Part 4 of the Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
PRA - PSAP Notification 911 reliability and 988 Supporting Statement CLEAN 8.19.24 225PM.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-08-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
30210	Business or other-for profit	Modified
254179	State, Local or Tribal Government	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0484	ICR Reference No: 202407-3060-024
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-3060-012
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: PSHSB
Title: Part 4 of the Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/26/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2025
Responses	201,848	27,395
Time Burden (Hours)	398,319	54,215
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This information is needed to further the Commission's goal of assisting federal, state and Tribal Nation agencies in obtaining better situation awareness regarding the performance of communications networks during network outages and disasters. Service providers file mandatory reports with the FCC in NORS when outages of a certain size and duration occur. The information collected here will align the notification requirements of originating service providers and covered 911 service providers and apply outage reporting and notification requirements to outages that potentially affect 988 special facilities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(n), 4(o) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151, 154(i)-(j) (n) and (o), Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 251(e)(4), 254, 301, 303(b) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 303(g), 303(r), 307, 309(a) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 309(j), 316, 332, 403, 1302 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 706 Name of Law: Telecommunications Act of 1996
   US Code: 47 USC 201(b),214,218,251(e)(3) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 615, 615a-1 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK40	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 9756	02/15/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 77093	11/08/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 68423	08/26/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other-for profit
State, Local or Tribal Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	201,848	27,395	0	174,453	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	398,319	54,215	0	344,104	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting program changes and adjustments to this revised information collection. There are program changes to the total number of annual hours for this collection due to (1) an increase in the number of respondents subject to this collection (from 1,065 respondents to 3,224 respondents); and (2) additional burdens placed on respondents by the 2022 Second Report and Order and by the 2023 Report and Order, (from 54,215 burden hours to 398,319 burden hours). In addition, there are upward adjustments to the number of annual responses for this collection. There is an increase in the number of outages estimated to occur annually, which in turn increases the estimated number of annual responses. There is also an upward adjustment to the estimated number of responses resulting from a change to the approach by which the number of responses are calculated (instead of counting all NORS filings per outage per provider as a single report, we now calculate each of the three filed NORS reports as separate responses, resulting in an increase from 27,395 total annual responses to 201,848 total annual responses).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $891,727

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/26/2024

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