Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comments Requested

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review;

telecommunications carrier reimbursement cost estimate and

telecommunications carrier reimbursement request for payment.

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for

the information collection listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published on April 10, 1996, in the Federal

Register and allowed 60 days for public comment.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

January 7, 1996. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)

contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public

burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office

of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Department of Justice Desk

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Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted

to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-7285.

Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ),

Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ

via facsimile to (202) 514-1534.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies should address one or more of the following 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 agencies 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 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).

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection. Quantitative

and qualitative data necessary to evaluate cooperative agreement

proposals and subsequent requests for reimbursement.

(2) The title of the information collection: Telecommunications

Carrier Reimbursement Cost Estimate and Telecommunications Carrier

Reimbursement Request for Payment.

(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of

the Department of Justice sponsoring the collections: No form number;

sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract; Business or other for profit.

Telecommunications carriers will respond. This data collection will be

necessary to evaluate cooperative agreement proposals and subsequent

requests for reimbursement under the Communications Assistance for Law

Enforcement Act (CALEA). This information will be used to determine

whether agreement prices are fair and reasonable and to make

recommendations to Contracting Officers for approval or disapproval of

the carrier's request.

(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 approximately three thousand (3,000) telecommunications

carriers, with approximately twenty-three thousand (23,000) unique

switches, that, over a five (5) year period, may be affected by these

rules. The time required to read and prepare information for one switch

is estimated at four (4) hours per response.

Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: November 4, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96-28703 Filed 11-7-96; 8:45 am]

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