[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5794-5795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2362]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

January 29, 2010.
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 collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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; (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 and (e) ways to further reduce the information burden for 
small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not 
display a valid control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by April 5, 2010. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via e-mail 
at [email protected] and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC), via e-mail at [email protected] and to 
[email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
    Title: 47 CFR 64.604 - 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: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 7 respondents and 14 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirement is found 
at Sec. 225 [47 U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications Services for Hearing-
Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
(ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, was enacted on July 
26, 1990.
    Total Annual Burden: 112 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: In August 2003, the Commission released 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67, 
Declaratory Ruling, published at 68 FR 55898, September 28, 2003. In 
the Declaratory Ruling, the Commission clarified that one-line 
captioned telephone voice carry over (VCO) service (CTS) is a type of 
telecommunications relay service (TRS) eligible for compensation from 
the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund). The Commission also clarified that 
certain TRS mandatory minimum standards do not apply to one-line CTS, 
and waived portions of 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3). Parts of the 
waivers were contingent on the filing of annual reports with the 
Commission detailing providers' compliance with the Declaratory Ruling, 
and any technological advances that might enable CTS providers to meet 
those waived standards. Among the standards not waived, however, was 
the requirement in 47 CFR 64.604(c)(1) that each provider maintain a 
log of consumer complaints that must be submitted to the Commission 
annually.
    In July 2005, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67 and CG Docket No. 03-123, 
Order, published at 70 FR 54294, September 14, 2005, clarifying that 
two-line CTS is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund. 
In so doing, the Commission found that two-line CTS ``is simply a 
variation of'' CTS that offers the same functionality while also 
offering the user additional features. Therefore, the same waivers and 
waiver reporting and complaint log obligations applicable to one-line 
CTS have also applied to two-line CTS.
    In January 2007, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities; Internet-based Captioned Telephone Service, CG 
Docket No. 03-123, Declaratory Ruling, published at 72 FR 6960, 
February 14, 2007, clarifying that Internet Protocol CTS (IP CTS) is a 
type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund when offered in 
compliance with the applicable TRS mandatory minimum standards. In so 
doing, the Commission waived or declared inapplicable some of these 
standards for IP CTS, consistent with waivers granted and other 
findings with respect to the provision of CTS and IP Relay, to the 
extent that IP CTS shares characteristics with both of those services. 
Like with those services, however, the Commission required IP CTS 
providers to file waiver reports for those waivers contingent on the 
filing of such reports, and the requirement to file complaint logs was 
not waived.
    This notice covers the information collection burdens associated 
with the filing of these waiver reports and complaint logs.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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