Part 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order FCC 19-57

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
ARS Non-substantive Modification Justification_5.21.21.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2021-05-21	Available
Justification for Non-Substantive Change Request.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2020-04-06	Repair queued
FCC-19-57A1.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-20	Repair queued
Alert Reporting System Nonsubstantive Change Supporting Statement May 2021 clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-05-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
29750	Businesses or other-for profit	Other-Srceenshots - ETRS Forms	Modified
184809	State, Local and Tribal Government		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0207	ICR Reference No: 202105-3060-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-3060-014
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: PSHSB
Title: Part 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order FCC 19-57
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: 05/21/2021

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2022	12/31/2022
Responses	3,588,830	3,588,830
Time Burden (Hours)	140,751	140,751
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission is requesting approval for non-substantive changes to the forms associated with the Alert Reporting System (ARS) in collection 3060-0207. As stated in the supporting statement, the FCC acknowledged in the 2019 revisions to the EAS PRA collection commenters’ general requests, to include “help” buttons on each of the online filing menu screens of ARS and noted that help buttons would be included “in some form to be determined in the final system requirements.” Following further development of the system requirements, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) determined that the ease of filing could be further improved by replacing “help” buttons with detailed instructions on how to complete each online filing menu screen. The Bureau concluded that this approach will improve the user experience by giving filers clear, context-specific instructions on how to complete the page without needing to unnecessarily click on an extra button. The collections in the modified ARS forms are consistent with those approved by the Office of Management and Budget in the 2019 revisions to the EAS PRA collection set forth in the FCC’s State EAS Plan Report and Order. The updates to this collection will cause no change in the burden estimates or reporting and record keeping requirements that the Commission submitted (and which OMB subsequently approved) in 2019. The Commission is submitting this non-substantive change request for OMB approval to an existing information collection. The FCC is proposing non-substantive updates to previously approved collections represented by the forms associated with the mandatory electronic EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) that EAS Participants must utilize to file identifying and test result data as part of their participation in any authorized nationwide EAS tests (3060-0207). The collections in the modified ETRS forms are consistent with those approved by the Office of Management and Budget in the 2011 and 2017 revisions to the EAS PRA collection set forth in the FCC’s EAS Third Report and Order and in the related 2011 emergency request (and subsequent standard request) for approval of the electronic version of that previously approved collection (and the PRA filing made for the ETRS when it became a mandatory filing mechanism in 2015). The current modification to the ETRS is to improve and clarify the filing experience. Every change requested either improves efficiency or clarifies previously unclear points for the user. In some cases, we are proposing to implement changes that users requested. The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau), working with the ETRS developers, has made every effort to draft these modifications to be minimal, non-material changes, consistent with previous OMB approvals. The updates to this collection will cause no change in the burden estimates or reporting and record keeping requirements that the Commission submitted (and which OMB subsequently approved) for the 2011 and 2017 systems. In the EAS Order on Reconsideration, FCC 19-57 (rel. June 27, 2019), the Commission amends Part 11 of its rules to (i) eliminate requiring Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS) providers to transmit weekly tests in favor of requiring them to only log receipt of the weekly test, and (ii) eliminate the requirement that SDARS providers transmit monthly test on all channels in favor of requiring them to transmit the monthly test on 10% of all of their channels, with channels tested varying from month to month, so that over the course of a given year, 100% of all of its channels are tested. This action harmonizes the EAS testing requirements applied to SDARS service with those applied to the similarly situated Direct Broadcast Satellite service.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 48142	09/12/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 64068	11/20/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Businesses or other-for profit
State, Local and Tribal Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	3,588,830	3,588,830	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	140,751	140,751	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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:

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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? 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: 05/21/2021

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