Federal Communications Commission.
Final rule; announcement of effective date.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with the Commission's
47 CFR 12.4(c), 12.4(d)(1), and 12.4(d)(3) are effective October 15, 2014. The effective date of 47 CFR 4.9(h), which requires a modification of existing OMB information collection 3060–0484, will be published separately in the
For additional information contact Cathy Williams,
This document announces that, on October 1, 2014, OMB approved information collection requirements contained in the Commission's
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If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–1202, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to
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As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on October 1, 2014, for new information collection requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 12.4(c), 12.4(d)(1), and 12.4(d)(3). Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060–1202. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows:
The information will be collected through an online system administered by the Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau for review and analysis to verify that covered 911 service providers are taking reasonable measures to maintain reliable 911 service, as required under § 12.4(b). In certain cases, based on the information included in the certifications and on subsequent coordination with individual providers, the Commission may require remedial action to correct vulnerabilities in a service provider's 911 network if it determines that the service provider has not, in fact, adhered to the best practices incorporated in the certification, or in the case of providers employing alternative measures, that those measures were not reasonably sufficient to mitigate the associated risks of failure in these key areas.
The purpose of this information collection is to verify that covered 911 service providers are taking reasonable measures to provide reliable service, as evidenced by their certification of compliance with specified best practices or reasonable alternative measures. The Commission adopted these rules in light of widespread 911 outages during the June 2012 derecho storm in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, which revealed that multiple service providers did not take adequate precautions to maintain reliable service. By holding covered 911 service providers accountable for reliable service, the Commission seeks to ensure that all Americans have access to critical 911 communications during emergencies and other times of need.