Telecommunications Carrier Reimbursement Cost Estimate/Request for Payment

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Explanation for Reduction for 1110-0022_ 20070406.doc Supplementary Document	2007-04-11
Supporting Statement-0022.doc Supporting Statement A	0000-00-00
celea.jpg Supplementary Document	2007-02-01
Law0022.doc Supplementary Document	2007-01-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
11820	Cost Recovery Regulations, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1110-0022	ICR Reference No: 200701-1110-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200310-1110-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/FBI	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Telecommunications Carrier Reimbursement Cost Estimate/Request for Payment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/16/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/14/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2007
Responses	80	0	11,500
Time Burden (Hours)	2,800	0	46,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The rule provides the procedures whereby telecommunications carriers can recover the costs assosicated with complying with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 1008 Name of Law: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994
   PL: Pub.L. 103 - 414 108 Stat. 4279 Name of Law: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 69146	11/29/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 4045	01/29/2007
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
Cost Recovery Regulations, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994

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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	80	11,500	0	-11,420	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,800	46,000	0	-43,200	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This collection is facilitated by the procedures whereby telecommunications carriers can recover the allowable costs associated with complying with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which went into effect on 10/25/94. The FBI did nation-wide Right to Use Licenses, the need for carrier-by-carrier reimbursement was reduced, hence the estimates of the number of carriers who would be submitting information under the regs (in that document we sent them) are lower than the ones in the original estimate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $320

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: 02/14/2007

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