Notice2024-16962
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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August 1, 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 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62735-62736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <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#61313320210702024f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85d5d7c4c5e3e6e6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206e49434f4c450e6f4e47454c45604643430e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abe5c2c8c4c7ce85e4c5cccec7ceebcdc8c885ccc4dd">[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
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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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