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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0971.
Title: Section 52.15, Requests for ‘‘For
Cause’’ Audits and State Commissions’
Access to Numbering Resource
Application Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 2,100
respondents; 63,015 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes to 3.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements; third party
disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 10,515 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature and Extent of confidentiality:
The Commission requires state
commissions to treat carriers’
applications for initial or growth
numbering resources as well as their
forecast and utilization data as
confidential. In those instances where a
state ‘‘open records’’ statute prevents
the state from providing confidential
protection for such sensitive carrier
information the Commission will work
with the state commission to enable it
to obtain access to such information in
a manner that addresses the state’s need
for this information and also protects
the confidential nature of the carrier’s
sensitive information.
Needs and Uses: To ensure that the
numbering resources of the North
American Numbering Plan are used
efficiently, the Commission authorized
‘‘for cause’’ audits as part of its
comprehensive audit plan to verify
carrier compliance with Federal rules,
under 47 CFR 52.15, and orders and
industry guidelines. It also provided
state commissions with access to copies
of carriers’ applications for numbering
resources. To request a ‘‘for cause’’
audit, the North American Numbering
Plan Administrator (NANPA), the
Pooling Administrator or a state
commission must draft a request to the
auditor stating the reason for the
request, such as misleading or
inaccurate data, and attach supporting
documentation. Requests for copies of
carriers’ applications for numbering
resources are made directly to the
carriers by the state commissions. The
information collected will be used by
the FCC, state commissions, the NANPA
and the Pooling Administrator to verify
the validity and accuracy of carrier data
and to assist state commissions in
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carrying out their numbering
responsibilities, such as area code relief.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Public Information Collections
Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
December 10, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has received Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Butler, Federal
Communications Commission, (202)
418–1492 or via the Internet at
Thomas.butler@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0166.
OMB Approval Date: 11/28/2007.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2010.
Title: Part 42—Preservation of
Records of Communications Common
Carriers.
Form Number: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burdens: 56
responses; 112 total annual hours; 2
hours per response.
Needs and Uses: Part 42 prescribes
the regulations governing the
preservation of records of
communications common carriers that
are fully subject to the jurisdiction of
the FCC. The requirements are
necessary to ensure the availability of
carrier records needed by Commission
staff for regulatory purposes.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0715.
OMB Approval Date: 12/06/2007.
Expiration Date: 06/30/2008.
Title: Telecommunications Carriers’
Use of Customer Proprietary Network
Information (CPNI) and Other Customer
Information, CC Docket No. 96–115.
Form Number: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burdens: 6,017
respondents; 350,704 hours; 58.29 hours
per response.
Needs and Uses: On January 12, 2007,
President George W. Bush signed into
law the ‘‘Telephone Records and
Privacy Protection Act of 2006,’’ which
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responded to the problem of
‘‘pretexting,’’ or seeking to obtain
unauthorized access to telephone
records, by making it a criminal offense
subject to fines and imprisonment. In
particular, pretexting is the practice of
pretending to be a particular customer
or other authorized person in order to
obtain access to that customer’s call
detail or other private communications
records. The Telephone Records and
Privacy Protection Act of 2006 Act
found that such unauthorized disclosure
of telephone records is a problem that
‘‘not only assaults individual privacy
but, in some instances, may further acts
of domestic violence or stalking,
compromise the personal safety of law
enforcement officers, their families,
victims of crime, witnesses, or
confidential informants, and undermine
the integrity of law enforcement
investigations.’’
On April 2, 2007, the Commission
released the Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
Implementation of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996:
Telecommunications Carriers’ Use of
Customer Proprietary Network
Information and Other Customer
Information; IP-Enabled Services, CC
Docket No. 96–115, WC Docket No. 04–
36, FCC 07–22, which responded to the
practice of pretexting by strengthening
its rules to protect the privacy of
customer proprietary network
information (CPNI) that is collected and
held by providers of communications
services. Section 222 of the
Communications Act requires
telecommunications carriers to take
specific steps to ensure that CPNI is
adequately protected from unauthorized
disclosure. Pursuant to section 222, the
Commission adopted new rules focused
on the efforts of providers of
communications services to prevent
pretexting. These rules require
providers of communications services to
adopt additional privacy safeguards
that, the Commission believes, will
sharply limit pretexters’ ability to obtain
unauthorized access to the type of
personal customer information from
carriers that the Commission regulates.
In addition, in furtherance of the
Telephone Records and Privacy
Protection Act of 2006, the
Commission’s rules help ensure that law
enforcement will have necessary tools to
investigate and enforce prohibitions on
illegal access to customer records.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
December 10, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid control number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Butler, Federal Communications
Commission, (202) 418-1492 or via the Internet at
Thomas.butler@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0166.
OMB Approval Date: 11/28/2007.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2010.
Title: Part 42--Preservation of Records of Communications Common
Carriers.
Form Number: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burdens: 56 responses; 112 total annual hours; 2
hours per response.
Needs and Uses: Part 42 prescribes the regulations governing the
preservation of records of communications common carriers that are
fully subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC. The requirements are
necessary to ensure the availability of carrier records needed by
Commission staff for regulatory purposes.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0715.
OMB Approval Date: 12/06/2007.
Expiration Date: 06/30/2008.
Title: Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary
Network Information (CPNI) and Other Customer Information, CC Docket
No. 96-115.
Form Number: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burdens: 6,017 respondents; 350,704 hours; 58.29
hours per response.
Needs and Uses: On January 12, 2007, President George W. Bush
signed into law the ``Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of
2006,'' which responded to the problem of ``pretexting,'' or seeking to
obtain unauthorized access to telephone records, by making it a
criminal offense subject to fines and imprisonment. In particular,
pretexting is the practice of pretending to be a particular customer or
other authorized person in order to obtain access to that customer's
call detail or other private communications records. The Telephone
Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 Act found that such
unauthorized disclosure of telephone records is a problem that ``not
only assaults individual privacy but, in some instances, may further
acts of domestic violence or stalking, compromise the personal safety
of law enforcement officers, their families, victims of crime,
witnesses, or confidential informants, and undermine the integrity of
law enforcement investigations.''
On April 2, 2007, the Commission released the Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Implementation of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications Carriers' Use of
Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer
Information; IP-Enabled Services, CC Docket No. 96-115, WC Docket No.
04-36, FCC 07-22, which responded to the practice of pretexting by
strengthening its rules to protect the privacy of customer proprietary
network information (CPNI) that is collected and held by providers of
communications services. Section 222 of the Communications Act requires
telecommunications carriers to take specific steps to ensure that CPNI
is adequately protected from unauthorized disclosure. Pursuant to
section 222, the Commission adopted new rules focused on the efforts of
providers of communications services to prevent pretexting. These rules
require providers of communications services to adopt additional
privacy safeguards that, the Commission believes, will sharply limit
pretexters' ability to obtain unauthorized access to the type of
personal customer information from carriers that the Commission
regulates. In addition, in furtherance of the Telephone Records and
Privacy Protection Act of 2006, the Commission's rules help ensure that
law enforcement will have necessary tools to investigate and enforce
prohibitions on illegal access to customer records.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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