Notice2025-00647
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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January 14, 2025
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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 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3210-3212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00647]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1302; FR ID 273055]
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
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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 February 13,
2025.
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#21717360614742420f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8adad8cbcaece9e9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e60474d41424b006140494b424b6e484d4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="430d2a202c2f266d0c2d24262f26032520206d242c35">[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="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://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: 3060-1302. 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 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#99dfdadad6c9cad9fffafab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9d9898948b889bbdb8b8f5bcb4ad">[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).
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-00647 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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