Notice2026-18774
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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September 14, 2026
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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 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58121-58122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18774]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1280; FR ID 366459]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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 November
13, 2026. 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#30606271705653531e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13434152537570703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5937303a36353c7736373e3c353c193f3a3a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="127c7b717d7e773c7d7c75777e77527471713c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1280.
Title: E911 Compliance for Fixed Telephony and Multi-line Telephone
Systems.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, local, and tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,423,960 respondents;
47,526,905 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.016 hours (one minute).
Frequency of Response: One-time, on occasion, third party
disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 152(a),
155(c), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 219, 222, 225, 251(e),
255, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605,
610, 615, 615 note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a-1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623
note, 721, and 1471.
Total Annual Burden: 792,576 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,057,691.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is obligated by statute to promote
``safety of life and property'' and to ``encourage and facilitate the
prompt deployment throughout the United States of a seamless,
ubiquitous, and reliable end-to-end infrastructure'' for public safety.
Congress has established 911 as the national emergency number to enable
all citizens to reach emergency services directly and efficiently,
irrespective of whether a citizen uses wireline or wireless technology
when calling for help by dialing 911.
Efforts by federal, state, and local government, along with the
significant efforts of wireline and wireless service providers, have
resulted in the nearly ubiquitous deployment of this life-saving
service.
Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act requires the Commission to ``consider
adopting rules to ensure that the dispatchable location is conveyed
with a 9-1-1 call, regardless of the technological platform used and
including with calls from multi-line telephone system.'' RAY BAUM'S Act
also states that, ``[i]n conducting the proceeding . . . the Commission
may consider information and conclusions from other Commission
proceedings regarding the accuracy of the dispatchable location for a
9-1-1 call . . . .'' RAY BAUM'S Act defines a ``9-1-1 call'' as a voice
call that is placed, or a message that is sent by other means of
communication, to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the
purpose of requesting emergency services.
As part of implementing Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, on August 1,
2019, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (2019 Order) that set
forth rules requiring Fixed Telephony providers and MLTS providers to
ensure that dispatchable location is conveyed with 911 calls.
The Commission's 2019 Order adopted Sec. Sec. 9.8(a) and
9.16(b)(3)(i), (ii), and (iii) to facilitate the provision of automated
dispatchable location. For Fixed Telephony and in fixed Multi-line
Telephone Systems (MLTS) environments, providers must provide automated
dispatchable location with 911 calls. For on-premises, non-fixed
devices associated with an MLTS, the MLTS operator or manager must
provide automated dispatchable location to the appropriate PSAP when
technically feasible; otherwise they must provide either dispatchable
location based on end-user manual update, or alternative location
information. For off-premises MLTS calls to 911, the MLTS operator or
manager must provide automatic dispatchable location if it is
technically feasible to do so. If this is not technically feasible, the
MLTS operator or manager must provide either dispatchable location
based on end user manual update or enhanced location information.
Enhanced location information may be coordinate-based and shall consist
of the best available location that can be obtained from any available
technology or combination of technologies at reasonable cost. The
requirements adopted in the 2019 Order account for variance in the
feasibility of providing dispatchable location for non-fixed MLTS 911
calls and the means available to provide it.
The information collection requirements associated with these rules
will ensure that Fixed Telephony and MLTS providers have the means to
provide 91l callers' locations to PSAPs, thus reducing response times
for emergency services.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18774 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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