83 FR 17933 - Implementation of the NET 911 Improvement ACT of 2008: Location Information From Owners and Controllers of 911 and E911 Capabilities

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 80 (April 25, 2018)

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection requirement associated with the Implementation of the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008: Location Information from Owners and Controllers of 911 and E911 Capabilities Report and Order (NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 Report and Order), FCC 08-249. This document is consistent with the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the rule.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17933-17934]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08568]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 9

[WC Docket No. 08-171, FCC 08-249]


Implementation of the NET 911 Improvement ACT of 2008: Location 
Information From Owners and Controllers of 911 and E911 Capabilities

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
an information collection requirement associated with the 
Implementation of the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008: Location 
Information from Owners and Controllers of 911 and E911 Capabilities 
Report and Order (NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 Report and Order), 
FCC 08-249. This document is consistent with the NET 911 Improvement 
Act of 2008 Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of the rule.

DATES: 47 CFR 9.7(a), published at 74 FR 31860, July 6, 2009, is 
effective April 25, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Boykin, Policy and Licensing 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at (202) 418-2062 
or [email protected]. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary of the NET 911 Improvement Act of 
2008 Report and Order was published in the Federal Register on July 6, 
2009, 74 FR 31860. The summary stated that with the exception of 
Section 9.7(a), which required OMB approval, the rules adopted in the 
Report and Order would become effective on October 5, 2009. With regard 
to Section 9.7(a), the Commission stated that it will publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the 
rule. The information collection requirement in Section 9.7(a) was 
approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1131. Most recently, OMB 
renewed its approval of the information collection on June 17, 2016. 
With publication of the instant document in

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the Federal Register, the rule at 47 CFR 9.7(a) is now effective. If 
you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the 
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused 
thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. 
Please include the OMB Control No. 3060-1131 in your correspondence. 
The Commission will also accept your comments via email at [email protected]. 
To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities 
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) send an email to 
[email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau 
(202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on December 3, 2009, for the information collection 
requirement contained in the Commission's rule at 47 CFR 9.7(a).
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1131.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1131.
    OMB Approval Date: December 3, 2009.
    OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2012.
    Title: Implementation of the NET 911 Improvement ACT of 2008: 
Location Information from Owners and Controllers of 911 and E911 
Capabilities.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 60 respondents; 60 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.0833 hours (5 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the 
New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (NET 911 
Act), Public Law 110-283, Stat. 2620 (2008) (to be codified at 47 CFR 
Section 615a-1), and section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: To implement section 222 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the Commission's rules 
impose a general duty on carriers to protect the privacy of customer 
proprietary network information and carrier proprietary information 
from unauthorized disclosure. See 47 CFR 64.2001 et seq. In the Order, 
the Commission additionally has clarified that the Commission's rules 
contemplate that incumbent LECs and other owners or controllers of 911 
or E911 infrastructure will acquire information regarding 
interconnected VoIP providers and their customers for use in the 
provision of emergency services. The Commission fully expects that 
these entities will use the information only for the provision of E911 
services. No entity may use customer information obtained as a result 
of the provision of 911 or E911 services for marketing purposes.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On October 21, 2008, the Commission released a 
Report and Order, FCC 08-249, WC Docket No. 08-171, that implements 
certain provisions of the NET 911 Act, New and Emerging Technologies 
911 Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-283, 122 Stat. 2620 (2008). 
The Report and Order requires an owner or controller of a capability 
that can be used for 911 or E911 service to make that capability 
available to a requesting interconnected Voice over internet Protocol 
(VoIP) provider under certain circumstances. In particular, an owner or 
controller of such capability must make it available to a requesting 
interconnected VoIP provider if that owner or controller either offers 
that capability to any commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider 
or if that capability is necessary to enable the interconnected VoIP 
provider to provide 911 or E911 service in compliance with the 
Commission's rules. 47 CFR 9.7(a). This requirement, in turn, involves 
the collection and disclosure to emergency services personnel of 
customers' location information.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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