[Federal Register: May 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget
April 25, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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 collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
current valid 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 control number. Comments are
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 1,
2007. 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 PRA comments to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of
Mangement and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, or via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet at
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov, and to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would
like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may
do so by visiting the FCC's PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918 or via the Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0463.
Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG
Docket No. 03-123.
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 5,045.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Every five years reporting requirement; Annual
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 25,717 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personal identifiable information (PII)
from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
Public Law 101-336, 104 Statute 327, 366-69, was enacted on July 26,
1990. The purpose of the ADA is to provide a clear and comprehensive
national mandate to end discrimination against individuals with
disabilities and to bring persons with disabilities into the economic
and social mainstream of American life; to provide enforceable
standards addressing discrimination against individuals with
disabilities; and to ensure that the Federal government play a central
role in enforcing these standards on the behalf of individuals with
disabilities. Title IV of the ADA adds Sec. 225 to the Communications
Act of 1934. Section 225 of the Communications Act, requires the
Commission to promulgate regulations that require all domestic
telephone common carriers to provide telecommunications relay services
(TRS). 47 CFR part 64, subpart F of the Commission's rules, implements
certain provisions of the ADA. It contains the operational, technical,
and functional standards required of all TRS providers and the
procedures for state certification. Although Sec. 225 of the
Communications Act imposes on all common carriers providing interstate
or intrastate telephone services an obligation to provide to hearing
and speech-impaired individuals telecommunications services that enable
them to communicate with hearing individuals, and charges the
Commission with regulatory oversight, states may seek to establish
intrastate relay services that satisfy Federal requirements.
Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.602 Commission's rules, any violation of
subpart F by any common carrier engaged in intrastate communications
will be subject to the same remedies, penalties, and procedures as are
applicable in interstate communications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8286 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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