[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14893-14894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4313]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved By Office of Management 
and Budget

March 16, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-2247 
or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1047.
    OMB Approval Date: 02/21/2006.
    Expiration Date: 02/28/2009.
    Title: In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and 
Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, Report and Order, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 05-203.
    Form No.: None.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 677 responses; 2 to 5 hours per response; 
2,554 total annually hourly burden.
    Needs and Uses: On December 12, 2005, the Commission released a 
Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, In the Matter of 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, FCC 05-203, creating 
a fourth method for some TRS providers to become certified as eligible 
to receive compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay 
Service (TRS) Fund. The Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration 
amends the TRS regulations to permit common carriers seeking to offer 
Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service to 
seek certification as an eligible TRS provider, eligible to receive 
reimbursement from the Interstate TRS Fund directly from the 
Commission. The information collection requirements include the 
following: (A) 47 CFR 64.605(a)(2) common carriers seeking to offer VRS 
and IP Relay service and receive compensation from the Interstate TRS 
Fund, independent of a certified state program or a common carrier 
offering TRS, may seek certification from the Commission by providing 
documentation detailing: (1) A description of the forms of TRS to be 
provided, (2) a description of how the provider will meet all non-
waived mandatory minimum standards applicable to each form of TRS 
offered, (3) a description of the provider's procedures for ensuring 
ongoing compliance with all applicable TRS rules, (4) a description of 
the provider's complaint procedures, (5) a narrative describing any 
areas in which the provider's service will differ from the applicable 
mandatory minimum standards, (6) a narrative establishing that services 
that differ from the mandatory minimum standards do not violate 
applicable mandatory minimum standards, (7) demonstration of status as 
common carrier, and (8) a statement that the provider will file annual 
compliance reports demonstrating continued compliance with the rules; 
(B) 47 CFR 64.605(c)(2) a VRS or IP Relay provider may apply for 
renewal of its certification by filing documentation with the 
Commission, at least 90 days prior to expiration of certification, 
containing the information described in 47 CFR 64.605(a)(2); (C) 47 CFR 
64.605(e)(2) a certified VRS or IP Relay provider must submit 
documentation demonstrating ongoing compliance with the Commission's 
minimum standards if, for example, the Commission receives evidence 
that a certified VRS or IP Relay provider may not be in compliance with 
the minimum standards and the Commission requests such information; (D) 
47 CFR 64.605(f)(2) VRS and IP Relay providers certified under this 
section must notify the Commission of substantive changes in their TRS 
programs, services, and features within 60 days of when such changes 
occur, and must certify that the interstate TRS provider continues to 
meet federal minimum standards after implementing the substantive 
change; and (E) 47 CFR 64.605(g) VRS and IP Relay providers certified 
under this section shall file with the Commission, on an annual basis, 
a report providing evidence that they are in compliance with Sec.  
64.604. The information collection requirements also include those 
information

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collection requirements contained in the Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Speech 
Disabilities, 2003 Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
which were previously approved by OMB on January 27, 2004, and 
adjustments made to the previous submission pursuant to the new census 
data.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1053.
    OMB Approval Date: 03/07/2006.
    Expiration Date: 03/31/2009.
    Title: In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and 
Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order, CC Docket No. 98-67 
and CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 05-141.
    Form No.: None.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6 responses; 8 hours per response; 64 
total annually hourly burden.
    Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, the Commission released the 
Declaratory Ruling, In the Matter of Telecommunication Relay Services 
and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, CC 98-67, FCC 03-190. In the Declaratory Ruling, the 
Commission clarified that one-line captioned telephone voice carry over 
(VCO) service is a type of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and 
that eligible providers of such services are eligible to recover their 
costs in accordance with section 225 of the Communications Act. The 
Commission also clarified that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards 
does not apply to one-line captioned VCO service, and waived 47 CFR 
64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) of the Commission's rules for all current and 
future captioned telephone VCO service providers, for the same period 
of time beginning August 1, 2003. The waivers were contingent on the 
filing of annual reports, for a period of three years, with the 
Commission. Sections 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) of the Commission's rules, 
which contained information collection requirements under the PRA 
became effective on March 26, 2004.
    On July 19, 2005, the Commission released a subsequent Order, In 
the Matter of Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC 98-67 
and CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 05-141, that clarified two-line captioned 
telephone VCO service, like one-line captioned telephone VCO service, 
is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS 
Fund. Also, the Commission clarified that certain TRS mandatory minimum 
standards do not apply to two-line captioned VCO service, and waived 47 
CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) of the Commission's rules, for providers 
who offers two-line captioned VCO service. This clarification increased 
the number of providers who will be providing one-line and two-line 
captioned VCO services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-4313 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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