[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79449-79450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31181]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden(s) 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection(s). Comments are 
requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate(s); ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and further ways to reduce the 
information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently 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 (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB Control Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before February 28, 2014. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within 
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at: (202) 395-5167 or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Leslie F. Smith, 
Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), via the Internet at [email protected]. To submit your PRA 
comments by email, send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, Office of Managing 
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), (202) 418-
0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1043.
    Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG 
Docket No. 03-123, FCC 04-137.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 7 respondents; 8 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.

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    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirement is 
contained in section 225 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
[47 U.S.C. 225], Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired and 
Speech-Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, was enacted on 
July 26, 1990.
    Total Annual Burden: 64 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    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 from 
individuals. While the Commission does not require that respondents 
submit confidential information to the Commission, if the Commission 
does request applicants to submit information that the respondents 
believe is confidential, respondents may do so under 47 CFR Section 
0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: These reporting requirements enable the Commission 
to collect waiver reports from Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) 
providers requesting waivers from certain TRS mandatory minimum 
standards. On June 30, 2004, the Commission released a Report and Order 
and Order on Reconsideration in Telecommunications Relay Services and 
Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, FCC 04-137, published at 69 FR 53346, September 1, 2004, 
and at 69 FR 53382, September 1, 2004. In the Report and Order, the 
Commission harmonized the expiration dates of waivers for Video Relay 
Service and Internet-Protocol (IP) Relay providers of the following TRS 
mandatory minimum requirements, amongst others: (1) 47 CFR Section 
64.604(a)(3)(vi)-call release; and (2) 47 CFR Section 64.604(b)(3)-
equal access to interexchange carriers. The Commission also conditioned 
these waivers on providers submitting annual reports to the Commission, 
in a narrative form, detailing: (1) The provider's plan or general 
approach to meet the waived standards; (2) any additional costs that 
would be required to meet the standards; (3) the development of any new 
technology that may affect the particular waivers; (4) the progress 
made by the provider to meet the standards; (5) the specific steps 
taken to resolve any technical problems that prohibit the provider from 
meeting the standards; and (6) any other factors relevant to whether 
the waiver should continue in effect. On January 11, 2007, the 
Commission released a Declaratory Ruling in Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities; Internet-based Captioned Telephone Service, FCC 
06-182, published at 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007. The ruling applied 
several of the waivers to IP captioned telephone relay service, also 
conditioned on the filing of annual reports, as described above.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-31181 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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