**DA 08-1866**

**August 7, 2008**

**OMB Control Number 3060-1113**

**COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST FILE**

**ELECTIONS REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN THE**

**COMMERCIAL MOBILE ALERT SYSTEM BY SEPTEMBER 8, 2008**

**PS DOCKET NO. 08-146**

On August 7, 2008, the Commission released the *Third Report and Order*
in PS Docket No. 07-287 (*CMAS Third Report and Order*).[^1] The *CMAS
Third Report and Order* implements provisions of the Warning, Alert and
Response Network ("WARN") Act,[^2] including, *inter alia*, a
requirement that within 30 days of release of the *CMAS Third Report and
Order*, each Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) provider must file an
election with the Commission indicating whether or not it intends to
transmit emergency alerts as part of the Commercial Mobile Alert System
(CMAS). The *CMAS Third Report and Order* noted that this filing
requirement was subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.  OMB pre-approved the filing
requirement on February 4, 2008.

PS Docket No. 08-146 is a docket specially created to receive these
election letters. To file electronically in PS Docket No. 08-146, CMS
providers must utilize the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS), which is accessible at the Commission's Web site,
<http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs>.

**FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT**

As required by the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. § 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB pre-approval on
February 4, 2008, for the collection of information described in this
Public Notice. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to be 6 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. This collection of information is for the
purpose of assisting the Commission in overseeing the Commercial Mobile
Service Alert System. This collection is mandatory under the Warning,
Alert and Response Network Act, § 602(b)(2)(A), Title VI of the Security
and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-347, 120
Stat. 1884 (2006). Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions
for reducing the burden to Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM,
Washington, DC 20554, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-1113), or via
the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov. DO NOT SEND ELECTION LETTERS TO THIS
ADDRESS.

Under 5 CFR § 1320, an agency 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 currently valid OMB Control Number. **This
collection has been assigned OMB Control Number 3060-1113 and its
expiration date is February 28, 2011.**

THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995,
PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: The Commercial Mobile Alert System, PS Docket No. 07-287, *Third
    Report and Order*, FCC 08-184 (rel. Aug. 7, 2008).

[^2]: Warning, Alert and Response Network Act, Title VI of the Security
    and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-347,
    120 Stat. 1884 (2006).