Modification of Rules To Codify New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities To License Federal Interoperability Channels, 43987-43988 [2018-18691]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 29, 2018 / Rules and Regulations sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES 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 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission’s rules in 47 CFR 10.240. 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– 1113. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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: 3060–1113. OMB Approval Date: August 1, 2018. OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2021. Title: Election Whether to Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert System. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,253 respondents; 5,012 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–12 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and voluntary. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 218, 219, 230, 256, 302(a), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 403, 621(b)(3), and 621(d). Total Annual Burden: 28,820 hours. Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not involve confidential information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: The Warning, Alert and Response Network Act, Title VI of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 1884, section 602(a), codified at 47 U.S.C. 1201, et seq., 1202(a)) (WARN Act) gives the Commission authority to adopt relevant technical standards, protocols, procedures and other technical requirements governing Wireless Emergency Alert. The WARN Act also gives the Commission authority to adopt procedures by which CMS Providers disclose their intent to participate in WEA. The Commission created WEA in response to the WARN Act, and to satisfy the Commission’s mandate to promote the safety of life and property using wire and radio communication. These information collections involve the WEA system, which allows CMS Providers to elect to transmit emergency alerts to the public. The information collection from CMS Providers include (1) disclosing the extent to which a CMS Provider participates in wireless alerts (‘‘in whole’’ or ‘‘in part’’); and (2) enhanced notification of the CMS provider’s non-participation in WEA, to new subscribers at the point of sale. These disclosures will allow consumers to make more informed choices about their ability to receive WEA Alert Messages that are relevant to them. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–18704 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 43987 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 § 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). 47 CFR Part 90 Synopsis Modification of Rules To Codify New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities To License Federal Interoperability Channels 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, 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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\29AUR1.SGM 29AUR1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES 43988 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 29, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 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/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 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. [FR Doc. 2018–18691 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 228 [Docket No. FRA–2012–0101] RIN 2130–AC41 Hours of Service Recordkeeping; Automated Recordkeeping Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This rule is part of FRA’s broader initiative to reduce the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 paperwork burden of its regulations while still supporting compliance with the Federal hours of service laws and regulations. Current regulations require employees covered by those laws or regulations (covered service employees) to create and retain hours of service records by hand (a paper system) or ‘‘certify’’ the record using a compliant computerized system (an electronic system) with program logic. Cognizant of the burden placed on small operations, FRA provides a simplified method of computerized recordkeeping (an automated system)—in which employees apply their electronic signatures to automated records stored in a railroad computer system without the complexity and functionality of an electronic system—for eligible smaller railroads (and contractors and subcontractors providing covered service employees to such railroads). This rule does not require the use of automated recordkeeping, but, when implemented by the small operations for which it is tailored, it will decrease the burden hours spent on hours of service recordkeeping. DATES: This final rule is effective August 29, 2018 in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for accessing the docket. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Hogan, Transportation Specialist, Office of Railroad Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W33–448, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 202– 493–0277; email: Patrick.Hogan@ dot.gov; Kyle Fields, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W31–232, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202– 493–6168; email: Kyle.Fields@dot.gov; or Emily T. Prince, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W31–216, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202– 493–6146; email: Emily.Prince@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commonly Used Abbreviations CFR Code of Federal Regulations FRA Federal Railroad Administration HS Hours of service Table of Contents for Supplementary Information I. Executive Summary II. Background and History E:\FR\FM\29AUR1.SGM 29AUR1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43987-43988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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: [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].

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 [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] 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,

[[Page 43988]]

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.
[FR Doc. 2018-18691 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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