Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Comments Requested, 67362-67363 [2010-27582]

Agencies

• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67362-67363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27582]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Comments Requested

October 26, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501--3520. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and (d) 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.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently 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 (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Submit written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments on or 
before December 2, 2010. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time 
allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Judith-B. Herman@fcc.gov, 
Federal Communications Commission. Send your PRA comments by e-mail to 
PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request 
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://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, and (6) 
when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the 
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then 
click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about 
this ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0957.
    Title: Section 20.18(i) and (g), Requests for Waiver of Deadline on 
Location-Capable Handset Deployment, Fourth Memorandum Opinion and 
Order in CC Docket No. 94-102.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500 respondents; 2,500 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 154, 160, 251-254, 303 and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There are no questions of a 
confidential nature are asked.

[[Page 67363]]

    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this 
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The 
Commission is reporting no change in burden estimates and no change in 
the reporting requirement.
    The Commission responded to petitions for reconsideration of 
certain aspects of the Third Report and Order, FCC 99-245, in the 
proceeding concerning the establishment of a nationwide wireless 
enhanced 911 (E911) emergency communications service.
    The Fourth Report and Order, FCC 00-236, revised and made 
adjustments to the deployment schedule that must be followed by 
wireless carriers that chose to implement E911 service using a handset-
based technology. The Commission also deferred the date for initial 
distribution of Automatic Location Identification (ALI)-capable 
handsets by seven months; adjusting the timetable for carriers to meet 
certain interim benchmarks for activating new ALI-capable handsets; 
deferred the date by which a carrier must achieve full penetration of 
ALI-capable handsets by one year; modified the manner in which the 
Commission defined full penetration; eliminated the separate handset 
phase-in schedule triggered by a request from a Public Safety Answering 
Point (PSAP), and addressed several other issues regarding 
implementation of enhanced 9111 Phase II. The Commission also discussed 
its general approach toward possible request for waiver of the E911 
Phase II requirements. As a general rule, the Commission's rules may be 
waived for good cause shown and that waivers are only appropriate if 
special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule and 
will serve the public interest. Wireless carriers are instructed to 
submit waiver requests that are specific, focused and limited in scope, 
and with a clear path to full compliance. A waiver request must specify 
the solutions considered and explain why none could be employed in a 
way that complies to the Phase II rules. If deployment must be delayed, 
the carrier should specify the reason for the delay and provide a 
revised schedule.
    The Commission found that waivers of the E911 Phase II requirements 
should not generally be warranted, especially in light of the vital 
public safety benefits of Phase II. However, in those particular cases 
where waivers may be justified, broad generalized waivers should not be 
necessary and will not be granted. Further, carriers should undertake 
concrete steps necessary to come as close as possible to full 
compliance and should document their efforts aimed at compliance in 
support of any waiver requests. Carriers seeking a waiver will be 
expected to specify the solutions they considered and explain why none 
could be employed in a way that complies with the Phase II rules. If 
deployment is scheduled but for some reason must be delayed, the 
carrier should specify the reason for the delay and provide a revised 
schedule.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-27582 Filed 11-1-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P