[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 62249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27512]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 98-67; DA 03-3181; FCC 03-46]


Provision of Improved Telecommunications Relay Services and 
Speech-to-Speech for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved for three years the annual 
reporting requirement for IP Relay providers to submit a report to the 
FCC detailing the technical developments that have occurred to enable 
IP Relay providers to meet the TRS mandatory minimum standards waived 
in the Order on Reconsideration published at 68 FR 18825, April 16, 
2003.

DATES: Annual reporting requirement published at 68 FR 18825, April 16, 
2003, is effective November 3, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson or Janet Sievert of the 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-2517 (voice), (202) 
418-7898 (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 03-3181, released on October 15, 2003, announcing OMB 
approval for three years the annual reporting requirement for IP Relay 
providers. The information collections were approved by OMB on 
September 26, 2003. OMB Control No. 3060-1043. The Commission publishes 
this notice of the effective date of the annual reporting requirement. 
If you have any comments on these burden estimates, or how we can 
improve the collection(s) and reduce the burden(s) they cause you, 
please write to Les Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-
A804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the 
OMB Control Number, 3060-1043, in your correspondence. We will also 
accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of 
the collections via the Internet, if you send them to 
[email protected] or call (202) 418-0217. To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0531 
(voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received approval for 
three years from OMB on September 26, 2003, for the collection(s) of 
information contained the Commission's annual reporting requirement. 
The OMB Control Number is 3060-1043. The annual reporting burden for 
this collection(s) of information, including the time for gathering and 
maintaining the collection of information, is estimated to be: 4 
respondents, an average of 10 hours per response per annum, for a total 
hour burden of 40 hours, and no annual cost.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current valid OMB 
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 OMB Control Number. 
The OMB Control Number is 3060-1043.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64

    Individuals with disabilities, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Telecommunications.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-27512 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]
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