Notice2021-21260
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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September 30, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54193-54194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21260]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 50167]
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 November 1,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39696b78795f5a5a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0a0a2b1b0969393de979f86">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#622c0b010d0e074c2d0c05070e07220401014c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67290e04080b0249280900020b022701040449000811">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) Go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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
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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: Private Entity Robocall and Spoofing Information Submission
Portal, FCC Form 5642.
Form Number: FCC Form 5642.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and non-profit
organizations.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in the TRACED Act section 10(a).
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: Section 10(a) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone
Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act)
directs the Commission to establish regulations to create a process
that ``streamlines the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily
share with the Commission information relating to'' a call or text
message that violates prohibitions regarding robocalls or spoofing set
forth section 227(b) and 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. On June 17, 2021, the Commission adopted a Report and Order to
implement section 10(a) by creating an online portal located on the
Commission's website where private entities may submit information
about robocall and spoofing violations. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau)
will manage this portal.
A private entity is any entity other than (1) an individual natural
person or (2) a public entity. A public entity is any governmental
organization at the federal, state, or local level. Thus, the portal is
not intended for individual consumers who already have a mechanism to
submit robocall or spoofing complaints via the Commission's informal
complaint process.
The portal will request private entities to submit certain minimum
information including, but not necessarily limited to, the name of the
reporting private entity, contact information, including at least one
individual name and means of contacting the entity (e.g., a phone
number), the caller ID information displayed, the phone number(s)
called, the date(s) and time(s) of the relevant calls or texts, the
name of the reporting private entity's service provider, and a
description of the problematic calls or texts. Although the portal will
not reject submissions that fail to include the above information, such
failure will make it more difficult for the Bureau to investigate fully
and take appropriate enforcement action. Once submitted, the Bureau
will review to determine whether the information presents evidence of a
violation of the Commission's rules. The Bureau may share submitted
information with the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission,
other federal agencies combatting robocalls, state attorney general
offices, other law enforcement entities with which the Commission has
information sharing agreements, and the registered traceback
consortium.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21260 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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