Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 23828-23829 [2020-09018]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23828-23829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09018]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 16689]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
Office of Management and Budget

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, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
    The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (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 comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before May 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in

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www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your comment on the proposed 
information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to [email protected] 
and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control 
number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity 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 estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, 
CG Docket No. 17-59.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; not-for-
profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,666 respondents; 15,375,326 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .004 hours (15 seconds) to 32 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly, one time, and on occasion reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in sections 227 and 251(e)(1) of 
the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Total Annual Burden: 290,233 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On December 12, 2018, the Commission adopted rules 
in FCC 18-177, Second Report and Order, published at 84 FR 11226, March 
26, 2019, which contain new information collection requirements. 
Specifically, the Commission concluded that the obligation to provide 
permanent disconnect information will apply to all reporting carriers 
as defined in the Commission's numbering rules, which include wireless, 
wireline, and interconnected Voice over internet Protocol providers 
that obtain numbers from the North American Numbering Plan 
Administrator. As part of the Commission reporting requirements, 
reporting carriers must provide, among other things, the most recent 
date each North American Numbering Plan telephone number allocated or 
ported to the reporting carrier was permanently disconnected. The 
telephone number and date of permanent disconnection will allow 
voluntary users of the database to determine whether a number has been 
permanently disconnected prior to calling that number, thereby 
protecting against unwanted calls to consumers and potential Telephone 
Consumer Protection Act liability for callers. Reporting carriers and 
voluntary users of the reassigned numbers database may also need to 
provide contact information, including names, address, and telephone 
number, to enable the database administrator to contact the reporting 
carrier in case there are any issues with their submission.
    The Commission has referred to the North American Numbering Council 
the development of a technical requirements document for the reassigned 
numbers database for review by the Commission. The technical 
requirements document will contain a single, unified set of functional 
and interface requirements for: Technical interoperability and 
operational standards; the user interface specifications and data 
format for service providers to report to the Administrator; the user 
interfaces and other means by which callers may submit queries, 
including providing callers the abilities for high-volume and batch 
processing or to submit individual queries; appropriate safeguards to 
protect the privacy and security of subscribers, protect the database 
from unauthorized access, and ensure the security and integrity of the 
data; and keeping records of service providers' reporting and 
accounting.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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