[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46632-46633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19067]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 79

[MB Docket No. 11-154, FCC 12-9]


Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video 
Programming: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications 
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

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 Report and 
Order (Order) implementing provisions of the Twenty-First Century 
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 related to closed 
captioning of Internet protocol-delivered video programming and 
apparatus closed captioning requirements. 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 79.4(c)(1)(ii), 79.4(c)(2)(ii) through (iii), 79.4(d)(1) 
through (4) and (d)(6) through (9), 79.4(e)(1) through (6), and 
79.103(b)(3) through (4) published at 77 FR 19480, March 30, 2012 are 
effective on August 6, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Sokolow, Policy Division, Media 
Bureau, at (202) 418-2120, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on July 24, 
2012, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to the rules and procedures contained 
in the Commission's Order, FCC 12-9, published at 77 FR 19480, March 
30, 2012. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1162. 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, 3060-1162, in your 
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email 
at [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 final OMB 
approval on July 24, 2012, for the information collection requirements 
contained in new rules 47 CFR 79.4(c)(1)(ii), 79.4(c)(2)(ii)-(iii), 
79.4(d)(1)-(4) and (6)-(9), 79.4(e)(1)-(6), and 79.103(b)(3)-(4).
    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 3060-1162.
    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: 3060-1162.
    OMB Approval Date: July 24, 2012.
    OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2015.
    Title: Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered Using 
Internet Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,762 respondents; 4,684 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.084 to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and on-occasion reporting 
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third-party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory; Required to obtain or retain 
benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is 
contained in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, 124 Stat. 2751, and 
Sections 4(i), 4(j), 303, 330(b), 713, and 716 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303, 330(b), 613, 
and 617.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,685 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $ 307,800.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some assurances of 
confidentiality are being provided to the respondents.
    Parties filing petitions for exemption based on economic burden, 
requests for Commission determinations of technical feasibility and 
achievability, requests for purpose-based waivers, or responses to 
complaints alleging violations of the Commission's rules may seek 
confidential treatment of information they provide pursuant to the 
Commission's existing confidentiality rules. See 47 CFR 0.459.
    The Commission is not requesting that individuals who file 
complaints alleging violations of the Commission's rules (complainants) 
submit confidential information (e.g., credit card numbers, social 
security numbers, or personal financial information) to the Commission. 
The Commission requests that complainants submit their names, 
addresses, and other contact information, which Commission staff needs 
to process complaints. Any use of this information is covered under the 
routine uses listed in the Commission's SORN, FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal 
Complaints and Inquiries.''
    The PIA that the FCC completed on June 28, 2007 gives a full and 
complete

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explanation of how the FCC collects, stores, maintains, safeguards, and 
destroys PII, as required by OMB regulations and the Privacy Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552a. The PIA may be viewed at: <http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
    Also, the Commission will prepare a revision to the SORN and PIA to 
cover the PII collected related to this information collection, as 
required by OMB's Memorandum M-03-22 (September 26, 2003) and by the 
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The Privacy Impact Assessment 
(PIA) was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at: <http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. 
The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate 
various revisions made to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: On January 13, 2012, in document FCC 12-9, the 
Commission released a Report and Order adopting final rules--containing 
information collection requirements--to implement sections 303, 330(b), 
and 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as amended by the 
``Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 
2010'' (CVAA). See Public Law. 111-260, Sec. Sec.  202 and 203. The 
Commission also released an Erratum thereto on January 30, 2012. 
Pursuant to Section 202 of the CVAA, the Order adopted rules governing 
the closed captioning requirements for the owners, providers, and 
distributors of video programming delivered using Internet protocol 
(IP). Pursuant to Section 203 of the CVAA, the Order adopted rules 
governing the closed captioning capabilities of certain apparatus on 
which consumers view video programming.

Federal Communications Commission.

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