89 FR 161 pg. 67441 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 161Page: 67441
Page: 67441Docket number: [OMB 3060-1296; FR ID 239266]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-18619 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1296; FR ID 239266]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY:
Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION:
Notice and request for comments.
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 October 21, 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 PRA@fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1296.
Title: Private Entity Robocall and Spoofing Information Submission Portal, FCC Form 5642.
Form Number: FCC Form 5642.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and Not-for-profit institutions.
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) directed 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) manages this portal. The Bureau made the portal accessible to the public on December 20, 2022.
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 requests 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 does 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 reviews 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. 2024-18619 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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