Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 67146 [2013-26841]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 67146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26841]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 OMB 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 OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 7, 
2014. 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 PRA@fcc.gov, and to 
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov< mailto:Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Cathy Williams at 202-418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
    Title: Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 10-51 
and 03-123; FCC 13-82.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institution; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 39 respondents; 9,876,603 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .005 hours to 80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, on-occasion, on-going, one-time, and 
quarterly reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement, Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is Sec. 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 (ADA), 
Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69.
    Total Annual Burden: 486,417 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection affects 
individuals or households. However, personally identifiable information 
(PII) is not being collected by, made available to, or made accessible 
by the Commission. Although TRS users are required to provide their 
personal information to register for using TRS service, such 
information is available only to a third-party independent vendor 
selected by the Commission's Managing Director. The third party vendor 
is required to maintain all registered information, including personal 
information, in the registration database confidential in accordance to 
the directives under contract with the Commission's Managing Director.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Assurance of confidentiality 
is not offered because no personally identifying information (PII) will 
be transmitted to the Commission from the third party vendor.
    Needs and Uses: On June 10, 2013, the Commission released the VRS 
Reform Order, FCC 13-82, published at 78 FR 40582, July 5, 2013, 
adopting further measures to improve the structure, efficiency, and 
quality of the VRS program, reducing the noted inefficiencies in the 
program, as well as reducing the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse, and 
ensuring that the program makes full use of advances in commercially-
available technology. In this Order, the Commission takes the following 
actions by: (1) Setting up an arrangement with the National Science 
Foundation (NSF) to enable research designed to further the 
Commission's multiple goals of ensuring that TRS is functionally 
equivalent to voice telephone services and improving the efficiency and 
availability of TRS; (2) establishing a pilot iTRS National Outreach 
Program (iTRS-NOP) by selecting one or more independent iTRS Outreach 
Coordinators to conduct and coordinate IP Relay and VRS outreach 
nationwide under the Commission's (or the TRS Fund administrator's) 
supervision; (3) promoting the development and adoption of voluntary, 
consensus interoperability and portability standards, and facilitate 
compliance with those standards by directing the Managing Director to 
contract for the development and deployment of a VRS access technology 
reference platform; (4) establishing a central TRS user registration 
database (TRS-URD) which incorporates a centralized eligibility 
verification requirement to ensure accurate registration and 
verification of users, to achieve more effective fraud and abuse 
prevention; and (5) selecting a neutral party to build, operate, and 
maintain a neutral video communication service platform, which will 
allow eligible relay interpretation service providers to compete 
without having to build their own video communication service 
platforms.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-26841 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
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