Part 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 18-94

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
3060-0207_18-39 Revised Supporting Statement 6.13.19.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-06-13	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
29750	Part 11 - EAS - Order, FCC 18-94 - Businesses or other-for profit	Other-Reporting Template	Modified
184809	Part 11 - EAS - Order, FCC 18-94 - State, Local and Tribal Government		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0207	ICR Reference No: 201811-3060-023
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201705-3060-019
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: PSHSB
Title: Part 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 18-94
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/17/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/05/2019
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statement during review.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2019
Responses	3,588,830	0	3,596,546
Time Burden (Hours)	140,751	0	110,476
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: In EAS Report and Order, FCC 18-94 (rel.July 13, 2018), the Commission amends Part 11 of its rules to (i) require EAS Participants to notify the Commission (via email to the FCC Ops Center at [email protected]) within twenty-four (24) hours of the EAS Participant’s discovery that it has transmitted or otherwise sent a false alert to the public, and (ii) include “Live Code Tests” of the EAS as a separate category of alerting exercise that EAS Participants may undertake voluntarily, provided such live code tests are conducted in accordance with specific parameters. In EAS Report and Order, FCC 18-39 (rel. Apr. 10, 2018), the Commission establishes the Alert Reporting System (ARS), an online filing system for State EAS Plans. The ARS will create a comprehensive online filing system for EAS by combining the existing EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) with a new, streamlined electronic system for the filing of State EAS Plans. ARS will replace paper-based filing requirements, minimize the burdens on State Emergency Communications Committees (SECCs), and allow the FCC, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other authorized entities to better access and use up-to-date information about the EAS, thus increasing its value as a tool to protect life and property for all Americans. With the ARS, the Commission seeks to modify this currently approved collection and requests approval of a proposed reporting template for this new filing system, attached as Appendix D to the April 10 EAS Order.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 606 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-AI49	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 39610	08/10/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 49924	10/03/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 13663	04/05/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 11 - EAS - Order, FCC 18-94 - Businesses or other-for profit
Part 11 - EAS - Order, FCC 18-94 - State, Local and Tribal Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	3,588,830	3,596,546	0	648	-8,364	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	140,751	110,476	0	4,599	25,676	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: There are program changes/increases to this information collection, as a result of the reporting requirements adopted in the Orders. The false alert reporting requirement increases the respondent number by 290 and total responses by 580, and total burden by 145. The “Live Code Test” provisions increases the respondent number by 10 and total responses by 10, but do not increase the total burden. By replacing the previous paper filing collection with the electronic Alert Reporting System requirement, the respondent number and total responses increase by four to account for four more SECCs. The total burden decreases by 1,000, but increases by 5,454 (a net of +4,454). The baseline numbers used for calculating the total burdens in the table above were different than the baseline totals listed in OMB’s burden inventory for the 3060-0207 information collection. Specifically, the baseline numbers used herein were from a Non-Substantive Change Request, dated May 16, 2017. The Non-Substantive Change Request made corrections to the previously approved information collection, which changed the total responses and hours for the 3060-0207 information collection from 3,596,546 and 110,476, respectively, to 3,588,182 and 136,152, respectively. OMB approved the Non-Substantive Change Request changes on May 30, 2017, however, the total responses and total hours identified in the inventory for the 3060-0207 information collection were not adjusted to reflect those corrections. Specifically, the Notice of Approval for the Non-Substantive Change Request continued to list the total responses and hours as 3,596,546 and 110,476, respectively, whereas they should be listed as 3,588,182 and 136,152, respectively, Accordingly, this Supporting Statement to OMB corrects that discrepancy by using the corrected burden totals from the Non-Substantive Change Request to calculate the total burden numbers associated with the information collections in Order, PS Dockets 15-94, 15-91, FCC 18-94, and Order, PS Docket No. 15-94, FCC 18-39.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $44,372

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? Uncollected

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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: 04/05/2019

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