[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 1685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31443]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 29, 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 March 16, 
2009. 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: Revision 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: 14,383 respondents; 110,224 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 226,374.75 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $37,340,142.
    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, CG Docket No. 05-231, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, FCC 05-142, 70 FR 56150, September 26, 2005 (Closed 
Captioning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), 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 video 
programming, and 75 percent of ``pre-rule'' programming, eventually be 
closed captioned. The Closed Captioning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
sought comment, inter alia, 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.
    On November 7, 2008, the Commission released Closed Captioning of 
Video Programming; Closed Captioning Requirements for Digital 
Television Receivers, CG Docket No. 05-231 and ET Docket No. 99-24, 
Declaratory Ruling, Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 08-255 
(2008 Order), addressing some of the issues raised in the Closed 
Captioning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The 2008 Order streamlined 
and simplified the closed captioning complaint process by shortening 
the time frames associated with filing and responding to complaints, 
and by permitting complaints to be filed directly with the Commission, 
rather than requiring that they be filed with the video programming 
distributor first. The 2008 Order also adopted new rules requiring 
video programming distributors to make contact information available in 
phone directories, on the Commission's Web site and their own Web sites 
(if they have them), and in billing statements (to the extent they 
issue them). With this contact information, consumers can more easily 
and promptly contact the appropriate person or office at a video 
programming distributor to report closed captioning problems or to file 
complaints.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-31443 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am]
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