83 FR 43986 - Election Whether To Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert System

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 168 (August 29, 2018)

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, the information collection associated with the Commission's a Wireless Emergency Alert Second Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration (WEA Second R&O). The WEA Second R&O defines ``in whole'' or ``in part'' Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) participation; specifies the difference between these elections; and requires Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) Providers to update their election status and provide enhanced disclosure to subscribers at the point of sale. This document is consistent with the WEA Second R&O, which states that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43986-43987]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18704]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 10

[PS Docket Nos. 15-91 and 15-94, FCC 18-4]


Election Whether To Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert 
System

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, the information collection 
associated with the Commission's a Wireless Emergency Alert Second 
Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration (WEA Second R&O). 
The WEA Second R&O defines ``in whole'' or ``in part'' Wireless 
Emergency Alert (WEA) participation; specifies the difference between 
these elections; and requires Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) Providers 
to update their election status and provide enhanced disclosure to 
subscribers at the point of sale. This document is consistent with the 
WEA Second R&O, which states that the Commission would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those 
rules.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 10.240, published at 83 FR 8619 on 
February 28, 2018, is effective December 27, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Pintro, Attorney-Advisor, Policy 
and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at 
202-418-7490 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on August 1, 
2018, OMB approved, the information collection requirements relating to 
CMS Provider election of whether to participate in WEA, and the 
enhanced disclosure rules contained in the Commission's WEA Second R&O, 
PS Docket Nos. 15-91 and 15-94, FCC 18-4. The OMB Control Number is 
3060-1113. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of 
the effective date of the rules. 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 Number, 
3060-1113, in your communication. The Commission will

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also accept your comments via email at [email protected].
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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 August 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR 
10.240.
    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 3060-1113.
    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: 3060-1113.
    OMB Approval Date: August 1, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2021.
    Title: Election Whether to Participate in the Wireless Emergency 
Alert System.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,253 respondents; 5,012 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement 
recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and voluntary. The statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 218, 219, 230, 256, 302(a), 303(f), 
303(g), 303(r), 403, 621(b)(3), and 621(d).
    Total Annual Burden: 28,820 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not involve confidential information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Warning, Alert and Response Network Act, Title 
VI of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (120 
Stat. 1884, section 602(a), codified at 47 U.S.C. 1201, et seq., 
1202(a)) (WARN Act) gives the Commission authority to adopt relevant 
technical standards, protocols, procedures and other technical 
requirements governing Wireless Emergency Alert. The WARN Act also 
gives the Commission authority to adopt procedures by which CMS 
Providers disclose their intent to participate in WEA. The Commission 
created WEA in response to the WARN Act, and to satisfy the 
Commission's mandate to promote the safety of life and property using 
wire and radio communication. These information collections involve the 
WEA system, which allows CMS Providers to elect to transmit emergency 
alerts to the public. The information collection from CMS Providers 
include (1) disclosing the extent to which a CMS Provider participates 
in wireless alerts (``in whole'' or ``in part''); and (2) enhanced 
notification of the CMS provider's non-participation in WEA, to new 
subscribers at the point of sale. These disclosures will allow 
consumers to make more informed choices about their ability to receive 
WEA Alert Messages that are relevant to them.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-18704 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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