[Federal Register: December 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 230)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
November 18, 2003.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. 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 estimate; (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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before December 31,
2003. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Kim A. Johnson, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3562 or via the Internet at Kim_A._Johnson@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copy of
the information collection(s) contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
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Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67 (Second Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration), FCC 03-112.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 352.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 5.3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Annual and on occasion
reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 1,366 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: On June 17, 2003, the Commission released the
Second Report and Order, (``Report and Order''), Order on
Reconsideration, In the Matter of Telecommunication Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CC 98-67, FCC 03-112. In the Report and Order, the
Commission establishes new rules and amends existing rules governing
TRS to further advance the functional equivalency mandate of section
225. The Report and Order also revises the requirements for handling
emergency calls. In the Order on Reconsideration, the Commission
provides clarify requirements for Communication Assistants, the speed
of answer requirement and clarify certain procedural matters regarding
TRS-related information to improve the usability of TRS for all
Americans. On June 17, 2003, the Commission also released a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of Telecommunication Relay Services
and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 03-112 that proposed rules in
Section 64.604(c)(5)(iii) regarding certification for TRS providers to
be eligible for receiving payments from the Interstate TRS Fund and
proposed to revise Section 64.605 of the Commission rules. These
proposed rules are also seeking OMB approval for the new collection
associated with the Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration,
CC Docket No. 98-67, FCC 03-112.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-29812 Filed 11-28-03; 8:45 am]
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