
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