[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1156-1157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-123]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
January 4, 2011.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
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3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies 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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection
burden for 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 OMB control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 7, 2011. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at
[email protected]; and to the Federal Communications
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: [email protected].). Include in the
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control
number, include the Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. If you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail, contact
he person listed below to make alternate arrangements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0809.
Title: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 285 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 7.5-80 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in Public Law 103-414,
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), sections
105, 107(c), 109(b) and 301; 47 U.S.C. 1004, 1006(c), 1008(b) and 229.
Total Annual Burden: 3,475 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Pursuant to section 0.457(g)
of the Commission's rules, the information in the CALEA system security
filings and petitions will not be made routinely available for public
inspection. Section 107(c) and 109(b) filings are entitled to
confidential treatment under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The
Commission has directed respondents to file their petitions under a
general claim of confidential or proprietary protection, subject only
to scrutiny by the Commission and the Attorney General who is consulted
in section 107(c) adjudications and is a party to all section 109(b)
adjudications.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection (IC) to the OMB during this comment period. The
Commission is seeking OMB approval for a revision to this existing IC.
The Commission is reporting a decrease of 2,800 total annual burden
hours for this IC. The decrease is due to removal of a recordkeeping
burden estimate associated in 47 CFR 1.20004. This estimate has been
eliminated by 1,655 hours because the nature and extent of the
requirement is usual and customary. Telecommunications carriers must
keep such records to demonstrate that they are in compliance with
Federal and State wiretapping laws and regulations that have existing
for the past 40 years.
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
requires: (a) telecommunications carriers to protect against unlawful
interception of communications of their facilities by establishing
policies and procedures to ensure security and integrity of those
facilities and to maintain records of all interceptions of unlawful
electronic surveillance, and (b) the FCC to prescribe CALEA
implementing rules and to review the carriers' filings under section
301(b) and to order any deficiencies to be corrected. Information
collections include mandatory system security filings, and voluntary
extension of time and cost reimbursement petitions.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
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