The Commission needs to collect,
compile and maintain a list of counties, Public Safety Answering
Points (PSAP) service areas, and specific parts for public safety
awareness of areas where wireless carriers are unable to comply
with requirements for location accuracy concerning the ability of
PSAPs to determine the location of emergency wireless 911 calls.
The Commission also needs to ensure that wireless carriers and
third party systems service providers transport confidence and
uncertainty data for the location of wireless E911 calls to PSAPs
on a per-call basis upon a PSAP's request (two years after the
effective date of the Second Report and Order, FCC 10-176). The
Commission is submitting a revision due to adoption of the Third
Report and Order, FCC 11-107. With the Third Report and Order, the
Commission adopts a rule, providing that new CMRS network
providers, meeting the definition of covered CMRS providers in
Section 20.18 of the Commission's rules and deploying networks
subsequent to the effective date of the Third R&O that are not
an expansion or upgrade of an existing CMRS network must meet the
handset-based location accuracy standard from the start. The rule
requires new CMRS providers launching new stand-alone networks
during the eight-year implementation period for handset-based CMRS
wireless licensees to meet the applicable handset-based location
accuracy standard in effect at the time of deployment. As a result,
under the new rule section adopted by the Third R&O, all new
CMRS providers in delivery emergency calls for Enhanced 911
service, must satisfy the handset-based location accuracy standard
at either a county-based or Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP)-based geographic level. Similarly, in accordance with the
new rule and under he paragraph provision of Section
20.18(h)(2)(iii), new CMRS providers may exclude up to 15 percent
of the counties or PSAP areas they serve due to heavy forestation
that limits handset-based technology accuracy in those counties or
areas.
US Code:
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USC 151 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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USC 154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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USC 332 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
The Commission initially
estimated this new collection with 71,100 total annual burden hours
in March 2011. Now we are reporting a decrease in burden, i.e.,
respondents, responses and total burden hours. The Commission is
reporting a 17,948 program change decrease. With a change in
requirements in the Third Report and Order, FCC 11-107, the
Commission includes providers of new CMRS networks in its
compilation and maintenance of a list of counties and Public Safety
Answering Points (PSAPs) service areas for public safety awareness
of areas where CMRS wireless carriers are unable to comply with
requirements for location accuracy. The Commission also needs to
ensure that the new CMRS providers and third party systems service
providers, serving them, transport confidence and uncertainty data
for the location of wireless E911 calls to PSAPs on a per-call
basis upon a PSAP's request.
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.
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