Justification for Emergency Processing

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
EMERGENCY PROCESSING REQUEST
Supplement to OMB 83i

Date 2007-08-16

OMB Control # 3060 -

Title of Collection Request to state and local public safety entities for information on equipment op

5 CFR 1320.13

Certifying official's name, phone
number, and email address.

Jerry Cowden; 202-418-0447; [email protected]

1. I certify that this collection of information is needed prior to the
expiration of time periods normally associated with PRA requests.
2. I certify that this collection of information is essential to the mission
of the Federal Communications Commission.

Yes

Yes

No

No

3. I certify that the Federal Communications Commission cannot reasonably comply with
normal PRA clearance procedures because such procedures will likely cause: (if applicable)
3a. If none of the impacts identified in Question 3 are
Yes
likely, is this request based upon an unanticipated
event?
No

Public harm
Prevention or disruption of the
collection of information
A statutory or court ordered
deadline to be missed

3b. Explain the reason for
your answer to either
Our Order establishes a public-private partnership for a nationwide wireless public safety broadband
Question 3 or 3a. If you
communications network. This requires re-configuration of the 700 MHz public safety spectrum and
answered "yes" to
relocation of public safety entities operating on those frequencies. We thus must collect information
Question 3a, be sure to
from licensees about current numbers and location of handsets and base stations in operation, review
include in your explanation
the reports, and deliver them to the national public safety entity responsible for creating a buildout
reasons why OMB should
schedule. For reasons of public safety and homeland security, this process must be expedited as soon
not expect the FCC to have
as possible.
anticipated this event.
(750 character limit).

4. Indicate the
date by which
an OMB decision 2007-9-13
on this request is
needed.
4a. Explain why it is essential to have OMB
approval by the requested date.
(500 character limit).

5. Describe "all practicable
steps" the FCC has taken to
consult with interested
agencies and members of
the public to minimize the
burden of this collection of
information.
(750 character limit).

For the reasons described above, this information collection is crucial to the timely
implementation of the 700 MHz public-private partnership and the resulting
improvement of first responder communications in times of emergency. Any delay in
the implementation of the public-private shared wireless broadband network will
lessen the ability of emergency first responders to communicate with each other over
the 700 MHz spectrum that Congress allocated for public safety use.

We have been in close contact with national public safety organizations representing the local entities
that will have to respond to this collection and all interested parties are eager to get the 700 MHz
relocation process underway. We solicited and received comments from numerous public safety entities
on our proposal to re-configure the 700 MHz public safety spectrum, including the most efficient ways to
achieve that re-configuration. There is no practicable alternative way to collect the required information
in a timely fashion.

6. Give the Federal Register citation for the Commission's public notification of this
request for emergency PRA processing.
ATTACH A PDF COPY OF THIS FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE TO THIS DOCUMENT.

72 FR 46059 (August 16, 2007)