[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23828-23829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09018]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 16689]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before May 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in
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www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your comment on the proposed
information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to [email protected]
and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control
number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls,
CG Docket No. 17-59.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; not-for-
profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,666 respondents; 15,375,326
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004 hours (15 seconds) to 32 hours.
Frequency of Response: Monthly, one time, and on occasion reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in sections 227 and 251(e)(1) of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Total Annual Burden: 290,233 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On December 12, 2018, the Commission adopted rules
in FCC 18-177, Second Report and Order, published at 84 FR 11226, March
26, 2019, which contain new information collection requirements.
Specifically, the Commission concluded that the obligation to provide
permanent disconnect information will apply to all reporting carriers
as defined in the Commission's numbering rules, which include wireless,
wireline, and interconnected Voice over internet Protocol providers
that obtain numbers from the North American Numbering Plan
Administrator. As part of the Commission reporting requirements,
reporting carriers must provide, among other things, the most recent
date each North American Numbering Plan telephone number allocated or
ported to the reporting carrier was permanently disconnected. The
telephone number and date of permanent disconnection will allow
voluntary users of the database to determine whether a number has been
permanently disconnected prior to calling that number, thereby
protecting against unwanted calls to consumers and potential Telephone
Consumer Protection Act liability for callers. Reporting carriers and
voluntary users of the reassigned numbers database may also need to
provide contact information, including names, address, and telephone
number, to enable the database administrator to contact the reporting
carrier in case there are any issues with their submission.
The Commission has referred to the North American Numbering Council
the development of a technical requirements document for the reassigned
numbers database for review by the Commission. The technical
requirements document will contain a single, unified set of functional
and interface requirements for: Technical interoperability and
operational standards; the user interface specifications and data
format for service providers to report to the Administrator; the user
interfaces and other means by which callers may submit queries,
including providing callers the abilities for high-volume and batch
processing or to submit individual queries; appropriate safeguards to
protect the privacy and security of subscribers, protect the database
from unauthorized access, and ensure the security and integrity of the
data; and keeping records of service providers' reporting and
accounting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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