Part 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 16-32

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
3060.0207.ETRS.FORMS.NonSubstantive.PRA.Filing.SS.0515.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-05-16
ETRS Non-substantive Modification Justification.0510.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2017-05-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
29750	Part 11, One-time Reporting Requirement (Private Sector)	Unchanged
184809	Section 11.21 - State EAS Plans	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0207	ICR Reference No: 201705-3060-019
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-3060-012
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: PSHSB
Title: Part 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 16-32
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/30/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/16/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2019	10/31/2019	10/31/2019
Responses	3,596,546	0	3,596,546
Time Burden (Hours)	110,476	0	110,476
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission is requesting approval for non-substantial changes to the forms associated with the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) in collection 3060-0207. As stated in the supporting statement, after the September 28, 2016 Nationwide Test of the EAS, the Commission was required to replace the underlying software platform for the ETRS as part of an overall agency upgrade. This change caused certain cosmetic changes to the ETRS forms. In response to data received in the 2011 and 2016 Nationwide EAS tests, the Commission also added minimal updates to the forms to correct anomalies, respond to user inquiries, and increase the utility of the forms. Also, the FCC is proposing non-substantive changes to the 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 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, as well as for the PRA filing made for the ETRS when it became a mandatory filing mechanism in 2015. There is an increase in the burdens hours due to the Commission correcting a clerical error and there are no costs associated with this information collection. Part 11 contains rules and regulations providing for an emergency alert system (EAS). The EAS provides the President with the capabililty to provide immediate communications and information to the general public during periods of national emergency. The EAS also provides state and local governments and the National Weather Service with the capability to send EAS alerts to the general public concerning emergency situations posing a threat to life and property. State and local use of the EAS is required to be described in State EAS Plans that are administered by State Emergency Communications Committees (SECC) and submitted to the FCC for approval. The Order amends the State EAS Plan filing requirements set forth at Section 11.21 of the FCC’s rules to require EAS Participants (i.e., the broadcasters, cable systems, and other service providers subject to the FCC’s EAS rules) to provide descriptions of their actions, if any, to make EAS alert content available in languages other than English to its non-English speaking audience(s), to their respective SECC, who in turn are required to include such information in the State EAS Plan submitted to the FCC for approval.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 606 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 154(i) 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	81 FR 27342	05/06/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 30538	05/17/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 48417	07/25/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 11, One-time Reporting Requirement (Private Sector)
Section 11.21 - State EAS Plans

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	3,596,546	3,596,546	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	110,476	110,476	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: There are program changes/increases to this information collection, as a result of the reporting requirements adopted in the Order. There are no changes to the number of respondents, the total number of responses increased from 3,569,028 to 3,596,546 (+27,518) and the total annual burden hours increased from 82,008 hours to 110,476 hours (+28,468). There are no adjustments.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $26,521

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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: 05/16/2017

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