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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0269; FRL–12097–01– 

OCSPP] 

Flazasulfuron; Pesticide Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes a 

tolerance for residues of flazasulfuron in 

or on Avocado. ISK Biosciences 

Corporation requested this tolerance 

under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

October 7, 2024. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before December 6, 2024, and 

must be filed in accordance with the 

instructions provided in 40 CFR part 

178 (see also Unit I.C. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0269, is 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room, and the OPP 

Docket is (202) 566–1744. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Registration Division 

(7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; main telephone number: 

(202) 566–1030; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of EPA’s tolerance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through 

the Office of the Federal Register’s eCFR site at https://www.ecfr.gov/ 

current/title-40. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2023–0269 in the subject line on 

the first page of your submission. All 

objections and requests for a hearing 

must be in writing and must be received 

by the Hearing Clerk on or before 

December 6, 2024. Addresses for mail 

and hand delivery of objections and 

hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 

178.25(b). 

In addition to filing an objection or 

hearing request with the Hearing Clerk 

as described in 40 CFR part 178, please 

submit a copy of the filing (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information not marked confidential 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be 

disclosed publicly by EPA without prior 

notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2023–0269, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be CBI 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/where-sendcomments-epa-dockets. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Summary of Petitioned-For 

Tolerance 

In the Federal Register of September 

20, 2023 (88 FR 64909) (FRL–10578–08– 

OCSPP), EPA issued a document 

pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 

U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing 

of a pesticide petition (PP 3F9055) by 

ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 

Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 

44077. The petition requested that 40 

CFR 180.655 be amended by a 

establishing tolerance for residues of the 

herbicide Flazasulfuron, 1-(4,6- 

dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3- 

trifluoromethyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea, 

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million (ppm). That document 

referenced a summary of the petition 

prepared by ISK Biosciences 

Corporation, the registrant, which is 

available in the docket, https://

www.regulations.gov. One comment was 

received on the notice of filing. EPA’s 

response to this comment is discussed 

in Unit IV.C. 

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and 

Determination of Safety 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA 

allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA 

defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from aggregate exposure to the 

pesticide chemical residue, including 

all anticipated dietary exposures and all 

other exposures for which there is 

reliable information.’’ This includes 

exposure through drinking water and in 

residential settings but does not include 

occupational exposure. Section 

408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 

give special consideration to exposure 

of infants and children to the pesticide 

chemical residue in establishing a 

tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residue. . . .’’ 

Consistent with FFDCA section 

408(b)(2)(D), and the factors specified in 

FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has 

reviewed the available scientific data 

and other relevant information in 

support of this action. EPA has 

sufficient data to assess the hazards of 

and to make a determination on 

aggregate exposure for flazasulfuron 

including exposure resulting from the 

tolerances established by this action. 

EPA’s assessment of exposures and risks 

associated with flazasulfuron follows. 

In an effort to streamline its 

publications in the Federal Register, 

EPA is not reprinting sections that 

repeat what has been previously 

published for tolerance rulemakings of 

the same pesticide chemical. Where 

scientific information concerning a 

particular chemical remains unchanged, 

the content of those sections would not 

vary between tolerance rulemakings, 

and republishing the same sections are 

unnecessary. EPA considers referral 

back to those sections as sufficient to 

provide an explanation of the 

information EPA considered in making 

its safety determination for the new 

rulemaking. 

EPA has evaluated the available 

toxicity data and considered its validity, 

completeness, and reliability as well as 

the relationship of the results of the 

studies to human risk. EPA has also 

considered available information 

concerning the variability of the 

sensitivities of major identifiable 

subgroups of consumers, including 

infants and children. Specific 

information on the studies received and 

the nature of the toxic effects caused by 

flazasulfuron as well as the noobserved-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) 

and the lowest-observed-adverse-effectlevel (LOAEL) from the toxicity studies 

can be found in Unit II.A, of the May 25, 

2017, rulemaking. 

There are no changes to the prior 

endpoint selections from the 2015 Draft 

Risk Assessment for Registration 

Review. In that risk assessment some 

studies used for endpoint selection were 

judged to have conservative NOAEL/ 

LOAEL values because they were not 

updated to reflect current standards for 

evaluating toxicity studies. Such 

updates would likely result in higher 

NOAEL/LOAEL values and given the 

current risk picture, would not impact 

the overall findings of this risk 

assessment. Therefore, these studies 

were not re-evaluated in conjunction 

with this risk assessment. A detailed 

description of endpoint selection can be 

found at https://www.regulations.gov, 

‘‘Flazasulfuron: Human Health Draft 

Risk Assessment for Registration 

Review, dated September 15, 2015. 

The acute and chronic dietary risk 

assessments for flazasulfuron are 

unrefined assessments which 

incorporate tolerance-level residues, 

100% crop treated (CT), and modeled 

estimated drinking water concentrations 

(EDWCs). The processing factors were 

set to 1 for the processed commodities 

that are in table 1 (860.1000). A default 

processing factor was used for hazelnut. 

The results of acute dietary (food and 

drinking water) analysis are below the 

Agency’s level of concern (LOC) for all 

population subgroups. The acute dietary 

risk estimates utilized <1.0% of the 

acute population-adjusted dose (aPAD) 

for the general U.S. population and 

3.3% of the aPAD for infants (<1 years 

old), the most highly exposed 

population subgroup. The results of 

chronic dietary (food and drinking 

water) analysis are below the Agency’s 

LOC for all population subgroups. The 

chronic dietary risk estimates utilized 

8.8% of the chronic population-adjusted 

dose (cPAD) for the general U.S. 

population and 32% of the cPAD for 

infants (<1 years old), the most highly 

exposed population subgroup. Based on 

the data summarized in Unit III.A. of the 

May 25, 2017, rulemaking, EPA has 

concluded that flazasulfuron does not 

pose a cancer risk to humans. Therefore, 

a dietary exposure assessment for the 

purpose of assessing cancer risk is 

unnecessary. 

EDWCs from the previous drinking 

water assessment are considered 

protective of the new use and may be 

used to represent EDWCs for the 

proposed new use on avocados. EDWCs 

include total toxic residues of 

flazasulfuron (i.e., all of the degradates: 

DTPU, DTPP, HTPP, TPSA, ADMP, and 

2,3–GTF). The highest EDWCs from the 

previous assessment were from ground 

water and were modeled using Pesticide 

Root Zone Model for Ground Water 

(PRZM–GW). EPA’s conclusions remain 

unchanged from Unit II. C.2 of the May 

25, 2017, rulemaking. 

There is no residential exposure 

associated with the proposed use in this 

action; however, there is residential 

exposure from an existing registered use 

on turf that has been previously 

assessed using current data and 

assumptions for flazasulfuron. Risk 

estimates have been presented for the 

purpose of aggregate assessment; and 

conclude all residential risk estimates 

are not of concern. For more details, see 

Unit II.C.3 of the May 25, 2017, 

rulemaking. Further information 

regarding EPA standard assumptions 

and generic inputs for residential 

exposures may be found at https://

www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-andassessing-pesticide-risks/standardoperating-procedures-residentialpesticide. 

No further data are required to 

determine that no common mechanism 

of toxicity exists for flazasulfuron and 

other pesticides. As a result, no further 

cumulative evaluation is necessary for 

flazasulfuron as published in Unit II.C.4 

of the May 25, 2017, rulemaking. 

The toxicity database for flazasulfuron 

is complete and adequate to assess 

susceptibility in the young. While there 

is evidence of increased qualitative and 

quantitative susceptibility in the young 

based on rat malformations and 

decreased fetal weight in two rat 

developmental toxicity studies, the 

Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) 

Safety Factor (SF) is reduced to 1X and 

is protective of the observed offspring 

susceptibility because: (1) there are clear 

NOAELs for the developmental effects 

in the two rat studies developmental 

toxicity studies and the PODs selected 

for risk assessment are protective of 

those effects, (2) there is no evidence of 

neurotoxicity, and (3) exposure 

estimates are unlikely to underestimate 

risk. These conclusions are further 

discussed in Unit II.D of the May 25, 

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There are no acute and chronic 

residential exposure scenarios; 

therefore, the acute and chronic 

aggregate risks are equivalent to the 

acute and chronic dietary (food and 

drinking water) risk estimates and are 

not of concern. For risk conclusions 

specific to flazasulfuron in/on avocado, 

refer to Unit III section for acute and 

chronic dietary risk assessments within 

this document. 

Flazasulfuron is currently registered 

for a use that could result in short-term 

residential exposure, and the Agency 

has determined that it is appropriate to 

aggregate chronic exposure through food 

and water with short-term residential 

exposures to flazasulfuron. 

Using the exposure assumptions 

described in this unit for short-term 

exposures, EPA has concluded the 

combined short-term food, water, and 

residential exposures result in aggregate 

MOEs of 1660 for adults and 860 for 

children. Because EPA’s level of 

concern for flazasulfuron is a MOE of 

100 or greater, these MOEs are not of 

concern. 

Further, no intermediate-term adverse 

effect was identified, as a result, 

intermediate-term risk is not expected. 

Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. 

population. A cancer aggregate risk 

assessment was not conducted because 

there was no evidence of 

carcinogenicity to humans based on lack 

of carcinogenic effects in the rat and 

mouse carcinogenicity studies. 

Flazasulfuron was classified as ‘‘not 

likely to be carcinogenic to humans;’’ 

therefore, a cancer dietary assessment 

was not performed. 

Determination of safety. Based on 

these risk assessments, EPA concludes 

that there is a reasonable certainty that 

no harm will result to the general 

population, or to infants and children 

from aggregate exposure to flazasulfuron 

residues. 

IV. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

An adequate enforcement method for 

flazasulfuron is available. The method 

uses high-performance liquid 

chromatography/tandem mass 

spectrometry with multiple reaction 

monitoring (HPLC/MS–MS/MRM). The 

validated limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 

0.01 ppm. 

B. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). 

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint 

United Nations Food and Agriculture 

Organization/World Health 

Organization food standards program, 

and it is recognized as an international 

food safety standards-setting 

organization in trade agreements to 

which the United States is a party. EPA 

may establish a tolerance that is 

different from a Codex MRL; however, 

FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that 

EPA explain the reasons for departing 

from the Codex level. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for flazasulfuron. There are currently no 

MRLs established by Codex or Canada; 

therefore, there are no issues regarding 

international harmonization to date. 

C. Response to Comments 

One comment was received in favor of 

this action from the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Given the potential herbicide resistance 

management value for flazasulfuron in 

avocado, USDA strongly supports the 

application for registration of 

flazasulfuron in avocado. 

V. Conclusion 

Therefore, a tolerance is established 

for residues of flazasulfuron, 1-(4,6- 

dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3- 

trifluoromethyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea, 

in or on Avocado at 0.01 ppm. 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action establishes tolerances 

under FFDCA section 408(d) in 

response to a petition submitted to the 

Agency. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these types 

of actions from review under Executive 

Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993). Because this action 

has been exempted from review under 

Executive Order 12866, this action is 

not subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning 

Regulations That Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 

FR 28355, May 22, 2001), or Executive 

Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997). This action does not 

contain any information collections 

subject to OMB approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require 

any special considerations under 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under FFDCA section 408(d), such as 

the tolerance in this final rule, do not 

require the issuance of a proposed rule, 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 

seq.), do not apply. 

This action directly regulates growers, 

food processors, food handlers, and food 

retailers, not States or Tribes, nor does 

this action alter the relationships or 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities established by Congress 

in the preemption provisions of FFDCA 

section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency 

has determined that this action will not 

have a substantial direct effect on States 

or Tribal governments, on the 

relationship between the National 

Government and the States or Tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined 

that Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999), and Executive Order 13175, 

entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply 

to this action. In addition, this action 

does not impose any enforceable duty or 

contain any unfunded mandate as 

described under title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq.). 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act 

(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). 

VII. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 


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Dated: September 24, 2024. 

Charles Smith, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, for the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR 

chapter I as follows: 

PART 180—TOLERANCES AND 

EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE 

CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.655, amend the table in 

paragraph (a) by: 

■ a. Adding the table heading ‘‘Table 1 

to Paragraph (a)’’; and 

■ b. Adding in alphabetical order the 

commodity ‘‘Avocado’’. 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 180.655 Flazasulfuron; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

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Avocado .................................... 0.01 

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47 CFR Part 9 

[GN Docket No. 23–65, IB Docket No. 22– 

271, FCC 24–28] 

Single Network Future: Supplemental 

Coverage From Space; Space 

Innovation 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, a 

new information collection associated 

with certain rules adopted in the 2024 

Single Network Future: Supplemental 

Coverage from Space; Space Innovation 

Report and Order (Report and Order). 

This document is consistent with the 

Report and Order, which stated the 

Commission would publish a document 

in the Federal Register announcing the 

effective date for these rules. 

DATES: The additions of 47 CFR 

9.10(t)(3) through (5) (amendatory 

instruction 8), published at 89 FR 34148 

on April 30, 2024, are effective on 

October 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Wehr, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau at 202–418– 

1138 or via email Rachel.Wehr@fcc.gov. 

For additional information concerning 

the Paperwork Reduction Act 

information collection requirements, 

contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991 

or via email: Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that, on 

September 27, 2024, OMB approved, for 

a period of three years, the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Commission’s Report and Order, FCC 

24–28, published at 89 FR 34148 on 

April 30, 2024. The OMB Control 

Number is 3060–1331. The Commission 

publishes this document as an 

announcement of the effective date of 

the rules. If you have any comments on 

the burden estimates listed below, or 

how the Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

cause thereby, please contact Nicole 

Ongele, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 3.310, 45 L Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20554. Please 

include OMB Control Number, 3060– 

1331, in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov 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 FCC is notifying the public it 

received OMB approval on September 

27, 2024, for the information collection 

requirements contained in the 

Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 9.10(t)(3) 

through (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 notice 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: 3060–1331. 

OMB Approval Date: September 27, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 

2027. 

Title: Section 9.10(t), Interim 911 

Requirements for Supplemental 

Coverage from Space. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 59 respondents; 59 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 49 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time and 

annual reporting requirements. 

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, Public Law 106–81, 

sections 101 and 201 of the New and 

Emerging Technologies 911 

Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 

110–283, and section 106 of the TwentyFirst 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: 2,891 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: In the Report and 

Order, the Commission adopted rules to 

enable collaborations between satellite 

operators and terrestrial service 

providers to offer ubiquitous 

connectivity directly to consumer 

handsets using spectrum previously 

allocated only to terrestrial service. The 

Commission noted that this 

Supplemental Coverage from Space 

(SCS) framework will expand the reach 

of communications services, 

particularly emergency services, so that 

connectivity and assistance is available 

in more remote places. In recognition of 

the importance of 911 service to 

emergency response and disaster 

preparedness, the Commission also 

adopted interim 911 text and call 

routing requirements for terrestrial 


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