[Federal Register: January 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 12)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
January 11, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s), as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 17,
2008. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or
send an e-mail to 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, Report
and Order and Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 07-186.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 5,053.
Estimated Time per Response: 10-25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third Party Disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 27,412 burden 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 personally identifiable information (PII)
from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On November 19, 2007, the Commission released the
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order and
Declaratory Ruling (2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order), CG Docket No. 03-
123, FCC 07-186, adopting (1) a new cost recovery methodology for
interstate traditional TRS and interstate Speech-to-Speech (STS) based
on the Muliti-state Average Rate Structure (MARS) plan proposed by
Hamilton Relay, Inc., (2) a new cost recovery methodology for
interstate captioned telephone service (CTS) and interstate and
intrastate Internet-Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS)
based on the MARS plan, (3) a cost recovery methodology for IP Relay
based on price caps, and (4) a cost recovery methodology for Video
Relay Services (VRS) that adopts tiered rates based on call volume. The
2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order also clarifies the nature and extent that
certain categories of costs are compensable from the Interstate TRS
Fund (Fund), and addresses certain issues concerning the management and
oversight of the Fund, including financial incentives offered to
consumers to make relay calls and the role of the Interstate TRS Fund
Advisory Council.
The 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order establishes reporting requirements
associated with the MARS plan cost recovery methodology for
compensation from the Fund. Specifically, TRS providers must submit to
the Fund administrator the following information annually, on a per-
state basis, regarding the previous calendar year: (1) The per-minute
compensation rate(s) for intrastate traditional TRS, STS and CTS, (2)
whether the rate applies to session minutes or conversation minutes,
(3) the number of intrastate session minutes for traditional TRS, STS
and CTS, and (4) the number of intrastate conversation minutes for
traditional TRS, STS, and CTS. Also, STS providers must file a report
annually with the Fund administrator and the Commission on their
specific outreach efforts directly attributable to the additional
compensation approved by the Commission for STS outreach.
In the 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order, the Commission has assessed
the effects of imposing the submission of rate data, and has found that
there is no increased administrative burden on businesses with fewer
than 25 employees. The Commission recognizes that the required rate
data is presently available with the states and the providers of
interstate traditional TRS, interstate STS, and interstate CTS, thereby
no additional step is required to produce such data.
The Commission therefore believes that the submission of the rate
data does not increase an administrative burden on businesses.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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