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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
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continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before February 28,
2012. 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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Accessible Telecommunications
and Advanced Communications
Services and Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; Businesses or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
Institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 9,454 respondents; 119,660
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 to
40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, one
time, and on occasion reporting
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requirements; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in sections 1–4,
255, 303(r), 403, 503, 716, 717, and 718
of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 255,
303(r), 403, 503, 617, 618, and 619.
Total Annual Burden: 408,695 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $110, 588.
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.
In addition, upon the service of an
informal or formal complaint, a service
provider or equipment manufacturer
must produce to the Commission, upon
request, records covered by 47 CFR
14.31 of the Commission’s rules and
may assert a statutory request for
confidentiality for these records. All
other information submitted to the
Commission pursuant to Subpart D of
Part 14 of the Commission’s rules or to
any other request by the Commission
may be submitted pursuant to a request
for confidentiality in accordance with
47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
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.
Note: The Commission will prepare a
revision to the SORN and PIA to cover the
PII collected related to this information
collection, as required by OMB’s
Memorandum M–03–22 (September 26,
2003) and by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Needs and Uses: On October 7, 2011,
in document FCC 11–151, the
Commission released a Report and
Order adopting final rules to implement
sections 716 and 717 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (the Act),
as amended, which were added to the
Act by the ‘‘Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010’’ (CVAA). See
Public Law 111–260, 104. Section 716 of
the Act requires providers of advanced
communications services and
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manufacturers of equipment used for
advanced communications services to
make their services and equipment
accessible to individuals with
disabilities, unless doing so is not
achievable. See 47 U.S.C. 617. Section
717 of the Act establishes new
recordkeeping requirements and
enforcement procedures for service
providers and equipment manufacturers
that are subject to sections 255, 716, and
718 of the Act. See 47 U.S.C. 618.
Section 255 of the Act requires
telecommunications and interconnected
VoIP services and equipment to be
accessible, if readily achievable. See 47
U.S.C. 255. Section 718 of the Act
requires web browsers included on
mobile phones to be accessible to and
usable by individuals who are blind or
have a visual impairment, unless doing
so is not achievable. See 47 U.S.C. 619.
Specifically, the rules adopted in
document FCC 11–151 have the
following possible related information
collection requirements:
(a) The rules adopted in document
FCC 11–151 establish procedures for
advanced communications service
providers and equipment manufacturers
to seek waivers from the accessibility
obligations of section 716 of the Act
and, in effect, waivers from the
recordkeeping requirements and
enforcement procedures of section 717
of the Act. Waiver requests may be
submitted for individual or class
offerings of services or equipment
which are designed for multiple
purposes, but are designed primarily for
purposes other than using advanced
communications services. All such
waiver petitions will be put on public
notice for comments and oppositions.
(b) The CVAA and the rules adopted
in document FCC 11–151 require
service providers and equipment
manufacturers that are subject to
sections 255, 716, or 718 of the Act to
maintain records of the following: (1)
Their efforts to consult with people with
disabilities; (2) descriptions of the
accessibility features of their products
and services; and (3) information about
the compatibility of their products with
peripheral devices or specialized
customer premises equipment
commonly used by individuals with
disabilities to achieve access. These
recordkeeping requirements are
necessary to facilitate enforcement of
accessibility obligations. Document FCC
11–151 provides flexibility by allowing
covered entities to keep records in any
format, recognizing the unique
recordkeeping methods of individual
entities. Because complaints regarding
accessibility of a service or equipment
may not occur for years after the release
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of the service or equipment, covered
entities must keep records for two years
from the date the service ceases to be
offered to the public or the equipment
ceases to be manufactured. Service
providers and equipment manufacturers
are not required to keep records of their
consideration of achievability or the
implementation of accessibility, but
they must be prepared to carry their
burden of proof in any enforcement
proceeding, which requires greater than
conclusory or unsupported claims.
(c) The CVAA and the rules adopted
in document FCC 11–151 require an
officer of service providers and
equipment manufacturers that are
subject to sections 255, 716, or 718 of
the Act to certify annually to the
Commission that records are kept in
accordance with the recordkeeping
requirements. The certification must be
supported with an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury,
signed and dated by an authorized
officer of the entity with personal
knowledge of the representations
provided in the company’s certification,
verifying the truth and accuracy of the
information. The certification must also
identify the name and contact details of
the person or persons within the
company that are authorized to resolve
accessibility complaints, and the agent
designated for service of process. The
certification must be filed with the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau on or before April 1 each year
for records pertaining to the previous
calendar year. The certification must be
updated when necessary to keep the
contact information current.
(d) The Commission also established
procedures in document FCC 11–151 to
facilitate the filing of formal and
informal complaints alleging violations
of sections 255, 716, or 718 of the Act.
Those procedures include a
nondiscretionary pre-filing notice
procedure to facilitate dispute
resolution. As a prerequisite to filing an
informal complaint, complainants must
first request dispute assistance from the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau’s Disability Rights Office.
The rules adopted in document FCC
11–151 temporarily exempt advanced
communications service providers and
equipment manufacturers from the
accessibility obligations of section 716
of the Act and, in effect, from the
recordkeeping requirements and
enforcement procedures of section 717
of the Act, if they qualify as small
business concerns under the Small
Business Administration’s (SBA) rules
and size standards for the industry in
which they are primarily engaged.
These size standards are based on the
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maximum number of employees or
maximum annual receipts of a business
concern. The SBA categorizes industries
for its size standards using the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS).
The temporary exemption will begin
on the effective date of the rules
adopted in document FCC 11–151 and
will expire the earlier of the following:
(1) The effective date of small entity
exemption rules adopted pursuant to
the Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in document FCC 11–151;
or (2) October 8, 2013.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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 collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February
28, 2012. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications
Services and Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit Institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 9,454 respondents; 119,660
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, one time, and on occasion reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in sections 1-4, 255, 303(r), 403,
503, 716, 717, and 718 of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 255, 303(r), 403,
503, 617, 618, and 619.
Total Annual Burden: 408,695 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $110, 588.
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.
In addition, upon the service of an informal or formal complaint, a
service provider or equipment manufacturer must produce to the
Commission, upon request, records covered by 47 CFR 14.31 of the
Commission's rules and may assert a statutory request for
confidentiality for these records. All other information submitted to
the Commission pursuant to Subpart D of Part 14 of the Commission's
rules or to any other request by the Commission may be submitted
pursuant to a request for confidentiality in accordance with 47 CFR
0.459 of the Commission's rules.
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.
Note: The Commission will prepare a revision to the SORN and PIA
to cover the PII collected related to this information collection,
as required by OMB's Memorandum M-03-22 (September 26, 2003) and by
the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Needs and Uses: On October 7, 2011, in document FCC 11-151, the
Commission released a Report and Order adopting final rules to
implement sections 716 and 717 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the
Act), as amended, which were added to the Act by the ``Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010'' (CVAA).
See Public Law 111-260, 104. Section 716 of the Act requires providers
of advanced communications services and
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manufacturers of equipment used for advanced communications services to
make their services and equipment accessible to individuals with
disabilities, unless doing so is not achievable. See 47 U.S.C. 617.
Section 717 of the Act establishes new recordkeeping requirements and
enforcement procedures for service providers and equipment
manufacturers that are subject to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the
Act. See 47 U.S.C. 618. Section 255 of the Act requires
telecommunications and interconnected VoIP services and equipment to be
accessible, if readily achievable. See 47 U.S.C. 255. Section 718 of
the Act requires web browsers included on mobile phones to be
accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or have a visual
impairment, unless doing so is not achievable. See 47 U.S.C. 619.
Specifically, the rules adopted in document FCC 11-151 have the
following possible related information collection requirements:
(a) The rules adopted in document FCC 11-151 establish procedures
for advanced communications service providers and equipment
manufacturers to seek waivers from the accessibility obligations of
section 716 of the Act and, in effect, waivers from the recordkeeping
requirements and enforcement procedures of section 717 of the Act.
Waiver requests may be submitted for individual or class offerings of
services or equipment which are designed for multiple purposes, but are
designed primarily for purposes other than using advanced
communications services. All such waiver petitions will be put on
public notice for comments and oppositions.
(b) The CVAA and the rules adopted in document FCC 11-151 require
service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject to
sections 255, 716, or 718 of the Act to maintain records of the
following: (1) Their efforts to consult with people with disabilities;
(2) descriptions of the accessibility features of their products and
services; and (3) information about the compatibility of their products
with peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment
commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access. These
recordkeeping requirements are necessary to facilitate enforcement of
accessibility obligations. Document FCC 11-151 provides flexibility by
allowing covered entities to keep records in any format, recognizing
the unique recordkeeping methods of individual entities. Because
complaints regarding accessibility of a service or equipment may not
occur for years after the release of the service or equipment, covered
entities must keep records for two years from the date the service
ceases to be offered to the public or the equipment ceases to be
manufactured. Service providers and equipment manufacturers are not
required to keep records of their consideration of achievability or the
implementation of accessibility, but they must be prepared to carry
their burden of proof in any enforcement proceeding, which requires
greater than conclusory or unsupported claims.
(c) The CVAA and the rules adopted in document FCC 11-151 require
an officer of service providers and equipment manufacturers that are
subject to sections 255, 716, or 718 of the Act to certify annually to
the Commission that records are kept in accordance with the
recordkeeping requirements. The certification must be supported with an
affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by
an authorized officer of the entity with personal knowledge of the
representations provided in the company's certification, verifying the
truth and accuracy of the information. The certification must also
identify the name and contact details of the person or persons within
the company that are authorized to resolve accessibility complaints,
and the agent designated for service of process. The certification must
be filed with the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau on or before
April 1 each year for records pertaining to the previous calendar year.
The certification must be updated when necessary to keep the contact
information current.
(d) The Commission also established procedures in document FCC 11-
151 to facilitate the filing of formal and informal complaints alleging
violations of sections 255, 716, or 718 of the Act. Those procedures
include a nondiscretionary pre-filing notice procedure to facilitate
dispute resolution. As a prerequisite to filing an informal complaint,
complainants must first request dispute assistance from the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau's Disability Rights Office.
The rules adopted in document FCC 11-151 temporarily exempt
advanced communications service providers and equipment manufacturers
from the accessibility obligations of section 716 of the Act and, in
effect, from the recordkeeping requirements and enforcement procedures
of section 717 of the Act, if they qualify as small business concerns
under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) rules and size
standards for the industry in which they are primarily engaged. These
size standards are based on the maximum number of employees or maximum
annual receipts of a business concern. The SBA categorizes industries
for its size standards using the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS).
The temporary exemption will begin on the effective date of the
rules adopted in document FCC 11-151 and will expire the earlier of the
following: (1) The effective date of small entity exemption rules
adopted pursuant to the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in
document FCC 11-151; or (2) October 8, 2013.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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