Information Collection regarding Redundancy, Resiliency and Reliability of 911 and E911 Networks and/or Systems as set forth in the Commission's Rules (47 CFR 12.3)
Information Collection
regarding Redundancy, Resiliency and Reliability of 911 and E911
Networks and/or Systems as set forth in the Commission's Rules (47
CFR 12.3)
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
The Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) released an Order (FCC 07-107) that adopted a rule (47
CFR 12.3) requiring certain local exchange carriers (LECs),
commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers, and
interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service
providers to analyze their 911 and E911 networks and/or systems and
report to the Commission on the redundancy, resiliency and
reliability of those networks and/or systems. This will serve the
public interest and help fulfill the Commissions statutory
obligation to make wire and radio communications services available
to all people in the United States for the purpose of the national
defense and promoting safety of life and property. See 47 U.S.C.
151. It is critical that Americans have access to a resilient and
reliable 911 system irrespective of the technology used to provide
the service; these analyses and reports will further this
goal.
This is a new information
collection, which occurred because the Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) released an Order (FCC 07-107) that adopted
a rule (47 CFR 12.3) requiring certain local exchange carriers
(LECs), commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers, and
interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service
providers to analyze their 911 and E911 networks and/or systems and
report to the Commission on the redundancy, resiliency and
reliability of those networks and/or systems. This will serve the
public interest and help fulfill the Commissions statutory
obligation to make wire and radio communications services available
to all people in the United States for the purpose of the national
defense and promoting safety of life and property. See 47 U.S.C.
151. It is critical that Americans have access to a resilient and
reliable 911 system irrespective of the technology used to provide
the service; these analyses and reports will further this
goal.
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:
(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;
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.