Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, 79014-79015 [2020-26917]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 79014 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 8, 2020 / Notices program that areas still in nonattainment for the 2008 NAAQS are in. In total, the EPA estimates there to be an additional burden of 357,400 hours for the state respondents over the 3-year period compared to the 102,000 hours during the period of the current renewal of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS ICR currently approved by OMB (EPA ICR No. 2247.03). The main reason for the increase is the addition of the burden to implement the 2015 NAAQS in accordance with the 2015 ozone SIP Requirements rule, which requires submissions from air agencies for 52 nonattainment areas. In contrast, only 13 submissions are expected from air agencies to meet ongoing requirements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS during the ICR renewal period. Moreover, 28 of the 2015 ozone nonattainment areas are expected not to attain by the 2015 ozone NAAQS Marginal attainment date based on preliminary 2020 air quality data. The burden estimate is based on the 5,000 hours needed to meet SIP submittal requirements that result from an area being reclassified from Marginal to Moderate during the ICR 3-year period. The 2008 ozone NAAQS burden does not significantly change. However, while there are fewer 2008 nonattainment areas now that might require reclassification than in the prior ICR period (13 versus 14) due to states’ progress toward attainment, the anticipated reclassification of these nine areas to Severe will trigger submittal requirements during the upcoming period. An additional minor difference in burden is that previous ozone ICRs did not include the burden estimate included here for the states in the OTR to certify the current state SIPs meets the CAA section 184(b)(1)(B) RACT requirements. Another additional minor difference in burden is that previous ozone ICRs did not include the burden estimate that is included here for the second maintenance plans required from states for four 1997 ozone maintenance areas and three 2008 ozone maintenance areas due 8 years after the effective date of the first maintenance plans’ final approval by EPA. Finally, the cost estimates differ because the current ICR renewal was based on estimates calculated using 2017 dollars and the new ICR renewal is based on 2020 dollars. The burden estimate is detailed in the supporting statement located in the docket for this proposed ICR. The adjustments to the cost assumptions are summarized in sections 6(b) and 6(c) of the supporting statement. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Dec 07, 2020 Jkt 253001 Dated: October 19, 2020. Scott Mathias, Director, Air Quality Policy Division. [FR Doc. 2020–26872 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [WC Docket No. 18–336; DA 20–1378; FRS 17262] Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 Federal Communications Commission ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 (Suicide Hotline Act) designates 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system within one year after enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act. It also directs the Federal Communications Commission to submit a report on location identification. This public notice seeks comment on issues to inform the location identification report, which is due to Congress by April 17, 2021. This Public Notice also clarifies that the designation of 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline will take effect on October 17, 2021, which is one year after the date of enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act, and not on October 16, 2020. DATES: Comments are due on or before December 21, 2020 and Reply Comments are due on or before January 11, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket No. 18–336, by any of the following methods: D Federal Communications Commission’s website: https:// apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. D Mail: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L St. NE, Washington, DC 20554. D People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 418–0432. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Sclater, michelle.sclater@ fcc.gov or (202) 418–0388. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 17, 2020, the President signed PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 into law (Suicide Hotline Act). The Suicide Hotline Act designates 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system within one year after enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act. It also directs the Commission to submit a report on location identification. By this public notice, we seek comment on issues to inform the location identification report, which is due to Congress by April 17, 2021. Section 5 of the Suicide Hotline Act requires the Commission to submit a report to the appropriate committees ‘‘that examines the feasibility and cost of including an automatic dispatchable location that would be conveyed with a 9–8–8 call, regardless of the technological platform used and including with calls from multi-line telephone systems,’’ and as such, we seek comment on these issues generally. More specifically, what is the feasibility of including location information with a 988 call? What technical issues are involved and how can they be overcome, including with respect to multi-line telephone systems? How long would an implementation process take? What are the costs involved—both the financial costs and any potential risks to consumer privacy or other nonmonetary costs? We note that in addition to soliciting written public comment by this Public Notice, we will invite members of our expert advisory committee, the North American Numbering Council, to discuss and provide input on the feasibility and cost of including an automatic dispatchable location with a 988 call at a forthcoming meeting. We also take this opportunity to clarify the 988 implementation date, as well as the effective date of the designation of 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. Prior to enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act, the Commission designated 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in a Report and Order released on July 17, 2020, and that became effective on October 16, 2020. (85 FR 57767 (Sept. 16, 2020)). The Report and Order also set an implementation date of July 16, 2022 for all telecommunications carriers, interconnected voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, and one-way E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 8, 2020 / Notices VoIP providers to make any network changes necessary to ensure that users can dial 988 to reach the Lifeline. The Suicide Hotline Act states that the 988 designation shall take effect one year after enactment, but is silent on implementation. The implementation deadline set forth in the Report and Order ‘‘to allow sufficient time—but no more time than necessary—for covered providers to meet the challenges of implementing 10-digit dialing in 87 area codes and of making necessary changes to their switches’’ therefore remains unchanged by the Suicide Hotline Act. Although the Suicide Hotline Act does not mention the Commission’s earlier designation of 988 in the Report and Order, we construe Congress’s independent designation of 988 in the Suicide Hotline Act as a ratification of the Commission’s designation. Accordingly, the Report and Order is unaffected by the Suicide Hotline Act, except that we now clarify that the designation of 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline will take effect on October 17, 2021, which is one year after the date of enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act, and not on October 16, 2020. This clarification is necessary to make the Report and Order consistent with Congress’s clear intent that designation become effective one year after the date of enactment, as stated in section 3 of the Suicide Hotline Act. To the extent necessary, we hereby waive the October 16, 2020 effective date of the designation in the Report and Order until one year after the date of enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act. This waiver is necessary to effectuate Congress’s intent, and we are aware of no harm to the public interest that would be caused by adopting the effective date that Congress prescribed in the Suicide Hotline Act. The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a ‘‘permit-butdisclose’’ proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Dec 07, 2020 Jkt 253001 arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). • Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://apps.fcc.gov/ ecfs/. • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. • Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. • Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. • Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 79015 delivered filings. This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID–19. See FCC Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20–304 (March 19, 2020). https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcccloses-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy. People with Disabilities: 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 418–0432 (TTY). Federal Communications Commission. Daniel Kahn, Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. [FR Doc. 2020–26917 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2020. PLACE: This meeting will be conducted through a videoconference involving all Commissioners. Any person wishing to listen to the proceeding may call the number listed below. STATUS: Open. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission will consider and act upon the following in open session: Secretary of Labor v. Solar Sources Mining, LLC, Docket No. LAKE 2017–0099 (Issues include whether, on remand, the Judge’s penalty assessment was erroneous.) Any person attending this meeting who requires special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign language interpreters, must inform the Commission in advance of those needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d). CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Emogene Johnson, (202) 434–9935/(202) 708–9300 for TDD Relay/1–800–877– 8339 for toll free. Phone Number for Listening to Meeting: 1–(866) 236–7472. Passcode: 678–100. TIME AND DATE: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: December 4, 2020. Sarah L. Stewart, Deputy General Counsel. 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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket No. 18-336; DA 20-1378; FRS 17262]


Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 
2018

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 (Suicide 
Hotline Act) designates 988 as the universal telephone number within 
the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention 
and mental health crisis hotline system within one year after enactment 
of the Suicide Hotline Act. It also directs the Federal Communications 
Commission to submit a report on location identification. This public 
notice seeks comment on issues to inform the location identification 
report, which is due to Congress by April 17, 2021. This Public Notice 
also clarifies that the designation of 988 as the universal telephone 
number within the United States for the national suicide prevention and 
mental health crisis hotline will take effect on October 17, 2021, 
which is one year after the date of enactment of the Suicide Hotline 
Act, and not on October 16, 2020.

DATES: Comments are due on or before December 21, 2020 and Reply 
Comments are due on or before January 11, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket No. 18-336, 
by any of the following methods:
    [ssquf] Federal Communications Commission's website: https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    [ssquf] Mail: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L St. NE, 
Washington, DC 20554.
    [ssquf] People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Sclater, 
[email protected] or (202) 418-0388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 17, 2020, the President signed 
the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 into law (Suicide 
Hotline Act). The Suicide Hotline Act designates 988 as the universal 
telephone number within the United States for the purpose of the 
national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system 
within one year after enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act. It also 
directs the Commission to submit a report on location identification. 
By this public notice, we seek comment on issues to inform the location 
identification report, which is due to Congress by April 17, 2021.
    Section 5 of the Suicide Hotline Act requires the Commission to 
submit a report to the appropriate committees ``that examines the 
feasibility and cost of including an automatic dispatchable location 
that would be conveyed with a 9-8-8 call, regardless of the 
technological platform used and including with calls from multi-line 
telephone systems,'' and as such, we seek comment on these issues 
generally. More specifically, what is the feasibility of including 
location information with a 988 call? What technical issues are 
involved and how can they be overcome, including with respect to multi-
line telephone systems? How long would an implementation process take? 
What are the costs involved--both the financial costs and any potential 
risks to consumer privacy or other non-monetary costs? We note that in 
addition to soliciting written public comment by this Public Notice, we 
will invite members of our expert advisory committee, the North 
American Numbering Council, to discuss and provide input on the 
feasibility and cost of including an automatic dispatchable location 
with a 988 call at a forthcoming meeting.
    We also take this opportunity to clarify the 988 implementation 
date, as well as the effective date of the designation of 988 as the 
universal telephone number within the United States for the national 
suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. Prior to enactment 
of the Suicide Hotline Act, the Commission designated 988 as the 
universal telephone number within the United States for the national 
suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in a Report and 
Order released on July 17, 2020, and that became effective on October 
16, 2020. (85 FR 57767 (Sept. 16, 2020)). The Report and Order also set 
an implementation date of July 16, 2022 for all telecommunications 
carriers, interconnected voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, 
and one-way

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VoIP providers to make any network changes necessary to ensure that 
users can dial 988 to reach the Lifeline. The Suicide Hotline Act 
states that the 988 designation shall take effect one year after 
enactment, but is silent on implementation. The implementation deadline 
set forth in the Report and Order ``to allow sufficient time--but no 
more time than necessary--for covered providers to meet the challenges 
of implementing 10-digit dialing in 87 area codes and of making 
necessary changes to their switches'' therefore remains unchanged by 
the Suicide Hotline Act.
    Although the Suicide Hotline Act does not mention the Commission's 
earlier designation of 988 in the Report and Order, we construe 
Congress's independent designation of 988 in the Suicide Hotline Act as 
a ratification of the Commission's designation. Accordingly, the Report 
and Order is unaffected by the Suicide Hotline Act, except that we now 
clarify that the designation of 988 as the universal telephone number 
within the United States for the national suicide prevention and mental 
health crisis hotline will take effect on October 17, 2021, which is 
one year after the date of enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act, and 
not on October 16, 2020. This clarification is necessary to make the 
Report and Order consistent with Congress's clear intent that 
designation become effective one year after the date of enactment, as 
stated in section 3 of the Suicide Hotline Act. To the extent 
necessary, we hereby waive the October 16, 2020 effective date of the 
designation in the Report and Order until one year after the date of 
enactment of the Suicide Hotline Act. This waiver is necessary to 
effectuate Congress's intent, and we are aware of no harm to the public 
interest that would be caused by adopting the effective date that 
Congress prescribed in the Suicide Hotline Act.
    The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a 
``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's 
ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy 
of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral 
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a 
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or 
otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte 
presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and 
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted 
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already 
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other 
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such 
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other 
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where 
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the 
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex 
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must 
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of 
electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda 
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, 
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available 
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., 
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding 
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
    Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 
CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply 
comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this 
document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in 
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing.
     Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by 
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be 
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission.
     Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, 
and Priority mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 
20554.
     Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the 
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. 
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety 
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC 
Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-
Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20-304 (March 19, 2020). https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy.
    People with Disabilities: 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel Kahn,
Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-26917 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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