82 FR 4875 - Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 4875-4877] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00847] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0262 and 3060-0519] Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget 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 Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 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 [[Page 4876]] 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 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 should be submitted on or before February 16, 2017. 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 contacts below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the Supplementary Information section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418- 2918. 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 OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-0262. Title: Section 90.179, Shared Use of Radio Stations. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit, non-for-profit institutions, and state, local and tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 43,000 respondents, 43,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: .25 up to .75 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r) and 332(c)(7). Total Annual Burden: 43,000 hours. Annual Cost Burden: None. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: The Commission was directed by the United States Congress, in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to dedicate 2.4 MHz of electromagnetic spectrum in the 746-806 MHz band for public safety services. Section 90.179 requires that Part 90 licensees that share use of their private land mobile radio facility on non-profit, cost-sharing basis to prepare and keep a written sharing agreement as part of the station records. Regardless of the method of sharing, an up-to-date list of persons who are sharing the station and the basis of their eligibility under Part 90 must be maintained. The requirement is necessary to identify users of the system should interference problems develop. This information is used by the Commission to investigate interference complaints and resolve interference and operational complaints that may arise among the users. OMB Control Number: 3060-0519. Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Docket No. 02-278. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents and Responses: 36,548 respondents; 147,434,797 responses. Estimated Time per Response: .004 hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual, on occasion and one-time reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for the Information collection requirements is found in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), Public Law 102-243, December 20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on the Use of Telephone Equipment. Total Annual Burden: 666,598 hours. Total Annual Cost: $2,745,000. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals and households provide personally identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance'', in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on September 24, 2014. A system of records for the do-not-call registry was created by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Privacy Act. The FTC originally published a notice in the Federal Register describing the system. See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003. The FTC updated its system of records for the do-not-call registry in 2009. See 74 FR 17863, April 17, 2009. Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. Needs and Uses: The reporting requirements included under this OMB Control Number 3060-0519 enable the Commission to gather information regarding violations of Section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do- Not-Call Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call Act), and the Commission's implementing rules. If the information collection were not conducted, the Commission would be unable to track and enforce violations of Section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-Not-Call Act, or the Commission's implementing rules. The Commission's implementing rules provide consumers with protections from many unwanted telephone solicitations and other commercial calls. The National Do-Not-Call Registry supplements the company-specific do-not-call rules for those consumers who wish to continue requesting that particular companies not call them. Any company that is asked by a consumer, including an existing customer, not to call again must honor that request for five (5) years. A provision of the Commission's rules, however, allows consumers to give specific companies permission to call them through an express written agreement. Nonprofit organizations are exempt from the Do-Not- Call Registry requirements. [[Page 4877]] On September 21, 2004, the Commission released the Safe Harbor Order establishing a limited safe harbor in which callers will not be liable for placing autodialed and prerecorded message calls to numbers ported from a wireline service to a wireless service within the previous 15 days. The Commission also amended its existing National Do- Not-Call Registry safe harbor to require telemarketers to scrub their lists against the Registry every 31 days. On June 17, 2008, in accordance with the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, the Commission revised its rules to minimize the inconvenience to consumers of having to re-register their preferences not to receive telemarketing calls and to further the underlying goal of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to protect consumer privacy rights. The Commission released a Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02- 278, FCC 08-147, amending the Commission's rules under the TCPA to require sellers and/or telemarketers to honor registrations with the National Do-Not-Call Registry so that registrations would not automatically expire based on the then-current five year registration period. Specifically, the Commission modified Sec. 64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to require sellers and/or telemarketers to honor numbers registered on the Registry indefinitely or until the number is removed by the database administrator or the registration is cancelled by the consumer. On February 15, 2012, the Commission released a Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02-278, FCC 12-21, revising its rules to: (1) Require prior express written consent for all autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing calls to wireless numbers and for all prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines; (2) eliminate the established business relationship exception to the consent requirement for prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines; (3) require telemarketers to include an automated, interactive opt-out mechanism in all prerecorded telemarketing calls, to allow consumers more easily to opt out of future robocalls during a robocall itself; and (4) require telemarketers to comply with the 3% limit on abandoned calls during each calling campaign, in order to discourage intrusive calling campaigns. Finally, the Commission also exempted from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act requirements prerecorded calls to residential lines made by health care-related entities governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. On August 11, 2016, the Commission released a Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02-278, FCC 16-99, adopting rules to implement the TCPA amendments Congress enacted in Section 301 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The Commission adopted rules implementing the law's exception from the prior express consent requirement for autodialed or prerecorded calls to wireless numbers ``solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States,'' and placing limits on the number and duration of autodialed or prerecorded calls to wireless numbers ``to collect a debt owed or guaranteed by the United States.'' Federal government callers and contractors making these calls on behalf of the federal government, without prior express consent of the called party, may call the person or persons responsible for paying the debt at one of three phone numbers specified in the rules, may call three times during a 30-day period, may call between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. local time at the debtor's location, may not call once the debtor requests that the calls cease, and must transfer the stop-call request to the new servicer if the debt servicer changes. Callers must notify debtors of their right to request that no further autodialed or prerecorded calls be made to the debtor for the life of the debt. Prerecorded calls may not exceed 60 seconds, excluding required disclosures and stop-calling instructions. Text messages are limited to 160 characters, including required disclosures, which may be sent in a separate text message. Calls may be made (1) once the debt is delinquent and, (2) if the debt is not yet delinquent, then after one of the following events and in the 30 days before one of the following events: The end of a grace, deferment, or forbearance period; expiration of an alternative payment arrangement; or occurrence of a similar time-sensitive event or deadline affecting the amount or timing of payments due. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-00847 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Revision of a information regarding their capabilities
burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved collection. for geo-targeting Alert Messages upon
quality, utility, and clarity of the Respondents: Business or other for– request to such emergency management
information collected; ways to minimize profit entities. agencies insofar as it would pertain to
the burden of the collection of Number of Respondents and Alert Messages initiated by that
information on the respondents, Responses: 80 Participating CMS emergency management agency.
including the use of automated Providers; 451,600 Responses. These recordkeeping and reporting
collection techniques or other forms of Estimated Time per Response: requirements have potential to increase
information technology; and ways to 0.000694 hours (2.5 seconds) to generate emergency managers’ confidence that
further reduce the information each alert log; 2 hours to respond to WEA will work as intended when
collection burden on small business each request for alert log data or needed. This increased confidence in
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. information about geo-targeting system availability will encourage
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor Frequency of Response: Monthly and emergency managers that do not
a collection of information unless it on occasion reporting requirements and currently use WEA to become
displays a currently valid OMB control recordkeeping requirement. authorized. These reporting and
number. No person shall be subject to Obligation to Respond: Required to recordkeeping requirements also help to
any penalty for failing to comply with obtain or retain benefits. Statutory ensure a fundamental component of
a collection of information subject to the authority for this information collection system integrity. Alert logs are
PRA that does not display a valid OMB is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, necessary to establish a baseline for
control number. 154(i) and (o), 301, 301(r), 303(v), 307, system integrity against which future
309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606 and 615 of the iterations of WEA can be evaluated.
DATES: Written comments should be
Communications Act of 1934, as Without records that can be used to
submitted on or before February 16, amended, as well as by sections 602(a),
2017. If you anticipate that you will be describe the quality of system integrity,
(b), (c), (f), 603, 604 and 606 of the and the most common causes of
submitting comments, but find it WARN Act.
difficult to do so within the period of message transmission failure, it will be
Total Annual Burden: 125,390 hours. difficult to evaluate how any changes to
time allowed by this notice, you should Total Annual Cost: No cost.
advise the contacts below as soon as Privacy Impact Assessment: No WEA that we may adopt subsequent to
possible. impact(s). this Report and Order affect system
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: integrity.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email Participating CMS Providers shall make Federal Communications Commission.
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and available upon request to the Marlene H. Dortch,
to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ Commission and FEMA, and to Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. emergency management agencies that [FR Doc. 2017–00850 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am]
Include in the comments the OMB offer confidentiality protection at least BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
control number as shown in the equal to that provided in the federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
below. their alert logs and information about FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
their approach to geo-targeting insofar COMMISSION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For as the information pertains to alerts
additional information or copies of the initiated by that emergency management [OMB 3060–0262 and 3060–0519]
information collection, contact Nicole agency.
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. Information Collections Being
Needs and Uses: The Commission
To view a copy of this information Submitted for Review and Approval to
adopted revisions to Wireless
collection request (ICR) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
Emergency Alert (WEA) rules to take
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http:// advantage of the significant AGENCY: Federal Communications
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, technological changes and Commission.
(2) look for the section of the Web page improvements experienced by the ACTION: Notice and request for
called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) mobile wireless industry since the comments.
click on the downward-pointing arrow passage of the Warning, Alert and
in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the Response Network (WARN) Act, and SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) deployment of Wireless Emergency to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
select ‘‘Federal Communications Alerts (WEA) to improve utility of WEA required by the Paperwork Reduction
Commission’’ from the list of agencies as a life-saving tool. This action will Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, improve alert content, delivery and Communication Commission (FCC or
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the testing. With respect to information Commission) invites the general public
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) collection, in particular, the and other Federal agencies to take this
when the list of FCC ICRs currently Commission adopted requirements for opportunity to comment on the
under review appears, look for the OMB Participating CMS Providers to log the following information collections.
control number of this ICR and then basic attributes of alerts they receive at Comments are requested concerning:
click on the ICR Reference Number. A their Alert Gateway, to maintain those Whether the proposed collection of
copy of the FCC submission to OMB logs for at least 12 months, and to make information is necessary for the proper
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will be displayed. those logs available upon request to the performance of the functions of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission and FEMA, and to Commission, including whether the
OMB Control Number: 3060–1126. emergency management agencies that information shall have practical utility;
Title: Testing and Logging offer confidentiality protection at least the accuracy of the Commission’s
Requirements for Wireless Emergency equal to that provided by federal FOIA. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Alerts (WEA). The Commission also required quality, utility, and clarity of the
Form Number: Not applicable. Participating CMS Providers to disclose information collected; ways to minimize
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the burden of the collection of Number of Respondents and Consumer Protection Act of 1991
information on the respondents, Responses: 43,000 respondents, 43,000 (TCPA), Public Law 102–243, December
including the use of automated responses. 20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added
collection techniques or other forms of Estimated Time per Response: .25 up Section 227 of the Communications Act
information technology; and ways to to .75 hours. of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on
further reduce the information Frequency of Response: the Use of Telephone Equipment.
collection burden on small business Recordkeeping requirement and On Total Annual Burden: 666,598 hours.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. occasion reporting requirement. Total Annual Cost: $2,745,000.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor Obligation To Respond: Required to Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
a collection of information unless it obtain or retain benefits. The statutory Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
displays a currently valid OMB control authority for this collection is contained that individuals and households
number. No person shall be subject to in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r) provide personally identifiable
any penalty for failing to comply with and 332(c)(7). information, which is covered under the
a collection of information subject to the Total Annual Burden: 43,000 hours. FCC’s system of records notice (SORN),
PRA that does not display a valid OMB Annual Cost Burden: None. FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and
control number. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy
DATES: Written comments should be impact(s). Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
submitted on or before February 16, Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1
2017. If you anticipate that you will be There is no need for confidentiality with ‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and
submitting comments, but find it this collection of information. Requests for Dispute Assistance’’, in the
difficult to do so within the period of Needs and Uses: The Commission Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79
time allowed by this notice, you should was directed by the United States FR 48152) which became effective on
advise the contacts below as soon as Congress, in the Balanced Budget Act of September 24, 2014. A system of records
possible. 1997, to dedicate 2.4 MHz of for the do-not-call registry was created
electromagnetic spectrum in the 746– by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 806 MHz band for public safety services. under the Privacy Act. The FTC
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email Section 90.179 requires that Part 90 originally published a notice in the
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and licensees that share use of their private Federal Register describing the system.
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email land mobile radio facility on non-profit, See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003. The
PRA@fcc.gov and to cost-sharing basis to prepare and keep a FTC updated its system of records for
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the written sharing agreement as part of the the do-not-call registry in 2009. See 74
comments the OMB control number as station records. Regardless of the FR 17863, April 17, 2009.
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY method of sharing, an up-to-date list of Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
INFORMATION section below. persons who are sharing the station and Needs and Uses: The reporting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the basis of their eligibility under Part requirements included under this OMB
additional information or copies of the 90 must be maintained. The Control Number 3060–0519 enable the
information collection, contact Cathy requirement is necessary to identify Commission to gather information
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a users of the system should interference regarding violations of Section 227 of
copy of this information collection problems develop. This information is the Communications Act, the Do-Not-
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go used by the Commission to investigate Call Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call
to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ interference complaints and resolve Act), and the Commission’s
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the interference and operational complaints implementing rules. If the information
section of the Web page called that may arise among the users. collection were not conducted, the
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on OMB Control Number: 3060–0519. Commission would be unable to track
the downward-pointing arrow in the Title: Rules and Regulations and enforce violations of Section 227 of
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the Implementing the Telephone Consumer the Communications Act, the Do-Not-
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Call Act, or the Commission’s
select ‘‘Federal Communications Docket No. 02–278. implementing rules. The Commission’s
Commission’’ from the list of agencies Form Number: N/A. implementing rules provide consumers
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, Type of Review: Revision of a with protections from many unwanted
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the currently approved collection. telephone solicitations and other
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) Respondents: Business or other for- commercial calls.
when the list of FCC ICRs currently profit entities; Individuals or The National Do-Not-Call Registry
under review appears, look for the OMB households; Not-for-profit institutions. supplements the company-specific do-
control number of this ICR and then Number of Respondents and not-call rules for those consumers who
click on the ICR Reference Number. A Responses: 36,548 respondents; wish to continue requesting that
copy of the FCC submission to OMB 147,434,797 responses. particular companies not call them. Any
will be displayed. Estimated Time per Response: .004 company that is asked by a consumer,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour. including an existing customer, not to
OMB Control No.: 3060–0262. Frequency of Response: call again must honor that request for
Title: Section 90.179, Shared Use of Recordkeeping requirement; Annual, on five (5) years.
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Radio Stations. occasion and one-time reporting A provision of the Commission’s
Form No.: N/A. requirement; Third party disclosure rules, however, allows consumers to
Type of Review: Extension of a requirement. give specific companies permission to
currently approved collection. Obligation to Respond: Required to call them through an express written
Respondents: Business or other for- obtain or retain benefits. The statutory agreement. Nonprofit organizations are
profit, non-for-profit institutions, and authority for the Information collection exempt from the Do-Not-Call Registry
state, local and tribal government. requirements is found in the Telephone requirements.
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On September 21, 2004, the On August 11, 2016, the Commission FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Commission released the Safe Harbor released a Report and Order in CG COMMISSION
Order establishing a limited safe harbor Docket No. 02–278, FCC 16–99,
[OMB 3060–1203 and 3060–0874]
in which callers will not be liable for adopting rules to implement the TCPA
placing autodialed and prerecorded amendments Congress enacted in Information Collections Being
message calls to numbers ported from a Section 301 of the Bipartisan Budget Act Reviewed by the Federal
wireline service to a wireless service of 2015. The Commission adopted rules Communications Commission
within the previous 15 days. The implementing the law’s exception from
Commission also amended its existing AGENCY: Federal Communications
the prior express consent requirement
National Do-Not-Call Registry safe Commission.
for autodialed or prerecorded calls to
harbor to require telemarketers to scrub ACTION: Notice and request for
wireless numbers ‘‘solely to collect a
their lists against the Registry every 31 comments.
days. debt owed to or guaranteed by the
On June 17, 2008, in accordance with United States,’’ and placing limits on SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of the number and duration of autodialed to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
2007, the Commission revised its rules or prerecorded calls to wireless numbers required by the Paperwork Reduction
to minimize the inconvenience to ‘‘to collect a debt owed or guaranteed by Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
consumers of having to re-register their the United States.’’ Federal government Communications Commission (FCC or
preferences not to receive telemarketing callers and contractors making these Commission) invites the general public
calls and to further the underlying goal calls on behalf of the federal and other Federal agencies to take this
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to government, without prior express opportunity to comment on the
protect consumer privacy rights. The consent of the called party, may call the following information collections.
Commission released a Report and person or persons responsible for paying Comments are requested concerning:
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC the debt at one of three phone numbers Whether the proposed collection of
08–147, amending the Commission’s specified in the rules, may call three information is necessary for the proper
rules under the TCPA to require sellers times during a 30-day period, may call performance of the functions of the
and/or telemarketers to honor between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. local Commission, including whether the
registrations with the National Do-Not- time at the debtor’s location, may not information shall have practical utility;
Call Registry so that registrations would call once the debtor requests that the the accuracy of the Commission’s
not automatically expire based on the burden estimate; ways to enhance the
calls cease, and must transfer the stop-
then-current five year registration quality, utility, and clarity of the
period. Specifically, the Commission call request to the new servicer if the
information collected; ways to minimize
modified § 64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to debt servicer changes. Callers must the burden of the collection of
require sellers and/or telemarketers to notify debtors of their right to request information on the respondents,
honor numbers registered on the that no further autodialed or including the use of automated
Registry indefinitely or until the number prerecorded calls be made to the debtor collection techniques or other forms of
is removed by the database for the life of the debt. Prerecorded calls information technology; and ways to
administrator or the registration is may not exceed 60 seconds, excluding further reduce the information
cancelled by the consumer. required disclosures and stop-calling collection burden on small business
On February 15, 2012, the instructions. Text messages are limited concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Commission released a Report and to 160 characters, including required The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC disclosures, which may be sent in a a collection of information unless it
12–21, revising its rules to: (1) Require separate text message. Calls may be displays a currently valid Office of
prior express written consent for all made (1) once the debt is delinquent Management and Budget (OMB) control
autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing and, (2) if the debt is not yet delinquent, number. No person shall be subject to
calls to wireless numbers and for all then after one of the following events any penalty for failing to comply with
prerecorded telemarketing calls to and in the 30 days before one of the a collection of information subject to the
residential lines; (2) eliminate the following events: The end of a grace, PRA that does not display a valid OMB
established business relationship control number.
deferment, or forbearance period;
exception to the consent requirement for DATES: Written comments should be
expiration of an alternative payment
prerecorded telemarketing calls to submitted on or before March 20, 2017.
residential lines; (3) require arrangement; or occurrence of a similar
time-sensitive event or deadline If you anticipate that you will be
telemarketers to include an automated, submitting comments, but find it
interactive opt-out mechanism in all affecting the amount or timing of
payments due. difficult to do so within the period of
prerecorded telemarketing calls, to time allowed by this notice, you should
allow consumers more easily to opt out Federal Communications Commission. advise the contacts below as soon as
of future robocalls during a robocall Marlene H. Dortch, possible.
itself; and (4) require telemarketers to
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
comply with the 3% limit on abandoned
[FR Doc. 2017–00847 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
calls during each calling campaign, in
order to discourage intrusive calling BILLING CODE 6712–01–P fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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campaigns. Finally, the Commission
also exempted from the Telephone additional information about the
Consumer Protection Act requirements information collection, contact Cathy
prerecorded calls to residential lines Williams at (202) 418–2918.
made by health care-related entities SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
governed by the Health Insurance OMB Control No.: 3060–1203.
Portability and Accountability Act of Title: Section 79.107 User Interfaces
1996. Provided by Digital Apparatus; Section
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Written comments should be submitted on or before February 16, 2017. 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 contacts below as soon as possible. | |
| Contact | For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418- 2918. 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 OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 4875 |
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