[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12447-12448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04399]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 17513]


Information Collection 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 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 April 2, 2021.

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 http://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

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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-XXXX.
    Title: Compliance with the Non-IP Call Authentication Solution 
Rules; Robocall Mitigation Database; Certification to Verify Exemption 
from Caller ID Authentication Implementation Mandate.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,535 respondents; 6,535 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes)-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and required to obtain or retain 
benefits. Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 
U.S.C. 227b, 251(e), and 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,520 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will consider 
the potential confidentiality of any information submitted, 
particularly where public release of such information could raise 
security concerns (e.g., granular location information). Respondents 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission or to 
the Administrator be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal 
Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act directs the Commission to 
require, no later than 18 months from enactment, all voice service 
providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication technology 
in the internet protocol (IP) portions of their networks and implement 
an effective caller ID authentication framework in the non-IP portions 
of their networks. Among other provisions, the TRACED Act also directs 
the Commission to create extension and exemption mechanisms for voice 
service providers. On September 29, 2020, the Commission adopted its 
Call Authentication Trust Anchor Second Report and Order. See Call 
Authentication Trust Anchor, WC Docket No. 17-97, Second Report and 
Order, FCC 20-136 (adopted Sept. 29, 2020). The Second Report and Order 
implemented section 4(b)(1)(B) of the TRACED Act, in part, by requiring 
a voice service provider maintain and be ready to provide the 
Commission upon request with documented proof that it is participating, 
either on its own or through a representative, including third party 
representatives, as a member of a working group, industry standards 
group, or consortium that is working to develop a non-Internet Protocol 
caller identification authentication solution, or actively testing such 
a solution. The Second Report and Order also implemented the extension 
mechanisms in section 4(b)(5) by, in part, requiring voice service 
providers to certify that they have either implemented STIR/SHAKEN or a 
robocall mitigation program. And finally, the Second Report and Order 
completed the implementation of the exemption process of 4(b)(2) by 
requiring voice service providers file a second certification after 
June 30, 2021 to verify that they met the criteria to receive their 
exemption.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-04399 Filed 3-2-21; 8:45 am]
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