[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37808-37809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16511]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1162]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (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 comments should be submitted on or before September 4, 
2018. 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the webpage http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the webpage called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box,

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(5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' 
box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look 
for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR 
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be 
displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1162.
    Title: Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered Using 
internet Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or Household, Businesses or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,172 respondents; 3,341 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.084-10 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 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 (the 
Act), 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303, 330(b), 613, and 617.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,197 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $95,700.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. As required by OMB Memorandum 
M-03-22 (September 26, 2003), the FC completed a Privacy Impact 
Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007, that gives a full and complete 
explanation of how the FCC collects, stores, maintains, safeguards, and 
destroys the PII covered by these information collection requirements. 
The PIA may be reviewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
    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.
    The Commission is not requesting that individuals who file 
complaints alleging violations of our rules (complainants) submit 
confidential information (e.g., credit card numbers, social security 
numbers, or personal financial information) to us. We request that 
complainants submit their names, addresses, and other contact 
information, which enables us 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, Inquiries, and 
Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' The PIA that the FCC completed on 
June 28, 2007 gives a full and complete 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. The Commission will update the PIA to 
cover the PII collected related to this information collection to 
incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the 
SORN and as required by OMB's Memorandum M-03-22 (September 26, 2003) 
and by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this revised 
information collection to transfer certain information collection 
burdens associated with this OMB control number to another OMB control 
number. This change is being made to reflect the development of an 
online form for use by consumers in filing complaints with the 
Commission that allege violations of the FCC's disability accessibility 
requirements. The online form is part of an information collection 
reflected in OMB control number 3060-0874.
    The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act 
of 2010 (CVAA) directed the Commission to revise its regulations to 
mandate closed captioning on IP-delivered video programming that was 
published or exhibited on television with captions after the effective 
date of the regulations. Accordingly, the Commission requires video 
programming owners (VPOs) to send program files to video programming 
distributors and providers (hereinafter VPDs) with required captions, 
and it requires VPDs to enable the rendering or pass through of all 
required captions to the end user. The CVAA also directed the 
Commission to revise its regulations to mandate that all apparatus 
designed to receive, play back, or record video programming be equipped 
with built-in closed caption decoder circuitry or capability designed 
to display closed-captioned video programming, except that apparatus 
that use a picture screen that is 13 inches or smaller and recording 
devices must comply only if doing so is achievable. These rules are 
codified at 47 CFR 79.4 and 79.100-79.104.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-16511 Filed 8-1-18; 8:45 am]
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