Information Collection Being Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval, 23354-23355 [2014-09536]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23354-23355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09536]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and 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 Communications 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 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 May 28, 
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 Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
PRA@fcc.gov PRA@fcc.gov and to 
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 
Include in the comments the Title as shown in the Supplementary 
Information section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
    To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page 
called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing 
arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' 
heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list 
of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title 
of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the 
FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
    Title: Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order, IP Captioned Telephone 
Service Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone 
Service Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 153,605 respondents; 373,280 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours (15 minutes) to 20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, every five years, on-going, and one-
time reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure 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: 113,252 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $558,000.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not

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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 do 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 an 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 (Fund) when offered in 
compliance with the applicable TRS mandatory minimum standards.
    On August 26, 2013, the Commission issued a Report and Order, In 
the Matter of Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone 
Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG 
Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123, published at 78 FR 53684, August 30, 
2013, to address on an ongoing basis a dramatic spike in IP CTS usage 
that, if left unaddressed, would constitute a serious threat to the 
Fund. The Report and Order regulates practices relating to the 
marketing of IP CTS, imposes certain requirements for the provision of 
this service, and mandates registration and certification of IP CTS 
users. The Commission published a notice in the Federal Register 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d) on September 25, 2013 (78 FR 59025) seeking 
comments from the public on the information collection requirements 
contained in the supporting statement. Sorenson Communications, Inc. 
and its subsidiary CaptionCall, LLC (together, CaptionCall) filed 
comments on November 25, 2013 regarding the user registration and 
certification requirements adopted in the Report and Order as well as 
the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for 
hardship exemptions to the captions default-off requirement, also 
adopted in the Report and Order. CaptionCall did not comment on the 
collections adopted in the Report and Order. Subsequently, on December 
6, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit stayed ``the rule adopted by the Commission [in the 
Report and Order] prohibiting compensation to providers for minutes of 
use generated by equipment consumers received from providers for free 
or for less than $75.'' Sorenson Communications, Inc. and CaptionCall, 
LLC v. FCC, Order, D.C. Cir., No. 13-1246, December 6, 2013, at 1-2. 
(For convenience, the Commission refers to the requirement subject to 
the stay as ``the $75 equipment charge rule.'') Because the $75 
equipment charge rule is related to the registration and certification 
requirements adopted in the Report and Order, the Commission will defer 
addressing in the supporting statement CaptionCall's comments on the 
user registration and certification requirements until after the court 
issues a decision resolving the $75 equipment charge rule on the 
merits. At this time, the Commission seeks OMB approval of (1) the 
requirements regarding the labeling of equipment, software and mobile 
applications; (2) the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements for hardship exemptions to the captions default-off 
requirement; and (3) an additional information reporting requirement 
for IP CTS applicants that seek Commission certification to provide IP 
CTS and for IP CTS providers to provide assurance that they will not 
request or collect payment from the TRS Fund for service to consumers 
who do not satisfy the Commission's IP CTS registration and 
certification requirements. The Commission does not seek OMB approval 
of the user registration and certification requirements adopted in the 
Report and Order at this time.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-09536 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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