Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act -- CC Docket No. 97-213 (Proposed Rule)

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
31067	Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act -- CC Docket No. 97-213 (Proposed Rule)		Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0809	ICR Reference No: 199712-3060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act -- CC Docket No. 97-213 (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/23/1998
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/01/1997
Terms of Clearance: This collection contains proposals requiring telecommunications providers participating in an interception activity to file an affadavit; companies to keep records on these activities; lists of designated company employees allowed to effectuate lawful intercepts; submission of company security and recordkeeping procedures to the FCC for review. This collection does not cover any requirements regarding investigations of employee backgrounds in order to determine their suitability to participate in these activities. Since this is a very controversial rulemaking, and OMB has not received specific comments related to the proposed information collection requirements, OMB approves this collection with the understanding that the FCC rulemaking process may address issues raised by industry comments. This collection also proposes to implement CALEA Sections 107 and 109(b) -- but the FCC has not finalized their implementing rules and thus did not include estimates of the burden associated with these requirements in this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2001	02/28/2001
Responses	14,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	46,725	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,450,000	0	0

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Abstract: The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) requires the Commission to make rules that regulate the conduct and recordkeeping of lawful electronic survellance. CALEA also requires the Commission to adjudicate petitions from telecommunications carriers and interested parties regarding the extent to which they must comply with CALEA's capability requirements and standards and rule on the reasonable achievability of law enforcement officials' capability requirements. Special rules are proposed to lessen the paperwork burdens on small telecommunications carriers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act -- CC Docket No. 97-213 (Proposed Rule)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	14,000	0	0	14,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	46,725	0	0	46,725	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,450,000	0	0	2,450,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/01/1997

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