[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56442-56443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8180]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket No. 03-123; FCC 06-106]


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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects a proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register of September 13, 2006, regarding Telecommunications 
Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with 
Hearing and Speech Disabilities. This correction clarifies text that 
was revised or omitted when previously published in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Comments are due on or before October 30, 2006. Reply comments 
are due on or before November 13, 2006. Written Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) comments on the proposed information collection requirements 
should be submitted on or before November 13, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Chandler, Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418-1475 
(voice), (202) 418-0597 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

Correction

    In proposed rule FR Doc. E6-14901, beginning on pages 54009 and 
54010 in the issue of September 13, 2006, make the following 
corrections:
    1. On page 54009, in the 2nd column, correct the ADDRESSES section 
as follows:

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by [CG Docket number 03-
123 and/or FCC Number 06-106], by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone (202) 418-
0539 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. In addition, you may submit your 
PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by 
e-mail send them to [email protected], and to Allison E. Zaleski, OMB Desk 
Officer, Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
or via the Internet to [email protected], or via fax at 
(202) 395-6466. To submit your comments by U.S. postal mail, mark it to 
the attention of Leslie F. Smith, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-C216, Washington, DC 20554.
    2. On page 54010, in the 2nd and 3rd columns, where it reads 
Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis, correct as follows:

[[Page 56443]]

Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis

    The 2006 Cost Recovery FNPRM contains proposed information 
collection requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information 
collection requirements contained in this document, as required by the 
PRA of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Public and agency comment are due 
November 27, 2006. Comments should address: (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 estimates; (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. In addition, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork 
Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(4), the 
Commission seeks specific comment on how it may ``further reduce the 
information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0463.
    Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, 2006 
Cost Recovery Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 03-
123, FCC 06-106.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 5,098.
    Number of Responses: 5,285.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; and State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Time per response: 10 hours--1,000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 
requirements; Recordkeeping; Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Hourly Burden: 37,757.
    Total Annual Costs: $0.00.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On December 21, 2001, the Commission released the 
2001 TRS Cost Recovery MO&O & FNPRM, In the Matter of 
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities, Recommended TRS Cost Recovery Guideline, CC Docket 
No. 98-67, FCC 01-371. In the 2001 TRS Cost Recovery MO&O & FNPRM, the 
Commission directed the TRS administrator to continue applying the 
average per minute compensation methodology to develop traditional TRS 
compensation rates; required TRS providers to submit certain TRS-
related costs and demand data to TRS Fund administrator; and directed 
the TRS administrator to expand the TRS Center Data Request, a form for 
providers to itemize their actual and projected cost and demand data, 
to include specific sections to capture STS and VRS costs and minutes 
of use.
    On October 25, 2002, the Commission released the Fifth Report and 
Order on TRS, In the Matter of Telecommunications Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, and the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990, CC Docket Nos. 90-571 & 98-67, FCC 02-
269. In the Fifth Report and Order on TRS, the Commission concluded 
that carriers need not provide coin sent-paid TRS calls from payphones 
because it was infeasible to provide coin sent-paid relay service 
through payphones at that time, and coin sent-paid functionality was 
not necessary to achieve functional equivalence. Further, in the Fifth 
Report and Order on TRS, the Commission required TRS providers to 
submit a one-time report to the Commission, detailing the steps taken 
to comply with the consumer education recommendations contained in the 
Fifth Report and Order on TRS. The submission of a one-time report has 
been completed, thus the TRS providers are no longer required to submit 
a report in compliance of the Fifth Report and Order on TRS.
    On July 20, 2006, the Commission released a 2006 Cost Recovery 
FNPRM, In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-
to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 06-106. The Commission seeks 
comment on a broad range of issues concerning the compensation of 
providers of TRS from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund). In the 2006 Cost 
Recovery FNPRM, the Commission seeks comment on: (1) Hamilton's 
proposed ``MARS'' plan and alternative cost recovery methodologies for 
traditional TRS, STS and Internet Protocol (IP) Relay, including any 
possible changes to the existing TRS Center Data Request form; (2) 
appropriate cost recovery methodology for VRS, including possible 
changes to the existing TRS Center Data Request form; and (3) the basis 
of ``reasonable'' costs of providing all forms of TRS that should be 
compensable under present cost recovery methodology, including 
marketing and outreach expenses, overhead costs and executive 
compensation. The 2006 Cost Recovery FNPRM proposes a reporting 
requirement that certified state TRS programs would be required to 
submit rate data to the Commission, either annually or for a multi-year 
period, for their respective intrastate traditional TRS and STS 
services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-8180 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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