Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Comments Requested, 1156-1157 [2011-123]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1156-1157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing 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 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to the Federal Communications 
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: PRA@fcc.gov.). 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 Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.

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.
[FR Doc. 2011-123 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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