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(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
local government agencies that receive,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and obtain EPA approval.
Subpart D provides standards for such
approvals based on consideration of the
electronic document receiving systems
that the state, tribe, or local government
will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
provides special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow
electronic reporting, to be used at the
option of the state, tribe or local
government in place of procedures
available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart
D procedures must show that the state,
tribe or local government has sufficient
legal authority to implement the
electronic reporting components of the
programs covered by the application
and will use electronic document
receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
On June 13, 2017, the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
(NC DEQ) submitted an application
titled ‘‘Compliance Monitoring Data
Portal for revision to its EPA-approved
drinking water program under title 40
CFR to allow new electronic reporting.
EPA reviewed NC DEQ’s request to
revise its EPA-authorized program and,
based on this review, EPA determined
that the application met the standards
for approval of authorized program
revision set out in 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR
3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision
to approve North Carolina’s request to
revise its Part 142—National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations
Implementation program to allow
electronic reporting under 40 CFR part
141 is being published in the Federal
Register.
NC DEQ was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program
listed above.
Also, in today’s notice, EPA is
informing interested persons that they
may request a public hearing on EPA’s
action to approve the State of North
Carolina’s request to revise its
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authorized public water system program
under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance
with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a
hearing must be submitted to EPA
within 30 days of publication of today’s
Federal Register notice. Such requests
should include the following
information:
(1) The name, address and telephone
number of the individual, organization
or other entity requesting a hearing;
(2) A brief statement of the requesting
person’s interest in EPA’s
determination, a brief explanation as to
why EPA should hold a hearing, and
any other information that the
requesting person wants EPA to
consider when determining whether to
grant the request;
(3) The signature of the individual
making the request, or, if the request is
made on behalf of an organization or
other entity, the signature of a
responsible official of the organization
or other entity.
In the event a hearing is requested
and granted, EPA will provide notice of
the hearing in the Federal Register not
less than 15 days prior to the scheduled
hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial
requests for hearing may be denied by
EPA. Following such a public hearing,
EPA will review the record of the
hearing and issue an order either
affirming today’s determination or
rescinding such determination. If no
timely request for a hearing is received
and granted, EPA’s approval of the State
of North Carolina’s request to revise its
part 142—National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations Implementation
program to allow electronic reporting
will become effective 30 days after
today’s notice is published, pursuant to
CROMERR section 3.1000(f)(4).
Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Management.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
SUMMARY:
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Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before September 5,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
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information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1202.
Title: Improving 9–1–1 Reliability;
Reliability and Continuity of
Communications Networks, Including
Broadband Technologies.
Form Number: Not Applicable
(annual on-line certification).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 200 respondents; 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
by respondent. Average of 837 hours per
respondent.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 167,350 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
The statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 201(b), 214(d),
218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g),
303(r), 307, 309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a–
1, and 615c of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i)–(j) & (o), 201(b), 214(d), 218,
251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r),
307, 309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a–1, and
615c.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission does not consider the
fact of filing a certification to be
confidential or the responses provided
on the face of the certification. The
Commission will treat as presumptively
confidential and exempt from routine
public disclosure under the federal
Freedom of Information Act: (1)
Descriptions and documentation of
alternative measures to mitigate the
risks of nonconformance with
certification standards; (2) information
detailing specific corrective actions
taken; and (3) supplemental information
requested by the Commission or Bureau
with respect to a certification.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
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, particularly in times
of emergency, by requiring certain 911
service providers to certify
implementation of key best practices or
reasonable alternative measures. The
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information will be collected in the
form of an electronically-filed, annual
certification from each Covered 911
Service Provider, as defined in the
Commission’s 2013 Report and Order,
in which the provider will indicate
whether it has implemented certain
industry-backed best practices.
Providers that are able to respond in the
affirmative to all elements of the
certification will be deemed to satisfy
the ‘‘reasonable measures’’ requirement
in Section 12.4(b) of the Commission’s
rules. If a provider does not certify in
the affirmative with respect to one or
more elements of the certification, it
must provide a brief explanation of
what alternative measures it has taken,
in light of the provider’s particular facts
and circumstances, to ensure reliable
911 service with respect to that
element(s). Similarly, a service provider
may also respond by demonstrating that
a particular certification element is not
applicable to its networks and must
include a brief explanation of why the
element(s) does not apply.
The information will be collected by
the Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, FCC, for review and
analysis, to verify that Covered 911
Service Providers are taking reasonable
measures to maintain reliable 911
service. In certain cases, based on the
information included in the
certifications and subsequent
coordination with the provider, the
Commission may require remedial
action to correct vulnerabilities in a
service provider’s 911 network if it
determines that (a) the service provider
has not, in fact, adhered to the best
practices incorporated in the FCC’s
rules, or (b) in the case of providers
employing alternative measures, that
those measures were not reasonably
sufficient to mitigate the associated risks
of failure in these key areas. The
Commission delegated authority to the
Bureau to review certification
information and follow up with service
providers as appropriate to address
deficiencies revealed by the certification
process.
The purpose of the collection of this
information is to verify that Covered 911
Service Providers are taking reasonable
measures such that their networks
comply with accepted best practices,
and that, in the event they are not able
to certify adherence to specific best
practices, that they are taking reasonable
alternative measures. The Commission
adopted these rules in light of
widespread 911 outages during the June
2012 derecho storm in the Midwest and
Mid-Atlantic states, which revealed that
multiple service providers did not take
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adequate precautions to maintain
reliable service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
SUMMARY:
Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before September 5,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
DATES:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1202]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: 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; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September
5, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following
information collections. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of
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information on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1202.
Title: Improving 9-1-1 Reliability; Reliability and Continuity of
Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies.
Form Number: Not Applicable (annual on-line certification).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents; 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by respondent. Average of 837
hours per respondent.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 167,350 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o),
201(b), 214(d), 218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307,
309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a-1, and 615c of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j) & (o), 201(b), 214(d), 218,
251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 309(a), 316, 332, 403,
615a-1, and 615c.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
consider the fact of filing a certification to be confidential or the
responses provided on the face of the certification. The Commission
will treat as presumptively confidential and exempt from routine public
disclosure under the federal Freedom of Information Act: (1)
Descriptions and documentation of alternative measures to mitigate the
risks of nonconformance with certification standards; (2) information
detailing specific corrective actions taken; and (3) supplemental
information requested by the Commission or Bureau with respect to a
certification.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
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, particularly in times of emergency, by
requiring certain 911 service providers to certify implementation of
key best practices or reasonable alternative measures. The information
will be collected in the form of an electronically-filed, annual
certification from each Covered 911 Service Provider, as defined in the
Commission's 2013 Report and Order, in which the provider will indicate
whether it has implemented certain industry-backed best practices.
Providers that are able to respond in the affirmative to all elements
of the certification will be deemed to satisfy the ``reasonable
measures'' requirement in Section 12.4(b) of the Commission's rules. If
a provider does not certify in the affirmative with respect to one or
more elements of the certification, it must provide a brief explanation
of what alternative measures it has taken, in light of the provider's
particular facts and circumstances, to ensure reliable 911 service with
respect to that element(s). Similarly, a service provider may also
respond by demonstrating that a particular certification element is not
applicable to its networks and must include a brief explanation of why
the element(s) does not apply.
The information will be collected by the Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, FCC, for review and analysis, to verify that Covered
911 Service Providers are taking reasonable measures to maintain
reliable 911 service. In certain cases, based on the information
included in the certifications and subsequent coordination with the
provider, the Commission may require remedial action to correct
vulnerabilities in a service provider's 911 network if it determines
that (a) the service provider has not, in fact, adhered to the best
practices incorporated in the FCC's rules, or (b) in the case of
providers employing alternative measures, that those measures were not
reasonably sufficient to mitigate the associated risks of failure in
these key areas. The Commission delegated authority to the Bureau to
review certification information and follow up with service providers
as appropriate to address deficiencies revealed by the certification
process.
The purpose of the collection of this information is to verify that
Covered 911 Service Providers are taking reasonable measures such that
their networks comply with accepted best practices, and that, in the
event they are not able to certify adherence to specific best
practices, that they are taking reasonable alternative measures. The
Commission adopted these rules in light of widespread 911 outages
during the June 2012 derecho storm in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
states, which revealed that multiple service providers did not take
adequate precautions to maintain reliable service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14162 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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