[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15730-15731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6821]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 98-67, FCC 03-190; DA 04-741]


Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services 
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) approved for three years the information 
collection requirements contained in the Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities, Declaratory Ruling, (Declaratory Ruling).

DATES: 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) published at 68 FR 55898, 
September 29, 2003 are effective March 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson or Cheryl King of the 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at 
(202) 418-2517 (voice), (202) 418-7898 (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document released March 19, 2004 in DA 04-741 announcing OMB approval 
for three years the information collection requirements contained in 
Declaratory Ruling. The information collections were approved by OMB on 
February 20, 2004. OMB Control Number 3060-1053.
    The Commission publishes this notice of the effective date of the 
rules. If you have any comments on these burden estimates, or how we 
can improve the

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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 3060-1053, in your correspondence. We will also accept your 
comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of the 
collection 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). This 
Public Notice can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at: 
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.

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 from 
OMB on February 20, 2004, for the collection(s) of information 
contained in the Commission's voluntary reporting requirements in 47 
CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3). The OMB Control Number is 3060-1053. The 
annual reporting burden for the collection(s) of information, including 
the time for gathering and maintaining the collection of information, 
is estimated to be: 1 respondent, and average of 8 hours per response 
per annum, for a total hour burden of 8 hours, and no annual cost. 
Under 5 CFR 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 foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-6821 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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