[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88769-88770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25916]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1302; FR ID 259002]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 January 7, 
2025. 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abfbf9eaebcdc8c885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81d1d3c0c1e7e2e2afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8a6a1aba7a4ade6a7a6afada4ad88aeababe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a14131915161f5415141d1f161f3a1c1919541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>.

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: 3060-1302. Title: Wireless Emergency Alerts 
(WEA) False Alert Reporting.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: State, Local, Territorial, Tribal, or Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,201 respondents; 15 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 
154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 307, 309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, 613, 
1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 and 1206. Total Annual Burden: 15 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for a revision of a currently 
approved information collection related to two regulations under the 
Commission's part 10 Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) rules. No other 
information collections contained in the Commission's regulations will 
be impacted by the rules described herein.
    The WEA system is a mechanism under which Commercial Mobile

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Service (CMS) providers may elect to transmit emergency alerts to the 
public. The Commission created WEA (previously known as the Commercial 
Mobile Service Alert System) as required by Congress in the Warning 
Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act and to satisfy the Commission's 
mandate to promote the safety of life and property through the use of 
wire and radio communication.
    On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA21). 
Section 9201 of the NDAA21 required the Commission to complete a 
rulemaking and adopt rules within 180 days to make certain changes to 
its WEA regulations, and also to its separate Emergency Alert System 
(EAS) regulations governing broadcast, cable television, and direct 
satellite media emergency alerts.
    With respect to the WEA rule changes, Section 9201 directed the 
Commission to ensure that the mobile devices of CMS providers that have 
elected to participate in WEA cannot opt out of receiving WEA alerts 
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, and 
to enable reporting by the FEMA Administrator and State, Tribal, or 
Local governments of false WEA alerts. On June 21, 2021, the Commission 
released its Report and Order in PS Dockets 15-91 and 15-94 (NDAA21 
Alerting Order), FCC 21-77, adopting the WEA and EAS changes directed 
by Congress in the NDAA21. The EAS changes are the subject of a 
different notice to be published separately.
    The NDAA21 Alerting Order implemented Congresses' new directives 
for WEA, in part, with two new regulations that impose new burdens on 
respondents: the handset display update, and false alert reporting. The 
handset display update requirement has since been fulfilled by 
respondents and the burdens will be removed from this collection 
pursuant to the revisions in this information collection. With respect 
to false alert reporting, the Commission adopted a rule permitting the 
FEMA Administrator or a State, Local, Tribal, or Territorial government 
to voluntarily report WEA false alerts to the FCC Operations Center at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#084e4b4b47585b486e6b6b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743237373b2427341217175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>, informing the Commission of the event and any relevant 
details. This rule created a voluntary mechanism for collection of 
information so that the Commission can monitor these false alert events 
which can undermine public confidence in the reliability of emergency 
alerting and WEA. Email reporting was adopted as a minimally-burdensome 
way for government entities to report false alerts. The WEA false alert 
reporting regulation is codified at 47 CFR 10.520(d)(2).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-25916 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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