[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67166-67167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29812]


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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 [email protected] or Kim A. Johnson, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-3562 or via the Internet at [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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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