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Title: Preparation of Annual Reports 

to Congress for the Collection and 

Expenditure of Fees or Charges for 

Enhanced 911 (E911) Services under the 

NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: State, local, and tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 66 Respondents; 66 

Responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 55 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual and 

one-time reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in New and 

Emerging Technologies 911 

Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 

110–283, 122 Stat. 2620 (2008) (NET 

911 Act), and the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 

116–260, Division FF, Title IX, Section 

902, Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 

2020 (section 902). 

Total Annual Burden: 3,630 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: The Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) is directed by statute 

(New and Emerging Technologies 911 

Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 

110–283, 122 Stat. 2620 (2008) (NET 

911 Act), as amended by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

Public Law 116–260, Division FF, Title 

IX, Section 902, Don’t Break Up the TBand Act of 2020 (section 902), to 

submit an annual ‘‘Fee Accountability 

Report’’ to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the 

Senate and the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce of the House of 

Representatives ‘‘detailing the status in 

each State of the collection and 

distribution of [911 fees or charges], and 

including findings on the amount of 

revenues obligated or expended by each 

State or political subdivision thereof for 

any purpose or function other than the 

purposes and functions designated in 

the final rules issued under paragraph 

(3) as purposes and functions for which 

the obligation or expenditure of any 

such fees or charges is acceptable.’’ 47 

U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(2), as amended. Section 

615a–1(f)(3) of the statute directs the 

Commission, not later than 180 days 

after December 27, 2020, to ‘‘issue final 

rules designating purposes and 

functions for which the obligation or 

expenditure of 9–1–1 fees or charges, by 

any State or taxing jurisdiction 

authorized to impose such a fee or 

charge, is acceptable.’’ 47 U.S.C. 615a– 

1(f)(3), as amended. The statute directs 

the Commission to submit its first 

annual report within one year after the 

date of enactment of the NET 911 Act. 

Given that the NET 911 Act was enacted 

on July 23, 2008, the first annual report 

was due to Congress on July 22, 2009. 

In addition, the statute provides that 

‘‘[i]f a State or taxing jurisdiction . . . 

receives a grant under section 942 of 

this title after December 27, 2020, such 

State or taxing jurisdiction shall, as a 

condition of receiving such grant, 

provide the information requested by 

the Commission to prepare [the annual 

Fee Accountability Report to 

Congress].’’ 47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(4), as 

amended. 

Description of Information Collection: 

The Commission will collect 

information for the annual preparation 

of the Fee Accountability Report via a 

web-based survey that appropriate state 

officials (e.g., state 911 administrators 

and budget officials) will be able to 

access to submit data pertaining to the 

collection and distribution of fees or 

charges for the support or 

implementation of 911 or enhanced 911 

services, including data regarding 

whether their respective state collects 

and distributes such fees or charges, as 

well as the nature (e.g., amount and 

method of assessment or collection) and 

the amount of revenues obligated or 

expended for any purpose or function 

other than the purposes and functions 

designated as acceptable in the 

Commission’s final rules. Consistent 

with 47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)(D)(iii), the 

Commission will request that state 

officials report this information with 

respect to 911 fees or charges within 

their state, including any political 

subdivision, Indian tribe, and/or village 

or regional corporation serving any 

region established pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

within their state boundaries. 47 U.S.C. 

615a–1(f)(3)(D)(iii). In addition, 

consistent with the definition of ‘‘State’’ 

set out in 47 U.S.C. 615b, the 

Commission will collect this 

information from the District of 

Columbia and the inhabited U.S. 

territories and possessions. 47 U.S.C. 

615b. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 256495] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC, Commission, or 

Agency) has modified an existing 

system of records, FCC/OET–2, 

Equipment Authorization Electronic 

Filing System (EAS) (formerly 

‘‘Equipment Authorization Records and 

Files’’), subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended. This action is 

necessary to meet the requirements of 

the Privacy Act to publish in the 

Federal Register notice of the existence 

and character of records maintained by 

the Agency. The FCC’s Office of 

Engineering and Technology (OET) uses 

the information in this system to verify 

that radio frequency equipment 

proposed for marketing complies with 

FCC requirements and to determine the 

interference potential of radio frequency 

equipment proposed for marketing. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

will become effective on October 25, 

2024. Written comments on the routine 

uses are due by November 25, 2024. The 

routine uses in this action will become 

effective on November 25, 2024 unless 

comments are received that require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Brendan 

McTaggart, Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554, or to privacy@

fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan McTaggart, (202) 418–1738, or 

privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice serves to update and modify 

FCC/OET–2 as a result of various 

necessary changes and updates. The 

substantive changes and modifications 

to the previously published version of 

the FCC/OET–2 system of records 

include: 

1. Renaming the system ‘‘Equipment 

Authorization Electronic Filing System 

(EAS)’’; 

2. Updating the Authority, Purpose, 

Categories of Individuals, and Record 

Source Categories of this system for 

accuracy and clarity; 

3. Adding three new routines (listed 

by the routine use number provided in 

this notice): (7) Breach Notification, the 

addition of which is as required by 


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OMB Memorandum No. M–17–12; (8) 

Assistance to Federal Agencies and 

Entities Related to Breaches, the 

addition of which is required by OMB 

Memorandum No. M–17–12; and (9) 

Non-Federal Personnel; 

4. Updating and/or revising language 

in five routine uses (listed by the 

routine use number provided in this 

notice): (2) Litigation and (3) 

Adjudication (now two separate routine 

uses); (4) Law Enforcement and 

Investigation; (5) Congressional 

Inquiries; and (6) Government-wide 

Program Management and Oversight; 

5. Updating the SORN to include the 

relevant National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) Records 

Schedule, DAA–0173–2019–0001, 

Office of Engineering and Technology— 

Laboratory Division Records. 

The system of records is also updated 

to reflect various administrative changes 

related to the system managers and 

system addresses; policy and practices 

for storage and retrieval of the 

information; administrative, technical, 

and physical safeguards; and updated 

notification, records access, and 

contesting records procedures. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

FCC/OET–2, Equipment 

Authorization Electronic Filing System 

(EAS). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

OET, Laboratory Division, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 

7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, 

MD 21046. 

SYSTEM MANAGER: 

Chief, Laboratory Division, OET, FCC, 

7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, 

MD 21046. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

47 U.S.C. 302a; 47 U.S.C. 1601 note. 

PURPOSES OF THE SYSTEM: 

The records in this system document 

the compliance with FCC requirements 

and interference potential of radio 

frequency equipment proposed for 

marketing. The system also permits the 

FCC to collect and maintain information 

necessary for FCC staff to perform key 

activities, including analyzing the 

effectiveness and efficiency of FCC 

programs and informing rule-making 

and policy-making activities. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who have applied for or 

been granted an authorization to market 

radio frequency equipment, in 

accordance with Part 2 of the Federal 

Communications Commission’s (FCC) 

rules; individuals who are responsible 

for testing and determining compliance 

of the equipment that is subject to the 

relevant authorization; and individuals 

responsible for assessing, accrediting, 

and designating those individuals 

responsible for testing and determining 

compliance of equipment. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

1. FCC Form 731, Application for 

Equipment Authorization, and any 

exhibits, test reports, and other 

supporting documentation submitted by 

an applicant that demonstrates 

compliance with the rules for radio 

frequency equipment. 

2. Entity management information 

(collected by webform) and attachments 

regarding accrediting bodies, 

designating authorities, and conformity 

assessment bodies (which includes both 

Telecommunication Certification Bodies 

(TCBs) and test labs). 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is supplied 

by individuals applying to receive 

equipment authorization, individuals 

who are responsible for testing and 

determining compliance of the 

equipment that is subject to the relevant 

authorization, and individuals 

responsible for assessing, accrediting, 

and designating those individuals who 

are responsible for testing and 

determining compliance of equipment. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may routinely 

be disclosed as follows: 

1. Public Access—Information from 

this system related to granted 

equipment authorizations or any 

individuals associated with entities 

covered by this system may be disclosed 

to the public if it is routinely available 

for public inspection under 47 CFR 

0.457(d)(1)(ii) and a request has not 

been made or granted to give the 

information confidential treatment 

under 47 CFR 0.459. Pending equipment 

authorization requests are specifically 

excluded from disclosure prior to the 

effective date of the authorization, as 

specified in 0.457(d)(1)(ii). 

2. Litigation—Records may be 

disclosed to the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) when: (a) the FCC or any 

component thereof; (b) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her official capacity; 

(c) any employee of the FCC in his or 

her individual capacity where the DOJ 

or the FCC has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States 

Government is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and the use 

of such records by the Department of 

Justice is for a purpose that is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the FCC collected the records. 

3. Adjudication—Records may be 

disclosed in a proceeding before a court 

or adjudicative body, when: (a) the FCC 

or any component thereof; or (b) any 

employee of the FCC in his or her 

official capacity; or (c) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her individual 

capacity; or (d) the United States 

Government, is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and that the 

use of such records is for a purpose that 

is compatible with the purpose for 

which the agency collected the records. 

4. Law Enforcement and 

Investigation—When the FCC 

investigates any violation or potential 

violation of a civil or criminal law, 

regulation, policy, executed consent 

decree, order, or any other type of 

compulsory obligation and determines 

that a record in this system, either alone 

or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law, regulation, 

policy, consent decree, order, or other 

compulsory obligation, the FCC may 

disclose pertinent information as it 

deems necessary to the target of an 

investigation, as well as with the 

appropriate Federal, state, local, Tribal, 

international, or multinational agencies, 

or a component of such an agency, 

responsible for investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 

a statute, rule, regulation, or order. 

5. Congressional Inquiries—Records 

may be provided to a Congressional 

office in response to an inquiry from 

that Congressional office made at the 

written request of that individual to 

whom the records pertain. 

6. Government-wide Program 

Management and Oversight—Records 

may be disclosed to DOJ to obtain that 

department’s advice regarding 

disclosure obligations under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); or 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to obtain that office’s advice 

regarding obligations under the Privacy 

Act. 


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7. Breach Notification—Records may 

be disclosed to appropriate agencies, 

entities, and persons when: (a) The 

Commission suspects or has confirmed 

that there has been a breach of the 

system of records; (b) the Commission 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed breach there is 

a risk of harm to individuals, the 

Commission (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security; and (c) the disclosure made to 

such agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the Commission’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

8. Assistance to Federal Agencies and 

Entities Related to Breaches—Records 

may be disclosed to another Federal 

agency or Federal entity, when the 

Commission determines that 

information from this system is 

reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in: (a) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, program, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

9. Non-Federal Personnel—Records 

may be disclosed to non-Federal 

personnel, including contractors, other 

vendors (e.g., identity verification 

services), grantees, and volunteers who 

have been engaged to assist the FCC in 

the performance of a service, grant, 

cooperative agreement, or other activity 

related to this system of records and 

who need to have access to the records 

in order to perform their activity. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

This an electronic system of records 

that resides on the FCC or a vendor’s 

network. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Scanned images, electronic records of 

data elements, and electronic copies of 

granted equipment authorizations, as 

well as information about individuals 

associated with entities covered by the 

system, may be retrieved from the OET 

EAS website at https://apps.fcc.gov/tcb/ 

TcbHome.do by clicking on the desired 

link in the Reports section on the left 

hand side of the page. Records may be 

retrieved using a variety of parameters. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The information in this system is 

maintained and disposed of in 

accordance with NARA Records 

Schedule DAA–0173–2019–0001, Office 

of Engineering and Technology— 

Laboratory Division Records. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

OET makes all records, documents, 

and files available to the public except: 

(1) files that are not routinely available 

for public inspection as defined in 47 

CFR 0.457(d)(1)(ii); and/or (2) files that 

have been submitted in compliance 

with the confidentiality request 

requirement of 47 CFR 0.459. When not 

publicly available, the electronic 

records, files, and data are stored within 

FCC or a vendor’s accreditation 

boundaries and maintained in a 

database housed in the FCC’s or 

vendor’s computer network databases. 

Access to the electronic files is 

restricted to authorized employees and 

contractors; and to IT staff, contractors, 

and vendors who maintain the IT 

networks and services. Other employees 

and contractors may be granted access 

on a need-to-know basis. The electronic 

files and records are protected by the 

FCC and third-party privacy safeguards, 

a comprehensive and dynamic set of IT 

safety and security protocols and 

features that are designed to meet all 

Federal privacy standards, including 

those required by the Federal 

Information Security Modernization Act 

of 2014 (FISMA), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST). 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request an 

amendment of records about themselves 

should follow the Notification 

Procedures below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing to privacy@fcc.gov. 

Individuals requesting access must also 

comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act 

regulations regarding verification of 

identity to gain access to the records (47 

CFR part 0, subpart E). 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

65 FR 17242 (April 5, 2006). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24893 Filed 10–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 256494] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC, Commission, or 

Agency) has modified an existing 

system of records, FCC/OET–1, 

Experimental Licensing System (ELS) 

(formerly ‘‘Experimental Radio Station 

License Files’’), subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended. This action is 

necessary to meet the requirements of 

the Privacy Act to publish in the 

Federal Register notice of the existence 

and character of records maintained by 

the Agency. The FCC’s Office of 

Engineering and Technology (OET) uses 

the information in this system to 

determine: (a) an applicant’s eligibility 

to operate a station in the experimental 

radio service; (b) the interference 

potential to other radio services; and/or 

(c) the permissibility of the applicant’s 

proposed operations under section 5.3 

of the Commission’s rules. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

will become effective on October 25, 

2024. Written comments on the routine 

uses are due by November 25, 2024. The 

routine uses in this action will become 

effective on November 25, 2024 unless 

comments are received that require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Brendan 

McTaggart, Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554, or to privacy@

fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan McTaggart, (202) 418–1738, or 

privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice serves to update and modify 

FCC/OET–1 as a result of various 

necessary changes and updates. The 

substantive changes and modifications 

to the previously published version of 

the FCC/OET–1 system of records 

include: 


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