[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3913-3914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01240]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 79

[MB Docket Nos. 12-108, 12-107; FCC 13-138]


Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides 
and Menus

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(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 implementing 
provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible user interfaces 
and video programming guides and menus. This document is consistent 
with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and 
the effective date of the requirements.

DATES: 47 CFR 79.107(c), 79.108(a)(5), 79.108(c) through (e), and 
79.110 published at 78 FR 77210, December 20, 2013 are effective on 
January 26, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Cathy Williams, [email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 1, 
2014, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 13-138, published at 78 FR 
77210, December 20, 2013. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1203. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective 
date of the requirements. 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, 3060-1203, 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

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received OMB approval on October 1, 2014, for the new information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 
79.107(c), 79.108(a)(5), 79.108(c) through(e), and 79.110.
    Under 5 CFR part 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 3060-1203.
    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: 3060-1203.
    OMB Approval Date: October 1, 2014.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2017.
    Title: Section 79.107 User Interfaces Provided by Digital 
Apparatus; Section 79.108 Video Programming Guides and Menus Provided 
by Navigation Devices; Section 79.110 Complaint Procedures for User 
Interfaces, Menus and Guides, and Activating Accessibility Features on 
Digital Apparatus and Navigation Devices.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,245 respondents; 509,484 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 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(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 
303(bb), and 716(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 303(bb), and 617(g).
    Total Annual Burden: 22,198 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $70,500.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information. As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 
552a, the FCC published a system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, 
``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute 
Assistance,'' in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152), 
which became effective on September 24, 2014. The Commission believes 
that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of 
individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.110.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) 
for Informal Complaints and Inquiries 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 to it as a result of 
revisions to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: On October 31, 2013, in document FCC 13-138, the 
Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, MB Docket Nos. 12-108, 12-107, FCC 13-138, adopting rules 
implementing portions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and 
Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible user 
interfaces and video programming guides and menus. These rules are 
codified at 47 CFR 79.107, 79.108, 79.109, and 79.110. Pursuant to 
section 204 of the CVAA, the Report and Order adopts rules requiring 
digital apparatus to make appropriate built-in functions (i.e., those 
used for the reception, play back, or display of video programming) 
accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Pursuant 
to section 205 of the CVAA, the Report and Order adopts rules requiring 
navigation devices to make on-screen text menus and guides for the 
display or selection of multichannel video programming audibly 
accessible. The Report and Order also requires Section 204 digital 
apparatus to provide access to closed captioning and video description 
through a mechanism that is reasonably comparable to a button, key, or 
icon, and requires Section 205 navigation devices to provide access to 
closed captioning through a mechanism that is reasonably comparable to 
a button, key, or icon.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01240 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]
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