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Privacy Act System of Records
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; one new Privacy Act
system of records.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission or
Agency) proposes to add a new system
of records, FCC/CGB–4, ‘‘Internet-based
Telecommunications Relay Service-User
Registration Database (ITRS–URD)
Program.’’ The FCC’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) will
use the information contained in the
ITRS–URD Program’s system of records
to cover the personally identifiable
information (PII) that is collected, used,
stored, and maintained as part of the
management, operations, and functions
of the ITRS–URD’s Program’s
database(s). The ITRS–URD Program,
which is administered under contract
with the FCC, is a database registration
system that provides a necessary
interface for multiple services, which
include, but are not limited to Internetbased Telecommunications Relay
Services (ITRS) such as VRS,1 IP Relay,2
and IPCTS,3 for individuals who are
deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and/or
have speech disabilities, and who are
eligible under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and who have
registered to subscribe to/participate in
the ITRS–URD Program’s services.
These various forms of
Telecommunications Relay Services
(TRS) allow persons who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, and/or have a
speech disability to engage in
communication by wire or radio with
one or more individuals, in a manner
that is functionally equivalent to the
ability of a hearing individual who does
not have a speech disability to
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SUMMARY:
1 Video
Relay Service (VRS).
Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay).
3 Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service
(IPCTS).
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communicate using voice
communication services by wire or
radio.
DATES: Submit written comments
concerning this new system of records
on or before March 11, 2015. The
Administrator, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), which
has oversight responsibility under the
Privacy Act to review the system of
records, and Congress may submit
comments on or before March 23, 2015.
The proposed new system of records
will become effective on March 23, 2015
unless the FCC receives comments that
require a contrary determination. The
Commission will publish a document in
the Federal Register notifying the
public if any changes are necessary. As
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act, the FCC is submitting
reports on this proposed new system to
OMB and Congress.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Leslie
F. Smith, Privacy Analyst, Information
Technology (IT), Room 1–C216, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554, or via the Internet at
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie F. Smith, Information Technology
(IT), Room 1–C216, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554, (202) 418–0217, or via the
Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and
(e)(11), this document sets forth notice
of the proposed new system of records
maintained by the FCC. This notice is a
summary of the more detailed
information about the proposed new
system of records, which may be
obtained or viewed pursuant to the
contact and location information given
above in the ADDRESSES section. The
purpose for establishing this new
system of records, FCC/CGB–4, ‘‘ITRS–
URD,’’ is to cover the PII of individuals
in the ITRS–URD Program’s database(s)
who are eligible to register to subscribe
to/participate in the ITRS–URD
Program’s services. The ITRS–URD
Program, which is administered under
contract with the FCC, is a database
registration system that provides a
necessary interface for multiple
services, including, but not limited to
ITRS, individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, and/or have
speech disabilities and who are eligible
under the ADA. These various
Telecommunications Relay Services
allow people with hearing or speech
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disabilities (or who are deaf-blind) to
place and receive calls.
This notice meets the requirement
documenting the proposed new system
of records that is to be added to the
systems of records that the FCC
maintains, and provides the public,
OMB, and Congress with an opportunity
to comment.
FCC/CGB–4
SYSTEM NAME:
Internet-based Telecommunications
Relay Service-User Registration
Database (ITRS–URD) Program.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
The FCC’s CIO team will provide a
security classification to this system
based on NIST FIPS–199 standards.
SYSTEM LOCATION(S):
TRS Program Administrator; and TRS
Fund Program Coordinator, Office of
Managing Director (OMD), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The categories of individuals for
which the ITRS–URD Program’s services
are provided include individuals who
are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing,
and/or have speech disabilities, and
who are eligible under the ADA, to
register to participate in/subscribe to
one or more of the ITRS–URD Program’s
multiple services; are registered and
currently receiving ITRS–URD
Program’s services; and/or are minors
whose status makes them eligible for a
parent or guardian to register them to
participate in/subscribe to the ITRS–
URD Program’s services.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The categories of records in the ITRS–
URD Program’s services include, but are
not limited to: the individual’s full
name (first, middle, and last names),
parent or guardian’s name of the
registered subscriber who is a minor,
full residential address, date of birth,
last four digits of social security number
(SSN) (or alternative proof of
identification for those who do not have
a social security number), ten digit
telephone number(s) assigned in the
TRS number directory and associated
uniform resource identifier (URI)
information, user’s registered location
information for emergency calling
purposes, eligibility certification (digital
copy) for ITRS–URD Program’s
service(s) and date obtained from
provider, VRS provider and ITRS–URD
Program’s initiation date and
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termination date, ITRS–URD Program
support received per month, date of the
provision of ITRS–URD Program
support (if applicable), ITRS–URD
Program user password, and date on
which user last placed a point-to-point
or relay call, call detail records registry
for all forms of ITRS–URD Program’s
services, including CDRs 4 supporting
requests for reimbursement of VRS,
IPCTS, and IP Relay service, monitoring
and reporting information on data
abnormalities, errors, and potential
sources of fraud.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
47 U.S.C. 141–154, 225, 255, 303(r),
616, and 620; 47 CFR parts 64, Subpart
F, Telecommunications Relay Services
and Related Customer Premises
Equipment for Persons With Disabilities
(VRS Reform Order).
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PURPOSE(S):
The ITRS–URD Program, which is
administered under contract with the
FCC, is a database registration system
that provides a necessary interface for
multiple services, which include, but
are not limited to VRS, IP Relay, and
IPCTS, for individuals who are deaf,
deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and/or have
speech disabilities, and who are eligible
under the ADA to register to participate
in/subscribe to one or more of the ITRS–
URD Program’s multiple services; are
registered and currently receiving ITRS–
URD Program services; and/or are
minors whose status makes them
eligible for a parent or guardian to
register them to participate in/subscribe
to the ITRS–URD Program’s services.
The ITRS–URD Program system of
records will cover the PII that is
collected, used, stored, and maintained
in this ITRS–URD Program’s database(s),
which is operated by the ITRS–URD
Program’s administrator on behalf of the
FCC. This PII includes:
1. The information that is used to
determine whether an individual who is
applying for the ITRS–URD Program’s
services is eligible to register to
participate in/subscribe to the ITRS–
URD Program’s services.
2. The information that the ITRS–URD
Program’s administrator uses to
determine whether information with
respect to its registered users already in
the ITRS–URD Program’s database(s) is
correct and complete. These ITRS–URD
Program’s VRS providers must furnish
the ITRS–URD Program’s administrator
with a subscriber list containing PII that
includes the individual’s full name
(first, middle, and last names), parent or
guardian’s name of the registered
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subscriber who is a minor, full
residential address, date of birth, last
four digits of social security number (or
alternative proof of identification for
those who do not have a social security
number), ten digit telephone number(s)
assigned in the TRS number directory
and associated URI information, user’s
registered location information for
emergency calling purposes, eligibility
certification (digital copy) for ITRS–
URD Program’s service(s) and date
obtained from provider, VRS provider
and ITRS–URD Program’s initiation date
and termination date, ITRS–URD
Program support received per month,
date of the provision of ITRS–URD
Program support (if applicable), ITRS–
URD Program user password, and date
on which user last placed a point-topoint or relay call, call detail records
registry for all forms of ITRS–URD
Program’s services, including CDRs
supporting requests for reimbursement
of VRS, IPCTS, and IP Relay service,
monitoring and reporting information
on data abnormalities, errors, and
potential sources of fraud subscriber;
3. The information that the ITRS–URD
Program’s administrator will use to
implement a system for automated
validation of the registration
information that has been submitted and
ensure that the authorized VRS
providers are unable to register
individuals who do not pass the
identification verification check
conducted through the ITRS–URD
Program. The ITRS–URD Program’s
Third Party contractor and
subcontractors will establish the
verification protocol to ensure that each
individual has proven his/her eligibility
to use the service with their desired
default VRS provider;
4. The information VRS providers
must request to validate each individual
who seeks to register that he/she is an
actual person living or visiting in the
United States;
5. The information for a user signed
up with multiple providers for different
VRS services. Each company acting as
the default provider will have access to
their users’ information as it pertains
only to their service; and
6. The information that is contained
in the records of the inquiries that the
ITRS–URD Program’s VRS providers
will make available to the ITRS–URD
Program’s administrator’s Third Party
contractor and subcontractors who
manages the database [verification/call/
service center(s)] to verify that
individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind,
hard of hearing, and/or have speech
disabilities and who are eligible under
the ADA to participate in the ITRS–URD
Program’s services.
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Records in the ITRS–URD Program’s
system of records are available for
public inspection after redaction of
information that could identify the
individual ITRS–URD Program’s
participant/subscriber, such as the
individual’s name(s), date of birth, last
four digits of social security number
(including alternative proof of
identification or other unique ID for
those individuals who do not have a
social security number), tribal ID
number, telephone number(s),
emergency location, and/or other PII
that validates their participation in this
program.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Information about individuals in this
system of records may routinely be
disclosed under the following
conditions. The FCC will determine
whether disclosure of the records is
compatible with the purpose for which
the records were collected in each of
these cases.
1. FCC Program Management—A
record from this system may be accessed
and used by the FCC and the ITRS–URD
Program Administrator and Program
contractor’s employees (including
employees of subcontractors) to conduct
official duties associated with the
management and operation of the ITRS–
URD Program, as directed by the
Commission. The FCC may routinely
have access to the information in the
ITRS–URD Program’s database(s), which
includes, but is not limited to audits,
oversight, and/or investigations of the
ITRS–URD Program’s database(s) for the
purposes of managing and/or
eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in
the ITRS services and ITRS–URD
Program. The information may be
shared with the FCC’s Enforcement
Bureau (EB), Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB),
Office of Managing Director (OMD),
Office of Inspector General (OIG),
Telecommunications Relay Services
(TRS) Fund Administrator and Program
contractor(s) (and subcontractors), and
the FCC TRS Fund Program
Administrator, as necessary;
2. Third Party Contractors—A record
from this system may be disclosed to an
employee of a third-party contractor
(and subcontractors, as required) to
conduct the verification process that
allows the ITRS–URD Program’s
administrator to determine the accuracy
of the PII provided by the ITRS–URD
Program’s registrants to the system of
records, i.e., when an employee of a
third-party contractor (and/or
subcontractor), responsible for
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management registration and fraud
prevention, verifies the eligibility of the
participant/registrant/subscriber;
3. State Agencies and Authorized
Entities— A record from this system
may be disclosed to designated state
agencies and other authorized entities,
which include, but are not limited to
state public utility commissions, and
their agents, as is consistent with
applicable Federal and State laws, to
administer the ITRS–URD Program in
that state and to perform other
management and oversight duties and
responsibilities. When necessary, this
may include the transfer of data to and/
or from the Third Party Contractor (and
subcontractors) to determine or verify
the accuracy of the PII provided by the
ITRS–URD Program’s registrants;
4. FCC Enforcement Actions—When a
record in this system involves an
informal complaint filed with the FCC
alleging a violation of FCC Rules and
Regulations by an ITRS–URD Program’s
applicant/subscriber/registrant,
licensee, certified or regulated entity or
an unlicensed person or entity, the
complaint may be served to the alleged
violator for a response through the
FCC’s normal course of complaint
handling process. When an order or
other Commission-issued document that
includes consideration of an informal
complaint or complaints is issued by the
FCC for resolution or to enforce FCC
Rules and Regulations, the
complainant’s name may be made
public in that order or letter document.
Where a complainant in filing his or her
complaint explicitly requests that
confidentiality of his or her name from
public disclosure, the Commission will
endeavor to protect such information
from public disclosure. Complaints that
contain requests for confidentiality may
be dismissed if the Commission
determines that the request impedes the
Commission’s ability to investigate and/
or resolve the complaint;
5. Congressional Investigations and
Inquiries—A record from this system
may be disclosed to either House of
Congress, or, to the extent of matter
within its jurisdiction, any committee or
subcommittee thereof, for the purposes
of an official Congressional
investigation, including but not limited
to information concerning ITRS and the
ITRS–URD Program’s services, ITRS–
URD Program’s Administrator (and
Third Party Contractors and
subcontractors) and ITRS–URD Program
participants/subscribers/registrants,
and/or in response to an inquiry made
by an individual to the Congressional
office for the individual’s own records;
6. Government-wide Program
Management and Oversight—When
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requested by the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA), the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM),
the General Services Administration
(GSA), and/or the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) for the
purpose of records management studies
conducted under authority of 44 U.S.C.
2904 and 2906 (such disclosure(s) shall
not be used to make a determination
about individuals); when the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ) is contacted
in order to obtain that department’s
advice regarding disclosure obligations
under the Freedom of Information Act;
or when the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) is contacted in order to
obtain that office’s advice regarding
obligations under the Privacy Act;
7. ADA Eligibility Verification Data—
A record from this system may be
disclosed to the appropriate Federal
and/or State authorities (including
transfers of PII data to/from the ITRS
Program’s Administrators, contractors,
and subcontractors, as required) for the
purposes of verifying whether
individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind,
hard of hearing and/or have speech
disabilities are eligible under the ADA
to register to participate in/subscribe to
the ITRS–URD Program;
8. Law Enforcement and
Investigation—Where there is an
indication of a violation or potential
violation of a statute, regulation, rule, or
order, records from this system may be
shared with appropriate federal, state, or
local authorities either for purposes of
obtaining additional information
relevant to a FCC decision or for
referring the record for investigation,
enforcement, or prosecution by another
(federal or state) agency to investigate
program participation by VRS providers;
9. Adjudication and Litigation—
Where by careful review, the Agency
determines that the records are both
relevant and necessary to litigation and
the use of such records is deemed by the
Agency to be for a purpose that is
compatible with the purpose for which
the Agency collected the records, these
records may be used by a court or
adjudicative body in a proceeding
when: (a) The Agency or any component
thereof; or (b) any employee of the
Agency in his or her official capacity; or
(c) any employee of the Agency in his
or her individual capacity where the
Agency has agreed to represent the
employee; or (d) the United States
Government is a party to litigation or
has an interest in such litigation;
10. Department of Justice—A record
from this system of records may be
disclosed to the Department of Justice
(DOJ) or in a proceeding before a court
or adjudicative body when:
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(a) The United States, the
Commission, a component of the
Commission, or, when represented by
the government, an employee of the
Commission is a party to litigation or
anticipated litigation or has an interest
in such litigation, and
(b) The Commission determines that
the disclosure is relevant or necessary to
the litigation; and
11. Breach of Federal Data—A record
from this system may be disclosed to
appropriate agencies, entities (including
the ITRS–URD Program’s administrator
and its employees), and persons when:
(1) The Commission suspects or has
confirmed that the security or
confidentiality of information in the
system of records has been
compromised; (2) the Commission has
determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed compromise
there is a risk of harm to economic or
property interests, identity theft or
fraud, or harm to the security or
integrity of this system or other systems
or programs (whether maintained by the
Commission or another agency or entity)
that rely upon the compromised
information; and (3) the disclosure
made to such agencies, entities, and
persons is reasonably necessary to assist
in connection with the Commission’s
efforts to respond to the suspected or
confirmed compromise and prevent,
minimize, or remedy such harm.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The information pertaining to the
ITRS–URD Program includes electronic
records, files, and data and paper
documents, records, and files. The
ITRS–URD Program administrator will
host the electronic data, which will
reside in the administrator’s ITRS–URD
Program’s database(s) and in the Third
Party Contractor and subcontractors
who conduct the subscribers/
participants’ verification processes. No
data will be transmitted, downloaded,
or allowed to reside outside of the
database(s), except as required by:
1. ITRS providers to populate and
update subscriber information and to
query to verify the subscriber’s status;
2. The FCC to perform oversight,
performance, investigations, and/or
audit functions, and
3. The ITRS–URD Program
administrator or the TRS Fund
Administrator to retrieve records and to
obtain/transfer data from the Third
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Party Contractor and subcontractor,
when required for the verification
process.
Any paper documents will be stored
in filing cabinets in the secured areas in
the ITRS–URD Program’s
administrator’s office and at the FCC for
oversight, performance, investigations,
and/or audit purposes.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Information in the ITRS–URD
Program may be retrieved by various
identifiers, including, but not limited to
the individual’s name, last four digits of
the social security number (SSN), date
of birth, phone number, and residential
address and other identifiers listed in
the CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE
SYSTEM.
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SAFEGUARDS:
1. Access to the electronic files is
restricted to:
a. Authorized and credentialed the
ITRS–URD Program’s administrator’s
employees;
b. TRS Fund Administrator (and the
TRS Third Party Contractor(s) and
subcontractor(s)); and
c. Authorized FCC employees and
contractors including, but not limited to
the FCC TRS Fund Program
Administrator, Enforcement Bureau
(EB), Office of Inspector General (OIG),
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), and Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Information
Technology (IT), and other bureaus and
offices (B/Os), as required, to perform
oversight, performance, auditing, and
related management functions, duties,
and responsibilities.
The FCC requires that parties with
authorized access to the ITRS–URD
Program’s databases, including but not
limited to the ITRS Administrator,
employees, Third Party contractors and
subcontractors, must maintain
compliance with the FCC’s computer
and information security requirements,
including those in the Federal
Information Security Management Act
(FISMA). In addition, an Independent
Verification and Validation (IV&V) shall
be performed to certify that functional
and security requirements were met.
IV&V will be conducted by a third-party
vendor to ensure reliability,
accessibility, validity, compatibility,
traceability, security, and ease of use of
the application within the environment.
2. The paper documents are
maintained in file cabinets that are
located in the ITRS–URD Program’s
administrator’s office suites (and the
Third Party contractor and
subcontractor, as required), and at the
FCC for oversight, performance,
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investigations, and/or audit purposes.
The file cabinets are locked when not in
use and at the end of the business day.
Access to these files is restricted to:
a. Authorized ITRS–URD Program’s
administrator’s employees (and
contractors and subcontractors); and
b. The TRS Fund Administrator and
authorized FCC employees and
contractors including, but not limited to
the FCC TRS Fund Program
Administrator, Enforcement Bureau
(EB), Office of Inspector General (OIG),
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), and Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Information
Technology Center (ITC), and other
bureaus and offices (B/Os), as required,
to perform oversight, performance,
auditing, and related management
functions, duties, and responsibilities.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
The National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) has not
established a records schedule for the
information in the ITRS–URD Program.
Consequently, until NARA has
approved a records schedule, the ITRS–
URD Program’s administrator will
maintain the information in the ITRS–
URD Program’s databases in accordance
with the requirements of the ITRS
Order. The ITRS Order states that:
1. The data in the ITRS–URD
Program’s database(s) (including the
information maintained by the Third
Party Contractor and subcontractors
who perform the verification processes)
are the property of the Federal
Government, but will be treated as
propriety information of the contractor
as the default provider; and
2. A log of all actions (queries and
modifications) shall be maintained for a
period of no less than five years (or for
such other period as directed by the
Commission. See Structure and
Practices of the Video Relay Service
Program; Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 03–123 &
10–51, Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC
Rcd 8618 (2013) (ITRS Order).
Disposal of obsolete or out-of-date
paper documents and files is by
shredding. Electronic data, files, and
records are destroyed by electronic
erasure.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator,
Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554; and
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Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator,
Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554;
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554; or
Privacy Analyst, Information
Technology (IT), Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator,
Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554;
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554; or
Privacy Analyst, Information
Technology (IT), Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator,
Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554;
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554; or
Privacy Analyst, Information
Technology (IT), Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The sources for the information in the
ITRS–URD Program’s database(s)
include, but are not limited to:
1. The information that the ITRS
Program providers must furnish prior to
registering ITRS subscribers/
participants, and/or to re-certifying
ITRS subscribers for participation in the
ITRS Program; and
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2. The information that individuals
who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of
hearing and have speech disabilities and
who are eligible under the ADA must
provide to determine their eligibility for
participation in the ITRS–URD Program.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Federal Trade Commission
(FTC or Commission).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the FTC is seeking public
comments on its request to OMB for a
three-year extension of the current PRA
clearance for information collection
requirements pertaining to the
Commission’s administrative activities.
That clearance expires on February 28,
2015.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
March 11, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a
comment online or on paper, by
following the instructions in the
Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Write ‘‘Administrative Activities:
FTC File No. P911409’’ on your
comment, and file your comment online
at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/
ftc/adminactivitiespra2 by following the
instructions on the web-based form. If
you prefer to file your comment on
paper, mail or deliver your comment to
the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC
20580, or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW.,
5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J),
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicholas Mastrocinque (Nick M) and
Ami Dziekan (Ami D), Bureau of
Consumer Protection, Federal Trade
Commission, Mail Code CC–9232, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
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Ami D: (202) 326–2648.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Administrative Activities.
OMB Control Number: 3084–0047.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The currently approved
information collection consists of: (a)
Applications to the Commission,
including applications and notices
contained in the Commission’s Rules of
Practice (primarily Parts I, II, and IV);
(b) the FTC’s consumer complaint
systems; and (c) the FTC’s program
evaluation activities.
On November 14, 2014, the
Commission sought comment on the
information collection requirements
pertaining to the Commission’s
administrative activities. 79 FR 68245.
No comments were received. As
required by OMB regulations, 5 CFR
part 1320, the FTC is providing this
second opportunity for public comment.
Estimated Annual Hours Burden:
222,851 hours (150 + 222,622 + 64 +
15).
(a) Applications to the Commission,
including applications and notices
supported pursuant to the Commission’s
Rules of Practice: 150 hours.
Most applications to the Commission
generally fall within the ‘‘law
enforcement’’ exception to the PRA and
are mostly found in Part III (Rules of
Practice for Adjudicative Proceedings)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.
See 16 CFR 3.1–3.83. Nonetheless, there
are various applications and notices to
the Commission contained in other
rules (generally in Parts I, II, and IV of
the Commission’s Rule of Practice). For
example, staff estimates that the FTC
annually receives approximately 15
requests for clearance submitted by
former FTC employees in order to
participate in certain matters and
screening affidavits submitted by
partners or legal or business associates
of former employees pursuant to Rule
4.1, 16 CFR 4.1. There are also
procedures set out in Rule 4.11(e) for
agency review of outside requests for
Commission employee testimony,
through compulsory process or
otherwise, and requests for material
pursuant to compulsory process in cases
or matters to which the agency is not a
party. Rule 4.11(e) requires that a person
who seeks such testimony or material
submit a statement in support of the
request. Staff estimates that agency
personnel receive approximately 10
requests per year. Other types of
applications and notices are either
infrequent or difficult to quantify.
Nonetheless, in order to cover any
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potential ‘‘collection of information’’ for
which separate clearance has not been
sought, staff conservatively projects the
FTC will receive 75 applications or
notices per year. Staff estimates each
respondent will incur, on average,
approximately 2 hours of burden to
submit an application or notice,
resulting in a cumulative annual total of
150 burden hours (75 applications or
notices × 2 burden hours).
Annual Cost Burden
Using the burden hours estimated
above, staff estimates that the total
annual labor cost, based on an estimated
average of $115/hour for executives’ and
attorneys’ wages, would be
approximately $17,250 (150 hours ×
$115).1 There are no capital, start-up,
operation, maintenance, or other similar
costs to respondents.
(b) Complaint Systems: 222,622
annual hours.
Consumer Response Center (CRC)
Consumers can submit complaints
about fraud and other practices to the
FTC’s Consumer Response Center by
telephone or through an online
complaint form at the FTC’s Web site.
Telephone complaints and inquiries to
the FTC are answered both by FTC staff
and contractors. These telephone
counselors ask for the same information
that consumers would enter on the
applicable forms available on the FTC’s
Web site. The FTC also hosts a second
online complaint form called
econsumer.gov. This form accepts crossborder complaints from consumers
through the econsumer.gov Web site
and transmits them into the Consumer
Sentinel Network. For telephone
inquiries and complaints, the FTC staff
estimates that it takes 5.9 minutes per
call to gather information, and an
estimated 5.3 minutes for consumers to
enter a complaint online. The burden
estimate conservatively assumes that the
entire phone call is devoted to
collecting information from consumers,
although frequently telephone
counselors devote a portion of the call
to providing requested information to
consumers.
As of 2014, the FTC now supports
web chat for its online complaint
process. Web chat allows consumers to
communicate in real time using an
easily accessible web interface to obtain
technical support for the online
complaint process. This feature will
1 Figures based on national median salaries,
including bonuses and benefits, divided by a 2,080
hour work year (52 weeks × 40 hours/week), for a
‘‘Managing Attorney,’’ ‘‘Attorney II,’’ ‘‘Attorney III,’’
‘‘Attorney IV,’’ and ‘‘Attorney V’’ at
www.salary.com.
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[Notices]
[Pages 6963-6967]
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Privacy Act System of Records
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; one new Privacy Act system of records.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission or
Agency) proposes to add a new system of records, FCC/CGB-4, ``Internet-
based Telecommunications Relay Service-User Registration Database
(ITRS-URD) Program.'' The FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB) will use the information contained in the ITRS-URD
Program's system of records to cover the personally identifiable
information (PII) that is collected, used, stored, and maintained as
part of the management, operations, and functions of the ITRS-URD's
Program's database(s). The ITRS-URD Program, which is administered
under contract with the FCC, is a database registration system that
provides a necessary interface for multiple services, which include,
but are not limited to Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Services
(ITRS) such as VRS,\1\ IP Relay,\2\ and IPCTS,\3\ for individuals who
are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and/or have speech disabilities,
and who are eligible under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and who have registered to subscribe to/participate in the ITRS-URD
Program's services. These various forms of Telecommunications Relay
Services (TRS) allow persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing,
and/or have a speech disability to engage in communication by wire or
radio with one or more individuals, in a manner that is functionally
equivalent to the ability of a hearing individual who does not have a
speech disability to communicate using voice communication services by
wire or radio.
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\1\ Video Relay Service (VRS).
\2\ Internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay).
\3\ Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IPCTS).
DATES: Submit written comments concerning this new system of records on
or before March 11, 2015. The Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which
has oversight responsibility under the Privacy Act to review the system
of records, and Congress may submit comments on or before March 23,
2015. The proposed new system of records will become effective on March
23, 2015 unless the FCC receives comments that require a contrary
determination. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal
Register notifying the public if any changes are necessary. As required
by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, the FCC is submitting reports
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on this proposed new system to OMB and Congress.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Analyst,
Information Technology (IT), Room 1-C216, Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, or via the
Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, Information
Technology (IT), Room 1-C216, Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-0217, or via the
Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (e)(11), this document sets forth
notice of the proposed new system of records maintained by the FCC.
This notice is a summary of the more detailed information about the
proposed new system of records, which may be obtained or viewed
pursuant to the contact and location information given above in the
ADDRESSES section. The purpose for establishing this new system of
records, FCC/CGB-4, ``ITRS-URD,'' is to cover the PII of individuals in
the ITRS-URD Program's database(s) who are eligible to register to
subscribe to/participate in the ITRS-URD Program's services. The ITRS-
URD Program, which is administered under contract with the FCC, is a
database registration system that provides a necessary interface for
multiple services, including, but not limited to ITRS, individuals who
are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and/or have speech disabilities
and who are eligible under the ADA. These various Telecommunications
Relay Services allow people with hearing or speech disabilities (or who
are deaf-blind) to place and receive calls.
This notice meets the requirement documenting the proposed new
system of records that is to be added to the systems of records that
the FCC maintains, and provides the public, OMB, and Congress with an
opportunity to comment.
FCC/CGB-4
SYSTEM NAME:
Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service-User Registration
Database (ITRS-URD) Program.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
The FCC's CIO team will provide a security classification to this
system based on NIST FIPS-199 standards.
SYSTEM LOCATION(S):
TRS Program Administrator; and TRS Fund Program Coordinator, Office
of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The categories of individuals for which the ITRS-URD Program's
services are provided include individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind,
hard of hearing, and/or have speech disabilities, and who are eligible
under the ADA, to register to participate in/subscribe to one or more
of the ITRS-URD Program's multiple services; are registered and
currently receiving ITRS-URD Program's services; and/or are minors
whose status makes them eligible for a parent or guardian to register
them to participate in/subscribe to the ITRS-URD Program's services.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The categories of records in the ITRS-URD Program's services
include, but are not limited to: the individual's full name (first,
middle, and last names), parent or guardian's name of the registered
subscriber who is a minor, full residential address, date of birth,
last four digits of social security number (SSN) (or alternative proof
of identification for those who do not have a social security number),
ten digit telephone number(s) assigned in the TRS number directory and
associated uniform resource identifier (URI) information, user's
registered location information for emergency calling purposes,
eligibility certification (digital copy) for ITRS-URD Program's
service(s) and date obtained from provider, VRS provider and ITRS-URD
Program's initiation date and
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termination date, ITRS-URD Program support received per month, date of
the provision of ITRS-URD Program support (if applicable), ITRS-URD
Program user password, and date on which user last placed a point-to-
point or relay call, call detail records registry for all forms of
ITRS-URD Program's services, including CDRs \4\ supporting requests for
reimbursement of VRS, IPCTS, and IP Relay service, monitoring and
reporting information on data abnormalities, errors, and potential
sources of fraud.
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
47 U.S.C. 141-154, 225, 255, 303(r), 616, and 620; 47 CFR parts 64,
Subpart F, Telecommunications Relay Services and Related Customer
Premises Equipment for Persons With Disabilities (VRS Reform Order).
PURPOSE(S):
The ITRS-URD Program, which is administered under contract with the
FCC, is a database registration system that provides a necessary
interface for multiple services, which include, but are not limited to
VRS, IP Relay, and IPCTS, for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind,
hard of hearing, and/or have speech disabilities, and who are eligible
under the ADA to register to participate in/subscribe to one or more of
the ITRS-URD Program's multiple services; are registered and currently
receiving ITRS-URD Program services; and/or are minors whose status
makes them eligible for a parent or guardian to register them to
participate in/subscribe to the ITRS-URD Program's services. The ITRS-
URD Program system of records will cover the PII that is collected,
used, stored, and maintained in this ITRS-URD Program's database(s),
which is operated by the ITRS-URD Program's administrator on behalf of
the FCC. This PII includes:
1. The information that is used to determine whether an individual
who is applying for the ITRS-URD Program's services is eligible to
register to participate in/subscribe to the ITRS-URD Program's
services.
2. The information that the ITRS-URD Program's administrator uses
to determine whether information with respect to its registered users
already in the ITRS-URD Program's database(s) is correct and complete.
These ITRS-URD Program's VRS providers must furnish the ITRS-URD
Program's administrator with a subscriber list containing PII that
includes the individual's full name (first, middle, and last names),
parent or guardian's name of the registered subscriber who is a minor,
full residential address, date of birth, last four digits of social
security number (or alternative proof of identification for those who
do not have a social security number), ten digit telephone number(s)
assigned in the TRS number directory and associated URI information,
user's registered location information for emergency calling purposes,
eligibility certification (digital copy) for ITRS-URD Program's
service(s) and date obtained from provider, VRS provider and ITRS-URD
Program's initiation date and termination date, ITRS-URD Program
support received per month, date of the provision of ITRS-URD Program
support (if applicable), ITRS-URD Program user password, and date on
which user last placed a point-to-point or relay call, call detail
records registry for all forms of ITRS-URD Program's services,
including CDRs supporting requests for reimbursement of VRS, IPCTS, and
IP Relay service, monitoring and reporting information on data
abnormalities, errors, and potential sources of fraud subscriber;
3. The information that the ITRS-URD Program's administrator will
use to implement a system for automated validation of the registration
information that has been submitted and ensure that the authorized VRS
providers are unable to register individuals who do not pass the
identification verification check conducted through the ITRS-URD
Program. The ITRS-URD Program's Third Party contractor and
subcontractors will establish the verification protocol to ensure that
each individual has proven his/her eligibility to use the service with
their desired default VRS provider;
4. The information VRS providers must request to validate each
individual who seeks to register that he/she is an actual person living
or visiting in the United States;
5. The information for a user signed up with multiple providers for
different VRS services. Each company acting as the default provider
will have access to their users' information as it pertains only to
their service; and
6. The information that is contained in the records of the
inquiries that the ITRS-URD Program's VRS providers will make available
to the ITRS-URD Program's administrator's Third Party contractor and
subcontractors who manages the database [verification/call/service
center(s)] to verify that individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of
hearing, and/or have speech disabilities and who are eligible under the
ADA to participate in the ITRS-URD Program's services.
Records in the ITRS-URD Program's system of records are available
for public inspection after redaction of information that could
identify the individual ITRS-URD Program's participant/subscriber, such
as the individual's name(s), date of birth, last four digits of social
security number (including alternative proof of identification or other
unique ID for those individuals who do not have a social security
number), tribal ID number, telephone number(s), emergency location,
and/or other PII that validates their participation in this program.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Information about individuals in this system of records may
routinely be disclosed under the following conditions. The FCC will
determine whether disclosure of the records is compatible with the
purpose for which the records were collected in each of these cases.
1. FCC Program Management--A record from this system may be
accessed and used by the FCC and the ITRS-URD Program Administrator and
Program contractor's employees (including employees of subcontractors)
to conduct official duties associated with the management and operation
of the ITRS-URD Program, as directed by the Commission. The FCC may
routinely have access to the information in the ITRS-URD Program's
database(s), which includes, but is not limited to audits, oversight,
and/or investigations of the ITRS-URD Program's database(s) for the
purposes of managing and/or eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the
ITRS services and ITRS-URD Program. The information may be shared with
the FCC's Enforcement Bureau (EB), Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB), Office of Managing Director (OMD), Office of Inspector
General (OIG), Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund
Administrator and Program contractor(s) (and subcontractors), and the
FCC TRS Fund Program Administrator, as necessary;
2. Third Party Contractors--A record from this system may be
disclosed to an employee of a third-party contractor (and
subcontractors, as required) to conduct the verification process that
allows the ITRS-URD Program's administrator to determine the accuracy
of the PII provided by the ITRS-URD Program's registrants to the system
of records, i.e., when an employee of a third-party contractor (and/or
subcontractor), responsible for
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of the participant/registrant/subscriber;
3. State Agencies and Authorized Entities-- A record from this
system may be disclosed to designated state agencies and other
authorized entities, which include, but are not limited to state public
utility commissions, and their agents, as is consistent with applicable
Federal and State laws, to administer the ITRS-URD Program in that
state and to perform other management and oversight duties and
responsibilities. When necessary, this may include the transfer of data
to and/or from the Third Party Contractor (and subcontractors) to
determine or verify the accuracy of the PII provided by the ITRS-URD
Program's registrants;
4. FCC Enforcement Actions--When a record in this system involves
an informal complaint filed with the FCC alleging a violation of FCC
Rules and Regulations by an ITRS-URD Program's applicant/subscriber/
registrant, licensee, certified or regulated entity or an unlicensed
person or entity, the complaint may be served to the alleged violator
for a response through the FCC's normal course of complaint handling
process. When an order or other Commission-issued document that
includes consideration of an informal complaint or complaints is issued
by the FCC for resolution or to enforce FCC Rules and Regulations, the
complainant's name may be made public in that order or letter document.
Where a complainant in filing his or her complaint explicitly requests
that confidentiality of his or her name from public disclosure, the
Commission will endeavor to protect such information from public
disclosure. Complaints that contain requests for confidentiality may be
dismissed if the Commission determines that the request impedes the
Commission's ability to investigate and/or resolve the complaint;
5. Congressional Investigations and Inquiries--A record from this
system may be disclosed to either House of Congress, or, to the extent
of matter within its jurisdiction, any committee or subcommittee
thereof, for the purposes of an official Congressional investigation,
including but not limited to information concerning ITRS and the ITRS-
URD Program's services, ITRS-URD Program's Administrator (and Third
Party Contractors and subcontractors) and ITRS-URD Program
participants/subscribers/registrants, and/or in response to an inquiry
made by an individual to the Congressional office for the individual's
own records;
6. Government-wide Program Management and Oversight--When requested
by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Office
of Personnel Management (OPM), the General Services Administration
(GSA), and/or the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for the
purpose of records management studies conducted under authority of 44
U.S.C. 2904 and 2906 (such disclosure(s) shall not be used to make a
determination about individuals); when the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ) is contacted in order to obtain that department's advice
regarding disclosure obligations under the Freedom of Information Act;
or when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is contacted in order
to obtain that office's advice regarding obligations under the Privacy
Act;
7. ADA Eligibility Verification Data--A record from this system may
be disclosed to the appropriate Federal and/or State authorities
(including transfers of PII data to/from the ITRS Program's
Administrators, contractors, and subcontractors, as required) for the
purposes of verifying whether individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind,
hard of hearing and/or have speech disabilities are eligible under the
ADA to register to participate in/subscribe to the ITRS-URD Program;
8. Law Enforcement and Investigation--Where there is an indication
of a violation or potential violation of a statute, regulation, rule,
or order, records from this system may be shared with appropriate
federal, state, or local authorities either for purposes of obtaining
additional information relevant to a FCC decision or for referring the
record for investigation, enforcement, or prosecution by another
(federal or state) agency to investigate program participation by VRS
providers;
9. Adjudication and Litigation--Where by careful review, the Agency
determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to
litigation and the use of such records is deemed by the Agency to be
for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which the Agency
collected the records, these records may be used by a court or
adjudicative body in a proceeding when: (a) The Agency or any component
thereof; or (b) any employee of the Agency in his or her official
capacity; or (c) any employee of the Agency in his or her individual
capacity where the Agency has agreed to represent the employee; or (d)
the United States Government is a party to litigation or has an
interest in such litigation;
10. Department of Justice--A record from this system of records may
be disclosed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) or in a proceeding
before a court or adjudicative body when:
(a) The United States, the Commission, a component of the
Commission, or, when represented by the government, an employee of the
Commission is a party to litigation or anticipated litigation or has an
interest in such litigation, and
(b) The Commission determines that the disclosure is relevant or
necessary to the litigation; and
11. Breach of Federal Data--A record from this system may be
disclosed to appropriate agencies, entities (including the ITRS-URD
Program's administrator and its employees), and persons when: (1) The
Commission suspects or has confirmed that the security or
confidentiality of information in the system of records has been
compromised; (2) the Commission has determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic
or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security
or integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether
maintained by the Commission or another agency or entity) that rely
upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such
agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in
connection with the Commission's efforts to respond to the suspected or
confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The information pertaining to the ITRS-URD Program includes
electronic records, files, and data and paper documents, records, and
files. The ITRS-URD Program administrator will host the electronic
data, which will reside in the administrator's ITRS-URD Program's
database(s) and in the Third Party Contractor and subcontractors who
conduct the subscribers/participants' verification processes. No data
will be transmitted, downloaded, or allowed to reside outside of the
database(s), except as required by:
1. ITRS providers to populate and update subscriber information and
to query to verify the subscriber's status;
2. The FCC to perform oversight, performance, investigations, and/
or audit functions, and
3. The ITRS-URD Program administrator or the TRS Fund Administrator
to retrieve records and to obtain/transfer data from the Third
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Party Contractor and subcontractor, when required for the verification
process.
Any paper documents will be stored in filing cabinets in the
secured areas in the ITRS-URD Program's administrator's office and at
the FCC for oversight, performance, investigations, and/or audit
purposes.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Information in the ITRS-URD Program may be retrieved by various
identifiers, including, but not limited to the individual's name, last
four digits of the social security number (SSN), date of birth, phone
number, and residential address and other identifiers listed in the
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM.
SAFEGUARDS:
1. Access to the electronic files is restricted to:
a. Authorized and credentialed the ITRS-URD Program's
administrator's employees;
b. TRS Fund Administrator (and the TRS Third Party Contractor(s)
and subcontractor(s)); and
c. Authorized FCC employees and contractors including, but not
limited to the FCC TRS Fund Program Administrator, Enforcement Bureau
(EB), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau (CGB), and Office of Managing Director (OMD),
Information Technology (IT), and other bureaus and offices (B/Os), as
required, to perform oversight, performance, auditing, and related
management functions, duties, and responsibilities.
The FCC requires that parties with authorized access to the ITRS-
URD Program's databases, including but not limited to the ITRS
Administrator, employees, Third Party contractors and subcontractors,
must maintain compliance with the FCC's computer and information
security requirements, including those in the Federal Information
Security Management Act (FISMA). In addition, an Independent
Verification and Validation (IV&V) shall be performed to certify that
functional and security requirements were met. IV&V will be conducted
by a third-party vendor to ensure reliability, accessibility, validity,
compatibility, traceability, security, and ease of use of the
application within the environment.
2. The paper documents are maintained in file cabinets that are
located in the ITRS-URD Program's administrator's office suites (and
the Third Party contractor and subcontractor, as required), and at the
FCC for oversight, performance, investigations, and/or audit purposes.
The file cabinets are locked when not in use and at the end of the
business day.
Access to these files is restricted to:
a. Authorized ITRS-URD Program's administrator's employees (and
contractors and subcontractors); and
b. The TRS Fund Administrator and authorized FCC employees and
contractors including, but not limited to the FCC TRS Fund Program
Administrator, Enforcement Bureau (EB), Office of Inspector General
(OIG), Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), and Office of
Managing Director (OMD), Information Technology Center (ITC), and other
bureaus and offices (B/Os), as required, to perform oversight,
performance, auditing, and related management functions, duties, and
responsibilities.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has not
established a records schedule for the information in the ITRS-URD
Program. Consequently, until NARA has approved a records schedule, the
ITRS-URD Program's administrator will maintain the information in the
ITRS-URD Program's databases in accordance with the requirements of the
ITRS Order. The ITRS Order states that:
1. The data in the ITRS-URD Program's database(s) (including the
information maintained by the Third Party Contractor and subcontractors
who perform the verification processes) are the property of the Federal
Government, but will be treated as propriety information of the
contractor as the default provider; and
2. A log of all actions (queries and modifications) shall be
maintained for a period of no less than five years (or for such other
period as directed by the Commission. See Structure and Practices of
the Video Relay Service Program; Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 & 10-51, Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 8618 (2013) (ITRS
Order).
Disposal of obsolete or out-of-date paper documents and files is by
shredding. Electronic data, files, and records are destroyed by
electronic erasure.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator, Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554; and
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator, Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554;
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554; or
Privacy Analyst, Information Technology (IT), Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator, Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554;
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554; or
Privacy Analyst, Information Technology (IT), Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
TRS Fund Administrator;
TRS Fund Program Coordinator, Office of Managing Director, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554;
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554; or
Privacy Analyst, Information Technology (IT), Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The sources for the information in the ITRS-URD Program's
database(s) include, but are not limited to:
1. The information that the ITRS Program providers must furnish
prior to registering ITRS subscribers/participants, and/or to re-
certifying ITRS subscribers for participation in the ITRS Program; and
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2. The information that individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard
of hearing and have speech disabilities and who are eligible under the
ADA must provide to determine their eligibility for participation in
the ITRS-URD Program.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-02530 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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