PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 08-1866
August 7, 2008
OMB Control Number 3060-1113
COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST FILE 
ELECTIONS REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN THE 
COMMERCIAL MOBILE ALERT SYSTEM BY SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
PS DOCKET NO. 08-146
On August 7, 2008, the Commission released the Third Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07-
287 (CMAS Third Report and Order).1 The CMAS Third Report and Order implements provisions of the 
Warning, Alert and Response Network (“WARN”) Act,2 including, inter alia, a requirement that within 
30 days of release of the CMAS Third Report and Order, each Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) 
provider must file an election with the Commission indicating whether or not it intends to transmit 
emergency alerts as part of the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS).  The CMAS Third Report and 
Order noted that this filing requirement was subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. OMB pre-approved the filing requirement on February 4, 
2008.
PS Docket No. 08-146 is a docket specially created to receive these election letters.  To file 
electronically in PS Docket No. 08-146, CMS providers must utilize the Commission’s Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS), which is accessible at the Commission’s Web site, 
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs.
FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
As required by the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. § 3507), the FCC is notifying the 
public that it received OMB pre-approval on February 4, 2008, for the collection of information described 
in this Public Notice.  Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 6 
minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.  
This collection of information is for the purpose of assisting the Commission in overseeing the 
Commercial Mobile Service Alert System.  This collection is mandatory under the Warning, Alert and 
Response Network Act, § 602(b)(2)(A), Title VI of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 
 
1 The Commercial Mobile Alert System, PS Docket No. 07-287, Third Report and Order, FCC 08-184 (rel. Aug. 7, 
2008).
2 Warning, Alert and Response Network Act, Title VI of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 
2006, Pub. L. No. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884 (2006).
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2006, Pub. L. No. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884 (2006).  Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to Federal 
Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Washington, DC 20554, Paperwork Reduction Project 
(3060-1113), or via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov.  DO NOT SEND ELECTION LETTERS TO THIS 
ADDRESS.
Under 5 CFR § 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.  No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to 
comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not 
display a currently valid OMB Control Number.  This collection has been assigned OMB Control 
Number 3060-1113 and its expiration date is February 28, 2011.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, 
PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
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