Notice2024-08623
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
April 23, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30363-30364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08623]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1126; FR ID 214934]
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 23, 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="b9e9ebf8f9dfdada97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eaa4838985868fc4a5848d8f868faa8c8989c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb85a2a8a4a7aee584a5acaea7ae8bada8a8e5aca4bd">[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: 3060-1126.
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.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08623 Filed 4-22-24; 8:45 am]
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