SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060-1202.

Title: Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 9-1-1 Reliability.

Form Number: N/A—electronic submissions. ( printed page 69847)

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government entities.

Number of Respondents and Responses: 961 respondents; 1,533 responses.

Estimated Time per Response: 1-317 hours (varies by respondent).

Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirements; On occasion reporting requirements; On occasion third-party notice requirements.

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this collection of information is provided by sections 1, 2, 4(i), 201, 214, 225, 251(e), 301, 303, 316, and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 201, 214, 225, 251(e), 301, 303, 316, 332, and by the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, Public Law 106-81, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 615 note, 615, 615a, 615a-1, and 615b, and by section 106 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, 47 U.S.C. 615c.

Total Annual Burden: 108,418 hours.

Total Annual Cost: No Cost.

Needs and Uses: This is a revision of an information collection necessary to ensure that all Americans have access to reliable and resilient 911 communications. The Commission's 2026 Order revises its regulations governing this collection, which the FCC originally adopted in 2013. The 2026 Order modernizes the rules for internet Protocol (IP)-based Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems, and streamlined this collection by eliminating the annual certification 911 reliability certification requirement for Covered 911 Service Providers (CSPs), replacing it with an initial certification to be filed once, followed by updates only for substantiative material changes which render the prior certification inaccurate. The 2026 Order also adopts IP-specific reliability best practice benchmarks that are appropriate in NG911 environments, clarifies the categories of IP-based Covered 911 Service Providers (CSPs) whose operations are essential to 911 call routing and delivery in NG911 systems, and requires reporting on progress towards interoperability of NG911 systems. The 2026 Order also ensures that state governments responsible for 911 systems have access to portions of these certifications and reports relevant to their jurisdictions. The 2026 Order requires new CSPs covered for the first time by the 2026 rules to file a one-time attestation so indicating. Under this collection, CSPs are also required to notify the Commission in writing within 60 days after they stop providing all CSP services.

In their 911 reliability certifications, CSPs must indicate whether they have implemented certain industry-backed reliability best practices specified in the rules. If they have, the CSP will be deemed to satisfy the reasonable reliability requirement in the rules. If a CSP has not implemented those best practices, it must provide a brief explanation of what alternative measures it has taken to ensure reliable 911 service and why those measures are reasonable, or otherwise indicate it has taken no measures, or the reliability requirements are not applicable. No CSP needs to file these certifications until 18 months after the Commission releases a Public Notice announcing that OMB has approved this information collection.

The information will be collected by the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) to verify that covered 911 service providers are taking reasonable measures to maintain reliable 911 service or achieve interoperability. The Commission delegated authority to the Bureau to review the submitted reliability and interoperability information and follow up with providers as appropriate. In certain cases, based on a review of the information submitted, the Bureau may require remedial action to correct vulnerabilities in a CSP's 911 network if it determines that the provider has not adhered to the reliability best practices incorporated in the FCC's rules, and/or the alternative reliability measures were not reasonably sufficient to mitigate the associated risks of failure in these key areas.

91 FR 69846