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Martha Guzman Aceves, Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2022–02463 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 64 [CG Docket No. 17–59; FCC 20–187; FCC 21–126; FR ID 70178] Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Fourth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the public information collections associated with the Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Fourth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration. This document is consistent with the Fourth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the information collection requirements. DATES: The additions of § 64.1200(k)(10) and (n)(2), published at 86 FR 17726, April 6, 2021, and revision of § 64.1200(k)(10), published at 86 FR 74373, December 30, 2021, are effective March 10, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerusha Burnett, Jerusha.Burnett@ fcc.gov or (202) 418–0526, of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Policy Division. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 This document announces that, on October 4, 2021, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls Fourth Report and Order, FCC 20–187, published at 86 FR 17726, April 6, 2021, and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 21–126, published at 86 FR 74373, December 30, 2021. The OMB Control Numbers are 3060–1292. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the information collection requirements. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synopsis As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s rules on October 4, 2021 and the non-substantive changes in the Order on Reconsideration were approved by OMB on January 20, 2022. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB control number which is 3060–1292. The foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows: OMB Control No.: 3060–1292. OMB Approval Date: October 4, 2021. OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2024. Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Fourth Report and Order, CG Docket No. 17–59, FCC 20–187. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents: 6,493 respondents and 582,434 annual responses. Estimated Time per Response: .25 to 40 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, On-going reporting requirement and Third-party Disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 201, 202, 217, 227, 251(e), 303(r) and 403. Total Annual Burden: 199,412 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted a new information collection E:\FR\FM\08FER1.SGM 08FER1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 8, 2022 / Rules and Regulations associated with the Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls Fourth Report and Order (‘‘Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order’’), FCC 20–187. In 2019, Congress passed the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. In addition to directing the Commission to mandate adoption of caller ID authentication technology and encourage voice service providers to block calls by establishing safe harbors, the TRACED Act directs the Commission to ensure that both consumers and callers are provided with transparency and effective redress when calls are blocked in error. In the Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order, the Commission adopted a notification requirement and a blocked calls list requirement to better protect consumers from unwanted and illegal robocalls and implement the TRACED Act. While most of the requirements the Commission adopted in the Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order did not include an information collection, two of the requirements required approval prior to implementation. First, 47 CFR 64.1200(n)(2) establishes an affirmative obligation that voice service providers effectively mitigate illegal traffic when notified of such traffic by the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau. The rule requires that voice service providers receiving notice from the Commission report back with specific information about their investigation and response to such investigation. This requirement gives the Commission an important tool in the fight to stop illegal calls. Second, 47 CFR 64.1200(k)(10), in order to enhance transparency for consumers, requires that any terminating voice service provider that blocks calls on an opt-in or opt-out basis must provide, on the request of the subscriber to a particular number, a list of all calls intended for that number that the voice service provider or its designee has blocked. Subsequent to OMB approval of this information collection, the Commission released an Order on Reconsideration, ‘‘Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls—Petition for Reconsideration and Request for Clarification of USTelecom—The Broadband Association,’’ CG Docket No. 17–59, FCC 21–126, 86 FR 74373, December 30, 2021. Among other things, this Order on Reconsideration clarified aspects of 47 CFR 64.1200(k)(10). In doing so, the Commission added clarifying language to the existing rule. OMB approved the Commission’s non- VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:33 Feb 07, 2022 Jkt 256001 substantive change request for this change on January 20, 2022. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–02485 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 7045 Federal Communications Commission. Thomas Horan, Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. Final Rules For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES 47 CFR Part 73 ■ [DA 22–95; FRS 70458] Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334, 336 and 339. 1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows: Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This document amends the FM Table of Allotments, of the Commission’s rules, by removing certain vacant FM allotment channels that were auctioned through our FM competitive bidding process or undergone FM noncommercial filing window, and are no longer considered vacant FM allotments. The FM allotments are currently authorized licensed stations. FM assignments for authorized stations and reserved facilities will be reflected solely in Media Bureau’s Licensing Management System (LMS). These FM allotment channels have previously undergone notice and comment rulemaking. This action constitutes an editorial change in the FM Table of Allotments. Therefore, we find for good cause that further notice and comment are unnecessary. DATES: Effective February 8, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. 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Remove the entries for ‘‘Dermott’’ and ‘‘Heber Springs’’ under Arkansas; ■ d. Remove the entries for ‘‘Barstow,’’ ‘‘Hemet,’’ ‘‘Lake Isabella,’’ ‘‘Shasta Lake,’’ ‘‘Sutter Creek,’’ ‘‘Westley,’’ and ‘‘Wofford Heights’’ under California; ■ e. Remove the entries for ‘‘Akron’’ and ‘‘Dove Creek’’ under Colorado; ■ f. Remove the entries for ‘‘Maysville’’ and ‘‘Tignall’’ under Georgia; ■ g. Remove the entry for ‘‘Kualapuu’’ under Hawaii; ■ h. Remove the entry for ‘‘McCall’’ under Idaho; ■ i. Remove the entry for ‘‘Terre Haute’’ under Indiana; ■ j. Remove the entry for ‘‘Perryville’’ under Kentucky; ■ k. Remove the entries for ‘‘Bastrop’’ and ‘‘Rosepine’’ under Louisiana; ■ l. Remove the entry for ‘‘Newark’’ under Maryland; ■ m. Remove the entries for ‘‘Baudette,’’ ‘‘Grand Portage,’’ and ‘‘Red Lake’’ under Minnesota; ■ n. Remove the entries for ‘‘Drew,’’ ‘‘Mound Bayou,’’ and ‘‘Summit’’ under Mississippi; ■ o. Remove the entries for ‘‘Columbia’’ and ‘‘Laurie’’ under Missouri; ■ p. Remove the entries for ‘‘Bozeman’’ and ‘‘Lima’’ under Montana; ■ q. Remove the entry for ‘‘Silver Springs’’ under Nevada; ■ r. Remove the entries for ‘‘Crownpoint,’’ ‘‘Roswell,’’ ‘‘Tohatchi,’’ and ‘‘Virden’’ under New Mexico; ■ s. Remove the entries for ‘‘Amherst,’’ ‘‘Livingston Manor,’’ ‘‘Rhinebeck,’’ and ‘‘Rosendale’’ under New York; ■ t. Remove the entry for ‘‘Dillsboro’’ under North Carolina; ■ u. Remove the entries for ‘‘Connerville,’’ ‘‘Hennessey,’’ and ‘‘Waukomie’’ under Oklahoma; ■ E:\FR\FM\08FER1.SGM 08FER1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02485]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket No. 17-59; FCC 20-187; FCC 21-126; FR ID 70178]


Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, 
Fourth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission or FCC) announces that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) has approved the public information collections associated with 
the Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Fourth 
Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration. This document is 
consistent with the Fourth Report and Order and Order on 
Reconsideration which stated that the Commission would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the 
effective date of the information collection requirements.

DATES: The additions of Sec.  64.1200(k)(10) and (n)(2), published at 
86 FR 17726, April 6, 2021, and revision of Sec.  64.1200(k)(10), 
published at 86 FR 74373, December 30, 2021, are effective March 10, 
2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerusha Burnett, 
[email protected] or (202) 418-0526, of the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Policy Division.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 4, 
2021, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful 
Robocalls Fourth Report and Order, FCC 20-187, published at 86 FR 
17726, April 6, 2021, and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 21-126, 
published at 86 FR 74373, December 30, 2021. The OMB Control Numbers 
are 3060-1292. The Commission publishes this document as an 
announcement of the effective date of the information collection 
requirements.

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval 
for the information collection requirements contained in the 
Commission's rules on October 4, 2021 and the non-substantive changes 
in the Order on Reconsideration were approved by OMB on January 20, 
2022.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB control number which is 
3060-1292.
    The foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1292.
    OMB Approval Date: October 4, 2021.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2024.
    Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, 
Fourth Report and Order, CG Docket No. 17-59, FCC 20-187.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 6,493 respondents and 582,434 annual 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 to 40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, On-going 
reporting requirement and Third-party Disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
154(i), 201, 202, 217, 227, 251(e), 303(r) and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 199,412 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted a new information collection

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associated with the Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful 
Robocalls Fourth Report and Order (``Call Blocking Fourth Report and 
Order''), FCC 20-187. In 2019, Congress passed the Pallone-Thune 
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) 
Act. In addition to directing the Commission to mandate adoption of 
caller ID authentication technology and encourage voice service 
providers to block calls by establishing safe harbors, the TRACED Act 
directs the Commission to ensure that both consumers and callers are 
provided with transparency and effective redress when calls are blocked 
in error. In the Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order, the Commission 
adopted a notification requirement and a blocked calls list requirement 
to better protect consumers from unwanted and illegal robocalls and 
implement the TRACED Act. While most of the requirements the Commission 
adopted in the Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order did not include an 
information collection, two of the requirements required approval prior 
to implementation.
    First, 47 CFR 64.1200(n)(2) establishes an affirmative obligation 
that voice service providers effectively mitigate illegal traffic when 
notified of such traffic by the Commission's Enforcement Bureau. The 
rule requires that voice service providers receiving notice from the 
Commission report back with specific information about their 
investigation and response to such investigation. This requirement 
gives the Commission an important tool in the fight to stop illegal 
calls.
    Second, 47 CFR 64.1200(k)(10), in order to enhance transparency for 
consumers, requires that any terminating voice service provider that 
blocks calls on an opt-in or opt-out basis must provide, on the request 
of the subscriber to a particular number, a list of all calls intended 
for that number that the voice service provider or its designee has 
blocked.
    Subsequent to OMB approval of this information collection, the 
Commission released an Order on Reconsideration, ``Advanced Methods to 
Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls--Petition for Reconsideration 
and Request for Clarification of USTelecom--The Broadband 
Association,'' CG Docket No. 17-59, FCC 21-126, 86 FR 74373, December 
30, 2021. Among other things, this Order on Reconsideration clarified 
aspects of 47 CFR 64.1200(k)(10). In doing so, the Commission added 
clarifying language to the existing rule. OMB approved the Commission's 
non-substantive change request for this change on January 20, 2022.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02485 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]
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