Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 24305 [E7-8286]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 24305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8286]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

April 25, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
current valid 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 control number. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the Commission, including whether the information shall have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden 
estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and (d) 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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 1, 
2007. 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 Jasmeet Seehra, Office of 
Mangement and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, or via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet at 
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov, and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would 
like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may 
do so by visiting the FCC's PRA Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918 or via the Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0463.
    Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG 
Docket No. 03-123.
    Form Number: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,045.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Every five years reporting requirement; Annual 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 25,717 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personal identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 
Public Law 101-336, 104 Statute 327, 366-69, was enacted on July 26, 
1990. The purpose of the ADA is to provide a clear and comprehensive 
national mandate to end discrimination against individuals with 
disabilities and to bring persons with disabilities into the economic 
and social mainstream of American life; to provide enforceable 
standards addressing discrimination against individuals with 
disabilities; and to ensure that the Federal government play a central 
role in enforcing these standards on the behalf of individuals with 
disabilities. Title IV of the ADA adds Sec.  225 to the Communications 
Act of 1934. Section 225 of the Communications Act, requires the 
Commission to promulgate regulations that require all domestic 
telephone common carriers to provide telecommunications relay services 
(TRS). 47 CFR part 64, subpart F of the Commission's rules, implements 
certain provisions of the ADA. It contains the operational, technical, 
and functional standards required of all TRS providers and the 
procedures for state certification. Although Sec.  225 of the 
Communications Act imposes on all common carriers providing interstate 
or intrastate telephone services an obligation to provide to hearing 
and speech-impaired individuals telecommunications services that enable 
them to communicate with hearing individuals, and charges the 
Commission with regulatory oversight, states may seek to establish 
intrastate relay services that satisfy Federal requirements.
    Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.602 Commission's rules, any violation of 
subpart F by any common carrier engaged in intrastate communications 
will be subject to the same remedies, penalties, and procedures as are 
applicable in interstate communications.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8286 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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