[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13792-13793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6235]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Telecommunications Contracts and Audit Unit; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Current Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Cost Recovery Regulations, 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) 
Implementation Section, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget 
approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. 
The proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 28, 1999, allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until April 13, 2000. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Information and Security Staff, Attention: 
Department Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, National Place, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Cost Recovery Regulations, 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: None. Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. Other: 
None. This rule establishes the procedures whereby telecommunications 
carriers can recover the costs associated with complying with the 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which went into 
effect on October 25, 1994.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The 
average time burden of the approximately 3,000 respondents to provide 
the information requested is approximately four hours per 
telecommunications switch
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to provide the 
information necessary to file a claim under the Cost Recovery 
Regulation is approximately 46,000 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Robert B. Briggs, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, 
Suite

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1220, National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20530.

    Dated: March 9, 2000.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
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