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II. Regulatory Analysis
a. Administrative Procedure Act
FEMA did not publish a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking for this
regulation. FEMA finds that this rule is
exempt from the Administrative
Procedure Act’s (5 U.S.C. 553(b)) notice
and comment rulemaking requirements
because it is purely procedural in
nature. This rule is making a technical
change to ensure the accuracy of
FEMA’s regulations as FIMA relocates
from Arlington, Virginia to Washington,
DC. FEMA believes this technical
amendment is not controversial and will
not result in any adverse comments.
These changes do not confer any
substantive rights, benefits, or
obligations; therefore, this rule will have
no substantive effect on the public.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), FEMA has
determined it has good cause to make
this technical amendment effective
immediately, so that appellants are
aware of the new address as soon as
possible and their appeals will be
received at the correct address.
b. Executive Order 12866, as Amended,
Regulatory Planning and Review;
Executive Order 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review
This rule is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735,
Oct. 4, 1993), accordingly FEMA has not
submitted it to the Office of
Management and Budget for review. As
this rule involves a non-substantive
change, FEMA expects that it will not
impose any costs on the public.
c. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601–612) requires that special
consideration be given to the effects of
proposed regulations on small entities.
This rule does not require a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking and, therefore, is
exempt from the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
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d. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Ch.
3501–3520), FEMA reviewed this final
rule and has determined that there are
no new collections of information
contained therein.
e. Executive Order 13175, Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This rule does not have Tribal
implications under Executive Order
13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
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67249, Nov. 9, 2000), because it does
not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian Tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, or on
the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes.
f. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism
under Executive Order 13132,
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10,
1999), if it has a substantial direct effect
on State or local governments and
would either preempt State law or
impose a substantial direct cost of
compliance on them. FEMA has
analyzed this rule under that Order and
determined that it does not have
implications for federalism.
g. Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking
FEMA has sent this final rule to the
Congress and to the Government
Accountability Office under the
Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking Act (Act), Public Law 104–
121, 110 Stat. 873 (March 29, 1996) (5
U.S.C. 804). The rule is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ within the meaning of that Act
and will not result in an annual effect
on the economy of $100,000,000 or
more. Moreover, it will not result in a
major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries,
Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions. FEMA
does not expect that it will have
‘‘significant adverse effects’’ on
competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or on the
ability of United States-based
enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 62
Claims, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency is amending 44
CFR part 62 as follows:
PART 62—SALE OF INSURANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS
1. The authority citation for part 62
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR
41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O.
12127 of Mar. 31, 1979, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 376.
2. In § 62.20, revise paragraph (e)(1) to
read as follows:
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within 60 days from the date of the
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 12
[PS Docket No. 14–174, FCC 15–98]
Ensuring Continuity of 911
Communications
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
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
the Commission’s Ensuring Continuity
of 911 Communications Report and
Order’s (Order) consumer disclosure
requirement. This document is
consistent with the Order, which stated
that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date of those
rules.
DATES: Effective date: The amendments
to 47 CFR 12.5(d), published at 80 FR
62470, October 16, 2015 are effective
August 5, 2016.
Compliance date: For providers with
fewer than 100,000 domestic retail
subscriber lines, April 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda M. Pintro, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, at (202) 418–7490, or
email: linda.pintro@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on March 21,
2016, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements relating to the subscriber
notification rules contained in the
Commission’s Order, FCC 15–98,
published at 80 FR 62470, October 16,
2015. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1217. The Commission publishes
this document as an announcement of
the effective date of the rules. If you
SUMMARY:
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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, Room
1–A620, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include
the OMB Control Number, 3060–1217,
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 March
21, 2016, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
modifications to the Commission’s rules
in 47 CFR part 12.
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
3060–1217.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Pub. L. 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: 3060–1217.
OMB Approval Date: March 21, 2016.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31,
2019.
Title: Ensuring Continuity of 911
Communications Report and Order (PS
Docket No. 14–174, FCC 15–98).
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 570 respondents; 570
responses.
Estimated Time per Response:
Estimated time per respondent will vary
widely by respondent because of
differences in their current level of
backup power provisioning. Some
respondents may not need to expend
any resources to comply with the third
party disclosure requirement, because
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they are already providing the service.
Others may have to build the service
from the ground up. And, still others
may currently be providing some, but
not all of the required disclosure.
Consequently, a respondent may spend
zero to 70 hours per initial notification.
Frequency of Response: Respondents
are required to disclose the information
to subscribers at the point of sale and
annually thereafter.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 1, 4(i), and
251(e)(3) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
251(e)(3); section 101 of the NET 911
Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law
110–283, 47 U.S.C. 615a–1; and section
106 of the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111–
260, 47 U.S.C. 615c.
Total Annual Burden: 1,888 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
An assurance of confidentiality is not
offered because this information
collection does not require the
collection of personally identifiable
information (PII) from individuals.
Privacy Act: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: For over one
hundred years, consumers have trusted
that they will hear a dial tone in an
emergency even when the power is out.
Now, as networks transition away from
copper-based, line-powered technology,
many are aware of the innovation this
transition has spurred in emergency
services, but many consumers remain
unaware that they must take action to
ensure that dial tone’s availability in the
event of a commercial power outage.
The vital importance of the continuity
of 911 communications, and the
Commission’s duty to promote safety of
life and property through the use of wire
and radio communication, favor action
to ensure that all consumers understand
the risks associated with non-linepowered 911 service, know how to
protect themselves from such risks, and
have a meaningful opportunity to do so.
Accordingly, on August 6, 2015, the
Commission adopted the Order to
promote continued access to 911 during
commercial power outages, by requiring
providers of facilities-based, fixed
residential voice services that are not
line powered to offer subscribers the
option to purchase a backup power
solution capable of 8 hours of standby
power, and within three years, an
additional solution capable of 24 hours
of backup power. The Order also
promotes consumer education and
choice by requiring covered providers to
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disclose to subscribers, information
about: (a) Availability of backup power
sources; (b) service limitations with and
without backup power during a power
outage; (c) purchase and replacement
options; (d) expected backup power
duration; (c) proper usage and storage
conditions for the backup power source;
(e) subscriber backup power self-testing
and monitoring instructions; and (f)
backup power warranty details, if any.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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50 CFR Part 665
[Docket No. 150715616–6300–02]
RIN 0648–XE062
Pacific Island Fisheries; 2015–16
Annual Catch Limits and
Accountability Measures; Main
Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final specifications.
AGENCY:
NMFS specifies an annual
catch limit (ACL) of 326,000 lb for Deep
7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian
Islands (MHI) for the 2015–16 fishing
year. As an accountability measure
(AM), if the ACL is projected to be
reached, NMFS would close the
commercial and non-commercial
fisheries for MHI Deep 7 bottomfish for
the remainder of the fishing year. The
ACL and AM specifications support the
long-term sustainability of Hawaii
bottomfish.
SUMMARY:
The final specifications are
effective from May 9, 2016, through
August 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Fishery
Ecosystem Plan for the Hawaiian
Archipelago are available from the
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel.
808–522–8220, fax 808–522–8226, or
www.wpcouncil.org. Copies of the
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact for this action,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2015–0090,
are available from www.regulations.gov,
or from Michael D. Tosatto, Regional
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 12
[PS Docket No. 14-174, FCC 15-98]
Ensuring Continuity of 911 Communications
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 the Commission's Ensuring
Continuity of 911 Communications Report and Order's (Order) consumer
disclosure requirement. This document is consistent with the Order,
which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
DATES: Effective date: The amendments to 47 CFR 12.5(d), published at
80 FR 62470, October 16, 2015 are effective August 5, 2016.
Compliance date: For providers with fewer than 100,000 domestic
retail subscriber lines, April 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda M. Pintro, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-
7490, or email: linda.pintro@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 21,
2016, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements relating to the subscriber notification rules
contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 15-98, published at 80 FR
62470, October 16, 2015. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1217. The
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective
date of the rules. If you
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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, Room 1-
A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Number, 3060-1217, 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 March 21, 2016, for the information collection requirements
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part
12.
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 3060-1217.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Pub. L. 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: 3060-1217.
OMB Approval Date: March 21, 2016.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2019.
Title: Ensuring Continuity of 911 Communications Report and Order
(PS Docket No. 14-174, FCC 15-98).
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 570 respondents; 570
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: Estimated time per respondent will
vary widely by respondent because of differences in their current level
of backup power provisioning. Some respondents may not need to expend
any resources to comply with the third party disclosure requirement,
because they are already providing the service. Others may have to
build the service from the ground up. And, still others may currently
be providing some, but not all of the required disclosure.
Consequently, a respondent may spend zero to 70 hours per initial
notification.
Frequency of Response: Respondents are required to disclose the
information to subscribers at the point of sale and annually
thereafter.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1, 4(i), and 251(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 251(e)(3); section 101 of the NET 911
Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-283, 47 U.S.C. 615a-1; and
section 106 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-260, 47 U.S.C. 615c.
Total Annual Burden: 1,888 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII)
from individuals.
Privacy Act: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: For over one hundred years, consumers have trusted
that they will hear a dial tone in an emergency even when the power is
out. Now, as networks transition away from copper-based, line-powered
technology, many are aware of the innovation this transition has
spurred in emergency services, but many consumers remain unaware that
they must take action to ensure that dial tone's availability in the
event of a commercial power outage. The vital importance of the
continuity of 911 communications, and the Commission's duty to promote
safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio
communication, favor action to ensure that all consumers understand the
risks associated with non-line-powered 911 service, know how to protect
themselves from such risks, and have a meaningful opportunity to do so.
Accordingly, on August 6, 2015, the Commission adopted the Order to
promote continued access to 911 during commercial power outages, by
requiring providers of facilities-based, fixed residential voice
services that are not line powered to offer subscribers the option to
purchase a backup power solution capable of 8 hours of standby power,
and within three years, an additional solution capable of 24 hours of
backup power. The Order also promotes consumer education and choice by
requiring covered providers to disclose to subscribers, information
about: (a) Availability of backup power sources; (b) service
limitations with and without backup power during a power outage; (c)
purchase and replacement options; (d) expected backup power duration;
(c) proper usage and storage conditions for the backup power source;
(e) subscriber backup power self-testing and monitoring instructions;
and (f) backup power warranty details, if any.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07845 Filed 4-6-16; 8:45 am]
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