[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19501-19502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7295]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

April 12, 2007.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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 collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
current valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty 
for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
PRA that does not display a valid control number. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 18, 
2007. 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 PRA comments to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of 
Mangement and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, or via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected], and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to [email protected]. If you would 
like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may 
do so by visiting the FCC's PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
    Title: 47 CFR Sections 64.604 and 64.605--Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities; IP Captioned Telephone Service, Declaratory 
Ruling, CG Docket No. 03-123.
    Form Number: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 96 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personal identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    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 an Order, In the Matter 
of Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for

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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.
    On January 11, 2007, the Commission released a Declaratory Ruling, 
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 06-182, granting a request for clarification 
that Internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone relay service (IP CTS) 
is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund 
when offered in compliance with the applicable TRS mandatory minimum 
standards.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-7295 Filed 4-17-07; 8:45 am]
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