[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 3887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1206]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
January 11, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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; (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; and (e)
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 22,
2011. 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax
at (202) 395-5167, or via e-mail to [email protected]
and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via e-mail to [email protected] and to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1043.
Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG
Docket No. 03-123, FCC 04-137.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents and 19
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirement is
contained in section 225 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
[47 U.S.C. 225], Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired and
Speech-Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, was enacted on
July 26, 1990.
Total Annual Burden: 190 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 from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The reporting requirements included under OMB
Control Number 3060-1043 enable the Commission to collect waiver
reports from Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers
requesting waivers from certain TRS mandatory minimum standards. On
June 30, 2004, the Commission released a Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration in Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities,
FCC 04-137, published at 69 FR 53346, September 1, 2004 and at 69 FR
53382, September 1, 2004. In the Report and Order, the Commission
harmonized the expiration dates of waivers for Video Relay Service and
Internet-Protocol (IP) Relay providers of the following TRS mandatory
minimum requirements, amongst others: (1) 47 CFR 64.604(a)(3)(vi)--call
release; and (2) 47 CFR 64.604(b)(3)--equal access to interexchange
carriers. The Commission also conditioned these waivers on providers
submitting annual reports to the Commission, in a narrative form,
detailing: (1) The provider's plan or general approach to meet the
waived standards; (2) any additional costs that would be required to
meet the standards; (3) the development of any new technology that may
affect the particular waivers; (4) the progress made by the provider to
meet the standards; (5) the specific steps taken to resolve any
technical problems that prohibit the provider from meeting the
standards; and (6) any other factors relevant to whether the waiver
should continue in effect. On January 11, 2007, the Commission released
a Declaratory Ruling in Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-
to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities; Internet-based Captioned Telephone Service, FCC 06-182,
published at 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007. The ruling applied several
of the waivers to IP captioned telephone relay service, also
conditioned on the filing of annual reports, as described above.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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