Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 81473-81474 [2020-27640]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81473-81474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27640]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1147; FRS 17298]


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 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 February 
16, 2021. 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 No.: 3060-1147.
    Title: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (Third Report 
and Order in PS Docket No. 07-114).
    Form Nos.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal 
government, and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,477 respondents; 4,793 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
Sections 151, 154(i), 301, 303(r), and 332 of the Communications Act, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 32,492 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No confidentiality is 
required for this collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 
and will submit this information collection after this 60-day comment 
period.
    The Commission's Third Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07-114 
adopted a rule providing that new CMRS network providers meeting the 
definition of covered CMRS providers in Section 9.10 and deploying new 
stand-alone networks must meet the handset-based location accuracy 
standard in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 service. The 
rule requires that new stand-alone CMRS providers must satisfy the 
handset-based location accuracy standard at either a county-based or 
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-based geographic level. 
Additionally, in accordance with the pre-existing requirements for CMRS 
providers using handset-based location technologies, new stand-alone 
CMRS providers are permitted to exclude up to 15 percent of the 
counties or PSAP areas they serve due to heavy forestation that limits 
handset-based technology accuracy in those counties or areas but are 
required to file a an initial list of the specific counties or portions 
of counties where they are utilizing their respective exclusions.

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    A. Updated Exclusion Reports. Under this information collection and 
pursuant to current rule section 9.10(h) new stand-alone CMRS providers 
and existing CMRS providers that have filed initial exclusion reports 
are required to file reports informing the Commission of any changes to 
their exclusion lists within thirty days of discovering such changes. 
The permitted exclusions properly but narrowly account for the known 
technical limitations of either the handset-based or network-based 
location accuracy technologies chosen by a CMRS provider, while 
ensuring that the public safety community and the public at large are 
sufficiently informed of these limitations.
    B. Confidence and Uncertainty Data. Under this information 
collection and pursuant to current rule section 9.10(h), all CMRS 
providers and other entities responsible for transporting confidence 
and uncertainty data between the wireless carriers and PSAPs, including 
LECs, CLECs, owners of E911 networks, and emergency service providers 
(collectively, System Service Providers (SSPs)) must continue to 
provide confidence and uncertainty data of wireless 911 calls to Public 
Safety Answering Points (PSAP) on a per call basis upon a PSAP's 
request. New stand-alone wireless carriers also incur this obligation. 
The transport of the confidence and uncertainty data is needed to 
ensure the delivery of accurate location information with E911 service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-27640 Filed 12-15-20; 8:45 am]
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