[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30841-30842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12681]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket No. 10-51; FCC 11-54]


Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; 
Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a 
final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of May 2, 2011. The 
document

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adopted rules to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the Video Relay 
Service (VRS) industry.

DATES: Effective June 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Mason, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (202) 418-7126 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document makes the following 
corrections to the final rule published May 2, 2011, at 76 FR 24393:

[Corrected]

    1. On page 24393, column 3, revise the DATES section to read as 
follows:

DATES: Effective June 1, 2011, except Sec.  64.604(b)(4)(iii) of the 
Commission's rules, which shall become effective August 30, 2011, and 
the following new provisions Sec. Sec.  64.604(c)(5)(iii)(C)(2),(3), 
(4), and (7); 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(M); 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(N)(1)(v); and 
64.604(c)(5)(iii)(N)(2) of the Commission's rules; and the required 
submission for waiver request, which contains new information 
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Written comments by the public on the modified and new 
information collections are due by July 1, 2011. The Commission will 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of these rules and waiver requirement.

[Corrected]

    2. On page 24397, column 2, correct paragraph 18 to read as 
follows:
    18. Lastly, the Commission seeks to reduce the risk that marketing 
and outreach efforts will continue to be vehicles for manufacturing 
fraudulent minutes, such as those described above. To the extent an 
eligible VRS provider contracts with a third party to provide any 
services or functions related to marketing or outreach, and such 
services utilize VRS, the costs for such services cannot be compensated 
from the TRS Fund on a per-minute basis. In addition, all agreements in 
connection with marketing and outreach activities, including those 
involving sponsorships, financial endorsements, awards, and gifts made 
by the provider to any individual or entity, must be described in the 
providers' annual submissions to the TRS Fund administrator. The 
Commission recognizes that some companies currently offering VRS 
through an arrangement with an eligible provider may wish to continue 
providing this service on their own, yet may require additional time to 
make adjustments to their operations in order to come into compliance 
with the new requirements adopted in this Order. To give these entities 
an opportunity to continue to provide VRS as a subcontractor with an 
eligible provider until such time as they obtain certification under 
new procedures to be adopted pursuant to the accompanying FNPRM, the 
Commission will consider requests for a temporary waiver of the new 
requirements. A company requesting a waiver of the rules adopted in 
document FCC 11-54 will have the burden of showing that the waiver is 
in the public interest, that grant of the waiver request will not 
undermine the purposes of the rules that we adopt today, and that it 
will come into compliance with those rules within a short period of 
time. Applicants requesting to receive a temporary waiver shall 
provide, in writing, a description of the specific requirement(s) for 
which it is seeking a waiver, along with documentation demonstrating 
the applicant's plan and ability to come into compliance with all of 
these requirements (other than the certification requirement) within a 
specified period of time, which shall not exceed three months from the 
date on which the rules become effective. Evidence of the applicant's 
plan and ability to come into compliance with the new rules shall 
include the applicant's detailed plan for modifying its business 
structure and operations in order to meet the new requirements, along 
with submission of the following relevant documentation to support the 
waiver request:
     A copy of each deed or lease for each call center operated 
by the applicant;
     A list of individuals or entities that hold at least a 10 
percent ownership share in the applicant's business and a description 
of the applicant's organizational structure, including the names of its 
executives, officers, partners, and board of directors;
     A list of all of the names of applicant's full-time and 
part-time employees;
     Proofs of purchase or license agreements for use of all 
equipment and/or technologies, including hardware and software, used by 
the applicant for its call center functions, including but not limited 
to, automatic call distribution (ACD) routing, call setup, mapping, 
call features, billing for compensation from the TRS fund, and 
registration;
     Copies of employment agreements for all of the provider's 
executives and CAs;
     A list of all financing arrangements pertaining to the 
provision of Internet-based relay service, including documentation on 
loans for equipment, inventory, property, promissory notes, and liens;
     Copies of all other agreements associated with the 
provision of Internet-based relay service; and
     A list of all sponsorship arrangements (e.g., those 
providing financial support or in-kind interpreting or personnel 
service for social activities in exchange for brand marketing), 
including any associated agreements.

[Corrected]

    3. On page 24401, column 1, correct Sec.  64.604 (c)(5)(iii)(L)(3) 
to read as follows: (3) If, the TRS provider submits additional 
justification for payment of the minutes of use in dispute within two 
months after being notified that its initial justification was 
insufficient, the Fund administrator or the Commission will review such 
additional justification documentation, and may ask further questions 
or conduct further investigation to evaluate whether to pay the TRS 
provider for the minutes of use in dispute, within eight months after 
submission of such additional justification.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12681 Filed 5-26-11; 8:45 am]
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