Part 11 - Emergency Alert
System (EAS), Order, FCC 21-77
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/04/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2022
3,588,845
3,588,830
141,414
140,751
0
0
In the Report and Order, FCC 21-77
(rel. June 17, 2021), the Commission amends Part 11 of its rules to
(i) encourage chief executives of states and territories to form
SECCs if none exist in their states, or if the state has an SECC,
to review its composition and governance criteria; (ii) include as
a required element in the State EAS Plan, a certification by the
SECC Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson that the SECC met (in person,
via teleconference, or via other methods of conducting virtual
meetings) at least once in the twelve months prior to submitting
the annual updated plan to review and update their State EAS
Plan—and incorporate such certification into the Alert Reporting
System (ARS); (iii) require that the Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau (Bureau) to approve or reject State EAS Plans
submitted for approval within 60 days of receipt—for those
instances in which the Bureau finds defects in a submitted plan
requiring correction by the SECC, that State EAS Plan will be
considered to be temporarily withdrawn, restarting the 60-day
review and approval period anew upon resubmission of the corrected
plan in ARS; (iv) require Bureau to list the approval dates of
State EAS Plans submitted on ARS on the Commission’s website, and
in the event a final decision is made to deny a plan, directly
notify the chief executive of the State to which the plan applies
of that determination and the reasons for such denial within 30
days of such decision; (v) adopt an EAS Plan Content Checklist
composed of the plan content requirements set forth in § 11.21 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 11.21, and direct the Bureau to post
the checklist on the Commission’s website and incorporate it as an
appendix in the ARS user manual; and (vi) enable the Administrator
of FEMA and state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to
report false EAS and WEA alerts when they occur.
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
There are only minor program
changes/increases to this information collection. As a result of
the reporting requirements adopted in the Order, the total number
of respondents remain the same, the total annual responses
increased by +15 and the total annual burden hours increased by
+663 hours. These changes were mandated by legislation (NDAA21),
and the methodology used to calculate the burdens are quantified
above. There are no adjustments.
$47,800
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
David Munson 202
418-2921
No
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.
Supporting Statement for the NDAA21 Report and Order_3060-0207.docx
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