[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 47560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12124]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 223515]


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 July 3, 2024.

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 
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: Participation Information Collection for the IoT Labeling 
Program.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 312 respondents; 3,130 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 14 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time; On occasion; Recordkeeping and 
Annual reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(n), 302, 303(r), 312, 
333, and 503, of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152, 154(i), 154(n), 302a, 303(r), 312, 333, 503; the IoT 
Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, 15 U.S.C. 278g-3a to 278g-3e.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,700 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a new 
collection after this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to obtain a full three-year clearance. The collection 
will advance the public interest and safety because it is the basis for 
the Commission's IoT Labeling Program, which will provide consumers 
with an easy-to-understand and quickly recognizable FCC IoT Label that 
includes the U.S. government certification mark (referred to as the 
Cyber Trust Mark) that provides assurances regarding the baseline 
cybersecurity of an IoT product, together with a QR code that directs 
consumers to a registry with specific information about the product. 
This collection will help consumers make better purchasing decisions, 
raise consumer confidence with regard to the cybersecurity of the IoT 
products they buy to use in their homes and their lives, and encourage 
manufacturers of IoT products to develop products with security-by-
design principles in mind. In addition, consumers who purchase an IoT 
product that bears the FCC IoT Label can be assured that their product 
meets the minimum cybersecurity standards of the IoT Labeling Program, 
which in turn will strengthen the chain of connected IoT products in 
their own homes and as part of a larger national IoT ecosystem. In 
addition, the Order estimates that the program will save consumers at 
least $60 million annually from reduced time spent researching 
cybersecurity features of potential purchases.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-12124 Filed 5-31-24; 8:45 am]
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