Notice2022-24740
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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November 15, 2022
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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 can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68489-68490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24740]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0717 and OMB 3060-1303; FR ID 113439]
Information Collections 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
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before December 15,
2022.
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 Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29797b68694f4a4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c1c1e0d0c2a2f2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8bb998c9081d6af9194949199958bb89e9b9bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6023011408194e37090c0c09010d13200603034e070f16">[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 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 <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: 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.
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: 3060-0717.
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Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket
No. 92-77, 47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709, 64.710.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,418 respondents; 11,250,150
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours)--50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 47
U.S.C. 226, Telephone Operator Services, Public Law 101-435, 104 Stat.
986, codified at 47 CFR 64.703(a) Consumer Information, 64.709
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710 Operator Services for Prison Inmate
Phones.
Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $139,500.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 64.703(a), Operator Service Providers (OSPs) are required to
disclose, audibly and distinctly to the consumer, at no charge and
before connecting any interstate call, how to obtain rate quotations,
including any applicable surcharges. 47 CFR 64.710 imposes similar
requirements on OSPs to inmates at correctional institutions. 47 CFR
64.709 codifies the requirements for OSPs to file informational tariffs
with the Commission. These rules help to ensure that consumers receive
information necessary to determine what the charges associated with an
OSP-assisted call will be, thereby enhancing informed consumer choice
in the operator services marketplace.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1303.
Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls,
Sixth Report and Order, CG Docket No. 17-59, Authentication Trust
Anchor, Fifth Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-97, FCC 22-37.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 6,493 respondents; 311,664 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in sections
4(i), 4(j), 201, 202, 217, 227, 227b, 251(e), 303(r), and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 201, 202,
217, 227, 227b, 251(e), 303(r), 403.
Total Annual Burden: 77,916 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: This notice and request for comments seeks to
extend the information collection requirements as it pertains to the
Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls Sixth
Report and Order and Call Authentication Trust Anchor Fifth Report and
Order (``Gateway Provider Report and Order''). Unwanted and illegal
robocalls have long been the Federal Communication Commission's
(``Commission'') top source of consumer complaints and one of the
Commission's top consumer protection priorities. Foreign-originated
robocalls represent a significant portion of illegal robocalls, and
gateway providers serve as a critical choke-point for reducing the
number of illegal robocalls received by American consumers. In the
Gateway Provider Report and Order, the Commission took steps to prevent
these foreign-originated illegal robocalls from reaching consumers and
to help track these calls back to the source. Along with further
extension of the Commission's caller ID authentication requirements and
Robocall Mitigation Database filing requirements, the Commission
adopted several robocall mitigation requirements, including a
requirement for gateway providers to respond to traceback within 24
hours, mandatory blocking requirements, a ``know your upstream
provider'' requirement, and a general mitigation requirement.
Gateway Provider Report and Order, FCC 22-37, Paras. 65-71, 47 CFR
64.1200(n)(1)
A voice service provider must: . . . Upon receipt of a traceback
request from the Commission, civil law enforcement, criminal law
enforcement, or the industry traceback consortium:
(i) If the provider is an originating, terminating, or non-gateway
intermediate provider for all calls specified in the traceback request,
the provider must respond fully and in a timely manner;
(ii) If the provider receiving a traceback request is the gateway
provider for any calls specified in the traceback request, the provider
must fully respond to the traceback request within 24 hours of receipt
of the request. The 24-hour clock does not start outside of business
hours, and requests received during that time are deemed received at
8:00 a.m. on the next business day. If the 24-hour response period
would end on a non-business day, either a weekend or a Federal legal
holiday, the 24-hour clock does not run for the weekend or holiday in
question, and restarts at 12:01 a.m. on the next business day following
when the request would otherwise be due. For example, a request
received at 3:00 p.m. on a Friday will be due at 3:00 p.m. on the
following Monday, assuming that Monday is not a Federal legal holiday.
For purposes of this rule, ``business day'' is defined as Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal legal holidays, and ``business
hours'' is defined as 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a business day. For
purposes of this rule, all times are local time for the office that is
required to respond to the request.
The first portion of the information collection for which OMB
approval is sought comes from the requirement adopted in the Gateway
Provider Report and Order that all voice service providers respond to
traceback ``fully and in in a timely manner'' and gateway providers
must respond within 24 hours. All voice service providers, including
gateway providers are required to respond to traceback requests from
the Commission, civil and criminal law enforcement, and the Industry
Traceback Consortium. Traceback is a key enforcement tool in the fight
against illegal calls, allowing the Commission or law enforcement to
identify the caller and bring enforcement actions or otherwise stop
future calls before they reach consumers. Any unnecessary delay in the
process can increase the risk that this essential information may
become impossible to obtain. While traceback is not a new process, some
providers have historically been reluctant to respond, or have simply
ignored requests. This requirement ensures that all providers are on
notice that a response is required, and allows real consequences for
refusal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-24740 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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