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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 194270] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or Commission or 

Agency) has modified an existing 

system of records, FCC/OMD–18, 

Telephone Call Details, subject to the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This 

action is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

the existence and character of records 

maintained by the agency. The FCC’s 

Office of the Managing Director (OMD) 

will use a vendor-provided management 

solution to maintain information 

associated with the FCC’s wireless 

communications equipment, functions, 

and services. This modification makes 

various necessary changes and updates, 

including formatting changes required 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Circular A–108 since its 

previous publication, and the revision 

of existing routine uses. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

will become effective on December 29, 

2023. Written comments on the routine 

uses are due by January 29, 2024. The 

routine uses in this action will become 

effective on January 29, 2024] unless 

comments are received that require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Brendan 

McTaggart, Attorney-Advisor, Office of 

General Counsel, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, or to 

privacy@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan McTaggart, (202) 418–1738, or 

privacy@fcc.gov (and to obtain a copy of 

the Narrative Statement and the 

Supplementary Document, which 

includes details of the modifications to 

this system of records). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and 

(e)(11), this document sets forth notice 

of the proposed modification of a 

system of records maintained by the 

FCC. The FCC previously provided 

notice of the system of records FCC/ 

OMD–18 by publication in the Federal 

Register on March 10, 2017 (82 FR 

13348). This notice serves to modify 

FCC/OMD–18 to make various 

necessary changes and updates, 

including renaming and clarifying the 

purpose of the system, making 

formatting changes required by OMB 

Circular A–108, and revising existing 

routine uses. The substantive changes 

and modifications to the previously 

published version of the FCC/OMD–18 

system of records include: 

1. Narrowing the scope of the SORN 

and renaming the system of records to 

reflect that only information about FCC 

employee wireless communications 

equipment, functions, and services is 

maintained in this system. 

2. Updating the system’s description 

to reflect the transition to a vendorprovided solution; 

3. Modifying the language in the 

Categories of Individuals and Categories 

of Records to reflect changes to the 

system; 

4. Updating and/or revising language 

in the following routine uses (listed by 

current routine use number): the former 

Litigation and Adjudication routine use 

has been modified into two revised 

routine uses—(1) Litigation, and (2) 

Adjudication; (3) Law Enforcement and 

Investigation; (4) Congressional 

Inquiries; (5) Government-wide Program 

Management and Oversight; (9) 

Communications Providers; and (10) 

Non-Federal Personnel. 

5. Deleting two routine uses (listed by 

former routine use number), which no 

longer reflect uses or disclosures of 

records from this system: (5) 

Employment, Clearances, Licensing, 

Contract, Grant, or other Benefits 

Decisions by the Agency; and (6) 

Employment, Clearances, Licensing, 

Contract, Grant, or other Benefits 

Decisions by Other than the Agency 

6. Updating the existing records 

retention and disposal schedule with a 

new records schedule: National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) General Records Schedule 5.5: 

‘‘Mail, Printing, and 

Telecommunication Service 

Management Records.’’ 

The system of records is also revised 

for clarity and updated to reflect various 

administrative changes related to the 

system managers and system addresses; 

policy and practices for storage and 

retrieval of the information; 

administrative, technical, and physical 

safeguards; and updated notification, 

records access, and contesting records 

procedures. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

FCC/OMD–18, FCC Wireless 

Communications Information. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

No information in the system is 

classified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Information Technology (IT), Office of 

the Managing Director (OMD), Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 45 

L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Information Technology (IT), Office of 

the Managing Director (OMD), Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 45 

L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301, 44 U.S.C. 3101, and 47 

U.S.C. 154(i). 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

This system collects information 

related to the FCC’s wireless 

communications equipment, functions, 

and services, and the associated costs 

and charges for wireless 

communications equipment, functions, 

and services. The collection of the 

records in this system serve the 

following purposes: 

1. Accounting for the information 

contained in bills for wireless 

communications equipment, functions, 

or services; and 

2. Ensuring that the FCC operates 

efficiently and effectively, and guards 

against any improper uses of FCC 

wireless communications equipment, 

functions, or services. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

1. FCC staff (including, but not 

limited to current and former 

employees, interns, co-op students, and 

volunteers) who have been issued FCC 

wireless communications equipment; 

and 

2. FCC contractors who have been 

issued FCC wireless communications 

equipment. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The categories of records in the 

system include: 

1. Records of the Commission’s 

wireless communications equipment, 

functions, and services, and the 

associated costs and charges, which 

include, but are not limited to: 

a. Communications numbers 

(including telephone numbers, IP 

addresses, or other unique 

communications identifier(s) (e.g., 

International Mobile Equipment Identity 

(IMEI) numbers)); 

b. Time (call start and call end) and 

data usage from wireless 

communications; 

c. Duration of wireless 

communications (lapsed time); 

d. Disposition and cost of 

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e. FCC bureau/office to which each 

relevant identifying wireless 

communications number is assigned. 

2. Type and number of FCC wireless 

communications devices assigned to 

FCC staff (employees and contractors); 

3. Copies of related wireless 

communications and service records, 

including any periodic summaries 

which may have been compiled to 

reflect the total number and type of 

communications and related user 

charges, usages, and fees from wireless 

communications equipment assigned to 

FCC employees; and 

4. Names and email addresses of FCC 

staff and contractors; 

5. Personal telephone numbers and 

personal mailing addresses for FCC staff 

and contractors, if voluntarily provided 

by those individuals. 

This system does not include or 

maintain the contents of calls, messages, 

or other communications to or from FCC 

wireless equipment or communicated 

over FCC wireless services or functions. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Record source categories in this 

system include purchase orders; bills 

and other documentation associated 

with the usage and charges for the 

wireless communications, including but 

not limited to voice, text, and other 

teleconferencing services and functions 

(audio or video), using various 

equipment and devices (including, but 

not limited to cellular telephones, other 

mobile or broadband devices, and 

teleconferencing services (audio or 

video)); and individuals about whom 

records are maintained, as well as their 

supervisors and managers. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed to authorized entities, as is 

determined to be relevant and 

necessary, outside the FCC as a routine 

use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows. In each of these cases, the FCC 

will determine whether disclosure of 

the records is compatible with the 

purpose(s) for which the records were 

collected: 

1. Litigation—To disclose records to 

the Department of Justice (DOJ) when: 

(a) the FCC or any component thereof; 

(b) any employee of the FCC in his or 

her official capacity; (c) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her individual 

capacity where the DOJ or the FCC has 

agreed to represent the employee; or (d) 

the United States Government is a party 

to litigation or has an interest in such 

litigation, and by careful review, the 

FCC determines that the records are 

both relevant and necessary to the 

litigation, and the use of such records by 

the DOJ is for a purpose that is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the FCC collected the records. 

2. Adjudication—To disclose records 

in a proceeding before a court or 

adjudicative body, when: (a) the FCC or 

any component thereof; or (b) any 

employee of the FCC in his or her 

official capacity; or (c) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her individual 

capacity; or (d) the United States 

Government, is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and that the 

use of such records is for a purpose that 

is compatible with the purpose for 

which the agency collected the records. 

3. Law Enforcement and 

Investigation—When the FCC becomes 

aware of an indication of a violation or 

potential violation of a civil or criminal 

statute, law, regulation, order, or other 

requirement, to disclose pertinent 

information to appropriate Federal, 

State, local, Tribal, international, or 

multinational agencies, or a component 

of such an agency, responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

order, or other requirement. 

4. Congressional Inquiries—To 

provide information to a Congressional 

office from the record of an individual 

in response to an inquiry from that 

Congressional office made at the written 

request of that individual. 

5. Government-wide Program 

Management and Oversight—To provide 

information to the DOJ to obtain that 

department’s advice regarding 

disclosure obligations under FOIA; or to 

OMB to obtain that office’s advice 

regarding obligations under the Privacy 

Act. 

6. Labor Relations—To officials of 

labor organizations recognized under 5 

U.S.C. chapter 71 upon receipt of a 

formal request and in accord with the 

conditions of 5 U.S.C. 7114 when 

relevant and necessary to their duties of 

exclusive representation concerning 

personnel policies, practices, and 

matters affecting working conditions. 

7. Breach Notification—To 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when: (a) The Commission 

suspects or has confirmed that there has 

been a breach of the system of records; 

(b) the Commission has determined that 

as a result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 

individuals, the Commission (including 

its information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (c) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Commission’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

8. Assistance to Federal Agencies and 

Entities Related to Breaches—To 

another Federal agency or Federal 

entity, when the Commission 

determines that information from this 

system is reasonably necessary to assist 

the recipient agency or entity in: (a) 

Responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, program, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

9. Communications Providers—To a 

communications company providing 

support to permit account servicing, 

billing verification, and related 

requirements. 

10. Non-Federal Personnel—To 

disclose information to non-Federal 

personnel, including contractors, other 

vendors (e.g., identity verification 

services), grantees, and volunteers who 

have been engaged to assist the FCC in 

the performance of a contract service, 

grant, cooperative agreement, or other 

activity related to this system of records 

and who need to have access to the 

records in order to perform their 

activity. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

1. This electronic system of records 

resides on the FCC’s or a third-party 

vendor’s accredited network. 

2. The paper records, if any, are stored 

in file cabinets in ‘‘non-public’’ rooms 

in the Information Technology (IT) 

office suite for one year. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records in this system of records can 

be retrieved by any category field, e.g., 

the individual’s name, and/or 

identifying communications number. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The FCC maintains and disposes of 

these various telephone, fax, text, and 

related electronic transmission service 

records in this system in accordance 

with National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) General 

Records Schedule 5.5: ‘‘Mail, Printing, 


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and Telecommunication Service 

Management Records.’’ 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

The electronic records, files, and data 

are stored within FCC or a vendor’s 

accreditation boundaries and 

maintained in a database housed in the 

FCC’s or vendor’s computer network 

databases. Access to the electronic files 

is restricted to authorized employees 

and contractors; and to IT staff, 

contractors, and vendors who maintain 

the IT networks and services. Other 

employees and contractors may be 

granted access on a need-to-know basis. 

The electronic files and records are 

protected by the FCC and third-party 

privacy safeguards, a comprehensive 

and dynamic set of IT safety and 

security protocols and features that are 

designed to meet all Federal privacy 

standards, including those required by 

the Federal Information Security 

Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), 

OMB, and the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

The paper documents and files, if any, 

are maintained in file cabinets in ‘‘nonpublic’’ rooms in the IT office suite. The 

file cabinets are locked at the end of the 

business day. Access to the IT offices is 

via a key and card-coded door. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to contest 

information pertaining to him or her in 

the system of records should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing to privacy@fcc.gov. 

Individuals requesting record access or 

amendment must also comply with the 

FCC’s Privacy Act regulations regarding 

verification of identity as required 

under 47 CFR part 0, subpart E. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

82 FR 13348 (March 10, 2017). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10142] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including the necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by January 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision with change to the 

currently approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Bid Pricing Tool 

(BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) 

Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP; 

Use: Medicare Advantage organizations 

(MAO) and Prescription Drug Plans 

(PDP) are required to submit an 

actuarial pricing ‘‘bid’’ for each plan 

offered to Medicare beneficiaries for 

approval by CMS. The MAOs and PDPs 

use the Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) software 

to develop their actuarial pricing bid. 

The competitive bidding process 

defined by the ‘‘The Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act’’ (MMA) applies to 

both the MA and Part D programs. It is 

an annual process that encompasses the 

release of the MA rate book in April, the 

bid’s that plans submit to CMS in June, 

and the release of the Part D and RPPO 

benchmarks, which typically occurs in 

August. 

Form Number: CMS–10142 (OMB 

control number: 0938–0832); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Private 

sector—(Business or other for-profits 

and Not-for-profit institutions); 555; 

Total Annual Responses: 4,995; Total 

Annual Hours: 149,850 (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Rachel Shevland at 410–786– 

3026). 


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