[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58039-58040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22545]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[WC Docket No. 17-97; FCC 20-136; FRS 52215]


Call Authentication Trust Anchor

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces the effective date 
of an information collection associated with a rule contained in the 
Commission's Call Authentication Trust Anchor, Second Report and Order 
(Order). This document is consistent with the Commission's Call 
Authentication Trust Anchor, Second Report and Order (Order) which 
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date of that rule.

DATES:  The amendment to 47 CFR 64.6306(e) (instruction 11), published 
November 17, 2020 (85 FR 73360), and delayed indefinitely, is effective 
October 20, 2021. This final rule is effective October 20, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact Alexander Hobbs, Competition Policy Division, Wireline 
Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7433 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2021, the Commission announced 
OMB approval of Sec.  64.6306(e) in a Federal Register publication, at 
86 FR 29952. This document now announces the effective date of Sec.  
64.6306(e). In the Order and the text of Sec.  64.6306(e), the 
Commission directed the Wireline Competition Bureau to set the 
compliance date for this rule. On September 3, 2021, the Bureau 
released a Public Notice, DA 21-1103, setting the date by which voice 
service providers granted an exemption from the Commission's caller ID 
authentication rule must file implementation verification 
certifications and associated supporting statements. Voice service 
providers must file all certifications and associated supporting 
statements electronically in WC Docket No. 20-68, Exemption from Caller 
ID Authentication Requirements, in ECFS, no later than October 4, 2021. 
We therefore modify the text of Sec.  64.6306(e), previously published 
at 85 FR 73360, to incorporate this compliance date announced by the 
Bureau.
    If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or 
how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens 
caused thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 3.310, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Please 
include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1285, in your correspondence. The 
Commission will also accept your comments via email at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (e.g., Braille, large print, electronic files, audio 
format, etc.), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), or (202) 418-
0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on May 13, 2021, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 
64 and modifying the language of Sec.  64.6306(e) to conform to the 
compliance date adopted by the Wireline Competition Bureau in DA 21-
1103.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1285.
    The foregoing is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1285.
    OMB Approval Date: May 13, 2021.
    OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2024.

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    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.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,535 respondents; 6,535 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on-occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and required to obtain or retain 
benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is 
contained in sections 227(b), 227(e) and 251(e) of the Communications 
Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,520 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    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.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On October 1, 2020, the Commission released the 
Order, FCC 20-136, published at 85 FR 73360, November 17, 2020, 
adopting final rules--containing information collection requirements--
designed to promote caller ID authentication technology. The rules 
implement the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal 
Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act), promoting the deployment 
of caller ID authentication technology, and combatting the practice of 
illegal caller ID spoofing. In doing so, the Order adopts rules 
governing intermediate providers and caller ID authentication in non-IP 
networks, implements the exceptions and extensions established by the 
TRACED Act and prohibits line-item charges for caller ID 
authentication.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64

    Common carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends part 64 of title 47 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 64--MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

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1. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201, 202, 217, 218, 220, 
222, 225, 226, 227, 227b, 228, 251(a), 251(e), 254(k), 262, 276, 
403(b)(2)(B), (c), 616, 620, 1401-1473, unless otherwise noted; Pub. 
L. 115-141, Div. P, sec. 503, 132 Stat. 348, 1091.


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2. Amend Sec.  64.6306 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:


Sec.  64.6306   Exemption.

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    (e) Implementation verification. All voice service providers 
granted an exemption under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall 
file an additional certification consistent with the requirements of 
paragraph (c) of this section on or before October 4, 2021 that attests 
to whether the voice service provider fully implemented the STIR/SHAKEN 
authentication framework because it completed all necessary network 
upgrades to its network infrastructure to enable the authentication and 
verification of caller identification information for all SIP calls 
exchanged with STIR/SHAKEN-enabled partners by June 30, 2021. The 
Wireline Competition Bureau, after issuing a Public Notice seeking 
comment on the certifications, will, not later than four months after 
the deadline for filing of the certifications, issue a Public Notice 
identifying which voice service providers achieved complete 
implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework.

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