[Federal Register: April 10, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 70)]
[Notices]
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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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