Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 45216-45217 [2020-16205]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 45216 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 144 / Monday, July 27, 2020 / Notices Title: Procedures for Formal Complaints. Form Number: FCC Form 485. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, federal government, and state, local, or tribal governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 5 respondents; 13 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1—68 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, onoccasion reporting requirement, and third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 206, 207, 208, 209, 301, 303, 304, 309, 316, 332, and 1302. Total Annual Burden: 366 hours. Total Annual Cost: $ 97,175. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 47 CFR 1.731 provides for confidential treatment of materials disclosed or exchanged during the course of formal complaint proceedings when the disclosing party has identified the materials as proprietary or confidential. In the rare case in which a producing party believes that section 1.731 will not provide adequate protection for its assorted confidential material, it may request either that the opposing party consent to greater protection, or that the staff supervising the proceeding order greater protection. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The information collection requirements may affect individuals or households. As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and OMB regulations, M–03–22 (September 22, 2003), the FCC has completed both a system of records, FCC/EB–5, ‘‘Enforcement Bureau Activity Tracking System,’’ and a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), to cover the collection, maintenance, use, and disposal of all personally identifiable information (PII) that may be submitted as part of a formal complaint filed against a common carrier: (a) The system of records notice (SORN), FCC/EB–5, ‘‘Enforcement Bureau Activity Tracking System (EBATS),’’ was published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2010 (75 FR 77872) and became effective on January 24, 2011. It is posted on the FCC’s Privacy Act web page at: https:// www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/recordssystems.html. (b) The initial Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was completed on VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:31 Jul 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 May 22, 2009. Subsequent related approvals include: (1) FCC/EB–5, ‘‘EBATS,’’ on January 24, 2011: and, (2) September 21, 2017 was updated. Needs and Uses: Sections 206–209 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), provide the statutory framework for adjudicating formal complaints against common carriers. To resolve complaints between providers regarding compliance with data roaming obligations, Commission Rule 20.12(e) adopts by reference the procedures already in place for resolving Section 208 formal complaints against common carriers, except that the remedy of damages, is not available for complaints against commercial mobile data service providers. Section 208(a) authorizes complaints by any person ‘‘complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any common carrier’’ subject to the provisions of the Act. Section 208(a) states that if a carrier does not satisfy a complaint or there appears to be any reasonable ground for investigating the complaint, the Commission shall ‘‘investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.’’ Certain categories of complaints are subject to a statutory deadline for resolution. See, e.g., 47 U.S.C. 208(b)(1) (imposing a five-month deadline for complaints challenging the ‘‘lawfulness of a charge, classification, regulation, or practice’’); 47 U.S.C. 271 (d)(6) (imposing a 90-day deadline for complaints alleging that a Bell Operating Company has ceased to meet conditions imposed in connection with approval to provide in-region interLATA services). Formal complaint proceedings before the Commission are similar to civil litigation in federal district court. In fact, under section 207 of the Act, a party claiming to be damaged by a common carrier may file its complaint with the Commission or in any district court of the United States, ‘‘but such person shall not have the right to pursue both such remedies’’ (47 U.S.C. 207). The Commission has promulgated rules (Formal Complaint Rules) to govern its formal complaint proceedings that are similar in many respects to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See 47 CFR 1.720–1.736. These rules require the submission of information from the parties necessary to create a record on which the Commission can decide complex legal and factual issues. As described in section 1.720 of the rules, the Commission resolves formal complaint proceedings on a written record consisting of a complaint, answer or response, and joint statement of PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 stipulated facts, disputed facts and key legal issues, along with all associated affidavits, exhibits and other attachments. This collection of information includes the process for electronically submitting a formal complaint against a common carrier. The Commission uses this information to determine the sufficiency of complaints and to resolve the merits of disputes between the parties. The Commission bases its orders in formal complaint proceedings upon evidence and argument produced by the parties in accordance with the Formal Complaint Rules. If the information were not collected, the Commission would not be able to resolve common carrier-related complaint proceedings, as required by section 208 of the Act. In addition, the Commission has adopted most of this formal complaint process to govern data roaming complaints. Specifically, the Commission has extended, as applicable, the procedural rules in the Commission’s Part I, Subpart E rules, 47 CFR 1.716–1.718, 1.720, 1.721, and 1.723–1.735, to disputes arising out of the data roaming rule contained in 47 CFR 20.12(e). Therefore, in addition to being necessary to resolve common carrier-related complaint proceedings, this collection of information is also necessary to resolve data roamingrelated complaint proceedings. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–16204 Filed 7–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 16944] 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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 144 / Monday, July 27, 2020 / Notices 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 25, 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 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, (202) 418–2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. Title: E911 Compliance for Fixed Telephony and Multi-line Telephone Systems. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: New information collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,275,636 respondents; 38,048,948 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.016 hours (one minute). Frequency of Response: One-time, on occasion, third party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 152(a), 155(c), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 219, 222, 225, 251(e), 255, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605, 610, 615, 615 note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a- VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:31 Jul 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623 note, 721, and 1471. Total Annual Burden: 634,610 hours. Total Annual Cost: $1,911,540. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: The Commission is obligated by statute to promote ‘‘safety of life and property’’ and to ‘‘encourage and facilitate the prompt deployment throughout the United States of a seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable endto-end infrastructure’’ for public safety. Congress has established 911 as the national emergency number to enable all citizens to reach emergency services directly and efficiently, irrespective of whether a citizen uses wireline or wireless technology when calling for help by dialing 911. Efforts by federal, state and local government, along with the significant efforts of wireline and wireless service providers, have resulted in the nearly ubiquitous deployment of this life-saving service. Section 506 of RAY BAUM’S Act requires the Commission to ‘‘consider adopting rules to ensure that the dispatchable location is conveyed with a 9–1–1 call, regardless of the technological platform used and including with calls from multi-line telephone system.’’ RAY BAUM’S Act also states that, ‘‘[i]n conducting the proceeding . . . the Commission may consider information and conclusions from other Commission proceedings regarding the accuracy of the dispatchable location for a 9–1–1 call . . . .’’ RAY BAUM’S Act defines a ‘‘9– 1–1 call’’ as a voice call that is placed, or a message that is sent by other means of communication, to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the purpose of requesting emergency services. As part of implementing Section 506 of RAY BAUM’S Act, on August 1, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (2019 Order), set forth rules requiring Fixed Telephony providers and MLTS providers to ensure that dispatchable location is conveyed with 911 calls. The Commission’s 2019 Order adopted §§ 9.8(a) and 9.16(b)(3)(i), (ii), and (iii) to facilitate the provision of automated dispatchable location. For Fixed Telephony and in fixed Multi-line Telephone Systems (MLTS) environments, respective providers must provide automated dispatchable location with 911 calls. For onpremises, non-fixed devices associated with an MLTS, the MLTS operator or manager must provide automated dispatchable location to the appropriate PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45217 PSAP when technically feasible; otherwise they must provide either dispatchable location based on end-user manual update, or alternative location information. For off-premises MLTS calls to 911, the MLTS operator or manager must provide (1) dispatchable location, if technically feasible, or, otherwise, either 2) manually-updated dispatchable location, or (3) enhanced location information, which may be coordinate-based, consisting of the best available location that can be obtained from any available technology or combination of technologies at reasonable cost. The requirements adopted in the 2019 Order account for variance in the feasibility of providing dispatchable location for non-fixed MLTS 911 calls, and the means available to provide it. The information collection requirements associated with these rules will ensure that Fixed Telephony and MLTS providers have the means to provide 91l callers’ locations to PSAPs, thus reducing response times for emergency services. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–16205 Filed 7–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 16939] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before August 24, 2020. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 16944]


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 of 1995 (PRA), 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

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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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 
25, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: E911 Compliance for Fixed Telephony and Multi-line Telephone 
Systems.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,275,636 respondents; 
38,048,948 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.016 hours (one minute).
    Frequency of Response: One-time, on occasion, third party 
disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 152(a), 
155(c), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 219, 222, 225, 251(e), 
255, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605, 
610, 615, 615 note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a-1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623 
note, 721, and 1471.
    Total Annual Burden: 634,610 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,911,540.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is obligated by statute to promote 
``safety of life and property'' and to ``encourage and facilitate the 
prompt deployment throughout the United States of a seamless, 
ubiquitous, and reliable end-to-end infrastructure'' for public safety. 
Congress has established 911 as the national emergency number to enable 
all citizens to reach emergency services directly and efficiently, 
irrespective of whether a citizen uses wireline or wireless technology 
when calling for help by dialing 911. Efforts by federal, state and 
local government, along with the significant efforts of wireline and 
wireless service providers, have resulted in the nearly ubiquitous 
deployment of this life-saving service.
    Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act requires the Commission to ``consider 
adopting rules to ensure that the dispatchable location is conveyed 
with a 9-1-1 call, regardless of the technological platform used and 
including with calls from multi-line telephone system.'' RAY BAUM'S Act 
also states that, ``[i]n conducting the proceeding . . . the Commission 
may consider information and conclusions from other Commission 
proceedings regarding the accuracy of the dispatchable location for a 
9-1-1 call . . . .'' RAY BAUM'S Act defines a ``9-1-1 call'' as a voice 
call that is placed, or a message that is sent by other means of 
communication, to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the 
purpose of requesting emergency services.
    As part of implementing Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, on August 1, 
2019, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (2019 Order), set forth 
rules requiring Fixed Telephony providers and MLTS providers to ensure 
that dispatchable location is conveyed with 911 calls.
    The Commission's 2019 Order adopted Sec. Sec.  9.8(a) and 
9.16(b)(3)(i), (ii), and (iii) to facilitate the provision of automated 
dispatchable location. For Fixed Telephony and in fixed Multi-line 
Telephone Systems (MLTS) environments, respective providers must 
provide automated dispatchable location with 911 calls. For on-
premises, non-fixed devices associated with an MLTS, the MLTS operator 
or manager must provide automated dispatchable location to the 
appropriate PSAP when technically feasible; otherwise they must provide 
either dispatchable location based on end-user manual update, or 
alternative location information. For off-premises MLTS calls to 911, 
the MLTS operator or manager must provide (1) dispatchable location, if 
technically feasible, or, otherwise, either 2) manually-updated 
dispatchable location, or (3) enhanced location information, which may 
be coordinate-based, consisting of the best available location that can 
be obtained from any available technology or combination of 
technologies at reasonable cost. The requirements adopted in the 2019 
Order account for variance in the feasibility of providing dispatchable 
location for non-fixed MLTS 911 calls, and the means available to 
provide it. The information collection requirements associated with 
these rules will ensure that Fixed Telephony and MLTS providers have 
the means to provide 91l callers' locations to PSAPs, thus reducing 
response times for emergency services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-16205 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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