[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37041-37042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14946]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority,
Comments Requested
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). 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 estimates; 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.
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The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently 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 (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before August 20, 2012. If you anticipate that you will
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the Internet at judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, FCC, at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1169.
Title: Part 11--Emergency Alert System (EAS), Fifth Report and
Order, FCC 12-7.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 20 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 606 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
after this comment period in order to obtain approval from them for the
full three year clearance period.
Part 11 contains rules and regulations addressing the nation's
Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS provides the President with the
capability to provide immediate communications and information to the
general public at the national, state and local area level during
periods of national emergency. The EAS also provides state and local
governments and the National Weather Service with the capability to
provide immediate communications and information to the general public
concerning emergency situations posting a threat to life and property.
For this new collection, the Commission is requesting emergency OMB
review and processing for the reporting and recordkeeping requirements
in the Fifth Report and Order, FCC 12-7. The Commission amended its
Part 11 rules governing the EAS to more fully codify the existing
obligation to process Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-formatted alert
messages adopted in the Second Report and Order.
Certification procedures for meeting general certification
requirements are under 47 CFR 11.34. Paragraphs 164-167, 107-171, and
175-176 in the Fifth Report and Order, establish that integrated CAP-
capable EAS devices and intermediate devices that are used in tandem
with legacy EAS equipment are subject to the Commission's existing
device certification requirements set forth in the Commission's Part 2
equipment authorization rules. These paragraphs also establish specific
procedures by which EAS device manufacturers can update existing device
certifications and obtain new certifications, which generally involve
the submission of test data and other materials to the FCC.
The information collected by the Commission is used to confirm that
EAS devices comply with the technical and performance requirements set
forth in the EAS rules and other applicable rules maintained by the
Commission. These rules are designed to minimize electrical
radiofrequency interference and to ensure that the EAS, including
individual devices within the EAS, operate at intended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-14946 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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