[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43229-43230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16972]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget

July 17, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimate(s) and any 
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Haney, [email protected], 
(202) 418-1002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0809.
    OMB Approval Date: December 31, 2007.
    Expiration Date: January 31, 2011.
    Title: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 350 responses; 17.93 hours per response; 
6275 hours total per year.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory for system security filings and 
voluntary for section 107(c) and 109(b) petitions.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Neither CALEA system security 
filings nor section 107(c) and 109(b) petitions.
    Needs and Uses: The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement 
Act (CALEA) requires the Commission to create rules that regulate the 
conduct and recordkeeping of lawful electronic surveillance. CALEA was 
enacted in October 1994 to respond to rapid advances in 
telecommunications technology and eliminate obstacles faced by law 
enforcement personnel in conducting electronic surveillance. Section 
105 of CALEA requires telecommunications carriers to protect against 
the unlawful interception of communications passing through their 
systems. Law enforcement officials use the information maintained by 
telecommunications carriers to determine the accountability and 
accuracy of telecommunications carriers' compliance with lawful 
electronic surveillance orders. On May 12, 2006, the Commission 
released a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order in 
ET Docket No. 04-195, FCC 06-56, which became effective August 4, 2006, 
except for sections 1.20004 and 1.20005 of the Commission's rules, 
which became effective on February 12, 2007 when OMB approved their 
information collection requirements. The Second Report and Order 
established new guidelines for filing section 107(c) petitions, section 
109(b) petitions, and monitoring reports (FCC Form 445). The monitoring 
reports were required on only one occasion and no renewal of that 
requirement is necessary. CALEA section 107(c)(1) permits a petitioner 
to apply for an extension of time, up to two years from the date that 
the petition is filed, and to come into compliance with a particular 
CALEA section 103 capability requirement. CALEA section 109(b) permits 
a telecommunication carrier covered by CALEA to file a petition with 
the FCC and an

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application with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to request that DOJ 
pay the costs of the carrier's CALEA compliance (cost-shifting relief) 
with respect to any equipment, facility or service installed or 
deployed after January 1, 1995. The Second Report and Order required 
several different collections of information: (a) Within 90 days of the 
effective date of the Second Report and Order, facilities based 
broadband Internet access and interconnected Voice over Interconnected 
Protocol (VoIP) providers newly identified in the First Report and 
Order in this proceeding were required to file system security 
statements under the Commission's rules (system security statements are 
currently approved under the existing OMB 3060-0809 information 
collection). (b) All telecommunications carriers, including broadband 
Internet access and interconnected VoIP providers, must file updates to 
their systems security statements on file with the Commission as their 
information changes. (c) Petitions filed under section 107(c), request 
for additional time to comply with CALEA; these provisions apply to all 
carriers subject to CALEA and are voluntary filings. (d) Section 
109(b), request for reimbursement of CALEA; these provisions apply to 
all carriers subject to CALEA and are necessary for carriers seeking 
relief under this section of the CALEA statute.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-16972 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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