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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (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; and (e) ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 18, 2011.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or via e-mail to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page https://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, and (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the title
of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number,
if there is one) and then click on the ICR
Reference Number to view detailed
information about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1111.
Title: Section 225 and 255
Interconnected Voice of InternetProtocol Services (VoIP).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,301 respondents and
30,841 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 to
25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, on
occasion, and one-time reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collection
requirements is contained in Section
225 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended (Act) [47 U.S.C. 225],
Telecommunications Services for
Hearing-Impaired and Speech-Impaired
Individuals; the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law
101–336, 104 stat. 327, 336–69, enacted
on July 26, 1990; Section 255 [47 U.S.C.
255] Access By Persons with
Disabilities, Public Law 104–104, 110
Stat. 56, added to the Act by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996; and
section 4(i) of the Act, 154(i).
Total Annual Burden: 33,200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,171,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
FCC’s system of records notice (SORN),
FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1
‘‘Informal Complaints and Inquiries,’’ in
the Federal Register on December 15,
2009 (74 FR 66356) which became
effective on January 25, 2010.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was
completed on June 28, 2007. It may be
reviewed at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/
privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.
html. The Commission is in the process
of updating the PIA to incorporate
various revisions made to the SORN.
Needs and Uses: On June 15, 2007,
the Commission released a Report and
Order, IP-Enabled Services;
Implementation of Sections 225 and
251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of
1934, as enacted by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996:
Access to Telecommunications Service,
Telecommunications Equipment and
Customer Premises Equipment by
Persons with Disabilities;
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities; the Use of N11 Codes and
Other Abbreviated Dialing
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Arrangements, FCC 07–110, published
at 72 FR 43546, August 6, 2007. FCC
07–110 extends the disability access
requirements that apply to
telecommunications service providers
and equipment manufacturers under
section 255 of the Act, to providers of
‘‘interconnected voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) services,’’ as defined by
the Commission, and to manufacturers
of specially designed equipment used to
provide those services. In addition, the
Commission extends the
Telecommunications Relay Services
requirements contained in its
regulations, pursuant to section 225 of
the Act, to interconnected VoIP
providers. As applied to interconnected
VoIP providers and to manufacturers of
specialized VoIP equipment, several
requirements adopted in FCC 07–110
contain information collection
requirements. In particular, the
following rules, as applied to
interconnected VoIP providers and to
manufacturers of specialized VoIP
equipment and customer premises
equipment, contain information
collection requirements: 47 CFR 6.11(a),
6.11(b), 6.18(b), 6.19, 64.604(a)(5),
64.604(c)(1)(i), 64.604(c)(1)(ii),
64.604(c)(2), 64.604(c)(3),
64.604(c)(5)(iii)(C), 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(E),
64.604(c)(5)(iii)(G), 64.604(c)(6)(v)(A)(3),
64.604(c)(6)(v)(G), 64.604(c)(7), and
64.607(b).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
March 8, 2011.
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 collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
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
SUMMARY:
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burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (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, and (e) ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 16, 2011. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418–2918.
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: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities; State, Local and Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,045 respondents and 5,210
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10–15
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third Party Disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. 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.
Total Annual Burden: 25,397 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
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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
impacts(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-toSpeech (STS) based on the Multi-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 perminute 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.
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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, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–6204 Filed 3–16–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
March 11, 2011.
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 collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
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; (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, and (e) ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
March 8, 2011.
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 collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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
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burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; (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, and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not
display a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 16, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.
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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; State, Local
and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,045 respondents and 5,210
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10-15 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third Party Disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 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.
Total Annual Burden: 25,397 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 personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(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 Multi-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, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-6204 Filed 3-16-11; 8:45 am]
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