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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92929-92930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27548]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1301; FR ID 263308]

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
Office of Management and Budget

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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission 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 comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before December 26, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1301.
    Title: Preparation of Annual Reports to Congress for the Collection 
& Use of Fees for 988 Services by States & Other Jurisdictions Under 
the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
    Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 630 respondents; 630 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 55 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in National Suicide Hotline 
Designation Act of 2020, Public Law 116-172, 134 Stat. 832 (2020) (988 
Act).
    Total Annual Burden: 34,650 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection enables the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) to fulfill its continuing 
obligations under the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, 
Public Law 116-172, 134 Stat. 832 (2020) (988 Act), to submit an annual 
``Fee Accountability Report'' to the Committees on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, detailing ``the status in each State, political 
subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or village or regional 
corporation serving'' an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act region, of 
the collection and distribution of fees or charges for ``the support or 
implementation of 9-8-8 services,'' including ``findings on the amount 
of revenues obligated or expended by each [state, political entity, and 
subdivision] for any purpose other than the purpose for which any such 
fees or charges are specified.'' (988 Act, 134 Stat. at 833-34.)
    The Commission will collect information for the preparation of the 
annual Fee Accountability Report through a survey, to be distributed 
via electronic mail, that appropriate officials of States and political 
subdivisions thereof, Indian Tribes, and village or regional 
corporations serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) can use to 
submit data pertaining to the collection and distribution of revenues 
from fees and charges for the support or implementation of 988 
services, including the use of such collected fees and charges for any 
purpose other than for the support or implementation of 988 services. 
In addition, consistent with the definition of ``State'' set forth in 
47 U.S.C. 153(40) of the Communications Act, the Commission will 
collect this information from states as well as the District of 
Columbia and

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the inhabited U.S. Territories and possessions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27548 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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