[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 148 (Thursday, July 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44744-44745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17580]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

July 23, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid control number. Pursuant to the PRA, no person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 
29, 2008. 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: Interested parties may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or 
U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to 
[email protected] and/or [email protected]. To submit your comments by 
U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to [email protected] and/or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0761.
    Title: Section 79.1 Closed Captioning of Video Programming, CG 
Docket No. 05-231.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; and Not-for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,500 respondents; 50,950 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (0.50 hours) to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 202,215 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $500,000.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this obligation is found at section 713 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and implemented 
at 47 CFR 79.1.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of 
records notice, FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and Inquiries.''
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment for 
Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It 
may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
    Needs and Uses: On July 21, 2005, the Commission released Closed 
Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. 
Petition for Rulemaking, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Closed 
Captioning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), CG Docket No. 05-231, FCC 
05-142; published at 70 FR 56150, September 26, 2005, which sought 
comment on several issues pertaining to the Commission's closed 
captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), which require that, with some 
exceptions, all new English and Spanish language video programming, and 
75 percent of ``pre-rule'' English and Spanish language programming, 
eventually be closed captioned. The Closed Captioning

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sought comment, inter alia, on measures 
to assist consumers by shortening the complaint process to allow 
consumers to file complaints directly with the Commission, rather than 
requiring that they first file their complaints with the video 
programming distributor. The Closed Captioning Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking also sought comment on whether petitions for exemption from 
the closed captioning rules should be permitted (or required) to be 
filed electronically through the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System, and whether video programming distributors should be required 
to submit compliance reports to the Commission in cases where the types 
of video programming that they air are still subject to a phase-in 
period, or where the final required amount of captioning post phase-in 
(e.g., pre-rule programming) is not 100 percent. Furthermore, the 
Closed Captioning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sought comment on 
whether video programming distributors should be required to distribute 
contact information to their subscribers (if the video programming 
provider is a subscription service) and to place such information on 
their Web site, as well as providing it to the Commission for placement 
on its Web site.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17580 Filed 7-30-08; 8:45 am]
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