Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 75432-75433 [2012-30601]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75432-75433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30601]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; 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 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 
19, 2013. 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 the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov and 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: 3060-0009.
    Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station 
Construction Permit or License or Transfer of Control of Corporation 
Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 316.
    Form Number: FCC Form 316.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents, 750 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-4.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 
154(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $711,150.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not 
required with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 316 is required when applying for 
authority for assignment of a broadcast station construction permit or 
license, or for consent to transfer control of a corporation holding a 
broadcast station construction permit or license where there is little 
change in the relative interest or disposition of its interests; where 
transfer of interest is not a controlling one; there is no substantial 
change in the beneficial ownership of the corporation; where the 
assignment is less than a controlling interest in a partnership; where 
there is an appointment of an entity qualified to succeed to the 
interest of a deceased or legally incapacitated individual permittee, 
licensee or controlling stockholder; and, in the case of LPFM stations, 
where there is a voluntary transfer of a controlling interest in the 
licensee or permittee entity. In addition, the applicant must notify 
the Commission when an approved transfer of control of a broadcast 
station construction permit or license has been consummated.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
    Title: 47 CFR 64.604--Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-
to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities; IP Captioned Telephone Service, Declaratory Ruling, CG 
Docket No. 03-123.
    Form Number: N/A.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 8 respondents; 16 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirement is found 
at Sec. 225 [47 U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications Services for Hearing-
Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
(ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, was enacted on July 
26, 1990.
    Total Annual Burden: 128 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 impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, the Commission released the 
Declaratory Ruling, In the Matter of Telecommunication Relay Services 
and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67, published at 68 FR 55898, September 
28, 2003. In the Declaratory Ruling, the Commission clarified that one-
line captioned telephone voice carry over (VCO) service is a type of 
telecommunications relay service (TRS) and that eligible providers of 
such services are eligible to recover their costs in accordance with 
section 225 of the Communications Act. The Commission also clarified 
that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards does not apply to one-line 
captioned telephone VCO service, and waived 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and 
(a)(3) of the Commission's rules for all current and future captioned 
telephone VCO service providers, for the same period of time beginning 
August 1, 2003. The waivers were contingent on the filing of annual 
reports, for a period of three years, with the Commission. Sections 
64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) of the Commission's rules, which contained 
information collection requirements under the PRA became effective on 
March 26, 2004.
    On July 19, 2005, the Commission released a Order, In the Matter of 
Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67 
and CG Docket No. 03-123, published at 70 FR 54294, September 14, 2005, 
that clarified two-line captioned telephone VCO service, like one-line 
captioned telephone VCO service, is a type of TRS eligible for 
compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund. Also, the Commission 
clarified that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards do not apply to 
two-line captioned VCO service, and waived 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and 
(a)(3) of the Commission's rules, for providers who offers two-line 
captioned VCO service. This clarification increased the number of 
providers who will be providing one-line and two-line captioned 
telephone VCO services.
    On January 11, 2007, the Commission released a Declaratory Ruling, 
In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG 
Docket No. 03-123, published at 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007, granting 
a request for clarification that Internet Protocol (IP) captioned 
telephone relay service (IP CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for 
compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund when offered in compliance 
with the applicable TRS mandatory minimum standards.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30601 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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