[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10072-10073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02871]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1287; FR ID 201492]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 April 15, 
2024. 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: 3060-1287.
    Title: Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority Token 
Revocation Review Process.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 24 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and required to obtain or retain 
benefits. The 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: 1,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: On December 30, 2019, Congress enacted the Pallone-
Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence 
(TRACED) Act. The TRACED Act directed the Commission to require, no

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later than 18 months from enactment, all service providers to implement 
the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework 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. To implement the TRACED Act's provisions related to caller ID 
authentication, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 30, 2020, which required service 
providers to implement the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication 
technology in the IP portions of their phone networks by June 30, 2021. 
The Commission then adopted a Second Report and Order on September 29, 
2020 to further implement the remaining portions of the TRACED Act 
related to caller ID authentication and STIR/SHAKEN.
    On August 5, 2021, the Commission adopted a Third Report and Order, 
which established a limited role for the Commission to oversee 
certificate revocation decisions by the private STIR/SHAKEN governance 
system that would have the effect of placing providers in noncompliance 
with the Commission's rules. Within the STIR/SHAKEN framework, service 
providers share a digital certificate along with each call as a means 
of maintaining trust and accountability. The STIR/SHAKEN governance 
system can revoke a service provider's access to these digital 
certificates due to that service provider's violation of a specified 
list of rules and policies. Because this revocation would place an 
affected service provider in noncompliance with the Commission's rules, 
the Third Report and Order established an oversight role for the 
Commission over the governance system's token revocation decisions 
similar to the one the Commission holds in the context of decisions by 
the Universal Service Administrative Company. The rules allow for 
review by the Wireline Competition Bureau in the first instance.
    Under the rules adopted in the Third Report and Order, a request 
for Commission review from a service provider, at a minimum, must 
contain: (1) a statement setting forth the service provider's asserted 
basis for appealing the governance system's revocation decision; (2) a 
full statement of relevant, material facts with supporting affidavits 
and documentation, including any background information the service 
provider deems useful to the Commission's review; and (3) the question 
presented for review, with reference, where appropriate, to any 
underlying Commission rule or STIR/SHAKEN governance system policy.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02871 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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