80 FR 16679 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 60 (March 30, 2015)

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16679-16680]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07188]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-1147]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the 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, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the 
Commission) invites the general public and other

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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. 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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 29, 
2015. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected] and to Benish Shah, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. To 
submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benish Shah, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-7866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1147.
    Title: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements.
    Form Nos.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and state, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,294 Respondents; 4,510 Responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 154, and 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 31,668 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No confidentiality is 
required for this collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 
(no change in the reporting requirement).
    The Commission has adjusted its previous burden estimates. The 
total annual burden has been reduced by 21,484 hours since 2012 because 
of fewer respondents and responses.
    The Commission's Third Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07-114 
adopted a rule, providing that new CMRS network providers, meeting the 
definition of covered CMRS providers in Section 20.18 and deploying new 
stand-alone networks subsequent to the effective date of the Third 
Report and Order that are not an expansion or upgrade of an existing 
CMRS network, must meet from the start the handset-based location 
accuracy standard in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 
service. The adopted rule requires that the new stand-alone CMRS 
providers in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 service, must 
satisfy the handset-based location accuracy standard at either a 
county-based or Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-based geographic 
level. Additionally, in accordance with the pre-existing requirements 
for CMRS providers using handset-based location technologies, new 
stand-alone CMRS providers are permitted to exclude up to 15 percent of 
the counties or PSAP areas they serve due to heavy forestation that 
limits handset-based technology accuracy in those counties or areas but 
are required to file a an initial list of the specific counties or 
portions of counties where they are utilizing their respective 
exclusions.
    A. Updated Exclusion Reports. Under the this information 
collection, and pursuant to current rule section 20.18(h), new stand- 
alone CMRS providers and existing CMRS providers that have filed 
initial exclusion reports are required to file reports informing the 
Commission of any changes to their exclusion lists within thirty days 
of discovering such changes. The permitted exclusions properly but 
narrowly account for the known technical limitations of either the 
handset-based or network-based location accuracy technologies chosen by 
a CMRS provider, while ensuring that the public safety community and 
the public at large are sufficiently informed of these limitations.
    B. Confidence and Uncertainty Data. Under the this information 
collection, and pursuant to current rule section 20.18(h), all CMRS 
providers and other entities responsible other responsible for 
transporting confidence and uncertainty data between the wireless 
carriers and PSAPs, including LECs, CLECs, owners of E911 networks, and 
emergency service providers (collectively, System Service Providers 
(SSPs)) must continue to provide confidence and uncertainty data of 
wireless 911 calls to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) on a per 
call basis upon a PSAP's request. New stand-alone wireless carriers 
also incur this obligation. The transport of the confidence and 
uncertainty data is needed to ensure the delivery of accurate location 
information with E911 service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-07188 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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