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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 11
[PS Docket No. 15–94, FCC 18–39; PS
Docket Nos. 15–91, 15–94, FCC 18–94]
Emergency Alert System; Wireless
Emergency Alerts
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 State EAS Plan Order and Alerting
Reliability Order. This document is
consistent with the State EAS Plan
Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing
OMB approval of these rules, and the
Alerting Reliability Order, which stated
that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date of these
rules.
SUMMARY:
Effective date: The amendments
to 47 CFR 11.45(b) and 11.61 published
at 83 FR 39610, August 10, 2018, are
effective July 23, 2019.
Compliance date: The Commission
will publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing the compliance
date for the amendments to 47 CFR
11.18 and 11.21. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole McGinnis, Deputy Bureau Chief,
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, at (202) 418–7452, or by email
at Nicole.McGinnis@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on June 17,
2019, OMB approved, until June 30,
2022, the information collection
requirements associated with (i) the
Commission’s State EAS Plan Order, PS
Docket No. 15–94, FCC 18–39, adopted
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on March 28, 2018, released on April
10, 2018, and published at 83 FR 37750,
August 2, 2018, which among other
things required State Emergency
Communications Committees (SECC) to
file State EAS Plans electronically and
established an online Alert Reporting
System (ARS) for that purpose; and, (ii)
the false alert notification requirements,
and rules governing ‘‘Live Code Tests’’
of the EAS contained in the
Commission’s Alerting Reliability Order,
PS Docket Nos. 15–94 and 15–91, FCC
18–94, adopted on July 12, 2018,
released on July 13, 2018, and published
at 83 FR 39610, August 10, 2018. The
Commission publishes this document as
an announcement of the effective date of
the false alert notification requirements,
and rules governing ‘‘Live Code Tests’’
of the EAS contained in the
Commission’s Alerting Reliability Order.
In addition, the Commission publishes
this document as an announcement of
OMB’s approval of the information
collection requirements associated with
the State EAS Plan online reporting
requirements contained in the
Commission’s State EAS Plan Order.
The State EAS Plan Order stated that
compliance with the State EAS Plan
online reporting requirements would be
required within one year of publication
in the Federal Register of a Public
Notice announcing: (i) OMB approval of
ARS information collection
requirements or (ii) the availability of
the ARS to receive such information,
whichever is later. Accordingly,
compliance with the State EAS Plan
online reporting requirements contained
in the Commission’s State EAS Plan
Order will be required within one year
of publication in the Federal Register of
a Public Notice announcing the
availability of the ARS for filing State
EAS Plans.
If you 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
Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–0207, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
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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 June
17, 2019, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
modifications to the Commission’s rules
in 47 CFR part 11. 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
3060–0207.
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: 3060–0207.
OMB Approval Date: June 17, 2019.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2022.
Title: Part 11, Emergency Alert
System, (EAS), Orders, FCC 18–94.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local and Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 63,084 respondents;
3,588,830 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017–
100 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement and on-occasion
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in
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sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(o), 301, 303(r),
303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 624(g), 706,
and 715 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
154(i), 154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307,
309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, and 615.
Total Annual Burden: 140,751 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 Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: Section 11.21 of the
Commission’s part 11 (EAS) rules, 47
CFR 11.21, requires that State
Emergency Communications
Committees (SECC) prepare and submit
State EAS Plans to the FCC for approval
before State and local EAS alerts may be
distributed within the state. On April
10, 2018, the Commission released the
State EAS Plan Order, FCC 18–39,
published at 83 FR 37750, August 2,
2018, requiring that SECCs file the State
EAS Plans electronically using the ARS
to provide a baseline level of uniformity
across State EAS Plans, in terms of both
format and terminology, and ensure
more efficient and effective delivery of
Presidential as well as state, local and
weather-related alerts by providing the
Commission, FEMA, and other
authorized entities with the means to
more easily review and identify gaps in
the EAS architectures, detect problems,
and take measures to address these
shortcomings.
On July 13, 2018, the Commission
released the Alerting Reliability Order,
FCC 18–94, published at 83 FR 39610,
August 10, 2018, which, among other
things, required EAS Participants (the
broadcasters, cable systems, and other
service providers subject to the EAS
rules) to notify the Commission (via
email to the FCC Ops Center at
FCCOPS@fcc.gov) within twenty-four
(24) hours of the EAS Participant’s
discovery that it has transmitted or
otherwise sent a false alert to the public,
and codified requirements for
conducting ‘‘Live Code Tests’’ of the
EAS, which are local and regional tests
of the EAS that use the same alert codes
as, and function identically to, alerts
issued for an actual emergency. The
false alert notification requirements
should provide the Commission with
the information necessary to identify
and mitigate problems associated with
false EAS alerts. Codification of the
‘‘live code test’’ requirements removed
the burdens associated with the filing of
waiver requests to conduct such tests,
while maintaining the safeguards that
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ensure ‘‘live code tests’’ will not confuse
the public that the alert is only a test.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Communications Commission.
I. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
II. Executive Summary
III. Legal Basis
IV. Discussion of Final Rule
V. International Impacts
VI. Section-by-Section
VII. Regulatory Analyses
A. E.O. 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review and DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures as Supplemented by E.O.
13563)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act (Small
Entities)
C. Assistance for Small Entities
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
E. Paperwork Reduction Act (Collection of
Information)
F. E.O. 13132 (Federalism)
G. E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
H. E.O. 13045 (Protection of Children)
I. E.O. 12630 (Taking of Private Property)
J. Privacy
K. E.O. 12372 (Intergovernmental Review)
L. E.O. 13211 (Energy Supply, Distribution,
or Use)
M. E.O. 13175 (Indian Tribal Governments)
N. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (Technical Standards)
O. Environment
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
49 CFR Parts 383 and 384
[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0361]
RIN 2126–AC20
Lifetime Disqualification for Human
Trafficking
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule revises the list
of offenses permanently disqualifying
individuals from operating a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for
which a commercial drivers’ license or
a commercial learner’s permit is
required. This final rule reflects a
change made by Congress in the ‘‘No
Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act’’
(the Act) which prohibits an individual
from operating a CMV for life if that
individual uses a CMV in committing a
felony involving a severe form of human
trafficking, adding to the list of other
disqualifying offenses identified in
statute. A list of these disqualifying
offenses already exists in the FMCSRs;
this final rule is necessary to update that
list to include the new disqualifying
offense established by the Act. This
final rule also sets a deadline for States
to come into substantial compliance
with this requirement.
DATES: This final rule is effective
September 23, 2019.
Petitions for Reconsideration of this
final rule must be submitted to the
FMCSA Administrator no later than
August 22, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Sinniger, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Regulatory and Legislative
Affairs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001 or by telephone at 202–366–0908.
If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUMMARY:
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This Final
Rule is organized as follows:
I. Availability of Rulemaking
Documents
For access to docket FMCSA–2018–
0361 to read background documents, go
to https://www.regulations.gov at any
time, or to Docket Services at U.S.
Department of Transportation, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
II. Executive Summary
This final rule revises the list of
offenses permanently disqualifying
individuals required to have a
commercial drivers’ license (CDL) or a
commercial learner’s permit (CLP). This
final rule reflects a change made by
Congress in the ‘‘No Human Trafficking
on Our Roads Act’’ (Pub. L. 115–106,
131 Stat. 2265, Jan. 8, 2018) (the Act).
The Act prohibits an individual from
operating a commercial motor vehicle
(CMV), as defined in 49 U.S.C. 31301(4),
for life, not eligible for reinstatement, if
that individual uses a CMV in
committing a felony involving a severe
form of human trafficking, adding to the
list of disqualifying offenses found in 49
U.S.C. 31310. A list of those existing
disqualifying offenses already exists in
49 CFR 383.51; this final rule is
necessary to update that list to include
the new lifetime disqualifying offense
established by the Act.
This final rule also sets a deadline for
States to come into substantial
compliance, as required by 49 U.S.C.
31311(a)(15).
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 11
[PS Docket No. 15-94, FCC 18-39; PS Docket Nos. 15-91, 15-94, FCC 18-
94]
Emergency Alert System; Wireless Emergency Alerts
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 State EAS Plan Order and
Alerting Reliability Order. This document is consistent with the State
EAS Plan Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval of these
rules, and the Alerting Reliability Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing
the effective date of these rules.
DATES: Effective date: The amendments to 47 CFR 11.45(b) and 11.61
published at 83 FR 39610, August 10, 2018, are effective July 23, 2019.
Compliance date: The Commission will publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the compliance date for the amendments to
47 CFR 11.18 and 11.21. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole McGinnis, Deputy Bureau Chief,
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-7452, or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on June 17,
2019, OMB approved, until June 30, 2022, the information collection
requirements associated with (i) the Commission's State EAS Plan Order,
PS Docket No. 15-94, FCC 18-39, adopted on March 28, 2018, released on
April 10, 2018, and published at 83 FR 37750, August 2, 2018, which
among other things required State Emergency Communications Committees
(SECC) to file State EAS Plans electronically and established an online
Alert Reporting System (ARS) for that purpose; and, (ii) the false
alert notification requirements, and rules governing ``Live Code
Tests'' of the EAS contained in the Commission's Alerting Reliability
Order, PS Docket Nos. 15-94 and 15-91, FCC 18-94, adopted on July 12,
2018, released on July 13, 2018, and published at 83 FR 39610, August
10, 2018. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of
the effective date of the false alert notification requirements, and
rules governing ``Live Code Tests'' of the EAS contained in the
Commission's Alerting Reliability Order. In addition, the Commission
publishes this document as an announcement of OMB's approval of the
information collection requirements associated with the State EAS Plan
online reporting requirements contained in the Commission's State EAS
Plan Order. The State EAS Plan Order stated that compliance with the
State EAS Plan online reporting requirements would be required within
one year of publication in the Federal Register of a Public Notice
announcing: (i) OMB approval of ARS information collection requirements
or (ii) the availability of the ARS to receive such information,
whichever is later. Accordingly, compliance with the State EAS Plan
online reporting requirements contained in the Commission's State EAS
Plan Order will be required within one year of publication in the
Federal Register of a Public Notice announcing the availability of the
ARS for filing State EAS Plans.
If you 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
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0207, 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 June 17, 2019, for the information collection requirements
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part
11. 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 3060-0207.
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: 3060-0207.
OMB Approval Date: June 17, 2019.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2022.
Title: Part 11, Emergency Alert System, (EAS), Orders, FCC 18-94.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 63,084 respondents; 3,588,830
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017-100 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on-
occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in
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sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403,
624(g), 706, and 715 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335,
403, 544(g), 606, and 615.
Total Annual Burden: 140,751 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 Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: Section 11.21 of the Commission's part 11 (EAS)
rules, 47 CFR 11.21, requires that State Emergency Communications
Committees (SECC) prepare and submit State EAS Plans to the FCC for
approval before State and local EAS alerts may be distributed within
the state. On April 10, 2018, the Commission released the State EAS
Plan Order, FCC 18-39, published at 83 FR 37750, August 2, 2018,
requiring that SECCs file the State EAS Plans electronically using the
ARS to provide a baseline level of uniformity across State EAS Plans,
in terms of both format and terminology, and ensure more efficient and
effective delivery of Presidential as well as state, local and weather-
related alerts by providing the Commission, FEMA, and other authorized
entities with the means to more easily review and identify gaps in the
EAS architectures, detect problems, and take measures to address these
shortcomings.
On July 13, 2018, the Commission released the Alerting Reliability
Order, FCC 18-94, published at 83 FR 39610, August 10, 2018, which,
among other things, required EAS Participants (the broadcasters, cable
systems, and other service providers subject to the EAS rules) to
notify the Commission (via email to the FCC Ops Center at
[email protected]) within twenty-four (24) hours of the EAS Participant's
discovery that it has transmitted or otherwise sent a false alert to
the public, and codified requirements for conducting ``Live Code
Tests'' of the EAS, which are local and regional tests of the EAS that
use the same alert codes as, and function identically to, alerts issued
for an actual emergency. The false alert notification requirements
should provide the Commission with the information necessary to
identify and mitigate problems associated with false EAS alerts.
Codification of the ``live code test'' requirements removed the burdens
associated with the filing of waiver requests to conduct such tests,
while maintaining the safeguards that ensure ``live code tests'' will
not confuse the public that the alert is only a test.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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