Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 34015-34016 [E8-13526]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34015-34016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13526]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval, Comments Requested

June 5, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this

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opportunity to comment on the following information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 
104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. 
Pursuant to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information that does not 
display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 
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; (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 July 16, 
2008. 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167; and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov and/or 
PRA@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number of the 
collection as shown in the ``Supplementary Information'' section below 
or, if there is no OMB control number, the Title as shown in the 
``Supplementary Information'' section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at 202-418-2918, 
or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and/or PRA@fcc.gov. To view 
a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: 
(1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) 
look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' 
(3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box 
below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal 
Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the 
``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of 
the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently 
under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR you 
want to review (or its Title if there is no OMB control number) and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0463.
    Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report 
and Order and Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 07-186.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,045 respondents; 5,211 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10-15 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; Recordkeeping 
requirement; Third Party Disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 27,412 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The 
statutory authority can be found at section 225 of the Communications 
Act, 47 U.S.C. 225. The law was enacted on July 26, 1990, as Title IV 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 104 
Stat. 327.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On November 19, 2007, the Commission released the 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order and 
Declaratory Ruling (2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order), CG Docket No. 03-
123, FCC 07-186, adopting (1) A new cost recovery methodology for 
interstate traditional Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) and 
interstate Speech-to-Speech (STS) based on the Muliti-state Average 
Rate Structure (MARS) plan proposed by Hamilton Relay, Inc., (2) a new 
cost recovery methodology for interstate captioned telephone service 
(CTS) and interstate and intrastate Internet-Protocol (IP) Captioned 
Telephone Service (IP CTS) based on the MARS plan, (3) a cost recovery 
methodology for IP Relay based on price caps, and (4) a cost recovery 
methodology for Video Relay Services (VRS) that adopts tiered rates 
based on call volume. The 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order also clarifies 
the nature and extent that certain categories of costs are compensable 
from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund), and addresses certain issues 
concerning the management and oversight of the Fund, including 
financial incentives offered to consumers to make relay calls and the 
role of the Interstate TRS Fund Advisory Council.
    The 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order establishes reporting requirements 
associated with the MARS plan cost recovery methodology for 
compensation from the Fund. Specifically, TRS providers must submit to 
the Fund administrator the following information annually, on a per-
state basis, regarding the previous calendar year: (1) The per-minute 
compensation rate(s) for intrastate traditional TRS, STS and CTS, (2) 
whether the rate applies to session minutes or conversation minutes, 
(3) the number of intrastate session minutes for traditional TRS, STS 
and CTS, and (4) the number of intrastate conversation minutes for 
traditional TRS, STS, and CTS. Also, STS providers must file a report 
annually with the Fund administrator and the Commission on their 
specific outreach efforts directly attributable to the additional 
compensation approved by the Commission for STS outreach.
    In the 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Order, the Commission has assessed 
the effects of imposing the submission of rate data, and has found that 
there is no increased administrative burden on businesses with fewer 
than 25 employees. The Commission recognizes that the required rate 
data is presently available with the states and the providers of 
interstate traditional TRS, interstate STS, and interstate CTS, thereby 
no additional step is required to produce such data. The Commission 
therefore believes that the submission of the rate data does not 
increase an administrative burden on businesses.

 Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-13526 Filed 6-13-08; 8:45 am]
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