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(2) A VRS provider seeking to
voluntarily interrupt service for a period
of 30 minutes or more in duration must
first obtain Commission authorization
by submitting a written request to the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) at
least 60 days prior to any planned
service interruption, with detailed
information of:
(i) Its justification for such
interruption;
(ii) Its plan to notify customers about
the impending interruption; and
(iii) Its plans for resuming service, so
as to minimize the impact of such
disruption on consumers through a
smooth transition of temporary service
to another provider, and restoration of
its service at the completion of such
interruption. CGB will grant or deny
such a request and provide a response
to the provider at least 35 days prior to
the proposed interruption, in order to
afford an adequate period of notification
to consumers. In evaluating such a
request, CGB will consider such factors
as the length of time of the proposed
interruption, the reason for such
interruption, the frequency with which
such requests have been made by the
provider in the past, the potential
impact of the interruption on
consumers, and the provider’s plans for
a smooth service restoration.
(3) In the event of an unforeseen
service interruption due to
circumstances beyond an Internet-based
TRS service provider’s control, or in the
event of a VRS provider’s voluntary
service interruption of less than 30
minutes in duration, the provider must
submit a written notification to CGB
within two business days of the
commencement of the service
interruption, with an explanation of
when and how the provider has restored
service or the provider’s plan to do so
imminently. In the event the provider
has not restored service at the time such
report is filed, the provider must submit
a second report within two business
days of the restoration of service with an
explanation of when and how the
provider has restored service. The
provider also must provide notification
of service outages covered by this
paragraph to consumers on an
accessible Web site, and that
notification of service status must be
updated in a timely manner.
(4) A VRS provider that fails to obtain
prior Commission authorization for a
voluntary service interruption or fails to
provide written notification after a
voluntary service interruption of less
than 30 minutes in duration, or an
Internet-based TRS provider that fails to
provide written notification after the
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commencement of an unforeseen service
interruption due to circumstances
beyond the provider’s control in
accordance with this subsection, may be
subject to revocation of certification,
suspension of payment from the TRS
Fund, or other enforcement action by
the Commission, as appropriate.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10–51; FCC 11–118]
Structure and Practices of the Video
Relay Service Program
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Interim rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission adopts interim rules
requiring that Internet-based
Telecommunications Relay Service
(iTRS) providers certify, under penalty
of perjury, that their certification
applications and annual compliance
filings are truthful, accurate, and
complete. These rules are necessary to
help ensure that the Commission has
true and complete information, thereby
ensuring that only qualified providers
are eligible for compensation from the
Interstate TRS Fund (Fund).
DATES: Effective September 6, 2011,
except 47 CFR 64.606 (a)(2)(v) and (g)(2)
which contains information collection
requirements that have not been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). The Federal
Communications Commission will
publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing the effective date.
Written comments on the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) new information
collection requirements must be
submitted by the public, OMB and other
interested parties on or before August
30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. Comments on
the information collection requirements
contained herein should be submitted to
Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, via
e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov and
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
559–5158 (VP), or e-mail:
Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov. For additional
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information concerning the information
collection requirements contained in
this document, contact Cathy Williams
at (202) 418–2918, or e-mail:
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
This is a
summary of the Commission’s Structure
and Practices of the Video Relay Service
Program, Order (Order), document FCC
11–118 adopted July 28, 2011, and
released July 28, 2011, in CG Docket No.
10–51, adopting interim rules related to
the Commission certification process for
iTRS providers. The full text of FCC 11–
118 and copies of any subsequently
filed documents in this matter will be
available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours
at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
FCC 11–118 and copies of subsequently
filed documents in this matter may also
be purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copying
and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), at Portals II,
445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554. Customers may
contact BCPI at its Web site, https://
www.bcpiweb.com, or by calling 202–
488–5300. FCC 11–118 can also be
downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html#orders.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
(202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of
document FCC 11–118 in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act. See 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
The interim rules adopted in
document FCC 11–118 contain new
information collection requirements
subject to the PRA. Document FCC 11–
118 will be submitted to OMB for
review under section 3507(d) of the
PRA. OMB, the general public, and
other Federal agencies are invited to
comment on the new information
collection requirements contained in
this proceeding. While the interim rules
in document FCC 11–118 are being
adopted without notice and comment,
and therefore are not subject to
Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis
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under 5 U.S.C. 604(a), the Commission
believes that the information collection
burden on small businesses from the
interim rules is de minimis.
Specifically, to the extent they require
that providers support their certification
applications and annual compliance
filings with a certification, under
penalty of perjury, as to the
truthfulness, accuracy, and
completeness of the filings, this merely
entails adding the language specifically
provided in the interim rules and
having the filing signed by a senior
executive. The Commission therefore
concludes that the information
collection burden associated with the
interim rules is de minimis.
Synopsis
In document FCC 11–118, the
Commission adopts interim rules
requiring that providers certify, under
penalty of perjury, that their
certification applications and annual
compliance filings required under
§ 64.606(g) of the Commission’s rules
are truthful, accurate, and complete.
The Commission finds good cause to
adopt the interim rules to ensure that
providers seeking certification and
providers holding certifications may be
held accountable for their submissions
as they seek to secure or retain
certification under the rules adopted in
the Second Report and Order portion of
document FCC 11–118.
The Commission previously has
found that requiring a signed statement
sworn to be true under penalty of
perjury is a vehicle long and regularly
used in a myriad of legal contexts to
guarantee the veracity of the
declarations, as well as to provide a
means for civil enforcement and
criminal prosecution to hold high level
officials accountable for the actions and
submissions of their companies. In
addition, any applicant for, or holder of,
any Commission authorization already
is required to ensure that its statements
to the Commission are truthful,
accurate, and complete under the
Commission’s rules. Consistent with
these existing requirements, the
Commission concludes that interim
rules requiring certification by a senior
executive, under penalty of perjury, to
the truthfulness, accuracy, and
completeness of certification
applications and annual compliance
filings are a necessary and critical
component of the Commission’s efforts
to curtail fraud and abuse. In particular,
these interim rules will help to ensure
that the Commission has true and
complete information, thereby ensuring
that only qualified providers are eligible
for compensation from the Fund.
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The Commission finds good cause to
adopt the interim rules without notice
and comment, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B), in light of the impending
deadlines for initial and re-certification
applications. The current stay of the
Commission’s rule which prohibits
revenue sharing arrangements expires
on October 1, 2011, and iTRS providers
who are not eligible to receive
compensation directly from the Fund
but are currently providing service
under a revenue sharing arrangement
will no longer be able to provide service
through such arrangements. Similarly,
providers currently eligible for
compensation from the Fund via a
means other than Commission
certification must apply for certification
within 30 days after the final rules
adopted in document FCC 11–118
become effective, and providers with
Commission certifications expiring
November 4, 2011 must apply for
recertification after the rules become
effective but at least 30 days prior to
their expirations provided that the rules
are effective by that date, or risk having
to shut down their operations and being
denied compensation from the Fund.
The Commission therefore finds that
interim rules are consistent with the
public interest, given the importance of
ensuring that only qualified providers
are certified to become eligible for
compensation from the Fund. The
Commission concludes that notice and
comment, in this instance, are
impracticable given the impending
certification application deadlines. In a
forthcoming Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, the Commission will seek
additional comment on whether to make
these rules permanent.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The interim rules adopted in
document FCC 11–118 are being
adopted without notice and comment,
and therefore are not subject to
Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis
under 5 U.S.C. 604(a). The Commission
will perform the appropriate regulatory
flexibility analyses for any permanent
rules adopted at a later date.
Ordering Clauses
Pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), (j) and (o),
225, and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), (j) and (o), 225, and 303(r), and
section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B), document FCC 11–118 IS
ADOPTED. Pursuant to § 1.427(a) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.427(a),
document FCC 11–118 shall be effective
September 6, 2011, except 47 CFR
64.606 (a)(2)(v) and (g)(2), which require
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approval by OMB under the PRA and
which shall become effective after the
Commission publishes a notice in the
Federal Register announcing such
approval and the relevant effective date.
The Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, shall send a copy of
document FCC 11–118 to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64
Individuals with disabilities,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Telecommunications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 64 as
follows:
PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES
RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS
1. The authority citation for part 64
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 254(k); secs.
403(b)(2)(B), (c), Pub. L. 104–104, 110 Stat.
56. Interpret or apply 47 U.S.C. 201, 218, 225,
226, 228, 254(k), and 620, unless otherwise
noted.
2. Section 64.606 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(2)(v) and
paragraph (g) to read as follows:
■
§ 64.606 Internet-based TRS provider and
TRS program certification.
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(v) The chief executive officer (CEO),
chief financial officer (CFO), or other
senior executive of an applicant for
Internet-based TRS certification under
this section with first hand knowledge
of the accuracy and completeness of the
information provided, when submitting
an application for certification under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section, must
certify as follows: I swear under penalty
of perjury that I am ll (name and
title), llan officer of the above-named
applicant, and that I have examined the
foregoing submissions, and that all
information required under the
Commission’s rules and orders has been
provided and all statements of fact, as
well as all documentation contained in
this submission, are true, accurate, and
complete.
*
*
*
*
*
(g) Internet-based TRS providers
certified under this section shall file
with the Commission, on an annual
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basis, a report demonstrating that they
are in compliance with § 64.604.
(1) Such reports must update the
information required in paragraph (a)(2)
of this section and include updated
documentation and a summary of the
updates, or certify that there are no
changes to the information and
documentation submitted with the
application for certification, application
for renewal of certification, or the most
recent annual report, as applicable.
(2) The chief executive officer (CEO),
chief financial officer (CFO), or other
senior executive of an Internet-based
TRS provider under this section with
first hand knowledge of the accuracy
and completeness of the information
provided, when submitting an annual
report under paragraph (g) of this
section, must, with each such
submission, certify as follows: I swear
under penalty of perjury that I am ll
(name and title), an officer of the abovenamed reporting entity, and that I have
examined the foregoing submissions,
and that all information required under
the Commission’s rules and orders has
been provided and all statements of fact,
as well as all documentation contained
in this submission, are true, accurate,
and complete.
*
*
*
*
*
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Transportation
Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 563
[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0106]
RIN 2127–AK71
Event Data Recorders
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; response to petitions
for reconsideration.
AGENCY:
On January 14, 2008, the
agency published a final rule 1
amending the requirements for event
data recorders (EDRs). The January 2008
document responded to petitions for
reconsideration of the original August
2006 final rule that established the EDR
standardization requirements for those
voluntarily installed. In response to the
January 14, 2008, final rule, the agency
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SUMMARY:
1 On February 8, 2008 the Federal Register issued
a correction notice for the data in Table II of the
final rule. See 73 FR 8408.
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received three petitions for
reconsideration from the Alliance of
Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance),
the Association of International
Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.
Technical Affairs Committee (AIAM),
and Mr. Thomas Kowalick, a private
citizen. After careful consideration, the
agency is granting some aspects of the
petitions, and denying others.
DATES: Effective Date: The amendments
in this rule are effective October 4, 2011.
Compliance Dates: Except as provided
below, light vehicles manufactured on
or after September 1, 2012, that are
equipped with an EDR and
manufacturers of those vehicles must
comply with this rule. However,
vehicles that are manufactured in two or
more stages or that are altered (prior to
first sale) are not required to comply
with the rule until September 1, 2013.
Voluntary compliance is permitted
before that date.
Petitions: If you wish to submit a
petition for reconsideration of this rule,
your petition must be received by
September 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration
should refer to the docket number and
be submitted to: Administrator, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building, 4th Floor, Washington, DC
20590. Please see the Privacy Act
heading under Rulemaking Analyses
and Notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical and policy issues, contact:
David Sutula, Office of Crashworthiness
Standards, NVS–112. Telephone: (202)
366–3273. Facsimile: (202) 366–7002.
For legal issues, contact:
Mr. David Jasinski, Office of the Chief
Counsel, NCC–112. Telephone: (202)
366–2992. Facsimile: (202) 366–3820.
Both persons may be reached by mail
at the following address:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building, 4th Floor,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Summary of Petitions for Reconsideration
III. Discussion and Analysis
IV. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
V. Regulatory Text
I. Background
In August 2006, NHTSA issued a final
rule 2 to establish uniform performance
requirements for the accuracy,
collection, storage, survivability, and
2 See
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retrievability of onboard motor vehicle
crash event data recorders (EDRs)
voluntarily installed in passenger cars
and other light vehicles. This final rule
was intended to standardize the data
obtained through EDRs so that such data
would be put to the most effective
future use.
Specifically, the regulation, 49 CFR
part 563 (Part 563), applies to passenger
cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles,
trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle
weight rating (GVWR) of 3,855 kg (8,500
pounds) or less and an unloaded vehicle
weight of 2,495 kg (5,500 pounds) or
less, except for walk-in van-type trucks
or vehicles designed to be sold
exclusively to the U.S. Postal Service,
that are equipped with an event data
recorder and to the manufacturers of
these vehicles. The final rule is
intended to be technology-neutral, so as
to permit compliance with any available
EDR technology that meets the specified
performance requirements.
In January 2008 (73 FR 2168), the
agency amended the EDR final rule in
the following ways:
• We clarified the event storage
definitions to alleviate any uncertainties
in multiple event crashes,
• Revised certain sensor ranges and
accuracies to reflect current state of the
art technologies,
• Clarified the recorded data
reporting format,
• Specified vehicle storage conditions
during compliance testing,
• Clarified the required data elements
and scope of covered sensors, and
• Revised the effective date to
provide additional time for
manufacturers and suppliers to comply
with the rule.
The agency made these technical
changes to encourage broad application
of EDR technologies in motor vehicles
and maximize the usefulness of EDR
data for vehicle designers, researchers,
and the medical community, without
imposing unnecessary burdens or
deterring future improvements to EDRs
that have been voluntarily installed. The
final rule also changed the effective date
to September 1, 2012, to provide
manufacturers more time to implement
the necessary changes to EDR
architectures within their normal
product development cycles. NHTSA
also issued a Federal Register notice on
February 8, 2008, (73 FR 8408) to
correct the placement of decimal points
for data in Table II of the final rule.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10-51; FCC 11-118]
Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Interim rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission adopts interim rules
requiring that Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (iTRS)
providers certify, under penalty of perjury, that their certification
applications and annual compliance filings are truthful, accurate, and
complete. These rules are necessary to help ensure that the Commission
has true and complete information, thereby ensuring that only qualified
providers are eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund
(Fund).
DATES: Effective September 6, 2011, except 47 CFR 64.606 (a)(2)(v) and
(g)(2) which contains information collection requirements that have not
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Federal
Communications Commission will publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing the effective date. Written comments on the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) new information collection requirements
must be submitted by the public, OMB and other interested parties on or
before August 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. Comments on the information collection
requirements contained herein should be submitted to Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission, via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov and
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 559-5158 (VP), or e-mail:
Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov. For additional information concerning the
information collection requirements contained in this document, contact
Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918, or e-mail: Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, Order
(Order), document FCC 11-118 adopted July 28, 2011, and released July
28, 2011, in CG Docket No. 10-51, adopting interim rules related to the
Commission certification process for iTRS providers. The full text of
FCC 11-118 and copies of any subsequently filed documents in this
matter will be available for public inspection and copying during
regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals
II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. FCC 11-
118 and copies of subsequently filed documents in this matter may also
be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copying
and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), at Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-
B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI at its Web site,
https://www.bcpiweb.com, or by calling 202-488-5300. FCC 11-118 can also
be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html#orders. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice),
(202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of document FCC 11-118 in a report
to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act. See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
The interim rules adopted in document FCC 11-118 contain new
information collection requirements subject to the PRA. Document FCC
11-118 will be submitted to OMB for review under section 3507(d) of the
PRA. OMB, the general public, and other Federal agencies are invited to
comment on the new information collection requirements contained in
this proceeding. While the interim rules in document FCC 11-118 are
being adopted without notice and comment, and therefore are not subject
to Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis
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under 5 U.S.C. 604(a), the Commission believes that the information
collection burden on small businesses from the interim rules is de
minimis. Specifically, to the extent they require that providers
support their certification applications and annual compliance filings
with a certification, under penalty of perjury, as to the truthfulness,
accuracy, and completeness of the filings, this merely entails adding
the language specifically provided in the interim rules and having the
filing signed by a senior executive. The Commission therefore concludes
that the information collection burden associated with the interim
rules is de minimis.
Synopsis
In document FCC 11-118, the Commission adopts interim rules
requiring that providers certify, under penalty of perjury, that their
certification applications and annual compliance filings required under
Sec. 64.606(g) of the Commission's rules are truthful, accurate, and
complete. The Commission finds good cause to adopt the interim rules to
ensure that providers seeking certification and providers holding
certifications may be held accountable for their submissions as they
seek to secure or retain certification under the rules adopted in the
Second Report and Order portion of document FCC 11-118.
The Commission previously has found that requiring a signed
statement sworn to be true under penalty of perjury is a vehicle long
and regularly used in a myriad of legal contexts to guarantee the
veracity of the declarations, as well as to provide a means for civil
enforcement and criminal prosecution to hold high level officials
accountable for the actions and submissions of their companies. In
addition, any applicant for, or holder of, any Commission authorization
already is required to ensure that its statements to the Commission are
truthful, accurate, and complete under the Commission's rules.
Consistent with these existing requirements, the Commission concludes
that interim rules requiring certification by a senior executive, under
penalty of perjury, to the truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness of
certification applications and annual compliance filings are a
necessary and critical component of the Commission's efforts to curtail
fraud and abuse. In particular, these interim rules will help to ensure
that the Commission has true and complete information, thereby ensuring
that only qualified providers are eligible for compensation from the
Fund.
The Commission finds good cause to adopt the interim rules without
notice and comment, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), in light of the
impending deadlines for initial and re-certification applications. The
current stay of the Commission's rule which prohibits revenue sharing
arrangements expires on October 1, 2011, and iTRS providers who are not
eligible to receive compensation directly from the Fund but are
currently providing service under a revenue sharing arrangement will no
longer be able to provide service through such arrangements. Similarly,
providers currently eligible for compensation from the Fund via a means
other than Commission certification must apply for certification within
30 days after the final rules adopted in document FCC 11-118 become
effective, and providers with Commission certifications expiring
November 4, 2011 must apply for recertification after the rules become
effective but at least 30 days prior to their expirations provided that
the rules are effective by that date, or risk having to shut down their
operations and being denied compensation from the Fund. The Commission
therefore finds that interim rules are consistent with the public
interest, given the importance of ensuring that only qualified
providers are certified to become eligible for compensation from the
Fund. The Commission concludes that notice and comment, in this
instance, are impracticable given the impending certification
application deadlines. In a forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
the Commission will seek additional comment on whether to make these
rules permanent.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The interim rules adopted in document FCC 11-118 are being adopted
without notice and comment, and therefore are not subject to Regulatory
Flexibility Act analysis under 5 U.S.C. 604(a). The Commission will
perform the appropriate regulatory flexibility analyses for any
permanent rules adopted at a later date.
Ordering Clauses
Pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), (j) and (o), 225, and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), (j) and
(o), 225, and 303(r), and section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), document FCC 11-118 IS ADOPTED.
Pursuant to Sec. 1.427(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.427(a),
document FCC 11-118 shall be effective September 6, 2011, except 47 CFR
64.606 (a)(2)(v) and (g)(2), which require approval by OMB under the
PRA and which shall become effective after the Commission publishes a
notice in the Federal Register announcing such approval and the
relevant effective date.
The Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau,
Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of document FCC 11-118
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64
Individuals with disabilities, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Telecommunications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 64 as follows:
PART 64--MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS
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1. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 254(k); secs. 403(b)(2)(B), (c), Pub.
L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. Interpret or apply 47 U.S.C. 201, 218,
225, 226, 228, 254(k), and 620, unless otherwise noted.
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2. Section 64.606 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(2)(v) and
paragraph (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 64.606 Internet-based TRS provider and TRS program
certification.
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(v) The chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer
(CFO), or other senior executive of an applicant for Internet-based TRS
certification under this section with first hand knowledge of the
accuracy and completeness of the information provided, when submitting
an application for certification under paragraph (a)(2) of this
section, must certify as follows: I swear under penalty of perjury that
I am ---- (name and title), ----an officer of the above-named
applicant, and that I have examined the foregoing submissions, and that
all information required under the Commission's rules and orders has
been provided and all statements of fact, as well as all documentation
contained in this submission, are true, accurate, and complete.
* * * * *
(g) Internet-based TRS providers certified under this section shall
file with the Commission, on an annual
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basis, a report demonstrating that they are in compliance with Sec.
64.604.
(1) Such reports must update the information required in paragraph
(a)(2) of this section and include updated documentation and a summary
of the updates, or certify that there are no changes to the information
and documentation submitted with the application for certification,
application for renewal of certification, or the most recent annual
report, as applicable.
(2) The chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer
(CFO), or other senior executive of an Internet-based TRS provider
under this section with first hand knowledge of the accuracy and
completeness of the information provided, when submitting an annual
report under paragraph (g) of this section, must, with each such
submission, certify as follows: I swear under penalty of perjury that I
am ---- (name and title), an officer of the above-named reporting
entity, and that I have examined the foregoing submissions, and that
all information required under the Commission's rules and orders has
been provided and all statements of fact, as well as all documentation
contained in this submission, are true, accurate, and complete.
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[FR Doc. 2011-19793 Filed 8-4-11; 8:45 am]
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