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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 8, 2023 / Notices
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–24646 Filed 11–7–23; 8:45 am]
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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 (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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before January 8,
2024. 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: 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
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of information subject to the PRA that
does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0484.
Title: Part 4 of the Commission’s
Rules Concerning Disruptions to
Communications.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; State,
local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,224 respondents; 201,848
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–2 hours (average per response).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory
and Voluntary. Statutory authority for
this collection is contained in sections
1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(n), 4(o), 201(b), 214, 218,
251(e)(3), 251(e)(4), 254, 301, 303(b),
303(g), 303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j), 316,
332, and 403 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and section
706 of the Telecommunications Act of
1996, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j), (n), & (o),
201(b), 214, 218, 251(e)(3), 251(e)(4),
254, 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307,
309(a), 332, 403, 615, 615a–1, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 170,802 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The general purpose
of the Commission’s Part 4 rules is to
gather sufficient information regarding
disruptions to telecommunications to
facilitate FCC monitoring, analysis, and
investigation of the reliability and
security of voice, paging, and
interconnected Voice over Internet
Protocol (interconnected VoIP)
communications services, and to
identify and act on potential threats to
our Nation’s telecommunications
infrastructure. The Commission uses
this information collection to identify
the duration, magnitude, root causes,
and contributing factors with respect to
significant outages, and to identify
outage trends; support service
restoration efforts; and help coordinate
with public safety officials during times
of crisis. The Commission also
maintains an ongoing dialogue with
reporting entities, as well as with the
communications industry at large,
generally regarding lessons learned from
the information collection in order to
foster a better understanding of the root
causes of significant outages and to
explore preventive measures in the
future so as to mitigate the potential
scale and impact of such outages.
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In a Second Report and Order adopted
on November 18, 2022, as FCC 22–88,
the Commission adopted rules
harmonizing its 911 special facility
notifications rules such that outage
notifications from covered 911 service
providers and originating service
providers (OSPs) will include the same
notification content, be transmitted by
the same means, and with the same
timing and frequency. In addition, in a
Report and Order adopted on July 20,
2023, as FCC 23–57. the Commission
extended outage reporting and
notification requirements to outages
affecting 988 special facilities in order
to ensure that officials responsible for
overseeing the 988 Suicide & Crisis
Lifeline (988 Lifeline), which is a 24/7
hotline available to people in suicidal
crisis and mental health distress, receive
timely and actionable information about
988 service outages. The Commission’s
existing Part 4 rules allow certain
federal, state, and Tribal Nation
agencies (Participating Agencies) to
access to certain geographically relevant
outage reports filed in the Commission’s
Network Outage Reporting System
(NORS).
The information collections and
record keeping provisions adopted in
the 2022 Second Report and Order will
harmonize and standardize 911 outage
reporting, which assists 911 special
facilities in receiving and responding to
service outage notification, and the
information we are requiring to be
contained in the reports will improve
the speed and accuracy of responses to
service outages by 911 service
providers, which promotes public
safety.
The information collections adopted
in the 2023 988 Report and Order will
allow the Department of Health and
Human Services’ Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), and the 988 Lifeline
administrator, which are the entities
responsible for overseeing the 988
Lifeline, to provide the public with
notice of outages impacting 988
services, and information how they can
access the 988 Lifeline despite the
outage. SAMHSA, the VA, and the 988
Lifeline administrator can also take
steps to reroute 988 calls to available
crisis centers and take other steps to
reduce the amount of time that
individuals would need to wait before
they receive assistance. Notice about
outages will allow SAMHSA, the VA,
and the Lifeline administrator to
continue meeting the immediate health
needs of people in suicidal crisis and
mental health distress. The Commission
will also be able to improve 988
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reliability by using this information to
analyze outage trends and identify best
practices to prevent and mitigate
outages.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–24647 Filed 11–7–23; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Information Collections 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 might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for 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 and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before December 8,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Nicole Ongele,
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FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 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 Title
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, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited
the general public and other Federal
Agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested
concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission’s burden estimates; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and
(d) 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4),
the FCC seeks specific comment on how
it might ‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
OMB Control Number: 3060–1085.
Title: Section 9.11, Interconnected
Voice Over internet Protocol (VoIP)
E911 Compliance; Section 9.12,
Implementation of the NET 911
Improvement Act of 2008: Location
Information From Owners and
Controllers of 911 and E911
Capabilities.
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
entities; not-for-profit institutions; State,
local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 29
respondents; 13,783,364 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.09
hours (five minutes).
Frequency of Response: One-time, on
occasion, third party disclosure
requirement, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 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: 1,262,271
hours.
Total Annual Cost: $202,992,000.
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.
The Order the Commission adopted
on May 19, 2005, sets forth rules
requiring providers of VoIP services that
interconnect with the nation’s existing
public switched telephone network
(interconnected VoIP services) to supply
E911 capabilities to their customers.
To ensure E911 functionality for
customers of VoIP service providers the
Commission requires the following
information collections:
A. Location Registration. Requires
providers to interconnected VoIP
services to obtain location information
from their customers for use in the
routing of 911 calls and the provision of
location information to emergency
answering points.
B. Provision of Automatic Location
Information (ALI). Interconnected VoIP
service providers will place the location
information for their customers into, or
make that information available
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0484; FR ID 183694]
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 8,
2024. 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: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0484.
Title: Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to
Communications.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,224 respondents; 201,848
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-2 hours (average per response).
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and Voluntary. Statutory authority
for this collection is contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(n), 4(o),
201(b), 214, 218, 251(e)(3), 251(e)(4), 254, 301, 303(b), 303(g),
303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, and 403 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and section 706 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), (n), & (o), 201(b), 214, 218,
251(e)(3), 251(e)(4), 254, 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 309(a),
332, 403, 615, 615a-1, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 170,802 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The general purpose of the Commission's Part 4
rules is to gather sufficient information regarding disruptions to
telecommunications to facilitate FCC monitoring, analysis, and
investigation of the reliability and security of voice, paging, and
interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (interconnected VoIP)
communications services, and to identify and act on potential threats
to our Nation's telecommunications infrastructure. The Commission uses
this information collection to identify the duration, magnitude, root
causes, and contributing factors with respect to significant outages,
and to identify outage trends; support service restoration efforts; and
help coordinate with public safety officials during times of crisis.
The Commission also maintains an ongoing dialogue with reporting
entities, as well as with the communications industry at large,
generally regarding lessons learned from the information collection in
order to foster a better understanding of the root causes of
significant outages and to explore preventive measures in the future so
as to mitigate the potential scale and impact of such outages.
In a Second Report and Order adopted on November 18, 2022, as FCC
22-88, the Commission adopted rules harmonizing its 911 special
facility notifications rules such that outage notifications from
covered 911 service providers and originating service providers (OSPs)
will include the same notification content, be transmitted by the same
means, and with the same timing and frequency. In addition, in a Report
and Order adopted on July 20, 2023, as FCC 23-57. the Commission
extended outage reporting and notification requirements to outages
affecting 988 special facilities in order to ensure that officials
responsible for overseeing the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988
Lifeline), which is a 24/7 hotline available to people in suicidal
crisis and mental health distress, receive timely and actionable
information about 988 service outages. The Commission's existing Part 4
rules allow certain federal, state, and Tribal Nation agencies
(Participating Agencies) to access to certain geographically relevant
outage reports filed in the Commission's Network Outage Reporting
System (NORS).
The information collections and record keeping provisions adopted
in the 2022 Second Report and Order will harmonize and standardize 911
outage reporting, which assists 911 special facilities in receiving and
responding to service outage notification, and the information we are
requiring to be contained in the reports will improve the speed and
accuracy of responses to service outages by 911 service providers,
which promotes public safety.
The information collections adopted in the 2023 988 Report and
Order will allow the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the 988 Lifeline
administrator, which are the entities responsible for overseeing the
988 Lifeline, to provide the public with notice of outages impacting
988 services, and information how they can access the 988 Lifeline
despite the outage. SAMHSA, the VA, and the 988 Lifeline administrator
can also take steps to reroute 988 calls to available crisis centers
and take other steps to reduce the amount of time that individuals
would need to wait before they receive assistance. Notice about outages
will allow SAMHSA, the VA, and the Lifeline administrator to continue
meeting the immediate health needs of people in suicidal crisis and
mental health distress. The Commission will also be able to improve 988
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reliability by using this information to analyze outage trends and
identify best practices to prevent and mitigate outages.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-24647 Filed 11-7-23; 8:45 am]
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