CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FCC Form 161 Cores Update/Change Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FCC Form 161 Cores Update/Change Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 161_PRA_Non-Substantive_Change_Description.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-05-27	Available
CALEA Non-substantive Change Request Mandatory E-Filing__5.16.23.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2023-05-16	Available
3060-0918_SS_clean version_April.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
209884	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Form and Instruction	Modified	Cores Update/Change Form
178566	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Other-CORES Form 161 Screenshot	Unchanged
178565	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Form and Instruction	Modified	Cores Update/Change Form
178565	CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	Other-CEFS User Manual (Screenshot)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0918	ICR Reference No: 202505-3060-034
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-3060-022
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OMD-FO
Title: CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/27/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/27/2025
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2026	04/30/2026	04/30/2026
Responses	18,251	0	18,251
Time Burden (Hours)	3,048	0	3,048
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) is submitting a non-substantive change request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to establish mandatory electronic filing of System Security and Integrity Policies and Procedures (SSI Plans) by covered entities under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) through the new CALEA Electronic Filing System (CEFS) (OMB Control No. 3060-0809). CEFS requires users to register with and use the Commission Registration System (OMB Control Nos. 3060-0917 and 3060-0918) and to electronically file Requests for Confidential Treatment (OMB Control No. 3060-0862). When mandatory electronic filing becomes effective, SSI Plans will be required to be submitted electronically through CEFS: https://www.fcc.gov/cefs. When mandatory electronic filing becomes effective, paper versions of SSI Plans will no longer be accepted. Section 1.20005 of the Commission’s rules will be updated to reflect this change. Other than mandatory electronic filing, there are no other changes to this information collection. PSHSB issued the order to amend section 1.20005 to establish mandatory filing and the new rule will become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. This information that applicants (entities) submit on FCC Form 161 is used to change or update information in the CORES system for entity's name, address, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), telephone number, email, fax, contact representative address, telephone number, email and fax. The Commission Registration System (CORES) assigns each entity doing business with the Commission a FCC Registration Number (FRN). The FRN is used to collect and to report any delinquent amounts arising from such applicant's (entity's) relationship with the FCC. The respondents are anyone doing business with the FCC. Please see the non-substantive change request justification for the reasoning behind this submission to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 31001 Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act if 1996
  

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:
	88 FR 7721	02/06/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 7721	02/06/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	FCC Form 161	Cores Update/Change Form
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161	FCC Form 161	Cores Update/Change Form
CORES Update/Change Form, FCC Form 161

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	18,251	18,251	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,048	3,048	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting adjustments/decreases to this information collection. The total number of respondents and total annual responses increased from 101,200 to 18,251 (-82,949 respondents/responses) and the total annual burden hours decreased from 16,900 hours to 3,048 hours (-13,852 hours). These adjustments are based on the Commission’s most currently available data.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 05/27/2025

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