Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 69030-69031 [2021-26346]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69030-69031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26346]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 60758]


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

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
4, 2022. 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: Preparation of Annual Reports to Congress for the Collection 
& Use of Fees for 988 Services by States & Other Jurisdictions Under 
the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 630 respondents; 630 
responses.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 55 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in National Suicide Hotline 
Designation Act of 2020, Public Law 116-172, 134 Stat. 832 (2020) (988 
Act).
    Total Annual Burden: 34,650 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will consider 
the potential confidentiality of any information submitted, 
particularly where public release of such information could raise 
security concerns (e.g., granular location information). Respondents 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission or to 
the Administrator be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection enables the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) to fulfill its continuing 
obligations under the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, 
Pub. L. 116-172, 134 stat. 832 (2020) (988 Act), to submit an annual 
``Fee Accountability Report'' to the Committees on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, detailing ``the status in each State, political 
subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or village or regional 
corporation serving'' an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act region, of 
the collection and distribution of fees or charges for ``the support or 
implementation of 9-8-8 services,'' including ``findings on the amount 
of revenues obligated or expended by each [state, political entity, and 
subdivision] for any purpose other than the purpose for which any such 
fees or charges are specified.'' (988 Act, 134 stat. at 833-34.)
    The Commission will collect information for the preparation of the 
annual Fee Accountability Report through a survey, to be distributed 
via electronic mail, that appropriate officials of States and political 
subdivisions thereof, Indian Tribes, and village or regional 
corporations serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) can use to 
submit data pertaining to the collection and distribution of revenues 
from fees and charges for the support or implementation of 988 
services, including the use of such collected fees and charges for any 
purpose other than for the support or implementation of 988 services. 
In addition, consistent with the definition of ``State'' set forth in 
47 U.S.C. 153(40) of the Communications Act, the Commission will 
collect this information from states as well as the District of 
Columbia and the inhabited U.S. Territories and possessions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-26346 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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