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OMB Control No:
3060-1202
ICR Reference No:
201509-3060-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201408-3060-002
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
PSHSB
Title:
Improving 911 Reliability; Reliability and Continuity of Communications Including Networks, Broadband Technologies
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
09/14/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/13/2015
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2017
10/31/2017
10/31/2017
Responses
1,000
0
1,000
Time Burden (Hours)
169,982
0
169,982
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The new rules adopted in FCC 13-158 require certain 911 service providers to certify annually whether they implement specific best practices or reasonable alternative measures to mitigate the risk of failure. This process includes an initial certification of 50 percent compliance one year after the effective date of the rules and a full, annual certification every year thereafter. The annual certification is contained in 47 C.F.R. ยง12.4(c) and covers three substantive areas: critical 911 circuit diversity, central office backup power, and diverse network monitoring. Service providers that have implemented every element of the certification may simply certify compliance at each covered facility without attaching additional information. If a service provider does not meet one or more certification requirements, it must provide a brief explanation of the alternative measures it has implemented in that area, or of why that element of the certification is not applicable to its network. Service providers must retain records to support their certification responses for two years. As discussed below, however, the Commission anticipates that such records will already be generated and retained in the normal course of business as part of the certification process, making any additional record-keeping burden minimal. Please see the non-substantive change request justification for the details for this change request submission to the Office of Management (OMB) for review and approval.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 151, 154, 214, 218, 251, 303,
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 307, 309, 316, 332, 615
Name of Law: Communications Act of 12934, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3060-AJ95
Final or interim final rulemaking
79 FR 7589
02/10/2014
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 14039
03/12/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 49085
08/19/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Improving 911 Reliability; Reliability and Continuity of Communications Including Networks, Broadband Technologies
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,000
1,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
169,982
169,982
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This is a new information collection which adds the following figures to OMB's inventory: 1,000 to the number of respondents, 1,000 to the annual number of responses, 169,982 to the annual burden hours and $0 to the annual burden cost from the information collection requirements that were adopted in FCC 13-158.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$128,638
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Eric Schmidt 202 418-1214 eric.schmidt@fcc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
09/13/2015
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