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Association of State Utility Consumer 

Advocates’ Petition for Declaratory 

Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing, 

Second Report and Order, Declaratory 

Ruling, and Second Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 

98–170, CG Docket No. 04–208, (2005 

Second Report and Order and Second 

Further Notice); published at 70 FR 

29979 and 70 FR 30044, May 25, 2005, 

which determined, inter alia, that 

Commercial Mobile Radio Service 

providers no longer should be exempted 

from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), which requires 

billing descriptions to be brief, clear, 

non-misleading and in plain language. 

The 2005 Second Further Notice 

proposed and sought comment on 

measures to enhance the ability of 

consumers to make informed choices 

among competitive telecommunications 

service providers. On April 27, 2012, 

the Commission released the 

Empowering Consumers to Prevent and 

Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges 

(‘‘Cramming’’), Report and Order and 

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

CG Docket No. 11–116, CG Docket No. 

09–158, CC Docket No. 98–170, FCC 12– 

42 (Cramming Report and Order and 

Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking); published at 77 FR 30972, 

May 24, 2012, which determined that 

additional rules are needed to help 

consumers prevent and detect the 

placement of unauthorized charges on 

their telephone bills, an unlawful and 

fraudulent practice commonly referred 

to as ‘‘cramming.’’ 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04018 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0647, OMB 3060–1003; FR ID 

204644] 

Information Collections Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal Agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ The Commission may not 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number. No 

person shall be subject to any penalty 

for failing to comply with a collection 

of information subject to the PRA that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before March 28, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 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. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Nicole Ongele, 

FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the 

comments the OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go 

to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the 

section of the web page called 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on 

the downward-pointing arrow in the 

‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the Title 

of this ICR and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 

submission to OMB will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited 

the general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection. Comments are requested 

concerning: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Commission, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimates; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 

the FCC seeks specific comment on how 

it might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0647. 

Title: Biennial Survey of Cable 

Industry Prices, FCC Form 333. 

Form Number: FCC Form 333. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 132 respondents and 722 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 7 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Biennial 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,527 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

The statutory authority for this 

information collection is in Sections 4(i) 

and 623(k) of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. 

Needs and Uses: The Cable Television 

Consumer Protection and Competition 

Act of 1992 (‘‘Cable Act’’) requires the 

Commission to publish biennially a 

report on average rates for basic cable 

service, cable programming service, and 

equipment. The report must compare 

the prices charged by cable operators 

subject to effective competition and 

those that are not subject to effective 

competition. The Biennial Cable 

Industry Price Survey is intended to 

collect the data needed to prepare that 

report. The data from these questions 

are needed to complete this report. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1003. 

Title: Communications Disaster 

Information Reporting System (DIRS). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 


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Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, 

Local or Tribal Government; Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 400 respondents; 104,000 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 

hour–1.5 hours (average per response). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and Annual Reporting Requirements 

and Recordkeeping Requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Statutory authority for this collection is 

contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 

251(e)(3), 254, 301, 303(b), 303(g), 

303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, and 

403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

as amended, and section 706 of the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 

U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j) & (o), 251(e)(3), 

254, 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 332, 

403, and 1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 16,320 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

launched the Disaster Information 

Reporting System (DIRS) in 2007 

pursuant to its mandate to promote the 

safety of life and property through the 

use of wire and radio communication as 

required by the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended. DIRS is a voluntary, 

efficient, and web-based system that 

communications companies may use to 

report their infrastructure status during 

times of crisis (e.g., related to a disaster). 

DIRS uses a number of template forms 

tailored to different communications 

sectors (i.e., wireless, wireline, 

broadcast, and cable) to facilitate the 

entry of this information. To use DIRS, 

a company first inputs its emergency 

contact information. After this, they 

submit information using the template 

form appropriate for their 

communications sector. In a Second 

Report and Order adopted on March 18, 

2021, as FCC 21–34, the Commission 

adopted rules allowing certain federal, 

state, and Tribal Nation agencies 

(Participating Agencies) to access to 

certain geographically relevant reports 

filed in the Commission’s Disaster 

Information Reporting System (DIRS). 

The information collections and record 

keeping provisions adopted will allow 

Participating Agencies to apply for, and 

receive access to, DIRS report in the 

areas where they have jurisdiction. The 

collection will further enable these 

Participating Agencies, at their election, 

to share DIRS reports with qualified 

local agencies whose jurisdiction is 

affected by a disaster, while still 

maintaining the confidentiality of the 

substantive data. The changes to the 

data collections fields in the DIRS 

filings made by service providers will 

further facilitate the ability of 

Participating Agencies to access those 

reports relevant to their specific 

geographies. Finally, the changes to the 

information collection and associated 

recordkeeping requirements, including 

retention by participating agencies of 

qualification forms submitted by local 

agency seeking access to DIRS data, as 

well as a list of which local agencies 

receive information from the 

Participating Agency, training materials 

setting clear parameters for the use of 

DIRS data, and a list of those persons 

granted DIRS account access, will 

enable auditing functions to ensure 

accountability in the use of DIRS 

information and immediate reporting of 

breaches of access or confidentiality 

protocols. 

The Commission notes that the 

information sharing framework 

established in the Second Report and 

Order allows for access to be granted not 

only for DIRS, but also to the 

Commission’s Network Outage 

Reporting System (NORS). We note that 

the process and requirements for 

Participating Agencies under this 

framework is identical, regardless of 

whether they seek access to NORS, 

DIRS, or both. Because the Commission 

anticipates that NORS and DIRS access 

will be requested together in most cases, 

it believes that the estimated burden 

hours and costs for Participating 

Agencies associated with DIRS access 

are fully included in the estimates that 

it has separately submitted as part of its 

collection on Part 4 of the Commission’s 

Rules Concerning Disruptions to 

Communications, OMB Control No. 

3060–0484. To avoid double-counting 

the estimated burden hours and costs 

associated with both collections, the 

Commission estimates the marginal cost 

of the Participating Agency aspect of 

this collection to be zero. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04021 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID 204163] 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; 

Communications Security, Reliability, 

and Interoperability Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of the 

Communications Security, Reliability, 

and Interoperability Council. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) hereby 

announces that the Communications 

Security, Reliability, and 

Interoperability Council (hereinafter 

CSRIC or Council) will be re-established 

for a two-year period pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) following consultation with the 

Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzon Cameron, Designated Federal 

Officer, Federal Communications 

Commission, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418– 

1916 or email: suzon.cameron@fcc.gov, 

Kurian Jacob, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Federal 

Communications Commission, Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 

(202) 418–2040 or email: kurian.jacob@

fcc.gov, or Logan Bennett, Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, Federal 

Communications Commission, Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 

(202) 418–7790 or email: logan.bennett@

fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After 

consultation with the General Services 

Administration, the Commission 

intends to re-establish the charter on or 

before March 26, 2024, providing the 

Council with authorization to operate 

for two years. The purpose of the 

Council is to advise the Commission 

and to make recommendations that 

foster the security, reliability, and 

interoperability of communications 

systems. 

Advisory Committee 

The CSRIC will be organized under, 

and will operate in accordance with, the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10). 

The Council will be solely advisory in 

nature. Consistent with FACA and its 

requirements, each meeting of the 

Council will be open to the public 

unless otherwise noticed. A notice of 

each meeting will be published in the 

Federal Register at least fifteen (15) 

days in advance of the meeting. Records 

will be maintained of each meeting and 

made available for public inspection. 

All activities of the Committee will be 

conducted in an open, transparent, and 

accessible manner. The Committee shall 

terminate two (2) years from the filing 

date of its charter, or earlier upon the 

completion of its work as determined by 

the Chairperson of the FCC, unless its 

charter is renewed prior to the 

termination date. 

During the CSRIC’s next term, it is 

anticipated that it will meet in 

Washington, DC, approximately four (4) 


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