Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 24834-24835 [2024-07426]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24834-24835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07426]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1147; FR ID 212328]


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 9, 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: 3060-1147.
    Title: Wireless E911 Phase II Location Accuracy Requirements (Third 
Report and Order in 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: 4,104 respondents; 4,272 
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. 151, 
154(i), 301, 303(r), and 332 of the Communications Act, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,812 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    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

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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.
    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. 2024-07426 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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