[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78823-78825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21955]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 9

[PS Docket No. 18-64; FCC 24-4; FRS 245866]


Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of compliance date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved information collections associated with certain rules 
adopted in the Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls Report and 
Order. The Commission also announces that compliance with the rules is 
now required. The Commission also removes and amends a paragraph 
advising that compliance was not required until OMB approval was 
obtained. This document is consistent with the 2024 Report and Order 
and rules, which state the Commission will publish a document in the 
Federal Register announcing a compliance date for the rule sections and 
revise the rules accordingly.

DATES: 
    Effective date: This rule is effective September 26, 2024.
    Compliance date: Compliance with 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) and (5), added 
in the final rule published March 13, 2024, at 89 FR 18488, and 
effective May 13, 2024, is required as of September 26, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact Rachel Wehr, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at (202) 418-1138 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#770516141f121b5900121f053711141459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a485b59525f56144d5f52487a5c5959145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf2f5fff3f0f9b2f3f2fbf9f0f9dcfaffffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a64636965666f2465646d6f666f4a6c6969246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that OMB has 
approved the information collection requirements in 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) 
and (5).
    The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the 
compliance date of 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) and (5). 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 
Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554, regarding OMB Control Number 3060-1329. Please 
include the relevant OMB Control Number in your correspondence. The 
Commission will also accept your comments via the internet if you send 
them to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70202231301613135e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64343625240207074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6b0b5b5e3e6e296b0b5b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51373232646165113732327f363e27">[email protected]</span></a> or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB 
approval on September 10, 2024, for the location-based routing 
information collection requirements contained in the Commission's rules 
at 47 CFR 9.10(s)(4) and (5).
    Under 5 CFR part 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 foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1329.
    OMB Approval Date: September 10, 2024.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2027.
    Title: Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 59 respondents; 59 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 251(e), 
303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 316, and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 251(e), 303(b), 
303(g), 303(r), 316, 403, and section 4 of the Wireless Communications 
and Public Safety Act of 1999, Pub. L. 106-81, sections 101 and 201 of 
the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, Pub. L. 
110-283, and section 106 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and 
Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, as amended 47 
U.S.C. 615a, 615a-1, 615b, 615c.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,360 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: Technical limitations of legacy Enhanced 911 (E911) 
routing can result in a Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) provider 
routing a wireless 911 call to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 
other than the one designated by the relevant state or local 911 
authority to receive calls from the actual location of the caller. To 
improve emergency response times, the Commission adopted rules and 
procedures to require CMRS providers to implement location-based 
routing (LBR) for wireless 911 voice calls and real-time text (RTT) 
communications to 911 nationwide. With location-based routing as 
implemented under the Commission's rules, CMRS providers will use 
precise location information to route wireless 911 voice calls and RTT 
communications to 911 to the appropriate PSAP. To facilitate the 
implementation of location-based routing for wireless 911 voice calls 
and RTT communications to 911, and to monitor compliance, promote 
transparency, and ensure accountability, the Commission adopted certain 
information collection requirements.
    Certification and reporting. The Commission will use the 
information collected pursuant to Sec.  9.10(s)(4) that is submitted by 
the CMRS providers in their compliance certifications and reports to 
assess and monitor the implementation of LBR for wireless 911 voice 
calls and RTT communications to 911 call centers nationwide. Also, the 
Commission will use the data generated by the information collections 
to analyze the effectiveness of the LBR implementation at the benchmark 
dates set forth in the rules. In addition, it is imperative that CMRS 
providers ensure the privacy and security of location-based routing 
information.
    Section 9.10(s)(4) requires that within 60 days after each 
benchmark specified in paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and (ii) and (s)(2) of 
Sec.  9.10 of the rules, CMRS providers must comply with the following 
certification and reporting requirements.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(i)(A), CMRS providers must certify that they 
are in compliance with the requirements specified in paragraphs 
(s)(1)(i) and (ii) and (s)(2) of this section applicable to them.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(i)(B), CMRS providers must identify specific 
network architecture, systems, and procedures used to comply with 
paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and (ii) and (s)(2) of this section, including the 
extent to which the CMRS provider validates location information for 
routing purposes and the validation practices used in connection with 
this information.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(i)(C), CMRS providers must certify that 
neither they nor any third party they rely on to obtain location 
information or associated data used for compliance with paragraph 
(s)(1)(i) or (ii) or (s)(2) of this section will use such location 
information or associated data for any non-911 purpose, except with 
prior express consent or as otherwise required by law. The 
certification must state that the CMRS provider and any third parties 
it relies on to obtain location information or associated data used for 
compliance with paragraph (s)(1)(i) or (ii) or (s)(2) of this section 
have implemented measures sufficient to safeguard the privacy and 
security of such location information or associated data.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A), CMRS providers must collect and 
report aggregate data on the routing technologies used for all live 
wireless 911 voice calls in the locations specified for live 911 call 
location data in paragraph (i)(3)(ii) of this section for a thirty-day 
period which begins on the compliance date(s) specified in paragraphs 
(s)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section. CMRS providers must retain live 
wireless 911 voice call data gathered pursuant to this section for a 
period of 2 years. CMRS providers must collect and report the following 
data, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total number of 
live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected pursuant to 
this section.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(1), CMRS providers must collect and 
report the live wireless 911 voice calls routed with location-based 
routing using location information that meets the timeliness and 
accuracy thresholds defined in paragraphs (s)(3)(i)(A) and (B) of this 
section, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total number 
of live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected pursuant 
to this section.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(2), CMRS providers must collect and 
report the live wireless 911 voice calls routed with location-based 
routing using location information that does not meet the timeliness or 
accuracy thresholds defined in paragraphs (s)(3)(i)(A) and (B) of this 
section, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total number 
of live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected pursuant 
to this section.
    Under Sec.  9.10(s)(4)(ii)(A)(3), CMRS providers must collect and 
report the live wireless 911 voice calls routed using tower-based 
routing, expressed as both a number and percentage of the total number 
of live wireless 911 voice calls for which data is collected pursuant 
to this section.
    Modification of deadlines by agreement. To monitor compliance dates 
agreed to between CMRS providers and PSAPs that are different from the 
compliance dates established by the new rules, Sec.  9.10(s)(5) 
establishes notification requirements for CMRS providers. Nothing in 
this section of the rules shall prevent PSAPs and CMRS providers from 
establishing, by mutual consent, deadlines different from those 
established for CMRS provider compliance in paragraphs (s)(1)(i) and 
(ii) and (s)(2) of this section. The CMRS provider must notify the 
Commission of the dates and terms of the alternate time frame within 30 
days of the parties' agreement or by June 11, 2024, whichever is later. 
The CMRS provider must subsequently notify the Commission of the actual 
date by which it comes into compliance with the location-based routing 
requirements in paragraph (s)(1)(i) or (ii) or (s)(2) of Sec.  9.10 
within 30 days of that date or by June 11, 2024, whichever is later. 
The CMRS providers must file any such notifications pursuant to 
paragraph (s)(5) in PS Docket No. 18-64.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 9

    Communications common carriers, Communications equipment, Radio.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.

Final Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 9 as follows:

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PART 9--911 REQUIREMENTS

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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 152(a), 155(c), 157, 160, 201, 
202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 219, 222, 225, 251(e), 255, 301, 302, 303, 
307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605, 610, 615, 615 
note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a-1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623 note, 721, 
and 1471, and Section 902 of Title IX, Division FF, Pub. L. 116-260, 
134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted.


Sec.  9.10  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  9.10 by removing paragraph (s)(6).

[FR Doc. 2024-21955 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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