[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54629-54630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19222]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 79

[CG Docket No. 05-231; FCC 14-12 and FCC 16-17; FR ID 103115]


Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for 
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc., Petition for Rulemaking; 
Corrections

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the final rules portion of Federal 
Register documents published on March 31, 2014, and August 23, 2016. 
These Federal Register documents inadvertently listed several erroneous 
cross-references and a typographical error. This document corrects the 
final regulation.

DATES: Effective September 7, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Mendelsohn, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 559-7304, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A typographical error and a cross-reference 
error were introduced as part of the March 31, 2014, Federal Register 
document published at 79 FR 17911. Specifically, a period is missing 
between two sentences in 47 CFR 79.1(a)(11), and a cross-reference to 
47 CFR 79(k)(4) in 47 CFR 79.1(k)(2)(xviii) is being corrected to 
cross-reference 47 CFR 79.1(k)(3). In addition, three cross-reference 
errors were introduced as part of the August 23, 2016, Federal Register 
document published at 81 FR 57473. Specifically, cross-references in 47 
CFR 79.1(g)(9)(ii), (iii), and (iv) incorrectly cited to Sec.  
79.1(g)(8)(i) and (ii) of the Commission's rules; these citations are 
being corrected to cross-reference Sec.  79.1(g)(9)(i) and (ii) of the 
Commission's rules.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 79

    Cable television operators, Communications equipment, Multichannel 
video programming distributors (MVPDs), Satellite television service 
providers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.

Final Rules

    Accordingly, 47 CFR part 79 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 79--ACCESSIBILITY OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING

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1. The authority citation for part 79 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 154(i), 303, 307, 309, 310, 
330, 544a, 613, 617.

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2. Amend Sec.  79.1 by revising paragraphs (a)(11), (g)(9)(ii), (iii), 
and (iv), and (k)(2)(xviii) to read as follows:


Sec.  79.1  Closed captioning of televised video programming.

    (a) * * *
    (11) Video programming distributor. Any television broadcast 
station licensed by the Commission and any multichannel video 
programming distributor as defined in Sec.  76.1000(e) of this chapter, 
and any other distributor of video programming for residential 
reception that delivers such programming directly to the home and is 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. An entity contracting 
for program distribution over a video programming distributor that is 
itself exempt from captioning that programming pursuant to paragraph 
(e)(9) of this section shall itself be treated as a video programming 
distributor for purposes of this section. To the extent such video 
programming is not otherwise exempt from captioning, the entity that 
contracts for its distribution shall be required to comply with the 
closed captioning requirements of this section.
* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (9) * * *
    (ii) Corrective action plan. If, after the date for a video 
programming distributor or video programmer to respond to a 
notification under paragraph (g)(9)(i) of this section, the Commission 
subsequently notifies the video programming distributor or video 
programmer that there is further evidence indicating a pattern or trend 
of noncompliance with the Commission's rules for quality of closed 
captioning, the video programming distributor or video programmer shall 
submit to the Commission, within thirty (30) days after the date of 
such subsequent notification, a written action plan describing specific 
measures it will take to bring the video programming distributor's or 
video programmer's closed captioning performance into compliance with 
the Commission's closed captioning quality rules. In addition, the 
video programming distributor or video programmer shall conduct spot 
checks of its closed captioning quality performance and report to the 
Commission on the results of such action plan and spot checks 180 days 
after the submission of such action plan.
    (iii) Continued evidence of a pattern or trend of noncompliance. 
If, after the date for submission of a report on the results of an 
action plan and spot checks pursuant to paragraph (g)(9)(ii) of this 
section, the Commission finds continued evidence of a pattern or trend 
of noncompliance, additional enforcement actions may be taken, which 
may include admonishments, forfeitures, and other corrective actions.
    (iv) Enforcement action. The Commission may take enforcement 
action, which may include admonishments, forfeitures, and other 
corrective actions, without providing a video programming distributor 
or video programmer the opportunity for an initial response to a 
pattern or trend of noncompliance or a corrective action plan, or both, 
under paragraphs (g)(9)(i) and (ii) of this section, for a systemic 
closed captioning quality problem or an intentional and deliberate 
violation of the Commission's rules for the quality of closed 
captioning.
* * * * *
    (k) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (xviii) Ensure that all contracted captioners adhere to the Real-
Time Captioners Best Practices contained in paragraph (k)(3) of this 
section.

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[FR Doc. 2022-19222 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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