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1The Report and Order was corrected via two 

errata released on September 5, 2024, and October 

1, 2024. 

accordance with subsection (c) of 

section 552b of title 5, United States 

Code. 

Authority:31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

1001–1014. 

Dated: January 15, 2025. 

Monica R. Valentine, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01321 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1610–02–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX; FR ID 274218] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 February 20, 

2025. 

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 PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 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 http://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–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: 1,541 respondents; 2,837 

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: 9,932 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $902,000. 

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 


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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 

associated routing and location 

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), PSHSB 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 3060–1096; FR ID 273963] 

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 March 24, 

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 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: 3060–1096. 

Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service 

Provider Certification, WC Docket No. 

05–68. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 121 respondents; 1,452 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 

hours–20 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly 

reporting requirement, third party 

disclosure requirement and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 

152, 154(i), 201, 202 and 254 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 12,100 hours. 


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