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47 CFR Part 27
Miscellaneous Wireless
Communications Services
CFR Correction
In Title 47 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 20 to 39, revised as of
October 1, 2013, on page 351, in § 27.50,
the stars following paragraph (d)(1) are
removed and paragraphs (d)(1)(A) and
(B) and (d)(2)(A) and (B) are reinstated
to read as follows:
§ 27.50
Power limits and duty cycle.
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(d) * * *
(1) * * *
(A) an equivalent isotropically
radiated power (EIRP) of 3280 watts
when transmitting with an emission
bandwidth of 1 MHz or less;
(B) an EIRP of 3280 watts/MHz when
transmitting with an emission
bandwidth greater than 1 MHz.
(2) * * *
(A) an equivalent isotropically
radiated power (EIRP) of 1640 watts
when transmitting with an emission
bandwidth of 1 MHz or less;
(B) an EIRP of 1640 watts/MHz when
transmitting with an emission
bandwidth greater than 1 MHz.
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47 CFR Part 79
[CG Docket No. 05–231; FCC 14–12]
Closed Captioning of Video
Programming; Telecommunications for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Petition
for Rulemaking
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission adopts non-quantitative
quality standards for the closed
captioning of pre-recorded, live, and
near-live programming to ensure that
caption viewers have full access to
television programming; establishes best
practices for the provision of good
quality captions; imposes new
requirements on broadcasters using
Electronic Newsroom Technique (ENT)
based on a best practices proposal
offered by the National Association of
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Broadcasters (NAB); and takes various
other actions to clarify and improve the
Commission’s closed captioning rules.
DATES: Effective April 30, 2014, except
for 47 CFR 79.1(e)(11)(i) and (ii), which
shall be effective June 30, 2014, and 47
CFR 79.1(c)(3), (e)(11)(iii), (iv) and (v),
(j), and (k) of the Commission’s rules,
which contain new information
collection requirements that have not
been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission will publish a separate
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliot
Greenwald, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability
Rights Office, at (202) 418–2235 or
email Eliot.Greenwald@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Closed
Captioning of Video Programming;
Telecommunications for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing; Petition for
Rulemaking Report and Order (Order),
document FCC 14–12, adopted on
February 20, 2014 and released on
February 24, 2014, in CG Docket No.
05–231. In document FCC 14–12, the
Commission also seeks comment in an
accompanying Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), which
is summarized in a separate Federal
Register Publication. The full text of
document FCC 14–12 will be available
for public inspection and copying via
ECFS, and during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
It also may be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II,
445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone: (800)
378–3160, fax: (202) 488–5563, or
Internet: www.bcpiweb.com.
Document FCC 14–12 can also be
downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at: https://
www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/disabilityrights-office-headlines. To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
Document FCC 14–12 contains new
information collection requirements.
The Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, will invite the general public
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to comment on the information
collection requirements contained in
document FCC 14–12 as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Public Law 104–13, in a separate
notice that will be published in the
Federal Register.
Synopsis
1. Closed captioning is a technology
that provides visual access to the audio
content of video programs by displaying
this content as printed words on the
television screen. In addition to
displaying text of verbal dialogue,
captions generally identify speakers,
sound effects, music, and audience
reaction. Because closed captioning is
hidden as encoded data transmitted
within the television signal, consumers
can turn the captions on or off.
2. In 1996, Congress added § 713 to
the Communications Act (the Act),
directing the Commission to prescribe
rules for the closed captioning of
televised video programming. 47 U.S.C.
613. Section 713(b) of the Act directs
the Commission to prescribe regulations
to ensure that ‘‘video programming first
published or exhibited after the effective
date of such regulations is fully
accessible through the provision of
closed captions’’ and that ‘‘video
programming providers or owners
maximize the accessibility of video
programming first published or
exhibited prior to the effective date of
such regulations through the provision
of closed captions. . . .’’ In 1997, the
Commission adopted rules that now
require captioning on all new English
and Spanish language programming,
both analog and digital, which is not
specifically exempt from the
Commission’s rules. In addition, 75% of
all nonexempt pre-rule English and
Spanish language programming must be
closed captioned. Closed Captioning
and Video Description of Video
Programming; Implementation of
Section 305 of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, Video Programming
Accessibility, MM Docket No. 95–176,
Report and Order, (1997 Closed
Captioning Report and Order);
published at 62 FR 48487, September
16, 1997.
3. On July 23, 2004, advocacy groups
representing individuals who are deaf
and hard of hearing (Petitioners or
Consumer Groups) filed a joint petition
for rulemaking (2004 Petition) seeking
amendments to the Commission’s
captioning rules pertaining to matters of
captioning quality, scope, and
enforcement. On September 2, 2004, the
Commission placed the 2004 Petition on
public notice. Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau Reference
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 27
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services
CFR Correction
In Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 20 to 39,
revised as of October 1, 2013, on page 351, in Sec. 27.50, the stars
following paragraph (d)(1) are removed and paragraphs (d)(1)(A) and (B)
and (d)(2)(A) and (B) are reinstated to read as follows:
Sec. 27.50 Power limits and duty cycle.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(1) * * *
(A) an equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) of 3280 watts
when transmitting with an emission bandwidth of 1 MHz or less;
(B) an EIRP of 3280 watts/MHz when transmitting with an emission
bandwidth greater than 1 MHz.
(2) * * *
(A) an equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) of 1640 watts
when transmitting with an emission bandwidth of 1 MHz or less;
(B) an EIRP of 1640 watts/MHz when transmitting with an emission
bandwidth greater than 1 MHz.
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