Notice2025-03453
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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March 4, 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 41 (Tuesday, March 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11167-11168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03453]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0207; FR ID 282142]
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 April 3, 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#a2f2f0e3e2c4c1c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="570705161731343479303821">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8a6818b87848dc6a7868f8d848da88e8b8bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff1d6dcd0d3da91f0d1d8dad3daffd9dcdc91d8d0c9">[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: 3060-0207.
Title: Part 11--Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 21-77.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension 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: 63,084 respondents; 3,588,845
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours--112 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and Voluntary. Statutory authority
for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and
606 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 141,414 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains rules and regulations addressing
the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS provides the
President with the capability to provide immediate communications and
information to the general public during periods of national emergency
over broadcast television and radio, cable, direct broadcast radio and
other EAS Participants, as defined in Section 11.11(a) of the
Commission's rules The EAS also provides state and local governments
and the National Weather Service with the capability to provide
immediate communications and information to the public concerning
emergency situations posing a threat to life and property. Part 11
includes testing requirements to ensure proper and efficient operation
of the EAS. State and local use of the EAS, alert processing
requirements, and monitoring assignments covering the distribution of
EAS alerts within the state, among other things, are required to be
described in State EAS Plans that are administered by State Emergency
Communications Committees (SECC) and submitted to the FCC annually for
approval.
The Order, PS Docket Nos. 15-91 and 15-94, FCC 21-77, pursuant to
the directions set forth in Section 9201 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021,
Public Law 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388, section 9201 (NDAA21), among other
things, (i) requires the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
(Bureau) to establish a State EAS Plan Content Checklist composed of
the content set forth in section 11.21 of the Commission's rules, (47
CFR 11.21), post the checklist on the FCC's website, and incorporate it
as an appendix in
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ARS user manual; (ii) amend the State EAS Plan requirements in section
11.21 of the Commission's rules to ensure plans are updated annually,
require a certification by the SECC Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
that the SECC met (in person, via teleconference, or via other methods
of conducting virtual meetings) at least once in the twelve months
prior to submitting the annual updated plan, and require that the
Bureau approve or reject State EAS Plans submitted for approval within
60 days of receipt; and (iii) require the Bureau to list the approval
dates of State EAS Plans submitted on ARS on the Commission's website,
and in the event a final decision is made to deny a plan, directly
notify the chief executive of the State to which the plan applies of
that determination and the reasons for such denial within 30 days of
such decision. The Order also amends section 11.45 of the part 11 rules
to enable voluntary reporting to the Commission by the FEMA
Administrator and Tribal, State, local or territorial governments of
false EAS alerts.
The Commission seeks OMB approval of these rule amendments as an
extension of a previously approved information collection. Congress has
determined that EAS rule changes are necessary to increase oversight
over the distribution of state and local EAS alerts within states, and
increase false alert reporting capabilities to help ameliorate
confusion or other harmful effects that might result from false EAS
alerts. The internal State EAS Plan processing requirements and rule
changes adopted in the Order will improve State EAS Plan processing and
administration, improving the capabilities and efficacy of EAS as a
national system for distributing vital alert information to all
Americans, and will do so in a cost-effective manner.
The following information collections contained in part 11 may be
impacted by the rule amendments described herein.
State EAS Plans (47 CFR 11.21)
The establishment of a State EAS Plan Content Checklist for SECCs
should have no impact or lessen SECC burdens, and posting it on the
FCC's website, and incorporating it as an appendix in the ARS user
manual, are routine Bureau activities. The requirement to ensure State
EAS Plans are updated annually already was contained in section 11.21,
and thus does not represent a new burden.
The amendment to include as a required element in the State EAS
Plan, a certification (which will be incorporated into the ARS) by the
SECC Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson that the SECC met (in person, via
teleconference, or via other methods of conducting virtual meetings) at
least once in the twelve months prior to submitting the annual updated
plan to review and update their State EAS Plan should promote added
diligence in SECC administration of State EAS Plans. The Commission
estimates the burden to SECC members in complying with this requirement
to be two hours per member.
The rule amendment requiring the Bureau approve or reject State EAS
Plans submitted for approval within 60 days of receipt does not impose
new burdens on any entity. The Bureau already is charged with reviewing
State EAS Plans. The internal requirement that the Bureau list the
approval dates of State EAS Plans submitted on ARS on the Commission's
website, and in the event a final decision is made to deny a plan,
directly notify the chief executive of the State to which the plan
applies of that determination and the reasons for such denial within 30
days, does not impose new burdens on any entity. The Bureau already
maintains a web page on the Commission's website dedicated to SECC and
State EAS Plan information.
False EAS Alert Reporting (47 CFR 11.45)
The amendment enabling the FEMA Administrator and Tribal, State,
local or territorial governments to file reports of false EAS alerts
provides another mechanism for the Commission to receive information
concerning false EAS alerts, does not impose burdens on any entity.
Should any permitted government entity voluntarily elect to file a
false EAS alert report, the burden associated with this provision
amounts to composing an email, which the Commission estimates will take
an hour or less to prepare, and falls within the routine activities of
government employees. False alert reports help the Commission to
identify, investigate, correct and prevent false EAS activations, which
enhances the EAS's efficacy and the public trust in the EAS.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03453 Filed 3-3-25; 8:45 am]
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