[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69475-69476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27524]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1053]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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; 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 ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on 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 PRA that does not display a 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 
20, 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but 
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this 
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
    Title: Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order, IP Captioned Telephone 
Service Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone 
Service Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 148,006 respondents; 556,010 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, every five years, on-going, and one-
time reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is 
found at Sec. 225 [47 U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications Services for 
Hearing-Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990, (ADA), Pub. L. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, was enacted on 
July 26, 1990.
    Total Annual Burden: 399,072 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,680,000.
    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 by 
the FCC from individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, the Commission released 
Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67, 
Declaratory Ruling, 68 FR 55898, September 28, 2003, clarifying that 
one-line captioned telephone voice carry over (VCO) service is a type 
of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and that eligible providers 
of such services are eligible to recover their costs from the 
Interstate TRS Fund (Fund) in accordance with section 225 of the 
Communications Act. The Commission also clarified that certain TRS 
mandatory minimum standards do not apply to one-line captioned 
telephone VCO service and waived 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) for all 
current and future captioned telephone VCO service providers, for the 
same period of time beginning August 1, 2003. The waivers were 
contingent on the filing of annual reports. On July 19, 2005, the 
Commission released Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, 
CC Docket No. 98-67 and CG Docket No. 03-123, Order, 70 FR 54294, 
September 14, 2005, clarifying that two-line captioned telephone VCO 
service, like one-line captioned telephone VCO service, is a type of 
TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund.
    On January 11, 2007, the Commission released Telecommunications 
Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with 
Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Declaratory 
Ruling, 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007, granting a request for 
clarification that Internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone relay 
service (IP CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the 
Fund. The Commission also waived certain TRS mandatory minimum 
standards that do not apply to IP CTS, contingent on the filing of 
annual reports.
    On August 26, 2013, the Commission issued Misuse of Internet 
Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123, Report and Order, 
78 FR 53684, August 30, 2013, to regulate practices relating to the 
marketing of IP CTS, impose certain requirements for the provision of 
this service, and mandate registration and certification of IP CTS 
users. On June 20, 2014, the D.C. Circuit vacated the rule prohibiting 
compensation to providers for minutes of use generated by equipment 
consumers received from providers for free or for less than $75 ($75 
equipment

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charge rule) and the rule requiring providers to maintain captions--off 
as the default setting for IP CTS equipment. Sorenson Communications, 
Inc. and CaptionCall, LLC v. FCC, 755 F.3d 702 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (D.C. 
Circuit IP CTS Order).
    On August 22, 2014, the Commission issued Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities; Waivers of iTRS Mandatory Minimum Standards, CG 
Docket No. 03-123, Report and Order, 79 FR 62875, October 21, 2014 
(iTRS Waiver Order), to make permanent waivers of certain TRS mandatory 
minimum standards and eliminate waivers of other TRS mandatory minimum 
standards for IP CTS and CTS. The Commission also eliminated the 
requirement that IP CTS and CTS providers file annual reports regarding 
the TRS mandatory minimum standards.
    This notice and request for comments pertains to revisions to the 
information collection requirements as a result of the iTRS Waiver 
Order eliminating the requirement that IP CTS and CTS providers file 
annual reports regarding the TRS mandatory minimum standards and as a 
result of the D.C. Circuit IP CTS Order vacating the $75 equipment 
charge rule and the rule requiring providers to maintain captions--off 
as the default setting for IP CTS equipment.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-27524 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
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