[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 51812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20909]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 10-162; DA 10-1325]


The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on the 
Commission's Policies and Practices To Ensure Compliance With Section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission, via the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau), initiates a review of the 
Commission's policies and practices under Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). Section 504 requires Federal 
agencies to make their programs and activities accessible to people 
with disabilities. This document seeks comment on the accessibility of 
the Commission's programs and activities.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by [CG Docket No. 10-
162], and by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS): http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, or the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers should follow 
the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. For 
ECFS Filers, in completing the transmittal screen, filers should 
include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the 
applicable docket, which in this instance is CG Docket No. 10-162.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by 
hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by 
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be 
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission.
     All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand 
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 
envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. The filing 
hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
     Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class, 
Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.
     Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.1810(b): ``Written comments shall be 
signed by the commenter or by someone authorized to do so on his or her 
behalf. The signature of the commenter, or signature of someone 
authorized by the commenter to do so on his or her behalf, shall be 
provided on print comments. Comments in audio, Braille, electronic, 
and/or video formats shall contain an affirmative identity statement of 
the individual, which for this purpose shall be considered to be 
functionally equivalent to a commenter's signature.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Gregory, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division, at (202) 418-
2498 (voice), (202) 418-1169 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document, DA 10-1325, released July 19, 2010 in CG Docket No. 10-162. 
The full text of DA 10-1325 and copies of any subsequently filed 
documents in this matter will be available for public inspection and 
copying via ECFS (insert [CG Docket No. 10-162] into the Proceeding 
block) and during regular business hours at the FCC Reference 
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. They may also be purchased from the Commission's 
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone: (800) 
378-3160, fax: (202) 488-5563, or via its Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com. DA 10-1325 can also be downloaded in Word and Portable 
Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section_504.html.
    People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic 
files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice) or 
(202) 418-0432 (tty).

Synopsis

    In document DA 10-1325, the Bureau initiates a review of the 
Commission's policies and practices under Section 504. Section 504 
requires Federal agencies to make their programs and activities 
accessible to people with disabilities.
    The Commission's rules mandate that it conduct a review of its 
current Section 504 policies and practices in view of advances in 
relevant technology and achievability, and that it update its Section 
504 Handbook every three years. The Section 504 Handbook contains 
accessibility procedures and guidelines for releasing documents, 
holding meetings, receiving comments, and other aspects of Commission 
programs and activities, and is available in Word, PDF, Text, HTML and 
Braille at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section_504.html. The Bureau 
seeks comment on the overall accessibility of the Commission's 
activities and programs. This includes, but is not limited to, the 
availability of sign language interpreters, physically accessible 
buildings and meeting spaces, Braille documents, assistive listening 
devices, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), captioning, 
and other forms of reasonable accommodation needed for access to 
Commission programs and activities.

Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-20909 Filed 8-20-10; 8:45 am]
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