Notice2024-19121
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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August 26, 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 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68436-68438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19121]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0484; FR ID 240721]
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.''
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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 25,
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#efbfbdaeaf898c8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0a0a2b1b0969393de979f86">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#632d0a000c0f064d2c0d04060f06230500004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c48aada7aba8a1ea8baaa3a1a8a184a2a7a7eaa3abb2">[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: 3060-0484.
Title: Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to
Communications.
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: 3,224 respondents; 201,848
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-2 hours (average per response).
Frequency of Response: On occasion and Annual Reporting
Requirements and Recordkeeping Requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and Voluntary. Statutory authority
for this collection is contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(n), 4(o),
201(b), 214, 218, 251(e)(3), 251(e)(4), 254, 301, 303(b), 303(g),
303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, and 403 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and section 706 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), (n), & (o), 201(b), 214, 218,
251(e)(3), 251(e)(4), 254, 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 309(a),
332, 403, 615, 615a-1, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 398,319 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: The general purpose of the Commission's Part 4
rules is to gather sufficient information regarding disruptions to
telecommunications to facilitate FCC monitoring, analysis, and
investigation of the reliability and security of voice, paging, and
interconnected Voice over internet Protocol (interconnected VoIP)
communications services, and to identify and act on potential threats
to our Nation's telecommunications infrastructure. The Commission uses
this information collection to identify the duration, magnitude, root
causes, and contributing factors with respect to significant outages,
and to identify outage trends; support service restoration efforts; and
help coordinate with public safety officials during times of crisis.
The Commission also maintains an ongoing dialogue with reporting
entities, as well as with the communications industry at large,
generally regarding lessons learned from the information collection in
order to foster a better understanding of the root causes of
significant outages and to explore preventive measures in the future so
as to mitigate the potential scale and impact of such outages.
In a Second Report and Order adopted on November 18, 2022, as FCC
22-88, the Commission adopted rules harmonizing its 911 special
facility notifications rules such that outage notifications from
covered 911 service providers and originating service providers (OSPs)
will include the same notification content, be transmitted by the same
means, and with the same timing and frequency. In addition, in a Report
and Order adopted on July 20, 2023, as FCC 23-57. the Commission
extended outage reporting and notification requirements to outages
affecting 988 special facilities in order to ensure that officials
responsible for overseeing the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988
Lifeline), which is a 24/7 hotline available to people in suicidal
crisis and mental health distress, receive timely and actionable
information about 988 service outages. The Commission's existing Part 4
rules allow certain federal, state, and Tribal Nation agencies
(Participating Agencies) to access to certain geographically relevant
outage reports filed in the Commission's Network Outage Reporting
System (NORS).
The information collections and record keeping provisions adopted
in the 2022 Second Report and Order will harmonize and standardize 911
outage reporting, which assists 911 special facilities in receiving and
responding to service outage notification, and the information we are
requiring to be contained in the reports will improve the speed and
accuracy of responses to service outages by 911 service providers,
which promotes public safety.
The information collections adopted in the 2023 988 Report and
Order will allow the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the 988 Lifeline
administrator, which are the entities responsible for overseeing the
988 Lifeline, to provide the public with notice of outages impacting
988 services, and information how they can access the 988 Lifeline
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outage. SAMHSA, the VA, and the 988 Lifeline administrator can also
take steps to reroute 988 calls to available crisis centers and take
other steps to reduce the amount of time that individuals would need to
wait before they receive assistance. Notice about outages will allow
SAMHSA, the VA, and the Lifeline administrator to continue meeting the
immediate health needs of people in suicidal crisis and mental health
distress. The Commission will also be able to improve 988 reliability
by using this information to analyze outage trends and identify best
practices to prevent and mitigate outages.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-19121 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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