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1The Report and Order was corrected via two 

errata released on September 5, 2024, and October 

1, 2024. 

and carrying out evaluation efforts to 

ensure continual program improvement. 

In addition, the data will help the EPA 

estimate the environmental and 

programmatic impact of the program 

and evaluate the health of the 

partnership at each location. 

Form numbers: Workplan Form 6100– 

084; Annual Reporting Form 6100–085; 

Partnership Evaluation Form 6100–083. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents consist of Urban Waters 

Federal Partnership Ambassadors and a 

wide variety of organizations and 

businesses that partner with 

Ambassadors at each Urban Waters 

Federal Partnership designated location. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,806 (total). 

Frequency of response: Urban Waters 

Federal Partnership designated 

locations will submit a Workplan every 

other year. Urban Waters Federal 

Partnership designated locations will 

submit Annual Reporting Forms and 

Partnership Evaluation Forms each year. 

Total estimated burden: 9,600 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $443,946 (per 

year), which includes no annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the estimates: This is a 

new collection. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX; FR ID 252551] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

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 estimate; 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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before December 16, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid control number. No 

person shall be subject to any penalty 

for failing to comply with a collection 

of information subject to the PRA that 

does not display a valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Facilitating Implementation of 

Next Generation 911 Services (NG911). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, and business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,543 respondents; 2,840 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2–40 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 201, 214, 222, 225, 

251(e), 301, 303, 316, and 332 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 

201, 214, 222, 225, 251(e), 301, 303, 316, 

332, and the Wireless Communications 

and Public Safety Act of 1999, Public 

Law 106–81, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 615 

note, 615, 615a, 615a–1, 615b; and 

section 106 of the Twenty-First Century 

Communications and Video 

Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 

111–260, 47 U.S.C. 615c. 

Total Annual Burden: 10,012 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: In a Report and 

Order released on July 19, 2024, FCC 

24–78, published at 89 FR 78066, 

September 24, 2024, the Commission 

adopted rules to advance the 

nationwide transition to Next 

Generation 911 (NG911).1 These rules 

require wireline providers, Commercial 

Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers, 

covered text providers, providers of 

interconnected Voice over Internet 

Protocol (VoIP) services, and providers 

of Internet-based Telecommunications 

Relay Service (internet-based TRS) 

(collectively, OSPs) to take actions to 

start or continue the transition to NG911 

in coordination with 911 Authorities. 

Associated with these rules, the 

Commission seeks OMB approval for 

notification and recordkeeping 

requirements applicable to 911 

Authorities and OSPs, as described in 

more detail herein. 

Specifically, the rules require OSPs to 

take steps in two phases to complete all 

translation and routing to deliver 911 

traffic, including associated routing and 

location information, in the requested 

IP-based format. These requirements are 

intended to correspond to and 

complement the readiness phases for 

911 Authorities so that once a 911 

Authority is ready to receive NG911 

traffic in a specific IP format, the OSP 

will be required to deliver it in that 

format. In Phase 1, OSPs will be 

required to deliver 911 traffic in a basic 

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) format 

to NG911 Delivery Points designated by 

the 911 Authority in the 911 Authority’s 

State or territory, and complete 

connectivity testing. In Phase 2, OSPs 

will be required to deliver 911 traffic in 

SIP format that complies with NG911 

commonly accepted standards to NG911 

Delivery Points designated by the 911 

Authority in the 911 Authority’s State or 

territory, install and put into operation 

all necessary equipment, software, and 

other infrastructure, and complete 

connectivity testing. For each phase, 

OSPs must meet certain implementation 

deadlines. OSPs must bear the financial 

responsibility for such transmission, 

including costs associated with 

completing any needed TDM-to-IP 

translation and the costs of delivering 

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information in the requested IP-based 

format. 

This rulemaking necessitates three 

information collections. First, under 47 

CFR 9.31(a) and (b), 911 Authorities that 

wish to make Phase 1 or Phase 2 valid 

requests for delivery of 911 traffic in IPbased formats must provide notification 

containing certain certifications and 

information to either serving OPSs or to 

a registry to be made available by the 

Commission. 

Second, in 47 CFR 9.31(c), OSPs that 

wish to challenge 911 Authorities’ valid 

requests may submit a petition to the 

Public Safety and Homeland Security 

Bureau (PSHSB) within 60 days of the 

receipt of a Phase 1 or 2 request from 

a 911 Authority. Such challenge 

petitions must meet applicable 

procedural requirements and must be in 

the form of an affidavit that contains 

certain supporting information. The 

affected 911 Authority may file an 

opposition to the OSP’s petition, and 

parties may file replies to oppositions. 

Filing parties must serve a copy of the 

document on the other party at the time 

of filing. 

Third, in 47 CFR 9.34, 911 Authorities 

and OSPs may enter into voluntary 

mutual agreements that establish terms 

different from the Commission’s rules. 

Within 30 days of the date when any 

such agreement is executed, or 

subsequently modified or terminated, 

the participating OSP must notify the 

Commission and provide information 

about alternative terms and transition 

deadlines. 

OSPs will use the information 

collected pursuant to section 9.31(a) and 

(b) that is submitted by 911 Authorities 

to trigger their NG911 transition 

obligations described in section 9.29(a) 

and (b), respectively, and their NG911 

implementation deadlines set forth in 

section 9.30(a) and (b), respectively. 

OSPs will receive notifications either 

directly from 911 Authorities, or from a 

registry where 911 Authorities may 

submit notifications. To the extent that 

911 Authorities submit their valid 

request notifications in a registry made 

available by the Commission pursuant 

to section 9.31(a)(5) and (b)(6), the 

Commission will use the information 

collected pursuant to section 9.31(a) and 

(b) to monitor the progress of valid 

requests at each phase of the NG911 

transition and to keep track of 

implementation deadlines associated 

with each valid request. 

PSHSB will use the information 

collected pursuant to section 9.31 that is 

submitted by the OSPs in their petitions 

challenging 911 Authorities’ valid 

requests, as well as information 

submitted by 911 Authorities who file 

oppositions to such petitions and 

information submitted by OSPs who file 

replies to such oppositions, to 

determine whether to pause the 

implementation deadline for that OSP, 

affirm the request of the 911 Authority 

as valid, or take other action as 

necessary. The requirements should 

simplify the enforcement and complaint 

process for both OSPs and 911 

Authorities regarding OSPs’ 

implementation deadlines. 

In addition, the information collected 

pursuant to section 9.34(a) and (b) 

provides the Commission with 

awareness of any changes to the 

obligations of OSPs under the rules. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0508; FR ID 252784] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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 estimate; 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. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before December 16, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0508. 

Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Individuals or 

households, and State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 15,448 respondents; 16,166 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.13 

hours–10 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; On 

occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual 

reporting requirements; Third-party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,579 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $19,116,900. 

Needs and Uses: On August 16, 2013, 

the Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) released a 

Third Report and Order (FCC 13–115) in 

MM Docket No. 93–177 to harmonize 

and streamline its rules regarding tower 

construction near AM stations. The 

reforms included establishing a single 

protection scheme for tower 

construction and modification near AM 

tower arrays. The Commission’s rules 

previously contained several sections in 

different rule parts that addressed tower 

construction near AM antennas and 

were intended to protect AM stations 

from the effects of such tower 

construction, including (among others 

not relevant here), 47 CFR 22.371. With 

adoption of this Order, 47 CFR 22.371 

was removed and was replaced by a 


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