81 FR 83839 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

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 Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 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 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83839-83840]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28005]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0484]


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 Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 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 should be submitted on or before December 22, 
2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Kimberly R. Keravuori, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the Supplementary Information 
section 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 <http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, (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 OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0484.
    Title: Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to 
Communications.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 798 respondents; 13,012 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j) & (o), 
201(b), 214(d), 218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 
309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a-1, and 615c.
    Total Annual Burden: 25,006 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In accordance with 47 CFR 
4.2, reports and information contained therein are presumed 
confidential. The filings are shared with the Department of Homeland 
Security through a password-protected real time access to NORS. Other 
persons seeking disclosure must follow the procedures delineated in 47 
CFR Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the Commission's rules for requests for 
and disclosure of information. The revisions noted in this information 
collection do not affect the confidential treatment of information 
provided to the Commission through outage reports filed in NORS.
    Needs and Uses: On May 26, 2016, the Commission released a Report 
and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, PS Docket Nos. 15-80, 11-60, and ET Docket No. 04-35; FCC 
16-63 (The Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration) adopting 
final and proposed rules. The information to be collected pertains to 
final rules summarized and published in the Federal Register on July 
12, 2016, 81 FR 45055.
    The general purpose of the Commission's Part 4 rules is to gather 
sufficient information regarding disruptions to telecommunications to 
facilitate FCC monitoring, analysis, and investigation of the 
reliability and security of voice, paging, and interconnected VoIP 
communications services, and to identify and act on potential threats 
to our Nation's telecommunications infrastructure. The Commission uses 
this information collection to identify the duration, magnitude, root 
causes, and

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contributing factors with respect to significant outages, and to 
identify outage trends; support service restoration efforts; and help 
coordinate with public safety officials during times of crisis. The 
Commission also maintains an ongoing dialogue with reporting entities, 
as well as with the communications industry at large, generally 
regarding lessons learned from the information collection in order to a 
foster better understanding of the root causes of significant outages, 
and to explore preventive measures in the future so as to mitigate the 
potential scale and impact of such outages.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-28005 Filed 11-21-16; 8:45 am]
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