Notice2024-06309
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
March 26, 2024
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20964-20965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06309]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 210779]
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 concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 28,
2024. 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#23737162634540400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e2e2c3f3e181d1d50191108">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d03040e0201084302030a0801082d0b0e0e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26484f45494a4308494841434a436640454508414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Participation Information Collection for the IoT Labeling
Program.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 312 respondents; 3,130
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 14 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time; On occasion; Recordkeeping and
Annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(n), 302, 303(r), 312,
333, and 503, of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
151, 152, 154(i), 154(n), 302a, 303(r), 312, 333, 503; the IoT
Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, 15 U.S.C. 278g-3a to 278g-3e.
Total Annual Burden: 42,700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a new
collection after this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to obtain a full three-year clearance. The collection
will advance the public interest and safety because it is the basis for
the Commission's IoT Labeling Program, which will provide consumers
with an easy-to-understand and quickly recognizable FCC IoT Label that
includes the U.S. government certification mark (referred to as the
Cyber Trust Mark) that provides assurances regarding the baseline
cybersecurity of an IoT product, together with a QR code that directs
consumers to a registry with specific information about the product.
This collection will help consumers make better purchasing decisions,
raise consumer confidence with regard to the cybersecurity of the IoT
products they buy to use in their homes and their lives, and encourage
manufacturers of IoT products to develop products with security-by-
design principles in mind. In addition, consumers who purchase an IoT
product that bears the FCC IoT Label can be assured that their product
meets the minimum cybersecurity standards of the IoT Labeling Program,
which in turn will strengthen the chain of connected IoT products in
their own homes and as part of a larger national IoT ecosystem. In
addition, the Order estimates that the program will save consumers at
least $60 million annually from reduced time spent researching
cybersecurity features of potential purchases.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06309 Filed 3-25-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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