Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 68489-68490 [2022-24740]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68489-68490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24740]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0717 and OMB 3060-1303; FR ID 113439]


Information Collections 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 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before December 15, 
2022.

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 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: 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.
    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: 3060-0717.

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    Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket 
No. 92-77, 47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709, 64.710.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,418 respondents; 11,250,150 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours)--50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 47 
U.S.C. 226, Telephone Operator Services, Public Law 101-435, 104 Stat. 
986, codified at 47 CFR 64.703(a) Consumer Information, 64.709 
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710 Operator Services for Prison Inmate 
Phones.
    Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $139,500.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 64.703(a), Operator Service Providers (OSPs) are required to 
disclose, audibly and distinctly to the consumer, at no charge and 
before connecting any interstate call, how to obtain rate quotations, 
including any applicable surcharges. 47 CFR 64.710 imposes similar 
requirements on OSPs to inmates at correctional institutions. 47 CFR 
64.709 codifies the requirements for OSPs to file informational tariffs 
with the Commission. These rules help to ensure that consumers receive 
information necessary to determine what the charges associated with an 
OSP-assisted call will be, thereby enhancing informed consumer choice 
in the operator services marketplace.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1303.
    Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, 
Sixth Report and Order, CG Docket No. 17-59, Authentication Trust 
Anchor, Fifth Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-97, FCC 22-37.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 6,493 respondents; 311,664 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in sections 
4(i), 4(j), 201, 202, 217, 227, 227b, 251(e), 303(r), and 403 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 201, 202, 
217, 227, 227b, 251(e), 303(r), 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 77,916 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: This notice and request for comments seeks to 
extend the information collection requirements as it pertains to the 
Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls Sixth 
Report and Order and Call Authentication Trust Anchor Fifth Report and 
Order (``Gateway Provider Report and Order''). Unwanted and illegal 
robocalls have long been the Federal Communication Commission's 
(``Commission'') top source of consumer complaints and one of the 
Commission's top consumer protection priorities. Foreign-originated 
robocalls represent a significant portion of illegal robocalls, and 
gateway providers serve as a critical choke-point for reducing the 
number of illegal robocalls received by American consumers. In the 
Gateway Provider Report and Order, the Commission took steps to prevent 
these foreign-originated illegal robocalls from reaching consumers and 
to help track these calls back to the source. Along with further 
extension of the Commission's caller ID authentication requirements and 
Robocall Mitigation Database filing requirements, the Commission 
adopted several robocall mitigation requirements, including a 
requirement for gateway providers to respond to traceback within 24 
hours, mandatory blocking requirements, a ``know your upstream 
provider'' requirement, and a general mitigation requirement.

Gateway Provider Report and Order, FCC 22-37, Paras. 65-71, 47 CFR 
64.1200(n)(1)

    A voice service provider must: . . . Upon receipt of a traceback 
request from the Commission, civil law enforcement, criminal law 
enforcement, or the industry traceback consortium:
    (i) If the provider is an originating, terminating, or non-gateway 
intermediate provider for all calls specified in the traceback request, 
the provider must respond fully and in a timely manner;
    (ii) If the provider receiving a traceback request is the gateway 
provider for any calls specified in the traceback request, the provider 
must fully respond to the traceback request within 24 hours of receipt 
of the request. The 24-hour clock does not start outside of business 
hours, and requests received during that time are deemed received at 
8:00 a.m. on the next business day. If the 24-hour response period 
would end on a non-business day, either a weekend or a Federal legal 
holiday, the 24-hour clock does not run for the weekend or holiday in 
question, and restarts at 12:01 a.m. on the next business day following 
when the request would otherwise be due. For example, a request 
received at 3:00 p.m. on a Friday will be due at 3:00 p.m. on the 
following Monday, assuming that Monday is not a Federal legal holiday. 
For purposes of this rule, ``business day'' is defined as Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal legal holidays, and ``business 
hours'' is defined as 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a business day. For 
purposes of this rule, all times are local time for the office that is 
required to respond to the request.
    The first portion of the information collection for which OMB 
approval is sought comes from the requirement adopted in the Gateway 
Provider Report and Order that all voice service providers respond to 
traceback ``fully and in in a timely manner'' and gateway providers 
must respond within 24 hours. All voice service providers, including 
gateway providers are required to respond to traceback requests from 
the Commission, civil and criminal law enforcement, and the Industry 
Traceback Consortium. Traceback is a key enforcement tool in the fight 
against illegal calls, allowing the Commission or law enforcement to 
identify the caller and bring enforcement actions or otherwise stop 
future calls before they reach consumers. Any unnecessary delay in the 
process can increase the risk that this essential information may 
become impossible to obtain. While traceback is not a new process, some 
providers have historically been reluctant to respond, or have simply 
ignored requests. This requirement ensures that all providers are on 
notice that a response is required, and allows real consequences for 
refusal.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-24740 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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