Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 85965-85967 [2024-25103]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85965-85967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25103]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0715, OMB 3060-0742; FR ID 257912]


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 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business

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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 November 29, 
2024.

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 Nicole Ongele, 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
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: 3060-0715.
    Title: Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary 
Network Information and Other Customer Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and state, 
local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,935 respondents; 91,735,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.1-120 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, and one-time reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping; and third party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for these 
collections are contained in Sections 201 and 222 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, 222.
    Total Annual Burden: 269,534 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 222, establishes the duty of telecommunications 
carriers to protect the confidentiality of its customers' proprietary 
information. This proprietary information includes personally 
identifiable information derived from a customer's relationship with a 
provider of telecommunications services. This information collection 
implements the statutory obligations of Section 222. These regulations 
impose safeguards to protect Customer Proprietary Network Information 
(CPNI) and other customer proprietary information against unauthorized 
access and disclosure.
    On November 16, 2023, the FCC released the SIM Swap and Port-Out 
Fraud Order (88 FR 85794 (December 8, 2023)), which adopted a baseline 
framework to combat SIM swap fraud by amending section 64.2010 of the 
CPNI rules to add paragraph (h) on Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) 
changes and adds new information collection requirements in paragraphs 
(h)(3), (h)(5), (h)(6), and (h)(8) of that rule. A SIM swap involves 
the fraudulent transfer (or ``swap'') of an account from a device 
associated with one SIM to a device associated with a different SIM, 
allowing a bad actor to control the victim's mobile account and access 
the victim's CPNI. The new rules establish a uniform framework that 
gives wireless providers flexibility to implement customer 
authentication and security methods to address SIM swap fraud. The SIM 
Swap and Port-Out Fraud Order modifies the existing CPNI collection 
requirements to require wireless providers to: (1) immediately notify 
customers of any requests for a SIM change associated with the 
customer's account before the SIM change is completed; (2) provide 
customers with advance notice of any account protection measures 
offered; (3) maintain a clear process for customers to report SIM fraud 
and promptly provide customers with documentation of fraud involving 
their accounts; and (4) track and maintain for three years a record of 
SIM change requests and authentication measures used.
    On December 21, 2023, the Commission released the Data Breach 
Report and Order (89 FR 9968 (February 12, 2024)), which modifies the 
scope of customer data and reportable breaches covered by the 
Commission's rules, and also modifies the Commission's data breach 
notification rules to require covered service providers to 
electronically notify the FCC of a reportable data breach through a 
link to a central reporting facility, contemporaneously with the 
existing obligation to notify the United States Secret Service Bureau 
(Secret Service) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and 
adopts equivalent requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services 
(TRS) providers. Covered service providers include providers of 
telecommunications, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), 
and TRS. All covered providers are required to maintain a record, 
electronically or in some other manner, of any breaches discovered, and 
notifications made. Covered providers are also required to submit, via 
the central reporting facility, an annual reporting of certain small 
breaches.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0742.
    Title: Sections 52.21 through 52.37, Telephone Number Portability, 
47 CFR

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part 52, subpart (C), and CC Docket No. 95-116.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,626 respondents; 13,672,050 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.0666 hours-60 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 201-205, 215, 251(b)(2), 251(e)(2) and 332 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 792,235 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: Section 251(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, requires LECs to ``provide, to the extent technically 
feasible, number portability in accordance with requirements prescribed 
by the Commission.'' Through the LNP process, consumers have the 
ability to retain their phone number when switching telecommunications 
service providers, enabling them to choose a provider that best suits 
their needs and enhancing competition. In the Porting Interval Order 
and Further Notice, the Commission mandated a one business day porting 
interval for simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal port requests. 
The information collected in the standard local service request data 
fields is necessary to complete simple wireline-to-wireline and 
intermodal ports within the one business day porting interval mandated 
by the Commission and will be used to comply with Section 251 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    On November 16, 2023, the FCC released a Report and Order and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 FR 85794 (Dec. 8, 2023)) (SIM 
Swap and Port-Out Fraud Order), which adds new information collection 
requirements. The SIM Swap and Port-Out Fraud Order adopted baseline 
measures to increase protections for customers against fraudulent port-
outs by adding new section 52.37 in Part 52, and adds new information 
collection requirements in paragraphs (c), (e), and (g), of that rule. 
Port-out fraud occurs where a bad actor impersonates a customers of a 
wireless provider and convinces the provider to port the real 
customer's telephone number to a new wireless provider and a device 
that the bad actor controls, allowing a bad actor to control the 
victim's mobile account and receive text messages and phone calls 
intended for the victim. The new rules establish a uniform framework 
that gives wireless providers flexibility to implement customer 
authentication and security methods to address port-out fraud. Wireless 
providers are required to comply with the new or modified rules except 
where the Safe Connections Act requires alternate procedures to be 
used. The SIM Swap and Port-Out Fraud Order modifies the existing Local 
Number Portability collection requirements to require wireless 
providers to: (1) immediately notify customers of any requests for a 
port-out request associated with the customer's account before 
effectuating the request; (2) provide customers with advance notice of 
any account protection measures offered; and (3) maintain a clear 
process for customers to report fraudulent number ports, and promptly 
provide customers with documentation of fraudulent ports involving 
their accounts.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-25103 Filed 10-28-24; 8:45 am]
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