[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30707-30708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13017]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information 
collection burden for 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not 
display a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before June 27, 2011. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via e-mail to 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected]. To 
view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to 
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://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, and (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently 
under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB 
Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference 
Number to view detailed information about this ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Paul Laurenzano on (202) 418-
1359.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0715.
    Title: Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary 
Network Information (CPNI) and Other Customer Information, CC Docket 
No. 96-115.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,017 respondents; 137,256,125 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.002 hours-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time, annual and biennial 
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party 
disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory as required by section 222 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 222.
    Total Annual Burden: 350,704 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,000,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    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 Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) 
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 customers' CPNI 
against unauthorized access and disclosure. In March 2007, the 
Commission adopted new rules that focused on the efforts of providers 
of telecommunications services to prevent pretexting. These rules 
require providers of telecommunications services to adopt additional 
privacy safeguards that, the Commission believes, will limit 
pretexters' ability to obtain unauthorized access to the type of 
personal customer information from carriers that the Commission 
regulates. In addition, in furtherance of the Telephone Records and 
Privacy Protection Act of 2006, the

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Commission's rules help ensure that law enforcement will have necessary 
tools to investigate and enforce prohibitions on illegal access to 
customer records.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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