[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68116-68117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28449]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket No. 10-51; FCC 11-118]


Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Interim 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, Second Report and 
Order and Order (Second Report and Order and Order). The information 
collection requirements were approved on October 20, 2011 by OMB.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 64.606(a)(2)(v) and (g)(2), published 
at 76 FR 47476, August 5, 2011, are effective November 3, 2011.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 20, 
2011, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 64.606(a)(2)(v) and (g)(2). 
The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of the 
effective date of the rules. See, In the Matter of Structure and 
Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, CG Docket No. 10-51, FCC 
11-118, published at 76 FR 47476, August 5, 2011. 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, 3060-1160, in your correspondence. The Commission 
will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to 
[email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email 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 
October 20, 2011, for the information collection requirements contained 
in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 64.606(a)(2)(v) and (g)(2).
    Under 5 CFR 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 3060-1160.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 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: 3060-1160.
    OMB Approval Date: October 20, 2011.
    OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2012.
    Title: Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, 
Second Report and Order and Order, CG Docket No. 10-51.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 31 respondents; 53 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .017 (1 minute) to .50 hours (30 
minutes).
    Frequency of Response: Annual and one-time reporting requirements; 
and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is 
found at section 225 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 225. The law 
was enacted on July 26, 1990, as Title IV of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69.
    Total Annual Burden: 6 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.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On July 28, 2011 the Commission released Second 
Report and Order and Order FCC 11-118, published at 76 FR 47476, August 
5, 2011, adopting final and interim rules--containing information 
collection requirements--designed to prevent fraud and abuse, and 
ensure that the Internet-based forms of Telecommunications Relay 
Services (iTRS) is being offered in compliance with all of the 
Commission's rules and orders. Specifically, the interim rules, 
described in A. and B. below, require that applicants and providers 
certify, under penalty of perjury, that their certification 
applications and annual compliance filings required under Sec. Sec.  
64.606(a)(2) and 64.606(g) of the Commission's rules are truthful, 
accurate, and complete. The final rules, described in C. and D. below, 
are designed to enhance disclosures to iTRS consumers so that they are 
better aware of service terminations or temporary cessations.
    Below are the information collection requirements contained in the 
Second Report and Order and Order:

A. Applicant Certifying Under Penalty of Perjury for Certification 
Application

    The chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), 
or other senior executive of an applicant for iTRS certification with 
first hand knowledge of the accuracy and completeness of the 
information provided, when submitting an application for certification 
for eligibility to receive compensation from the Intestate TRS Fund, 
must certify under penalty of perjury that all application information 
required under the Commission's rules and orders has been provided and 
that all statements of fact, as well as all documentation contained in 
the application submission, are true, accurate, and complete.

B. Certified Provider Certifying Under Penalty of Perjury for Annual 
Compliance Filings

    The chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), 
or other senior executive of an iTRS provider

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with first hand knowledge of the accuracy and completeness of the 
information provided, when submitting an annual compliance report under 
paragraph (g) of Sec.  64.606 of the Commission's rules, must certify 
under penalty of perjury that all information required under the 
Commission's rules and orders has been provided and all statements of 
fact, as well as all documentation contained in the annual compliance 
report submission, are true, accurate, and complete.

C. Notification of Service Cessation

    The applicant for certification must give its customers at least 30 
days notice that it will no longer provide service should the 
Commission determine that the applicant's certification application 
does not qualify for certification under paragraph (a)(2) of Sec.  
64.606 of the Commission's rules.

D. Notification on Web Site

    The provider must provide notification of temporary service outages 
to consumers on an accessible Web site, and the provider must ensure 
that the information regarding service status is updated on its Web 
site in a timely manner.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-28449 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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