Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 59625-59626 [E8-24002]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 197 (Thursday, October 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59625-59626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24002]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 3, 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 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 
currently 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 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 November 
10, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), 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 and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0501.
    Title: Section 73.1942, Candidates Rates; Section 76.206, Candidate 
Rates; Section 76.1611, Political Cable Rates and Classes of Time.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 19,717 respondents; 422,170 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours to 20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Semi-annual requirement; Third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 984,293 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Section 315 of the Communications Act directs 
broadcast stations and cable operators to charge political candidates 
the ``lowest unit charge of the station'' for the same class and amount 
of time for the same period, during the 45 days preceding a primary or 
runoff election and the 60 days preceding a general or special 
election. 47 CFR 73.1942 requires broadcast licensees and 47 CFR 76.206 
requires cable television systems to disclose any station practices 
offered to commercial advertisers that enhance the value of advertising 
spots and different classes of time (immediately preemptible,

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preemptible with notice, fixed, fire sale, and make good). These rule 
sections also require licensees and cable TV systems to calculate the 
lowest unit charge. Broadcast stations and cable systems are also 
required to review their advertising records throughout the election 
period to determine whether compliance with these rule sections require 
that candidates receive rebates or credits. 47 CFR 76.1611 requires 
systems to disclose to candidates information about rates, terms, 
conditions and all value-enhancing discount privileges offered to 
commercial advertisers.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1089.
    Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 
Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers, CG Docket No. 03-123 and 
WC Docket No. 05-196, FCC 08-151.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 11 respondents; 1,680,044 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes (.05 hours) to 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: One-time, quarterly and on occasion 
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 98,616 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,224,346.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), (4)(j), 225, 
251, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 225, 251, 303(r).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because the Commission has no direct 
involvement in the collection of personally identifiable information 
(PII) from individuals and/or households.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On November 30, 2005, the Commission released 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Access to Emergency 
Services, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (VRS/IP Relay 911 NPRM), CG 
Docket No. 03-123, FCC 05-196, published at 71 FR 5221 (February 1, 
2006), which addressed the issue of access to emergency services for 
Internet-based forms of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), namely 
Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol (IP) Relay. The 
Commission sought to adopt means to ensure that such calls promptly 
reach the appropriate emergency service provider.
    On May 8, 2006, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities; Misuse of IP Relay Service and Video Relay 
Service, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (IP Relay/VRS Misuse 
FNPRM), CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 06-58, published at 71 FR 31131 (June 
1, 2006), which sought further comment on whether IP Relay and VRS 
providers should be required to implement user registration systems and 
what information users should provide, as a means of curbing 
illegitimate IP Relay and VRS calls.
    On May 9, 2006, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities, Declaratory Ruling and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (Interoperability Declaratory Ruling and FNPRM), CG Docket 
No. 03-123, FCC 06-57, published at 71 FR 30818 and 71 FR 30848 (May 
31, 2006). In the Interoperability Declaratory Ruling and FNPRM, the 
Commission sought comment on the feasibility of establishing a single, 
open, and global database of proxy numbers for VRS users that would be 
available to all service providers, so that a hearing person can call a 
VRS user through any VRS provider, and without having first to 
ascertain the VRS user's current IP address.
    On June 24, 2008, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay 
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service 
Providers, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(Report and Order), CG Docket No. 03-123 and WC Docket No. 05-196, FCC 
08-151, addressing the issues raised in these notices. The Report and 
Order provides VRS and IP Relay users with a reliable and consistent 
means by which others (including emergency personnel) can identify or 
reach them by, among other things, integrating VRS and IP Relay users 
into the ten-digit, NANP numbering system.
    First, to complete a telephone call to an Internet-based TRS user, 
a provider must have some method of logically associating the telephone 
number dialed by the caller to the Internet-based TRS user's device. 
That method, known as the TRS Numbering Directory, is a central 
database that maps each user's telephone number to routing information 
needed to find that user's device on the Internet. The Report and Order 
requires VRS and IP Relay providers to collect and maintain the routing 
information from their registered users and to provision that 
information to the TRS Numbering Directory so that this mapping can 
occur.
    Second, because there is no reliable means for VRS and IP Relay 
providers, unlike wireline carriers, to automatically know the physical 
location of their users, the Report and Order requires VRS and IP Relay 
providers to collect and maintain the Registered Location of their 
registered users. And to ensure that authorities can retrieve a user's 
Registered Location (along with the provider's name and CA's 
identification number for callback purposes), the Report and Order 
requires VRS and IP Relay providers to provision that information into, 
or make that information available through, ALI databases across the 
country.
    Third, to ensure that VRS and IP Relay users are aware of their 
providers' numbering and E911 service obligations and to inform those 
users of their providers' E911 capabilities, the Report and Order 
requires each VRS and IP Relay provider to post an advisory on its Web 
site, and in any promotional materials directed to consumers, 
addressing numbering and E911 services for VRS or IP Relay. Providers 
also must obtain and keep a record of affirmative acknowledgement from 
each of their registered users of having received and understood the 
user notification.
    The new or modified information collection requirements are 
contained in 47 CFR 64.605(a) and (b), and 47 CFR 64.611(a), (b), (c) 
and (f), and subject to the PRA must be approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget before becoming effective.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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