[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42069-42070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13840]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1285; FR ID 150556]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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, 
and 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. Comments are requested 
concerning: 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; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business

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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 PRA 
that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 28, 
2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1285.
    Title: Compliance with the Non-IP Call Authentication Solution 
Rules; Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,800 respondents; 12,800 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-6 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 
sections 227b, 251(e), and 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 39,663 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    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 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, 36 FCC Rcd 1859 (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 in the Robocall Mitigation Database that they have 
either implemented STIR/SHAKEN or a adopted a robocall mitigation 
program and describe that program in a filed plan. On May 19, 2022, the 
Commission adopted similar obligations for gateway providers. See 
Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Call 
Authentication Trust Anchor, CG Docket No. 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97, 
Sixth Report and Order et al., FCC 22-27 (adopted May 19, 2022). 
Specifically, like voice service providers, gateway providers were 
required to 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.
    Gateway providers were also required to implement both STIR/SHAKEN 
on the IP portions of their networks as well as a robocall mitigation 
program. They must also certify to their implementation and describe 
their robocall mitigation program in the Robocall Mitigation Database. 
On March 16, 2023, the Commission adopted an Order imposing largely the 
same obligations that applied to gateway providers on a new class of 
providers: non-gateway intermediate providers. See Call Authentication 
Trust Anchor, Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 17-97, FCC 23-18 (adopted March 16, 2023). In 
that action, the Commission also required all voice service providers 
to adopt a robocall mitigation program and file a description of that 
program in the Robocall Mitigation Database as well as requiring all 
classes of providers to file additional information in the Robocall 
Mitigation Database. On May 18, 2023, the Commission adopted an Order 
modifying some of these requirements. See Call Authentication Trist 
Anchor, et al., WC Docket No. 17-97 et al., Seventh Report and Order et 
al., FCC 23-37 (adopted May 18, 2023).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13840 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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