[Federal Register: July 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 143)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Approved by the Office
of Management and Budget
July 17, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public
information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimate(s) and any
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Haney, Leslie.Haney@fcc.gov,
(202) 418-1002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0809.
OMB Approval Date: December 31, 2007.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2011.
Title: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
Form No.: Not applicable.
Estimated Annual Burden: 350 responses; 17.93 hours per response;
6275 hours total per year.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory for system security filings and
voluntary for section 107(c) and 109(b) petitions.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Neither CALEA system security
filings nor section 107(c) and 109(b) petitions.
Needs and Uses: The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement
Act (CALEA) requires the Commission to create rules that regulate the
conduct and recordkeeping of lawful electronic surveillance. CALEA was
enacted in October 1994 to respond to rapid advances in
telecommunications technology and eliminate obstacles faced by law
enforcement personnel in conducting electronic surveillance. Section
105 of CALEA requires telecommunications carriers to protect against
the unlawful interception of communications passing through their
systems. Law enforcement officials use the information maintained by
telecommunications carriers to determine the accountability and
accuracy of telecommunications carriers' compliance with lawful
electronic surveillance orders. On May 12, 2006, the Commission
released a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order in
ET Docket No. 04-195, FCC 06-56, which became effective August 4, 2006,
except for sections 1.20004 and 1.20005 of the Commission's rules,
which became effective on February 12, 2007 when OMB approved their
information collection requirements. The Second Report and Order
established new guidelines for filing section 107(c) petitions, section
109(b) petitions, and monitoring reports (FCC Form 445). The monitoring
reports were required on only one occasion and no renewal of that
requirement is necessary. CALEA section 107(c)(1) permits a petitioner
to apply for an extension of time, up to two years from the date that
the petition is filed, and to come into compliance with a particular
CALEA section 103 capability requirement. CALEA section 109(b) permits
a telecommunication carrier covered by CALEA to file a petition with
the FCC and an
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application with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to request that DOJ
pay the costs of the carrier's CALEA compliance (cost-shifting relief)
with respect to any equipment, facility or service installed or
deployed after January 1, 1995. The Second Report and Order required
several different collections of information: (a) Within 90 days of the
effective date of the Second Report and Order, facilities based
broadband Internet access and interconnected Voice over Interconnected
Protocol (VoIP) providers newly identified in the First Report and
Order in this proceeding were required to file system security
statements under the Commission's rules (system security statements are
currently approved under the existing OMB 3060-0809 information
collection). (b) All telecommunications carriers, including broadband
Internet access and interconnected VoIP providers, must file updates to
their systems security statements on file with the Commission as their
information changes. (c) Petitions filed under section 107(c), request
for additional time to comply with CALEA; these provisions apply to all
carriers subject to CALEA and are voluntary filings. (d) Section
109(b), request for reimbursement of CALEA; these provisions apply to
all carriers subject to CALEA and are necessary for carriers seeking
relief under this section of the CALEA statute.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-16972 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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