Notice2024-25916
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
November 8, 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 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88769-88770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25916]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1302; FR ID 259002]
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 January 7,
2025. 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#abfbf9eaebcdc8c885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81d1d3c0c1e7e2e2afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8a6a1aba7a4ade6a7a6afada4ad88aeababe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a14131915161f5415141d1f161f3a1c1919541d150c">[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: 3060-1302. Title: Wireless Emergency Alerts
(WEA) False Alert Reporting.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: State, Local, Territorial, Tribal, or Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,201 respondents; 15
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, 613,
1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 and 1206. Total Annual Burden: 15 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for a revision of a currently
approved information collection related to two regulations under the
Commission's part 10 Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) rules. No other
information collections contained in the Commission's regulations will
be impacted by the rules described herein.
The WEA system is a mechanism under which Commercial Mobile
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Service (CMS) providers may elect to transmit emergency alerts to the
public. The Commission created WEA (previously known as the Commercial
Mobile Service Alert System) as required by Congress in the Warning
Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act and to satisfy the Commission's
mandate to promote the safety of life and property through the use of
wire and radio communication.
On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA21).
Section 9201 of the NDAA21 required the Commission to complete a
rulemaking and adopt rules within 180 days to make certain changes to
its WEA regulations, and also to its separate Emergency Alert System
(EAS) regulations governing broadcast, cable television, and direct
satellite media emergency alerts.
With respect to the WEA rule changes, Section 9201 directed the
Commission to ensure that the mobile devices of CMS providers that have
elected to participate in WEA cannot opt out of receiving WEA alerts
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, and
to enable reporting by the FEMA Administrator and State, Tribal, or
Local governments of false WEA alerts. On June 21, 2021, the Commission
released its Report and Order in PS Dockets 15-91 and 15-94 (NDAA21
Alerting Order), FCC 21-77, adopting the WEA and EAS changes directed
by Congress in the NDAA21. The EAS changes are the subject of a
different notice to be published separately.
The NDAA21 Alerting Order implemented Congresses' new directives
for WEA, in part, with two new regulations that impose new burdens on
respondents: the handset display update, and false alert reporting. The
handset display update requirement has since been fulfilled by
respondents and the burdens will be removed from this collection
pursuant to the revisions in this information collection. With respect
to false alert reporting, the Commission adopted a rule permitting the
FEMA Administrator or a State, Local, Tribal, or Territorial government
to voluntarily report WEA false alerts to the FCC Operations Center at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#084e4b4b47585b486e6b6b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743237373b2427341217175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>, informing the Commission of the event and any relevant
details. This rule created a voluntary mechanism for collection of
information so that the Commission can monitor these false alert events
which can undermine public confidence in the reliability of emergency
alerting and WEA. Email reporting was adopted as a minimally-burdensome
way for government entities to report false alerts. The WEA false alert
reporting regulation is codified at 47 CFR 10.520(d)(2).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-25916 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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