[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57421-57423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23328]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1167]


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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
24, 2019. 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 to 
[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: 3060-1167.
    Title: Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications 
Services and Equipment.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,541 respondents; 42,106 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, one time, and on occasion reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; third-party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in sections 1-4, 255, 303(r), 403, 
503, 716, 717, and 718 of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
151-154, 255, 303(r), 403, 503, 617, 618, and 619.
    Total Annual Burden: 120,999 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $17,800.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries and 
Requests for Dispute Assistance,'' which became effective on September 
24, 2014. In addition, upon the service of an informal or formal 
complaint, a service provider or equipment manufacturer must produce to 
the Commission, upon request, records covered by 47 CFR 14.31(a) of the 
Commission's rules that are directly relevant to the equipment or 
service that is the subject of such complaint and may assert a 
statutory request for confidentiality for these records. All other 
information submitted to the Commission pursuant to Subpart D of Part 
14 of the Commission's rules or to any other request by the Commission 
may be submitted pursuant to a request for confidentiality in 
accordance with 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC completed a Privacy Impact 
Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007. The PIA may be reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/general/privacy-act-information. The FCC is in the process 
of updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions made to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: In 2011, in document FCC 11-151, the FCC adopted 
rules to implement sections 716 and 717 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (the Act), as amended, which were added to the Act by the Twenty-
First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 
(CVAA). See Public Law 111-260, 104. Section 716 of the Act requires 
providers of advanced communications services and manufacturers of 
equipment used for advanced communications services to make their 
services and equipment accessible to individuals with disabilities, 
unless doing so is not achievable. 47 U.S.C. 617. Section 717 of the 
Act established new recordkeeping requirements and enforcement 
procedures for service providers and equipment manufacturers that are 
subject to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act. 47 U.S.C. 618. 
Section 255 of the Act requires telecommunications and interconnected 
VoIP services and equipment to be accessible to individuals with 
disabilities, if readily achievable. 47 U.S.C. 255. Section 718 of the 
Act requires internet browsers built into mobile phones to be 
accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or have a visual 
impairment, unless doing so is not achievable. 47 U.S.C. 619.
    In document FCC 11-151, the Commission adopted rules relating to 
the following:
    (a) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject 
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must ensure that the 
information and documentation that they provide is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities.
    (b) Service providers and equipment manufacturers may seek waivers 
from the accessibility obligations of section 716 of the Act for 
services or equipment that are designed for multiple purposes, 
including advanced communications services, but are designed primarily 
for purposes other than using advanced communications services.
    (c) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject 
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must maintain records of their 
efforts to implement those sections.
    (d) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject 
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must certify annually to the 
Commission that records are kept in accordance with the recordkeeping 
requirements. The certification must include contact details of the 
person(s) authorized to resolve accessibility complaints and the agent 
designated for service of process.
    (e) The Commission established procedures to facilitate the filing 
of formal and informal complaints alleging violations of sections 255, 
716, or 718 of the Act. Those procedures include a nondiscretionary 
pre-filing notice procedure to facilitate dispute resolution, that is, 
as a prerequisite to filing an informal complaint, complainants must 
first request dispute assistance from the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau's Disability Rights Office.
    In 2013, in document FCC 13-57, the FCC adopted rules to implement 
section 718 of the Act.
    In 2015, in document FCC 15-24, the FCC reclassified broadband 
internet access service (BIAS) as a telecommunications service that is

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subject to the Commission's regulatory authority under Title II of the 
Act and applying section 255 of the Act and the Commission's 
implementing rules to providers of BIAS and manufacturers of equipment 
used for BIAS. In 2017, in document FCC 17-166, the Commission 
reinstated the information service classification of BIAS. Therefore, 
the Commission extracted those burdens from the collection found in OMB 
control number 3060-1167.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23328 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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