Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15974-15975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8842]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANTITRUST DIVISION
Federal Bureau of Investigation


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Simplified 
Request for Advance or Reimbursement; Implementation of Section 104(d) 
of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.

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    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation invites comments on the information collection 
required to implement section 104(d) of the Communications Assistance 
for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) (Pub. L. 103-414, 47 U.S.C. 1001-1010).
    The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will 
be accepted on or before June 10, 1996.
    Comments or suggestions regarding the items contained in this 
information collection request should be directed to Telecommunications 
Industry Liaison Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, P.O. Box 
220450, Chantilly, VA 22022-0450, telephone number (800) 551-0336. If 
you wish to receive a copy of the proposed carrier statement template 
with instructions, please contact the office of listed above.
    The purpose of this notice is to request written comments and 
suggestions from the public, including telecommunications carriers, and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. 
Your comments should address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of collection of information on those who 
are to

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respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.)
    Section 104(d) of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement 
Act (CALEA) (Pub. L. 103-414, 47 U.S.C. 1001-1010) requires that, 
within 180 days after the publication by the Attorney General of a 
notice of capacity requirements pursuant to subsections 104(a) or 
104(c) of CALEA, a telecommunications carrier shall submit to the 
Attorney General a statement identifying any of its systems or services 
that do not have the capacity to accommodate simultaneously the number 
of interceptions, pen registers, and trap and trace devices set forth 
in the notice under such subsection. The FBI, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, is therefore soliciting comments from 
the public, including telecommunications carriers and other affected 
agencies on the implementation of this information collection.
    Overview of this Information Collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection; NEW COLLECTION: The type of 
information acquired is required to be furnished by law in terms of a 
carrier statement, as set forth in Subsection 104(d) of the 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) (Pub. L. 103-
414, 47 U.S.C. 1001-1010). A template, which is not mandatory, has been 
developed with the telecommunications industry to facilitate submission 
of the telecommunications carrier statements. Such information is 
quantitative and qualitative data necessary to identify any systems or 
services of a telecommunications carrier that do not have the capacity 
to accommodate simultaneously the number of interceptions, pen 
registers, and trap and trace devices as specified in the final 
capacity notice to Subsection 104(a) of CALEA.
    Any relationship between capacity and capability, and the omission 
of equipment from the carrier statement and cost reimbursement, will be 
addressed in the final capacity notice to be published in the Federal 
Register.
    (2) The title of the information collection: ``Telecommunications 
Carrier Statement.''
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collections; Form number: None. Sponsored 
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Department 
of Justice.
    (4) Who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief 
abstract; BUSINESS OR OTHER FOR PROFIT: Telecommunications carriers, as 
defined in CALEA Subsection 102(8), will respond.
    The collected data will be used in conjunction with law enforcement 
priorities and other factors to determine the specific equipment, 
facilities, and services that require immediate modification. The 
reimbursement process is not dependent exclusively on a carrier's 
submission of systems or services in their carrier statement. Further 
consultation with individual telecommunications carriers may be 
required to obtain supplementary information in order to better 
determine which individual systems and services require modification.
    The amount and type of information collected will be minimized to 
ensure that submission of this data by telecommunications carriers will 
not be burdensome nor unreasonable. Each telecommunications carrier 
will submit a statement identifying any of its systems or services that 
do not have the capacity to accommodate simultaneously the number of 
interceptions, pen registers, and trap and trace devices as set forth 
in the final capacity notice.
    Based on close consultation with industry, information solicited to 
specifically identify such systems and services and their capacity to 
meet the CALEA requirements will include: Common Language Location 
Identifier (CLLI) code or equivalent identifier, switch model or other 
system or service type, the derived capacity of the system or service 
as specified in the final capacity notice, the county name(s) that the 
system or service serves, and the city and state where the system or 
service is located. Unique information required for wireline systems 
and services would include the host CLLI code if the system or service 
is a remote. Unique information required for wireless systems and 
services would include the Metropolitan or Rural Service Area 
number(s), or the Metropolitan or Basic Trading Area number(s) served 
by the system or service.
    Confidentiality regarding the data received from the 
telecommunications carriers will be protected by statute, regulation, 
and through nondisclosure agreements as necessary.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The FBI 
estimates that there are approximately three thousand (3,000) 
telecommunications carriers, with approximately twenty-three thousand 
(23,000) unique systems or services, that will be affected by this 
collection of information. The total amount of time required to 
complete the Telecommunications Carrier Statement will vary, depending 
upon the total number of systems and services that the 
telecommunications carrier deploys that provide a customer or 
subscriber with the ability to originate, terminate, or direct 
communications. The time required to read and prepare information, for 
one system or service is estimated at ten (10) minutes. There is also 
an associated startup time per carrier that is estimated at two (2) 
hours. This startup time consists of reading the Telecommunications 
Carrier Statement and determining data sources.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection is 9,910 hours. These estimates were derived from 
close consultation with industry.
    If additional information is required, contact Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 5, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-8842 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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