83_FR_44155 83 FR 43987 - Modification of Rules To Codify New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities To License Federal Interoperability Channels

83 FR 43987 - Modification of Rules To Codify New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities To License Federal Interoperability Channels

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

Page Range43987-43988
FR Document2018-18691

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with Order DA 18-282. This document is consistent with Order DA 18-282, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the information collection associated with that order.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18691]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90


Modification of Rules To Codify New Procedure for Non-Federal 
Public Safety Entities To License Federal Interoperability Channels

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, 
the information collection associated with Order DA 18-282. This 
document is consistent with Order DA 18-282, which stated that the 
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
the effective date of the information collection associated with that 
order.

DATES: The addition of 47 CFR 90.25, published at 83 FR 19976, May 7, 
2018, is effective August 29, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Marenco, Policy and Licensing 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-
0838, or email: Brian.Marenco@fcc.gov. For additional information 
concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection 
requirements contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or via email at 
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on August 13, 
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to new Sec.  90.25 adopted in Order, 
DA 18-282, published at 83 FR 19976, May 7, 2018. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-1257. 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 collection 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, 3060-1257, in your correspondence. The Commission 
will also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (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 August 13, 2018, for the information collection requirement 
contained in new rule 47 CFR 90.25.
    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 3060-1257.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995,

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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: 3060-1257.
    OMB Approval Date: August 13, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2021.
    Title: New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities to 
License Federal Government Interoperability Channels.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 45,947 respondents; 45,947 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: New Section 90.25 adopted in Order DA 18-
282, requires any non-federal public safety entity seeking to license 
mobile and portable units on the Federal Interoperability Channels to 
obtain written concurrence from its Statewide Interoperability 
Coordinator (SWIC) or a state appointed official and include such 
written concurrence with its application for license. A non-federal 
public safety entity may communicate on designated Federal 
Interoperability Channels for joint federal/non-federal operations, 
provided it first obtains a license from the Commission authorizing use 
of the channels. Statutory authority for these collections are 
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, and 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,487 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Applicants who include 
written concurrence from their SWIC or state appointed official with 
their application to license mobile and portable units on the Federal 
Interoperability Channels need not include any confidential information 
with their application. Nonetheless, there is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all applications filed with the 
Commission through its Universal Licensing System (ULS). Although ULS 
stores all information pertaining to the individual license via an FCC 
Registration Number (FRN), confidential information is accessible only 
by persons or entities that hold the password for each account, and the 
Commission's licensing staff. Information on private land mobile radio 
licensees is maintained in the Commission's system of records, FCC/WTB-
1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.'' The licensee records will 
be publicly available and routinely used in accordance with subsection 
(b) of the Privacy Act. TIN Numbers and material which is afforded 
confidential treatment pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 
will not be available for Public inspection. Any personally 
identifiable information (PII) that individual applicants provide is 
covered by a system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records,'' and these and all other records may be disclosed 
pursuant to the Routine Uses as stated in this system of records 
notice.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of requiring a non-federal public 
safety entity to obtain written consent from its SWIC or state 
appointed official before communicating with federal government 
agencies on the Federal Interoperability Channels is to ensure that the 
non-federal public safety entity operates in accordance with the rules 
and procedures governing use of the federal interoperability channels 
and does not cause inadvertent interference during emergencies. 
Commission staff will use the written concurrence from the SWIC or 
state appointed official to determine if an applicant's proposed 
operation on the Federal Interoperability Channels conforms to the 
terms of an agreement signed by the SWIC or state appointed official 
with a federal user with a valid assignment from the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which has 
jurisdiction over the channels.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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                                              also accept your comments via email at                     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No                  effective date of the information
                                              PRA@fcc.gov.                                            impact(s).                                            collection associated with that order.
                                                To request materials in accessible                       Needs and Uses: The Warning, Alert                 DATES: The addition of 47 CFR 90.25,
                                              formats for people with disabilities                    and Response Network Act, Title VI of                 published at 83 FR 19976, May 7, 2018,
                                              (Braille, large print, electronic files,                the Security and Accountability for                   is effective August 29, 2018.
                                              audio format), send an email to fcc504@                 Every Port Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 1884,               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              fcc.gov or call the Consumer and                        section 602(a), codified at 47 U.S.C.                 Brian Marenco, Policy and Licensing
                                              Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)                    1201, et seq., 1202(a)) (WARN Act) gives              Division, Public Safety and Homeland
                                              418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432                        the Commission authority to adopt                     Security Bureau, at (202) 418–0838, or
                                              (TTY).                                                  relevant technical standards, protocols,              email: Brian.Marenco@fcc.gov. For
                                              Synopsis                                                procedures and other technical                        additional information concerning the
                                                                                                      requirements governing Wireless                       Paperwork Reduction Act information
                                                 As required by the Paperwork
                                                                                                      Emergency Alert. The WARN Act also                    collection requirements contact Nicole
                                              Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
                                                                                                      gives the Commission authority to adopt               Ongele at (202) 418–2991 or via email
                                              the FCC is notifying the public that it
                                                                                                      procedures by which CMS Providers                     at Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
                                              received final OMB approval on August
                                                                                                      disclose their intent to participate in               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                              1, 2018, for the information collection
                                                                                                      WEA. The Commission created WEA in                    document announces that, on August
                                              requirements contained in the
                                              modifications to the Commission’s rules                 response to the WARN Act, and to                      13, 2018, OMB approved, for a period of
                                              in 47 CFR 10.240.                                       satisfy the Commission’s mandate to                   three years, the information collection
                                                 Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency                     promote the safety of life and property               requirements relating to new § 90.25
                                              may not conduct or sponsor a collection                 using wire and radio communication.                   adopted in Order, DA 18–282,
                                              of information unless it displays a                     These information collections involve                 published at 83 FR 19976, May 7, 2018.
                                              current, valid OMB Control Number. No                   the WEA system, which allows CMS                      The OMB Control Number is 3060–
                                              person shall be subject to any penalty                  Providers to elect to transmit emergency              1257. The Commission publishes this
                                              for failing to comply with a collection                 alerts to the public. The information                 document as an announcement of the
                                              of information subject to the Paperwork                 collection from CMS Providers include                 effective date of the rules. If you have
                                              Reduction Act that does not display a                   (1) disclosing the extent to which a CMS              any comments on the burden estimates
                                              current, valid OMB Control Number.                      Provider participates in wireless alerts              listed below, or how the Commission
                                              The OMB Control Number is 3060–                         (‘‘in whole’’ or ‘‘in part’’); and (2)                can improve the collection and reduce
                                              1113.                                                   enhanced notification of the CMS                      any burdens caused thereby, please
                                                 The foregoing notice is required by                  provider’s non-participation in WEA, to               contact Nicole Ongele, Federal
                                              the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                    new subscribers at the point of sale.                 Communications Commission, Room 1–
                                              Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,                     These disclosures will allow consumers                A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
                                              and 44 U.S.C. 3507.                                     to make more informed choices about                   DC 20554. Please include the OMB
                                                 The total annual reporting burdens                   their ability to receive WEA Alert                    Control Number, 3060–1257, in your
                                              and costs for the respondents are as                    Messages that are relevant to them.                   correspondence. The Commission will
                                              follows:                                                Federal Communications Commission.                    also accept your comments via email at
                                                 OMB Control Number: 3060–1113.                       Marlene Dortch,                                       PRA@fcc.gov.
                                                 OMB Approval Date: August 1, 2018.                                                                            To request materials in accessible
                                                 OMB Expiration Date: August 31,                      Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–18704 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am]           formats for people with disabilities
                                              2021.                                                                                                         (Braille, large print, electronic files,
                                                 Title: Election Whether to Participate               BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                                                                            audio format), send an email to fcc504@
                                              in the Wireless Emergency Alert
                                                                                                                                                            fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
                                              System.
                                                 Form Number: N/A.                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
                                                 Respondents: Business or other for-                  COMMISSION                                            418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
                                              profit entities.                                                                                              (TTY).
                                                 Number of Respondents and                            47 CFR Part 90
                                                                                                                                                            Synopsis
                                              Responses: 1,253 respondents; 5,012
                                              responses.                                              Modification of Rules To Codify New                     As required by the Paperwork
                                                 Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–12                  Procedure for Non-Federal Public                      Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
                                              hours.                                                  Safety Entities To License Federal                    the FCC is notifying the public that it
                                                 Frequency of Response: On occasion                   Interoperability Channels                             received final OMB approval on August
                                              reporting requirement recordkeeping                                                                           13, 2018, for the information collection
                                                                                                      AGENCY:   Federal Communications                      requirement contained in new rule 47
                                              and third-party disclosure requirements.
                                                 Obligation to Respond: Mandatory                     Commission.                                           CFR 90.25.
                                              and voluntary. The statutory authority                  ACTION: Final rule; announcement of                     Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
                                              for this information collection is                      effective date.                                       may not conduct or sponsor a collection
                                              contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),                                                                           of information unless it displays a
                                              154(j), 154(o), 218, 219, 230, 256, 302(a),             SUMMARY:  In this document, the                       current, valid OMB Control Number.
                                              303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 403, 621(b)(3), and             Commission announces that the Office                    No person shall be subject to any
                                              621(d).                                                 of Management and Budget (OMB) has                    penalty for failing to comply with a
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                                                 Total Annual Burden: 28,820 hours.                   approved, for a period of three years, the            collection of information subject to the
                                                 Total Annual Cost: No Cost.                          information collection associated with                Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
                                                 Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                Order DA 18–282. This document is                     display a current, valid OMB Control
                                              An assurance of confidentiality is not                  consistent with Order DA 18–282,                      Number. The OMB Control Number is
                                              offered because this information                        which stated that the Commission                      3060–1257.
                                              collection does not involve confidential                would publish a document in the                         The foregoing notice is required by
                                              information.                                            Federal Register announcing the                       the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,


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                                              43988            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 29, 2018 / Rules and Regulations

                                              Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,                     WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing                  paperwork burden of its regulations
                                              and 44 U.S.C. 3507.                                     Records.’’ The licensee records will be               while still supporting compliance with
                                                 The total annual reporting burdens                   publicly available and routinely used in              the Federal hours of service laws and
                                              and costs for the respondents are as                    accordance with subsection (b) of the                 regulations. Current regulations require
                                              follows:                                                Privacy Act. TIN Numbers and material                 employees covered by those laws or
                                                 OMB Control Number: 3060–1257.                       which is afforded confidential treatment              regulations (covered service employees)
                                                 OMB Approval Date: August 13, 2018.                  pursuant to a request made under 47                   to create and retain hours of service
                                                 OMB Expiration Date: August 31,                      CFR 0.459 will not be available for                   records by hand (a paper system) or
                                              2021.                                                   Public inspection. Any personally                     ‘‘certify’’ the record using a compliant
                                                 Title: New Procedure for Non-Federal                 identifiable information (PII) that                   computerized system (an electronic
                                              Public Safety Entities to License Federal               individual applicants provide is covered              system) with program logic. Cognizant
                                              Government Interoperability Channels.                   by a system of records, FCC/WTB–1,                    of the burden placed on small
                                                 Form Number: N/A.                                    ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records,’’              operations, FRA provides a simplified
                                                 Respondents: Not-for-profit                          and these and all other records may be                method of computerized recordkeeping
                                              institutions; State, local, or tribal                   disclosed pursuant to the Routine Uses                (an automated system)—in which
                                              government.                                             as stated in this system of records                   employees apply their electronic
                                                 Number of Respondents and                            notice.                                               signatures to automated records stored
                                              Responses: 45,947 respondents; 45,947                     Needs and Uses: The purpose of                      in a railroad computer system without
                                              responses.                                              requiring a non-federal public safety                 the complexity and functionality of an
                                                 Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
                                                                                                      entity to obtain written consent from its             electronic system—for eligible smaller
                                              hours.
                                                                                                      SWIC or state appointed official before               railroads (and contractors and
                                                 Frequency of Response: One-time
                                                                                                      communicating with federal                            subcontractors providing covered
                                              reporting requirement.
                                                 Obligation to Respond: New Section                   government agencies on the Federal                    service employees to such railroads).
                                              90.25 adopted in Order DA 18–282,                       Interoperability Channels is to ensure                This rule does not require the use of
                                              requires any non-federal public safety                  that the non-federal public safety entity             automated recordkeeping, but, when
                                              entity seeking to license mobile and                    operates in accordance with the rules                 implemented by the small operations for
                                              portable units on the Federal                           and procedures governing use of the                   which it is tailored, it will decrease the
                                              Interoperability Channels to obtain                     federal interoperability channels and                 burden hours spent on hours of service
                                              written concurrence from its Statewide                  does not cause inadvertent interference               recordkeeping.
                                              Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) or a                during emergencies. Commission staff                  DATES: This final rule is effective August
                                              state appointed official and include                    will use the written concurrence from                 29, 2018 in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                              such written concurrence with its                       the SWIC or state appointed official to               553(d)(1).
                                              application for license. A non-federal                  determine if an applicant’s proposed                  ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to
                                              public safety entity may communicate                    operation on the Federal                              read background documents or
                                              on designated Federal Interoperability                  Interoperability Channels conforms to                 comments received, go to http://
                                              Channels for joint federal/non-federal                  the terms of an agreement signed by the               www.regulations.gov and follow the
                                              operations, provided it first obtains a                 SWIC or state appointed official with a               online instructions for accessing the
                                              license from the Commission                             federal user with a valid assignment                  docket.
                                              authorizing use of the channels.                        from the National Telecommunications
                                                                                                      and Information Administration (NTIA)                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              Statutory authority for these collections                                                                     Patrick J. Hogan, Transportation
                                              are contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301,               which has jurisdiction over the
                                                                                                      channels.                                             Specialist, Office of Railroad Safety,
                                              303, and 332 of the Communications                                                                            Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
                                              Act of 1934.                                            Federal Communications Commission.
                                                                                                                                                            New Jersey Avenue SE, W33–448,
                                                 Total Annual Burden: 11,487 hours.                   Marlene Dortch,                                       Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 202–
                                                 Total Annual Cost: No cost.                          Secretary.                                            493–0277; email: Patrick.Hogan@
                                                 Privacy Act: No impact(s).                           [FR Doc. 2018–18691 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am]           dot.gov; Kyle Fields, Trial Attorney,
                                                 Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
                                              Applicants who include written
                                                                                                                                                            Railroad Administration, 1200 New
                                              concurrence from their SWIC or state
                                                                                                                                                            Jersey Avenue SE., W31–232,
                                              appointed official with their application
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202–
                                              to license mobile and portable units on
                                                                                                                                                            493–6168; email: Kyle.Fields@dot.gov;
                                              the Federal Interoperability Channels
                                                                                                      Federal Railroad Administration                       or Emily T. Prince, Trial Attorney,
                                              need not include any confidential
                                                                                                                                                            Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
                                              information with their application.
                                                                                                      49 CFR Part 228                                       Railroad Administration, 1200 New
                                              Nonetheless, there is a need for
                                                                                                                                                            Jersey Avenue SE, W31–216,
                                              confidentiality with respect to all                     [Docket No. FRA–2012–0101]
                                                                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202–
                                              applications filed with the Commission
                                                                                                      RIN 2130–AC41                                         493–6146; email: Emily.Prince@dot.gov.
                                              through its Universal Licensing System
                                              (ULS). Although ULS stores all                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      Hours of Service Recordkeeping;
                                              information pertaining to the individual                                                                      Commonly Used Abbreviations
                                                                                                      Automated Recordkeeping
                                              license via an FCC Registration Number
                                                                                                                                                            CFR Code of Federal Regulations
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                                              (FRN), confidential information is                      AGENCY:  Federal Railroad                             FRA Federal Railroad Administration
                                              accessible only by persons or entities                  Administration (FRA), Department of                   HS Hours of service
                                              that hold the password for each account,                Transportation (DOT).
                                              and the Commission’s licensing staff.                                                                         Table of Contents for Supplementary
                                                                                                      ACTION: Final rule.
                                              Information on private land mobile                                                                            Information
                                              radio licensees is maintained in the                    SUMMARY:  This rule is part of FRA’s                  I. Executive Summary
                                              Commission’s system of records, FCC/                    broader initiative to reduce the                      II. Background and History



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Document Created: 2018-08-29 00:14:01
Document Modified: 2018-08-29 00:14:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; announcement of effective date.
DatesThe addition of 47 CFR 90.25, published at 83 FR 19976, May 7, 2018, is effective August 29, 2018.
ContactBrian Marenco, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418- 0838, or email: [email protected] For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 43987 

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