Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and Other Customer Information, CC Docket No. 96-115
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/03/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
76,441,232
79,243,541
204,523
495,507
3,000,000
4,000,000
This information collection implements the statutory obligations of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 222. These regulations impose safeguards to protect customers' CPNI against unauthorized access and disclosure. In March 2007, the Commission adopted new rules, which focused on the efforts of communications service providers to prevent pretexting. These rules require providers of communications services to adopt additional privacy safeguards that, the Commission believes, will sharply limit pretexters' abiltiy to obtain unauthorized access to the type of personal customer information from carriers that the Commission regulates. In addition, the Commission's rules help ensure that law enforcement will have necessary tools to investigate and enforce prohibitions on illegal access to customer records.
US Code:
47 USC 303(r)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 151
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 201-205
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 208
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 403
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 222
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 154(i) and 154(j)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 151 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 154(i) and 154(j) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 222 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 303(r) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
The Commission has updated the estimate of the total number of respondents to these information collections, based on the total number of annual CPNI reports filed for calendar year 2019, the most recent year for which we have such data. This re-calculation brings the current estimated number of respondents down to 3,390 from the previous estimate of 3,600. Additionally, our estimate of the total number of customers affected by these collections has been reduced from 198,000,000 to 191,000,000, based on the most recent available data. These reductions have resulted in corresponding adjustments to the total figures to the number of responses down to 76,441,232 from 79,243,541 responses and the burden hours down to 204,523 from 495,507 hours, and the total annual costs down to $3,000,000 from $4,000,000, for each of the collections described in this supporting statement.
There are no program changes.
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:
(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;
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.
0715 Supporting Statement_final version_112020.docx
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