Election Whether to Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
3060-1113 Non-substantive Modification Justification 2025.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2025-12-22
3060-1113_SS_DA_25-12_December 2025.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-12-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
268621	State, Local or Tribal Government	Unchanged
183206	Business or other-for profit	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1113	ICR Reference No: 202512-3060-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202405-3060-011
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: PSHSB
Title: Election Whether to Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert System
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/22/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	08/31/2027
Responses	5,176	5,176
Time Burden (Hours)	106,943	106,943
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,050,800	7,050,800

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Abstract: The Commission is requesting approval of non-substantive changes associated with multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in collection OMB Control No. 3060-1113. OMB previously approved FCC rules that require commercial mobile service providers participating in WEA to support the pre-installation and display of templates of common alert messages on WEA-capable devices in the 13 most commonly spoken languages, as well as English and American Sign Language (ASL). On January 8, 2025, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau adopted a Report and Order that further implemented these requirements by identifying the specific templates that these CMS providers must implement, requiring the written templates to be fillable with specific information provided by alert originators, and requiring non-English templates displayed on WEA-capable devices to be followed by the display of corresponding English fillable templates. This collection will (a) provide Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) in the 13 most spoken languages other than English in the U.S.; (b) renew CMS providers' election regarding whether or not to participate in WEA: (c) require that WEA messages include location-aware maps; and (d) establish an FCC-maintained WEA database of participating providers and the areas they serve.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 309,403,606 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151,152,154,301,303,307 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 1201,1203,1204,1206 Name of Law: Warning Alert and Response Network Acts
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK54	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 86824	12/15/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 24835	04/09/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 51337	06/17/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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	5,176	5,176	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	106,943	106,943	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,050,800	7,050,800	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The rules adopted by the Commission, modifying this collection resulted in a program change. There are no changes in the total number of respondents. However, there are increases in the total annual responses by +164, increases in the total annual burden hours by +78,123 and Participating CMS Providers will incur a one-time total annual cost of $7,050,800 to implement the WEA systems contained in the Third R&O. No adjustments are being reported.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $54,772

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: 12/22/2025

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