[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25269-25270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09030]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1148; FR ID 84025]


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

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 collection.

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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 June 27, 
2022. 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: 3060-1148.
    Title: Section 79.3, Audio Description of Video Programming.
    Form Number: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not for profit 
entities and Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents, 54 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 116 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $22,740.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
152, 154(i), 303, and 613.
    Needs and Uses: Audio description is the insertion of audio 
narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual elements 
into natural pauses in the program's dialogue, thus making video 
programming more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually 
impaired. The information collection requirements consist of the 
following:
    Petitions for exemption based on ``economic burden'' (47 CFR 
79.3(d)). (1) Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.3(d), a video programming provider 
may petition the Commission for a full or partial exemption from the 
audio description requirements based upon a showing that the 
requirements would be economically burdensome. (2) Petitions for 
exemption must be filed with the Commission, placed on public notice, 
and subject to comment from the public.
    (b) Non-form consumer complaints alleging violations of the audio 
description rules (47 CFR 79.3(e)). (1) Section 79.3(e) of the rules 
provides that a complaint alleging a violation of the audio description 
rules may be transmitted to the Commission by ``any reasonable means,'' 
and that each complaint must include: (i) The name and address of the 
complainant; (ii) the name and address of the broadcast station against 
whom the complaint is alleged and its call letters and network 
affiliation, or the name and address of the MVPD against whom the 
complaint is alleged and the name of the network that provides the 
programming that is the subject of the complaint; (iii) a statement of 
facts sufficient to show that the video programming distributor has 
violated or is violating the Commission's rules, and, if applicable, 
the date and time of the alleged violation; (iv) the specific relief or 
satisfaction sought by the complainant; (v) the complainant's preferred 
format or method of response to the complaint (such as letter, 
facsimile transmission, telephone (voice/TRS/TTY), internet email, or 
some other method that would best accommodate the complainant's 
disability); and (vi) a certification that the complainant attempted in 
good faith to resolve the dispute with the broadcast station or MVPD 
against whom the complaint is alleged. (2) After the Commission 
receives the complaint, the Commission notifies the video programming 
distributor (VPD) of the complaint, and the VPD generally has 30 days 
to reply.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09030 Filed 4-27-22; 8:45 am]
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