United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-03-29 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fa415b D09002ee1c7fa420b United States Federal Communications Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In this document, the Commission adopts non-quantitative quality standards for the closed captioning of pre-recorded, live, and near-live programming to ensure that caption viewers have full access to television programming; establishes best practices for the provision of good quality captions; imposes new requirements on broadcasters using Electronic Newsroom Technique (ENT) based on a best practices proposal offered by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); and takes various other actions to clarify and improve the Commission's closed captioning rules. 79 FR 17911 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-31/2014-06754 2014-06754 fr31mr14-21 6712-01-P CG Docket No. 05-231 FCC 14-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-31/2014-06754 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-31/html/2014-06754.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-31/pdf/2014-06754.pdf Individuals with Disabilities Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Telecommunications 21 p. 17911 17931 79 FR 17911 Title 47 Part 79 47 CFR Part 79 Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Petition for Rulemaking; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-06754 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 2014-04-30 CG Docket No. 05-231 FCC 14-12 6712-01-P 2014-06754 Final rule.

In this document, the Commission adopts non-quantitative quality standards for the closed captioning of pre-recorded, live, and near-live programming to ensure that caption viewers have full access to television programming; establishes best practices for the provision of good quality captions; imposes new requirements on broadcasters using Electronic Newsroom Technique (ENT) based on a best practices proposal offered by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); and takes various other actions to clarify and improve the Commission's closed captioning rules.

Effective April 30, 2014, except for 47 CFR 79.1(e)(11)(i) and (ii), which shall be effective June 30, 2014, and 47 CFR 79.1(c)(3), (e)(11)(iii), (iv) and (v), (j), and (k) of the Commission's rules, which contain new information collection requirements that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a separate document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date. Eliot Greenwald, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (202) 418- 2235 or email Eliot.Greenwald@fcc.gov. Individuals with Disabilities Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Telecommunications Closed Captioning of Video Programming: Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing , CLOSEDCAPTIONING_POC@fcc.gov Eliot.Greenwald@fcc.gov fcc504@fcc.gov http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/disability-rights-office-headlines www.bcpiweb.com Vol. 79, no. 61 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-03-31 continuing daily deposited born digital 315 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-31 P0b002ee1881b825e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr31mr14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-31 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-31/pdf/FR-2014-03-31.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-31/xml/FR-2014-03-31.xml fdlp 17849 18151 DGPO 2014-03-29 2024-06-02 FR-2014-03-31 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-03-31 79 61