Notice2023-13840
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
June 29, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42069-42070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13840]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1285; FR ID 150556]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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,
and 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. Comments are requested
concerning: 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; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business
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concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 28,
2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6e6e4f7f6d0d5d598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70202231301613135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abc5c2c8c4c7ce85c4c5cccec7ceebcdc8c885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81efe8e2eeede4afeeefe6e4ede4c1e7e2e2afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1285.
Title: Compliance with the Non-IP Call Authentication Solution
Rules; Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,800 respondents; 12,800
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-6 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and required to obtain or retain
benefits. Statutory authority for these collections are contained in
sections 227b, 251(e), and 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 39,663 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal
Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act directs the Commission to
require, no later than 18 months from enactment, all voice service
providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication technology
in the internet protocol (IP) portions of their networks and implement
an effective caller ID authentication framework in the non-IP portions
of their networks. Among other provisions, the TRACED Act also directs
the Commission to create extension mechanisms for voice service
providers. On September 29, 2020, the Commission adopted its Call
Authentication Trust Anchor Second Report and Order. See Call
Authentication Trust Anchor, WC Docket No. 17-97, Second Report and
Order, 36 FCC Rcd 1859 (adopted Sept. 29, 2020). The Second Report and
Order implemented section 4(b)(1)(B) of the TRACED Act, in part, by
requiring a voice service provider maintain and be ready to provide the
Commission upon request with documented proof that it is participating,
either on its own or through a representative, including third party
representatives, as a member of a working group, industry standards
group, or consortium that is working to develop a non-internet Protocol
caller identification authentication solution, or actively testing such
a solution. The Second Report and Order also implemented the extension
mechanisms in section 4(b)(5) by, in part, requiring voice service
providers to certify in the Robocall Mitigation Database that they have
either implemented STIR/SHAKEN or a adopted a robocall mitigation
program and describe that program in a filed plan. On May 19, 2022, the
Commission adopted similar obligations for gateway providers. See
Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Call
Authentication Trust Anchor, CG Docket No. 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97,
Sixth Report and Order et al., FCC 22-27 (adopted May 19, 2022).
Specifically, like voice service providers, gateway providers were
required to maintain and be ready to provide the Commission upon
request with documented proof that it is participating, either on its
own or through a representative, including third party representatives,
as a member of a working group, industry standards group, or consortium
that is working to develop a non-internet Protocol caller
identification authentication solution, or actively testing such a
solution.
Gateway providers were also required to implement both STIR/SHAKEN
on the IP portions of their networks as well as a robocall mitigation
program. They must also certify to their implementation and describe
their robocall mitigation program in the Robocall Mitigation Database.
On March 16, 2023, the Commission adopted an Order imposing largely the
same obligations that applied to gateway providers on a new class of
providers: non-gateway intermediate providers. See Call Authentication
Trust Anchor, Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 17-97, FCC 23-18 (adopted March 16, 2023). In
that action, the Commission also required all voice service providers
to adopt a robocall mitigation program and file a description of that
program in the Robocall Mitigation Database as well as requiring all
classes of providers to file additional information in the Robocall
Mitigation Database. On May 18, 2023, the Commission adopted an Order
modifying some of these requirements. See Call Authentication Trist
Anchor, et al., WC Docket No. 17-97 et al., Seventh Report and Order et
al., FCC 23-37 (adopted May 18, 2023).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13840 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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