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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0519]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on 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
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before June 29, 2015.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
Control Number: 3060–0519.
Title: Rules and Regulations
Implementing the Telephone Consumer
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Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG
Docket No. 02–278.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 34,948 respondents;
147,368,997 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004
hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Annual, on
occasion and one-time reporting
requirements; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collection
requirements is found in the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act of 1991
(TCPA), Public Law 102–243, December
20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added
section 227 of the Communications Act
of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on
the Use of Telephone Equipment.
Total Annual Burden: 666,138 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,745,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
FCC’s system of records notice (SORN),
FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1
‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and
Requests for Dispute Assistance’’, in the
Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79
FR 48152) which became effective on
September 24, 2014. A system of records
for the do-not-call registry was created
by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
under the Privacy Act. The FTC
originally published a notice in the
Federal Register describing the system.
See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003. The
FTC updated its system of records for
the do-not-call registry in 2009. See 74
FR 17863, April 17, 2009.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: The reporting
requirements included under this OMB
Control Number 3060–0519 enable the
Commission to gather information
regarding violations of section 227 of
the Communications Act, the Do-NotCall Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call
Act), and the Commission’s
implementing rules. If the information
collection was not conducted, the
Commission would be unable to track
and enforce violations of section 227 of
the Communications Act, the Do-NotCall Act, or the Commission’s
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implementing rules. The Commission’s
implementing rules provide consumers
with several options for avoiding most
unwanted telephone solicitations.
The national do-not-call registry
supplements the company-specific donot-call rules for those consumers who
wish to continue requesting that
particular companies not call them. Any
company that is asked by a consumer,
including an existing customer, not to
call again must honor that request for
five (5) years.
A provision of the Commission’s
rules, however, allows consumers to
give specific companies permission to
call them through an express written
agreement. Nonprofit organizations,
companies with whom consumers have
an established business relationship,
and calls to persons with whom the
telemarketer has a personal relationship
are exempt from the ‘‘do-not-call’’
registry requirements.
On September 21, 2004, the
Commission released the Safe Harbor
Order establishing a limited safe harbor
in which persons will not be liable for
placing autodialed and prerecorded
message calls to numbers ported from a
wireline service within the previous 15
days. The Commission also amended its
existing National Do-Not-Call Registry
safe harbor to require telemarketers to
scrub their lists against the Registry
every 31 days.
On December 4, 2007, the
Commission released the DNC NPRM
seeking comment on its tentative
conclusion that registrations with the
Registry should be honored indefinitely,
unless a number is disconnected or
reassigned or the consumer cancels his
registration.
On June 17, 2008, in accordance with
the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of
2007, the Commission revised its rules
to minimize the inconvenience to
consumers of having to re-register their
preferences not to receive telemarketing
calls and to further the underlying goal
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to
protect consumer privacy rights. The
Commission released a Report and
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC
08–147, amending the Commission’s
rules under the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) to require sellers
and/or telemarketers to honor
registrations with the National Do-NotCall Registry so that registrations will
not automatically expire based on the
current five year registration period.
Specifically, the Commission modified
section 64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to
require sellers and/or telemarketers to
honor numbers registered on the
Registry indefinitely or until the number
is removed by the database
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administrator or the registration is
cancelled by the consumer.
On February 15, 2012, the
Commission released a Report and
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC
12–21, revising its rules to: (1) require
prior express written consent for all
autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing
calls to wireless numbers and for all
prerecorded telemarketing calls to
residential lines; (2) eliminate the
established business relationship
exception to the consent requirement for
prerecorded telemarketing calls to
residential lines; (3) require
telemarketers to include an automated,
interactive opt-out mechanism in all
prerecorded telemarketing calls, to
allow consumers more easily to opt out
of future robocalls during a robocall
itself; and (4) require telemarketers to
comply with the 3% limit on abandoned
calls during each calling campaign, in
order to discourage intrusive calling
campaigns.
Finally, the Commission also
exempted from the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act requirements
prerecorded calls to residential lines
made by health care-related entities
governed by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of
1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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Federal Advisory Committee Act;
Downloadable Security Technology
Advisory Committee
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice advises interested persons that
the Federal Communications
Commission’s (FCC or Commission)
Downloadable Security Technology
Advisory Committee (DSTAC) will hold
meetings on May 13, 2015, July 7, 2015,
and August 4, 2015. At the May and July
meetings, the committee will discuss
Working Group reports and any other
topics related to the DSTAC’s work that
may arise. At the August meeting, the
committee will discuss and consider a
full draft report and any other topics
related to the DSTAC’s work that may
arise.
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May 13, 2015; July 17, 2015;
August 4, 2015.
DATES:
Federal Communications
Commission, Room TW–C305
(Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information on this
proceeding, contact Brendan Murray,
Brendan.Murray@fcc.gov, of the Media
Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418–1573
or Nancy Murphy, Nancy.Murphy@
fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, (202) 418–
1043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
meetings will be held on May 13, 2015,
July 7, 2015, and August 4, 2015, from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the
Commission Meeting Room of the
Federal Communications Commission,
Room TW–C305, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
The DSTAC is a Federal Advisory
Committee that will ‘‘identify, report,
and recommend performance objectives,
technical capabilities, and technical
standards of a not unduly burdensome,
uniform, and technology- and platformneutral software-based downloadable
security system.’’
The meetings on May 13, 2015, July
7, 2015, and August 4, 2015 will be the
fourth, fifth, and sixth meetings of the
DSTAC. The FCC will attempt to
accommodate as many attendees as
possible; however, admittance will be
limited to seating availability. The
Commission will provide audio and/or
video coverage of the meeting over the
Internet from the FCC’s Web page at
https://www.fcc.gov/live. The public may
submit written comments before the
meeting to Brendan Murray, DSTAC
Designated Federal Officer, by email to
DSTAC@fcc.gov or by U.S. Postal
Service Mail to 445 12th Street SW.,
Room 4–A726, Washington, DC 20554.
Open captioning will be provided for
this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with
disabilities are available upon request.
Requests for such accommodations
should be submitted via email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (tty). Such requests should
include a detailed description of the
accommodation needed. In addition,
please include a way the FCC can
contact you if it needs more
information. Please allow at least five
days’ advance notice; last-minute
requests will be accepted, but may be
impossible to fill.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0986]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or the Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on 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 control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before June 29, 2015.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0519]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
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 ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 29,
2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0519.
Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Docket No. 02-278.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 34,948 respondents;
147,368,997 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004 hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual, on
occasion and one-time reporting requirements; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is
found in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), Public
Law 102-243, December 20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added section 227
of the Communications Act of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on the
Use of Telephone Equipment.
Total Annual Burden: 666,138 hours. Total Annual Cost: $2,745,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints,
Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance'', in the Federal
Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on
September 24, 2014. A system of records for the do-not-call registry
was created by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Privacy
Act. The FTC originally published a notice in the Federal Register
describing the system. See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003. The FTC updated
its system of records for the do-not-call registry in 2009. See 74 FR
17863, April 17, 2009.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: The reporting requirements included under this OMB
Control Number 3060-0519 enable the Commission to gather information
regarding violations of section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-
Not-Call Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call Act), and the Commission's
implementing rules. If the information collection was not conducted,
the Commission would be unable to track and enforce violations of
section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-Not-Call Act, or the
Commission's implementing rules. The Commission's implementing rules
provide consumers with several options for avoiding most unwanted
telephone solicitations.
The national do-not-call registry supplements the company-specific
do-not-call rules for those consumers who wish to continue requesting
that particular companies not call them. Any company that is asked by a
consumer, including an existing customer, not to call again must honor
that request for five (5) years.
A provision of the Commission's rules, however, allows consumers to
give specific companies permission to call them through an express
written agreement. Nonprofit organizations, companies with whom
consumers have an established business relationship, and calls to
persons with whom the telemarketer has a personal relationship are
exempt from the ``do-not-call'' registry requirements.
On September 21, 2004, the Commission released the Safe Harbor
Order establishing a limited safe harbor in which persons will not be
liable for placing autodialed and prerecorded message calls to numbers
ported from a wireline service within the previous 15 days. The
Commission also amended its existing National Do-Not-Call Registry safe
harbor to require telemarketers to scrub their lists against the
Registry every 31 days.
On December 4, 2007, the Commission released the DNC NPRM seeking
comment on its tentative conclusion that registrations with the
Registry should be honored indefinitely, unless a number is
disconnected or reassigned or the consumer cancels his registration.
On June 17, 2008, in accordance with the Do-Not-Call Improvement
Act of 2007, the Commission revised its rules to minimize the
inconvenience to consumers of having to re-register their preferences
not to receive telemarketing calls and to further the underlying goal
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to protect consumer privacy
rights. The Commission released a Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02-
278, FCC 08-147, amending the Commission's rules under the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to require sellers and/or telemarketers
to honor registrations with the National Do-Not-Call Registry so that
registrations will not automatically expire based on the current five
year registration period. Specifically, the Commission modified section
64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to require sellers and/or telemarketers to
honor numbers registered on the Registry indefinitely or until the
number is removed by the database
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administrator or the registration is cancelled by the consumer.
On February 15, 2012, the Commission released a Report and Order in
CG Docket No. 02-278, FCC 12-21, revising its rules to: (1) require
prior express written consent for all autodialed or prerecorded
telemarketing calls to wireless numbers and for all prerecorded
telemarketing calls to residential lines; (2) eliminate the established
business relationship exception to the consent requirement for
prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines; (3) require
telemarketers to include an automated, interactive opt-out mechanism in
all prerecorded telemarketing calls, to allow consumers more easily to
opt out of future robocalls during a robocall itself; and (4) require
telemarketers to comply with the 3% limit on abandoned calls during
each calling campaign, in order to discourage intrusive calling
campaigns.
Finally, the Commission also exempted from the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act requirements prerecorded calls to residential lines made
by health care-related entities governed by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-09799 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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