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suffering financial hardship about how
they can qualify to receive emergency
communications support from the
Lifeline program. The revisions also
allow survivors to document or selfcertify their financial hardship status
and include a new question on survivor
communication preferences.
Additionally, the Commission adds a
new requirement for Eligible
Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs)
seeking to relinquish their ETC
designation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collection Being
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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 May 2, 2024.
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
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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,
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
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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OMB Control Number: 3060–1210.
Title: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy
Requirements (PS Docket No. 07–114).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, State, Local or Tribal
Government, and Federal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,190 respondents; 21,336
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2—10
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping, on occasion; one-time;
quarterly and semi-annual reporting
requirements, and third-party disclosure
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 2,
4(i), 7, 10, 201, 214, 222, 251(e), 301,
302, 303, 303(b), 303(r), 307, 307(a),
309, 309(j)(3), 316, 316(a), and 332 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 94,098 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: This notice pertains
to multiple information collections
relating to the Commission’s wireless
E911 indoor location accuracy
regulations. As described below, OMB
previously approved the information
collections associated with OMB
Control No. 3060–1210.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iv) requires all
Commercial Mobile Radio Services
(CMRS) providers to certify ‘‘that
neither they nor any third party they
rely on to obtain dispatchable location
information will use dispatchable
location information or associated data
for any non-911 purpose, except with
prior express consent or as otherwise
required by law.’’ In addition, ‘‘[t]he
certification must state that CMRS
providers and any third party they rely
on to obtain dispatchable location
information will implement measures
sufficient to safeguard the privacy and
security of dispatchable location
information.’’ Under 47 CFR
9.10(i)(4)(v), all CMRS providers must
certify ‘‘that neither they nor any third
party they rely on to obtain z-axis
information will use z-axis information
or associated data for any non-911
purpose, except with prior express
consent or as otherwise required by
law.’’ Further, ‘‘[t]he certification must
state that CMRS providers and any third
party they rely on to obtain z-axis
information will implement measures
sufficient to safeguard the privacy and
security of z-axis location information.’’
The Commission obtained OMB
approval for the information collections
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contained in these certifications after
adopting the Fourth Report and Order,
Fifth Report and Sixth Report and Order
under OMB Control No. 3060–1210. The
Sixth Report and Order modified these
information collections slightly by
deleting references to the National
Emergency Address Database (NEAD),
which has been discontinued and will
not be available to CMRS providers.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(ii) requires CMRS
providers that serve any of the six Test
Cities identified by ATIS (Atlanta,
Denver/Front Range, San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and Manhattan
Borough of New York City) or portions
thereof to collect and report aggregate
data on the location technologies used
for live 911 calls. As discussed below,
in 2018, the Commission developed a
reporting template to assist CMRS
providers in collecting, formatting, and
submitting aggregate live 911 call data
in accordance with the requirements in
the rules. After adopting the Fifth
Report and Order, the Commission
indicated that it would modify the live
call template to include vertical
location. We have since modified the
form to include z-axis (vertical) location
information from live calls in addition
to horizontal location information.
Specifically, the template includes
fields for reporting the percentage of
total 911 calls that result in dispatchable
location or z-axis location information
by morphology and position technology
and for reporting z-axis deployment
options used for 911 calls, and OMB
approved that modification.
Section 9.10(j)(4) requires CMRS
providers to supply confidence and
uncertainty (C/U) information with
wireless E911 calls that have
dispatchable location or z-axis
information and to do so in accordance
with the timelines for vertical location
accuracy compliance. As noted below,
OMB previously approved and renewed
a C/U data requirement for horizontal
location information under OMB
Control No. 3060–1204. (See also OMB
Control No. 3060–1147.) The Fifth
Report and Order extended the C/U
requirements to include vertical
location information, and OMB
approved that modification. The Sixth
Report and Order revised 47 CFR
9.10(j)(4) to add a requirement that
where floor-level information is
available to CMRS providers, they must
provide C/U data for the z-axis (vertical)
information included with such floorlevel information.
Under § 9.10(k), CMRS providers
must record information on all live 911
calls, including the C/U data that they
provide to PSAPs under § 9.10(j) of the
rules. In addition, § 9.10(k) requires
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CMRS providers to make this
information available to PSAPs upon
request and to retain it for a period of
two years. The Commission obtained
OMB approval for the information
collections contained in § 9.10(k) after
adopting the Fourth Report and Order.
The Sixth Report and Order amended
§ 9.10(k) to make explicit that the
requirements in the rule extend to C/U
data for dispatchable location and floorlevel information, as well as for z-axis
information. This eliminated a potential
gap in the rule, which previously
referred only to z-axis information.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(J)(4) provides
that a CMRS provider will be deemed to
have met its z-axis technology
deployment obligation so long as it
either pre-installs or affirmatively
pushes the location technology to end
users so that they receive a prompt or
other notice informing them that the
application or service is available and
what they need to do to download and
enable the technology on their phone. A
CMRS provider will be deemed in
compliance with its z-axis deployment
obligation if it makes the technology
available to the end user in this manner
even if the end user declines to use the
technology or subsequently disables it.
This collection adopted by the
Commission in the Sixth Report and
Order was approved by OMB.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(A) requires that
within three years of the effective date
of the rule, CMRS providers shall
deliver uncompensated barometric
pressure data from any device capable
of delivering such data to PSAPs. This
requirement is necessary to ensure that
PSAPs are receiving all location
information possible to be used for
dispatch. This requirement is also
necessary to ensure that CMRS
providers implement a vertical location
solution in the event that the proposed
‘‘dispatchable location’’ solution does
not function as intended by the threeyear mark and beyond.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(B) requires that
the four nationwide providers submit to
the Commission for review and
approval a reasonable metric for z-axis
(vertical) location accuracy no later than
3 years from the effective date of rules.
This requirement is critical to ensure
that the vertical location framework
adopted in the Fourth Report and Order
is effectively implemented.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(iii) requires CMRS
providers to certify compliance with the
Commission’s rules at various
benchmarks throughout implementation
of improved location accuracy. This
requirement is necessary to ensure that
CMRS providers remain ‘‘on track’’ to
reach the location accuracy benchmarks.
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Section 9.10(i)(2)(iv) provides that
PSAPs may seek Commission
enforcement of the location accuracy
requirements within their geographic
service area, but only so long as they
have implemented policies that are
designed to obtain all location
information made available by CMRS
providers when initiating and delivering
911 calls to the PSAP. Prior to seeking
Commission enforcement, a PSAP must
provide the CMRS provider with 30
days written notice, and the CMRS
provider shall have an opportunity to
address the issue informally. If the issue
has not been addressed to the PSAP’s
satisfaction within 90 days, the PSAP
may seek enforcement relief.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(i) requires that
within 12 months of the effective date,
the four nationwide CMRS providers
must establish the test bed described in
the Fourth Report and Order, which will
validate technologies intended for
indoor location. The test bed is
necessary for the compliance
certification framework adopted in the
Fourth Report and Order.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(ii) requires that
beginning 18 months from the effective
date of the rules, CMRS providers
providing service in any of the six Test
Cities identified by ATIS (Atlanta,
Denver/Front Range, San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and Manhattan
Borough of New York City) or portions
thereof must collect and report aggregate
data on the location technologies used
for live 911 calls. Nationwide CMRS
providers must submit call data on a
quarterly basis; non-nationwide CMRS
providers need only submit this data
every six months. Non-nationwide
providers that do not provide service in
any of the Test Cities may satisfy this
requirement by collecting and reporting
data based on the largest county within
the carrier’s footprint. This reporting
requirement is necessary to validate and
verify the compliance certifications
made by CMRS providers.
The Commission developed a
reporting template to assist CMRS
providers in collecting, formatting, and
submitting aggregate live 911 call data
in accordance with the requirements in
the rules. The template will also assist
the Commission in evaluating the
progress CMRS providers have made
toward meeting the 911 location
accuracy benchmarks. The template is
an Excel spreadsheet and will be
available for downloading on the
Commission’s website. The Commission
may also develop an online filing
mechanism for these reports in the
future.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(iii) requires CMRS
providers to retain testing and live call
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data gathered pursuant to this section
for a period of 2 years.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(i) provides that no
later than 18 months from the effective
date of the adoption of the rule,
nationwide CMRS providers shall report
to the Commission their initial plans for
meeting the indoor location accuracy
requirements of paragraph (i)(2) of
§ 9.10. Non-nationwide CMRS providers
will have an additional 6 months to
submit their implementation plan.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(ii) requires that no
later than 18 months from the effective
date, each CMRS provider shall submit
to the Commission a report on its
progress toward implementing
improved indoor location accuracy.
Non-nationwide CMRS providers will
have an additional 6 months to submit
their progress reports. All CMRS
providers shall provide an additional
progress report no later than 36 months
from the effective date of the adoption
of this rule. The 36-month reports shall
indicate what progress the provider has
made consistent with its
implementation plan.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iii) requires that
prior to activation of the NEAD but no
later than 18 months from the effective
date of the adoption of this rule, the
nationwide CMRS providers shall file
with the Commission and request
approval for a security and privacy plan
for the administration and operation of
the NEAD.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iv) requires CMRS
providers to certify ‘‘that neither they
nor any third party they rely on to
obtain dispatchable location
information will use dispatchable
location information or associated data
for any non-911 purpose, except with
prior express consent or as otherwise
required by law.’’ In addition, ‘‘[t]he
certification must state that CMRS
providers and any third party they rely
on to obtain dispatchable location
information will implement measures
sufficient to safeguard the privacy and
security of dispatchable location
information.’’ As noted above, the
Commission has revised this
requirement to account for the fact that
the NEAD has been discontinued.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(v) requires that
prior to use of z-axis information to
meet the Commission’s location
accuracy requirements, CMRS providers
must certify ‘‘that neither they nor any
third party they rely on to obtain z-axis
information will use z-axis information
or associated data for any non-911
purpose, except with prior express
consent or as otherwise required by
law.’’ Further, ‘‘[t]he certification must
state that CMRS providers and any third
party they rely on to obtain z-axis
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information will implement measures
sufficient to safeguard the privacy and
security of z-axis location information.’’
This requirement is necessary to ensure
the privacy and security of any
personally identifiable information that
may be collected by the CMRS provider.
As noted above, the Commission has
revised this requirement to account for
the fact that the NEAD has been
discontinued.
Section 9.10(j) requires CMRS
providers to provide standardized
confidence and uncertainty (C/U) data
for all wireless 911 calls, whether from
outdoor or indoor locations, on a percall basis upon the request of a PSAP.
This requirement makes the use of C/U
data easier for PSAPs.
Section 9.10(j)(4) also requires that
upon meeting the timeframes pursuant
to paragraphs (i)(2)(ii)(C) and (D) of this
section, CMRS providers shall provide
with wireless 911 calls that have
dispatchable location or z-axis (vertical)
information the C/U data required under
paragraph (j)(1) of this section. Where
available to the CMRS provider, floor
level information must be provided with
associated C/U data in addition to z-axis
location information.
Section 9.10(k) requires CMRS
providers to record information on all
live 911 calls, including but not limited
to the positioning source method used
to provide a location fix associated with
the call, as well as confidence and
uncertainty data. This information must
be made available to PSAPs upon
request, as a measure to promote
transparency and accountability for this
set of rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
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
SUMMARY:
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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 June 3, 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0384.
Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and
64.905, Auditor’s Attestation and
Certification.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1 respondent, 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 5–250
hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority is contained in Sections 1, 4,
201–205, 215, and 218–220 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201–205,
215, and 218–220.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1210; FR ID 211556]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
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,
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 May 2, 2024.
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, FCC,
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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: 3060-1210. Title: Wireless E911 Location
Accuracy Requirements (PS Docket No. 07-114).
Form Number: 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: 4,190 respondents; 21,336
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2--10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping, on occasion; one-time;
quarterly and semi-annual reporting requirements, and third-party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 2, 4(i), 7, 10,
201, 214, 222, 251(e), 301, 302, 303, 303(b), 303(r), 307, 307(a), 309,
309(j)(3), 316, 316(a), and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 94,098 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: This notice pertains to multiple information
collections relating to the Commission's wireless E911 indoor location
accuracy regulations. As described below, OMB previously approved the
information collections associated with OMB Control No. 3060-1210.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iv) requires all Commercial Mobile Radio
Services (CMRS) providers to certify ``that neither they nor any third
party they rely on to obtain dispatchable location information will use
dispatchable location information or associated data for any non-911
purpose, except with prior express consent or as otherwise required by
law.'' In addition, ``[t]he certification must state that CMRS
providers and any third party they rely on to obtain dispatchable
location information will implement measures sufficient to safeguard
the privacy and security of dispatchable location information.'' Under
47 CFR 9.10(i)(4)(v), all CMRS providers must certify ``that neither
they nor any third party they rely on to obtain z-axis information will
use z-axis information or associated data for any non-911 purpose,
except with prior express consent or as otherwise required by law.''
Further, ``[t]he certification must state that CMRS providers and any
third party they rely on to obtain z-axis information will implement
measures sufficient to safeguard the privacy and security of z-axis
location information.'' The Commission obtained OMB approval for the
information collections
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contained in these certifications after adopting the Fourth Report and
Order, Fifth Report and Sixth Report and Order under OMB Control No.
3060-1210. The Sixth Report and Order modified these information
collections slightly by deleting references to the National Emergency
Address Database (NEAD), which has been discontinued and will not be
available to CMRS providers.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(ii) requires CMRS providers that serve any of
the six Test Cities identified by ATIS (Atlanta, Denver/Front Range,
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Manhattan Borough of New York
City) or portions thereof to collect and report aggregate data on the
location technologies used for live 911 calls. As discussed below, in
2018, the Commission developed a reporting template to assist CMRS
providers in collecting, formatting, and submitting aggregate live 911
call data in accordance with the requirements in the rules. After
adopting the Fifth Report and Order, the Commission indicated that it
would modify the live call template to include vertical location. We
have since modified the form to include z-axis (vertical) location
information from live calls in addition to horizontal location
information. Specifically, the template includes fields for reporting
the percentage of total 911 calls that result in dispatchable location
or z-axis location information by morphology and position technology
and for reporting z-axis deployment options used for 911 calls, and OMB
approved that modification.
Section 9.10(j)(4) requires CMRS providers to supply confidence and
uncertainty (C/U) information with wireless E911 calls that have
dispatchable location or z-axis information and to do so in accordance
with the timelines for vertical location accuracy compliance. As noted
below, OMB previously approved and renewed a C/U data requirement for
horizontal location information under OMB Control No. 3060-1204. (See
also OMB Control No. 3060-1147.) The Fifth Report and Order extended
the C/U requirements to include vertical location information, and OMB
approved that modification. The Sixth Report and Order revised 47 CFR
9.10(j)(4) to add a requirement that where floor-level information is
available to CMRS providers, they must provide C/U data for the z-axis
(vertical) information included with such floor-level information.
Under Sec. 9.10(k), CMRS providers must record information on all
live 911 calls, including the C/U data that they provide to PSAPs under
Sec. 9.10(j) of the rules. In addition, Sec. 9.10(k) requires CMRS
providers to make this information available to PSAPs upon request and
to retain it for a period of two years. The Commission obtained OMB
approval for the information collections contained in Sec. 9.10(k)
after adopting the Fourth Report and Order. The Sixth Report and Order
amended Sec. 9.10(k) to make explicit that the requirements in the
rule extend to C/U data for dispatchable location and floor-level
information, as well as for z-axis information. This eliminated a
potential gap in the rule, which previously referred only to z-axis
information.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(J)(4) provides that a CMRS provider will be
deemed to have met its z-axis technology deployment obligation so long
as it either pre-installs or affirmatively pushes the location
technology to end users so that they receive a prompt or other notice
informing them that the application or service is available and what
they need to do to download and enable the technology on their phone. A
CMRS provider will be deemed in compliance with its z-axis deployment
obligation if it makes the technology available to the end user in this
manner even if the end user declines to use the technology or
subsequently disables it. This collection adopted by the Commission in
the Sixth Report and Order was approved by OMB.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(A) requires that within three years of the
effective date of the rule, CMRS providers shall deliver uncompensated
barometric pressure data from any device capable of delivering such
data to PSAPs. This requirement is necessary to ensure that PSAPs are
receiving all location information possible to be used for dispatch.
This requirement is also necessary to ensure that CMRS providers
implement a vertical location solution in the event that the proposed
``dispatchable location'' solution does not function as intended by the
three-year mark and beyond.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(ii)(B) requires that the four nationwide
providers submit to the Commission for review and approval a reasonable
metric for z-axis (vertical) location accuracy no later than 3 years
from the effective date of rules. This requirement is critical to
ensure that the vertical location framework adopted in the Fourth
Report and Order is effectively implemented.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(iii) requires CMRS providers to certify
compliance with the Commission's rules at various benchmarks throughout
implementation of improved location accuracy. This requirement is
necessary to ensure that CMRS providers remain ``on track'' to reach
the location accuracy benchmarks.
Section 9.10(i)(2)(iv) provides that PSAPs may seek Commission
enforcement of the location accuracy requirements within their
geographic service area, but only so long as they have implemented
policies that are designed to obtain all location information made
available by CMRS providers when initiating and delivering 911 calls to
the PSAP. Prior to seeking Commission enforcement, a PSAP must provide
the CMRS provider with 30 days written notice, and the CMRS provider
shall have an opportunity to address the issue informally. If the issue
has not been addressed to the PSAP's satisfaction within 90 days, the
PSAP may seek enforcement relief.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(i) requires that within 12 months of the
effective date, the four nationwide CMRS providers must establish the
test bed described in the Fourth Report and Order, which will validate
technologies intended for indoor location. The test bed is necessary
for the compliance certification framework adopted in the Fourth Report
and Order.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(ii) requires that beginning 18 months from the
effective date of the rules, CMRS providers providing service in any of
the six Test Cities identified by ATIS (Atlanta, Denver/Front Range,
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Manhattan Borough of New York
City) or portions thereof must collect and report aggregate data on the
location technologies used for live 911 calls. Nationwide CMRS
providers must submit call data on a quarterly basis; non-nationwide
CMRS providers need only submit this data every six months. Non-
nationwide providers that do not provide service in any of the Test
Cities may satisfy this requirement by collecting and reporting data
based on the largest county within the carrier's footprint. This
reporting requirement is necessary to validate and verify the
compliance certifications made by CMRS providers.
The Commission developed a reporting template to assist CMRS
providers in collecting, formatting, and submitting aggregate live 911
call data in accordance with the requirements in the rules. The
template will also assist the Commission in evaluating the progress
CMRS providers have made toward meeting the 911 location accuracy
benchmarks. The template is an Excel spreadsheet and will be available
for downloading on the Commission's website. The Commission may also
develop an online filing mechanism for these reports in the future.
Section 9.10(i)(3)(iii) requires CMRS providers to retain testing
and live call
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data gathered pursuant to this section for a period of 2 years.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(i) provides that no later than 18 months from
the effective date of the adoption of the rule, nationwide CMRS
providers shall report to the Commission their initial plans for
meeting the indoor location accuracy requirements of paragraph (i)(2)
of Sec. 9.10. Non-nationwide CMRS providers will have an additional 6
months to submit their implementation plan.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(ii) requires that no later than 18 months from
the effective date, each CMRS provider shall submit to the Commission a
report on its progress toward implementing improved indoor location
accuracy. Non-nationwide CMRS providers will have an additional 6
months to submit their progress reports. All CMRS providers shall
provide an additional progress report no later than 36 months from the
effective date of the adoption of this rule. The 36-month reports shall
indicate what progress the provider has made consistent with its
implementation plan.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iii) requires that prior to activation of the
NEAD but no later than 18 months from the effective date of the
adoption of this rule, the nationwide CMRS providers shall file with
the Commission and request approval for a security and privacy plan for
the administration and operation of the NEAD.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(iv) requires CMRS providers to certify ``that
neither they nor any third party they rely on to obtain dispatchable
location information will use dispatchable location information or
associated data for any non-911 purpose, except with prior express
consent or as otherwise required by law.'' In addition, ``[t]he
certification must state that CMRS providers and any third party they
rely on to obtain dispatchable location information will implement
measures sufficient to safeguard the privacy and security of
dispatchable location information.'' As noted above, the Commission has
revised this requirement to account for the fact that the NEAD has been
discontinued.
Section 9.10(i)(4)(v) requires that prior to use of z-axis
information to meet the Commission's location accuracy requirements,
CMRS providers must certify ``that neither they nor any third party
they rely on to obtain z-axis information will use z-axis information
or associated data for any non-911 purpose, except with prior express
consent or as otherwise required by law.'' Further, ``[t]he
certification must state that CMRS providers and any third party they
rely on to obtain z-axis information will implement measures sufficient
to safeguard the privacy and security of z-axis location information.''
This requirement is necessary to ensure the privacy and security of any
personally identifiable information that may be collected by the CMRS
provider. As noted above, the Commission has revised this requirement
to account for the fact that the NEAD has been discontinued.
Section 9.10(j) requires CMRS providers to provide standardized
confidence and uncertainty (C/U) data for all wireless 911 calls,
whether from outdoor or indoor locations, on a per-call basis upon the
request of a PSAP. This requirement makes the use of C/U data easier
for PSAPs.
Section 9.10(j)(4) also requires that upon meeting the timeframes
pursuant to paragraphs (i)(2)(ii)(C) and (D) of this section, CMRS
providers shall provide with wireless 911 calls that have dispatchable
location or z-axis (vertical) information the C/U data required under
paragraph (j)(1) of this section. Where available to the CMRS provider,
floor level information must be provided with associated C/U data in
addition to z-axis location information.
Section 9.10(k) requires CMRS providers to record information on
all live 911 calls, including but not limited to the positioning source
method used to provide a location fix associated with the call, as well
as confidence and uncertainty data. This information must be made
available to PSAPs upon request, as a measure to promote transparency
and accountability for this set of rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06957 Filed 4-1-24; 8:45 am]
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