[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54193-54194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21260]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 50167]


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 November 1, 
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

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other forms of information technology. Pursuant to the Small Business 
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: Private Entity Robocall and Spoofing Information Submission 
Portal, FCC Form 5642.
    Form Number: FCC Form 5642.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and non-profit 
organizations.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in the TRACED Act section 10(a).
    Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: Section 10(a) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone 
Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act) 
directs the Commission to establish regulations to create a process 
that ``streamlines the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily 
share with the Commission information relating to'' a call or text 
message that violates prohibitions regarding robocalls or spoofing set 
forth section 227(b) and 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. On June 17, 2021, the Commission adopted a Report and Order to 
implement section 10(a) by creating an online portal located on the 
Commission's website where private entities may submit information 
about robocall and spoofing violations. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) 
will manage this portal.
    A private entity is any entity other than (1) an individual natural 
person or (2) a public entity. A public entity is any governmental 
organization at the federal, state, or local level. Thus, the portal is 
not intended for individual consumers who already have a mechanism to 
submit robocall or spoofing complaints via the Commission's informal 
complaint process.
    The portal will request private entities to submit certain minimum 
information including, but not necessarily limited to, the name of the 
reporting private entity, contact information, including at least one 
individual name and means of contacting the entity (e.g., a phone 
number), the caller ID information displayed, the phone number(s) 
called, the date(s) and time(s) of the relevant calls or texts, the 
name of the reporting private entity's service provider, and a 
description of the problematic calls or texts. Although the portal will 
not reject submissions that fail to include the above information, such 
failure will make it more difficult for the Bureau to investigate fully 
and take appropriate enforcement action. Once submitted, the Bureau 
will review to determine whether the information presents evidence of a 
violation of the Commission's rules. The Bureau may share submitted 
information with the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, 
other federal agencies combatting robocalls, state attorney general 
offices, other law enforcement entities with which the Commission has 
information sharing agreements, and the registered traceback 
consortium.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21260 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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