[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8659-8660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3262]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket No. 10-51; FCC 10-88]


Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's Structure 
and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, Declaratory Ruling 
and Order (Order). This notice is consistent with the Order, which 
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

DATES: 47 CFR 64.604 (c)(5)(iii)(I), published at 75 FR 39859, July 13, 
2010, is effective February 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Disability Rights 
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 559-5158 
(voice and videophone), or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on January 27, 
2011, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 10-88, 
published at 75 FR 39859, July 13, 2010. The OMB Control Number is 
3060-1145. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of 
the effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden 
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-1145, in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via e-mail; please send them to [email protected].
    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), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
January 27, 2011, for the information collection requirements contained 
in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 64.604 (c)(5)(iii)(I).
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
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, that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1145.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1145.
    OMB Approval Date: January 27, 2011.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2014.
    Title: Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, 
CG Docket No. 10-51.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 13 respondents; 169 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .017 hours (1 minute average per 
response).
    Frequency of Response: Annual and monthly reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 
sections 1, 4, 225, and 303(r)

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of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154, 225, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 3 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 personally identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Needs and Uses: In document FCC 10-88 the Commission finds good 
cause to adopt an interim rule requiring the Chief Executive Officer, 
Chief Financial Officer, or other senior executive of a 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) provider submitting minutes to 
the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund) administrator for compensation on a 
monthly basis to certify, under penalty of perjury, that the submitted 
minutes were handled in compliance with section 225 of the Act and the 
Commission's rules and orders. Also in this document, the Commission 
requires such an executive to certify, under penalty of perjury, that 
cost and demand data submitted to the Fund administrator on an annual 
basis related to the determination of compensation rates or 
methodologies are true and correct. The explosive growth in the Fund in 
recent years and evidence of fraud against the Fund, as evidenced by 
recent indictments and guilty pleas from call center managers and 
employees admitting to defrauding the Fund of tens of millions of 
dollars, require the Commission to take immediate steps in preserving 
the Fund to ensure the continued availability of TRS. By requiring 
providers to be more accountable for their submissions, the Commission 
takes necessary, affirmative steps to preserve the TRS Fund.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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