Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 67441 [2024-18619]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 67441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18619]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1296; FR ID 239266]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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, 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 October 
21, 2024. 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 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1296.
    Title: Private Entity Robocall and Spoofing Information Submission 
Portal, FCC Form 5642.
    Form Number: FCC Form 5642.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in the TRACED Act section 10(a).
    Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: Section 10(a) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone 
Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act) 
directed the Commission to establish regulations to create a process 
that ``streamlines the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily 
share with the Commission information relating to'' a call or text 
message that violates prohibitions regarding robocalls or spoofing set 
forth section 227(b) and 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. On June 17, 2021, the Commission adopted a Report and Order to 
implement section 10(a) by creating an online portal located on the 
Commission's website where private entities may submit information 
about robocall and spoofing violations. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) 
manages this portal. The Bureau made the portal accessible to the 
public on December 20, 2022.
    A private entity is any entity other than (1) an individual natural 
person or (2) a public entity. A public entity is any governmental 
organization at the federal, state, or local level. Thus, the portal is 
not intended for individual consumers who already have a mechanism to 
submit robocall or spoofing complaints via the Commission's informal 
complaint process.
    The portal requests private entities to submit certain minimum 
information including, but not necessarily limited to, the name of the 
reporting private entity, contact information, including at least one 
individual name and means of contacting the entity (e.g., a phone 
number), the caller ID information displayed, the phone number(s) 
called, the date(s) and time(s) of the relevant calls or texts, the 
name of the reporting private entity's service provider, and a 
description of the problematic calls or texts. Although the portal does 
not reject submissions that fail to include the above information, such 
failure will make it more difficult for the Bureau to investigate fully 
and take appropriate enforcement action. Once submitted, the Bureau 
reviews to determine whether the information presents evidence of a 
violation of the Commission's rules. The Bureau may share submitted 
information with the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, 
other federal agencies combatting robocalls, state attorney general 
offices, other law enforcement entities with which the Commission has 
information sharing agreements, and the registered traceback 
consortium.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18619 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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