[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 19503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7393]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Bureau Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: 
communications assistance for Law Enforcement Act readiness survey.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 
has submitted the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until June 13, 2005. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Norm Wright, CIU-FBI, 14800 Conference 
Center Drive, Suite 300, Chantilly, VA 20151 or [email protected].
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected TSPs 
concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your 
comments should address one or more of the following four points:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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 techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Communications Assistance for Law 
Enforcement Act (CALEA) Readiness Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. 
Bureau of Federal Investigation.
    (4) The information collected in the survey will be stored in a 
database and be used to evaluate the effectiveness of CIU programs for 
implementing CALEA solutions in the Public Switched Telephone Network 
(PSTN). Affected Telecommunications Service Providers (TSP) will be 
asked to identify the platforms within their networks that have CALEA 
responsibility. For each identified platform the TSP must specify if it 
is CALEA ready (Law Enforcement can obtain a CALEA surveillance). If 
the platform is not CALEA ready, the TSP is asked to identify the 
software release that provides CALEA functionality and the date when 
the platform anticipate installing that software release.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 3483 TSPs will provide 21,323 responses. Each response is 
estimated to take 15 minutes to complete.
    (6) An estimate of the public burden (in hours) associated with the 
collection: There are an estimated 5,330.75 total annual burden hours 
associated with this collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Dyer, Department Clearance 
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management 
Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 
1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 8, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-7393 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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