Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 70188-70189 [2019-27501]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70188-70189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27501]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 16327]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

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 Commission may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before January 21, 
2020. 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email

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[email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the 
OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) Go to the web page https://www.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, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

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 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Enhanced Geo-Targeted Wireless Emergency Alerts.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,000 respondents and 14,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is authorized under 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) and 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 
154(j), 154(o), 218, 219, 230, 256, 301, 302(a), 303(f), 303(g), 
303(j), 303(r) and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC is revising the Privacy 
Impact Assessment (PIA) and modifying the existing System of Records 
Notice (SORN), FCC/PSHSB-1, FCC Emergency and Continuity Contacts 
System (ECCS), for the Public Safety Support System to address the 
personally identifiable information (PII) that will be collected, used, 
and stored as part of the information collection requirements.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The WARN Act gives the Commission authority to 
adopt relevant technical standards, protocols, procedures and other 
technical requirements governing Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The 
Commission adopted rules to implement the WEA system (previously known 
as the Commercial Mobile Service Alert System) pursuant to the WARN Act 
to satisfy the Commission's mandate to promote the safety of life and 
property through the use of wire and radio communication. The WEA 
system transmits emergency alerts to WEA-capable mobile devices, 
providing consumers with timely warnings and information in 
emergencies. In 2018, the Commission issued a Report & Order requiring 
that Participating Commercial Mobile Service Providers (providers) 
implement enhanced geo-targeting functionality by November 30, 2019 to 
allow WEA alert originators (e.g., local emergency management offices) 
to target a WEA alert to eligible devices in a prescribed geographic 
area (e.g., an area where there is imminent threat of the loss of life 
or property). See Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Emergency 
Alerts; Emergency Alert System, 83 FR 8619, 8623 (Feb. 28, 2018) 
(announcing a Nov. 30, 2019 amendment to 47 CFR 10.450).
    The Commission now seeks to evaluate WEA performance, particularly 
with respect to the accuracy of providers' geo-targeting capabilities. 
To do so, the Commission will use surveys to collect information and 
evaluate performance during a WEA test. Survey respondents affiliated 
with two alert originators, partnered with the Commission in different 
geographic areas of the country, will be asked to complete a 
preliminary survey. This survey will improve the utility of a ``live 
test'' survey, which respondents will subsequently receive via a 
hyperlink embedded in a WEA test alert. The Commission has developed 
survey templates, which are available at https://www.fcc.gov/files/weaprelimtestsurveydec2019pdf and https://www.fcc.gov/files/wealivetestsurveydec2019pdf, that are representative of how the surveys 
will appear on the Commission's Public Safety Support Center, and seeks 
OMB approval of these templates as a new information collection. The 
information sought in this collection is necessary and vital to 
ensuring that WEA is effective at protecting the life and property of 
the public.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-27501 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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