Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, 21399-21400 [2014-08570]

Download as PDF 21399 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 73 / Wednesday, April 16, 2014 / Rules and Regulations Community No. State and location Effective date authorization/cancellation of sale of flood insurance in community Current effective map date Date certain Federal assistance no longer available in SFHAs Shreveport, City of, Caddo Parish ........ 220036 May 10, 1973, Emerg; January 18, 1984, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. ......do ............... Do. Region VII Iowa: Brooklyn, City of, Poweshiek County .... 190495 ......do ............... Do. Malcom, City of, Poweshiek County ..... 190498 ......do ............... Do. Montezuma, City of, Poweshiek County 190622 ......do ............... Do. Victor, City of, Iowa and Poweshiek Counties. Nebraska: Douglas County, Unincorporated Areas 190426 May 4, 1976, Emerg; July 17, 1986, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. October 4, 2010, Emerg; N/A, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. October 26, 1976, Emerg; June 1, 1988, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. June 14, 1976, Emerg; August 1, 1986, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. ......do ............... Do. ......do ............... Do. Omaha, City of, Douglas County .......... 315274 ......do ............... Do. Valley, City of, Douglas County ............ 310078 ......do ............... Do. Waterloo, City of, Douglas County ........ 310079 November 15, 1974, Emerg; January 16, 1981, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. November 6, 1970, Emerg; May 7, 1971, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. May 1, 1975, Emerg; March 18, 1980, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. February 2, 1976, Emerg; January 14, 1977, Reg; May 19, 2014, Susp. ......do ............... Do. 310073 *-do- = Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension. Dated: April 3, 2014. David L. Miller, Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2014–08660 Filed 4–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 79 [MB Docket Nos. 12–107, 11–43; FCC 13– 45] Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission’s Report and Order implementing provisions of the TwentyFirst Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible emergency pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:43 Apr 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 information in video programming and apparatus requirements for emergency information and video description. This notice is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements. DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 79.105(a), 79.105(b)(3), 79.105(b)(4) and revised 79.2(c), published at 78 FR 31770, May 24, 2013, are effective April 16, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov <mailto:Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov>, (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on April 9, 2014, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s Report and Order, FCC 13–45, published at 78 FR 31770, May 24, 2013. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0967. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of the effective date of the requirements. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0967, in your PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to PRA@ fcc.gov. 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). Synopsis As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on April 9, 2014, for the new information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 79.105(a), 79.105(b)(3), 79.105(b)(4), and revised 79.2(c). Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0967. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. E:\FR\FM\16APR1.SGM 16APR1 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES 21400 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 73 / Wednesday, April 16, 2014 / Rules and Regulations The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows: OMB Control Number: 3060–0967. OMB Approval Date: April 9, 2014. OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2017. Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All Apparatus; Section 79.106, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for Recording Devices. Form No.: Not applicable. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal Governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 640 respondents and 642 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 5 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111–260, 124 Stat. 2751, and sections 4(i), 4(j), 303, 330(b), 713, and 716 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303, 330(b), 613, and 617. Total Annual Burden: 735 hours. Total Annual Cost: $24,150. 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 updated system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and Inquiries,’’ which became effective on January 25, 2010. The Commission believes that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.2(c). Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/ privacyact/Privacy-ImpactAssessment.html. The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the SORN. Needs and Uses: On April 9, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket Nos. 12–107, VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:43 Apr 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 11–43, FCC 13–45 (the Report and Order) adopting rules implementing portions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (the CVAA) related to accessible emergency information, and apparatus requirements for emergency information and video description. These rules are codified at 47 CFR 79.2, 79.105, and 79.106. Pursuant to Section 202 of the CVAA, the Report and Order requires that video programming distributors and video programming providers (including program owners) make emergency information accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired by using a secondary audio stream to convey televised emergency information aurally, when such information is conveyed visually during programming other than newscasts. Pursuant to Section 203 of the CVAA, the Report and Order requires certain apparatus that receive, play back, or record video programming to make available video description services and accessible emergency information. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2014–08570 Filed 4–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 48 CFR Part 552 [(Change 57); GSAR Case 2012–G503 Docket No. 2012–0018; Sequence No. 1] RIN 3090–AJ36 General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; (GSAR); Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) and Sales Reporting Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCIES: The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to address the use of the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) collected under the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program. The rule reflects GSA’s current use of the Industrial Funding Fee, which includes uses specified in the Acquisition Services Fund, and which extend beyond the purposes currently stated in the GSAR. DATES: Effective: May 16, 2014. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Ms. Dana Munson, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202– 357–9652, or via email at Dana.Munson@gsa.gov, for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501– 4755. Please cite GSAR case 2012–G503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Background GSA published a proposed rule with a request for public comments in the Federal Register at 77 FR 76446 on December 28, 2012, to address use of revised GSAR clause 552.238–74 Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) under the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program, and reinstatement with changes of the information collection requirement concerning OMB Control Number 3090–0121, Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) and Sales Reporting. One comment was received. In response, GSA published a second Information Collection notice request for public comments in the Federal Register at 78 FR 27239, on May 9, 2013 in which the comment from the first notice was addressed and to receive additional comments on the collection. One comment pertaining to the rule was received and is addressed in the Discussion and Analysis section of this rule. Another comment was received pertaining to the collection and is addressed in the Paperwork Reduction Act section of this rule. The proposed rule sought to amend the GSAR to update the text addressing GSAR part 552, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses at 552.238–74 Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) and Sales Reporting. This change will improve the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program by facilitating transparency and open government, and more accurately define the current MAS Program operations while simultaneously complying with the recommendations of the GSA Office of Inspector General (OIG). Currently, the language contained in the IFF Clause under GSAR 552.238– 74(b)(2) states ‘‘. . . The IFF reimburses the Federal Supply Service for the costs of operating the Federal Supply Schedules Program and recoups its operating costs from ordering activities.’’ The GSA OIG’s Audit of the Multiple Award Schedule Program Industrial Funding Fee (Report Number A090256/Q/A/P12003), dated February 3, 2012 (the ‘‘OIG Report’’), recommended that GSA further improve transparency in the MAS Program by informing MAS customers that the IFF may be used to fund other eligible GSA E:\FR\FM\16APR1.SGM 16APR1

Agencies

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21399-21400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08570]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 79

[MB Docket Nos. 12-107, 11-43; FCC 13-45]


Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for 
Emergency Information and Video Description: Implementation of the 
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection 
associated with the Commission's Report and Order implementing 
provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible emergency 
information in video programming and apparatus requirements for 
emergency information and video description. This notice is consistent 
with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and 
the effective date of the requirements.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 79.105(a), 79.105(b)(3), 79.105(b)(4) 
and revised 79.2(c), published at 78 FR 31770, May 24, 2013, are 
effective April 16, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov 
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on April 9, 
2014, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 13-45, published at 78 FR 31770, 
May 24, 2013. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0967. The Commission 
publishes this notice as an announcement of the effective date of the 
requirements. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed 
below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any 
burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0967, 
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments 
via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
    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).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
April 9, 2014, for the new information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 79.105(a), 79.105(b)(3), 
79.105(b)(4), and revised 79.2(c).
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0967.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.

[[Page 21400]]

    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0967.
    OMB Approval Date: April 9, 2014.
    OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2017.
    Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing 
Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video 
Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for 
All Apparatus; Section 79.106, Video Description and Emergency 
Information Accessibility Requirements for Recording Devices.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 640 respondents and 642 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in the Twenty-First Century 
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, 
124 Stat. 2751, and sections 4(i), 4(j), 303, 330(b), 713, and 716 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 
303, 330(b), 613, and 617.
    Total Annual Burden: 735 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $24,150.
    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 updated 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries,'' which became effective on January 25, 2010. The Commission 
believes that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy 
of individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.2(c).
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for 
Informal Complaints and Inquiries 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 to it as a result of revisions to the 
SORN.
    Needs and Uses: On April 9, 2013, the Commission released a Report 
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket Nos. 12-
107, 11-43, FCC 13-45 (the Report and Order) adopting rules 
implementing portions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and 
Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (the CVAA) related to accessible 
emergency information, and apparatus requirements for emergency 
information and video description. These rules are codified at 47 CFR 
79.2, 79.105, and 79.106. Pursuant to Section 202 of the CVAA, the 
Report and Order requires that video programming distributors and video 
programming providers (including program owners) make emergency 
information accessible to individuals who are blind or visually 
impaired by using a secondary audio stream to convey televised 
emergency information aurally, when such information is conveyed 
visually during programming other than newscasts. Pursuant to Section 
203 of the CVAA, the Report and Order requires certain apparatus that 
receive, play back, or record video programming to make available video 
description services and accessible emergency information.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-08570 Filed 4-15-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.