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Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Pub. L. 92–463.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Charles Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–19296 Filed 8–14–14; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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 October 14,
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 and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio
Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form No.: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; Business or other for-profit
entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–
1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement, every ten year reporting
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201,
202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308,
309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331,
332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 221,955 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
consolidated, multi-part application
form that is used for market-based and
site-based licensing for wireless
telecommunications services, including
public safety licenses, which are filed
through the Commission’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601
is composed of a main form that
contains administrative information and
a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This
form is used to apply for a new license,
to amend or withdraw a pending
application, to modify or renew an
existing license, cancel a license,
request a duplicate license, submit
required notifications, request an
extension of time to satisfy construction
requirements, or request an
administrative update to an existing
license (such as mailing address
change), request a Special Temporary
Authority or Developmental License.
Respondents are encouraged to submit
FCC Form 601 electronically and are
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required to do so when submitting FCC
Form 601 to apply for an authorization
for which the applicant was the winning
bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601
includes the FCC Registration Number
(FRN), which serves as a ‘‘common
link’’ for all filings an entity has with
the FCC. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 requires
entities filing with the Commission use
an FRN.
On June 2, 2014, the Commission
released a Second Report and Order
FCC 14–62, WT Docket Nos. 08–166 and
08–167 and ET Docket No. 10–24,
‘‘Revisions to Rules Authorizing the
Operation of Low Power Auxiliary
Stations in the 698–806 MHz Band.’’
This order expanded eligibility for low
power auxiliary station licenses under
Part 74 by adding two new categories of
eligible entities: ‘‘large venue owner or
operator’’ and ‘‘professional sound
company.’’ To accommodate these
changes we are revising Schedule H of
Form 601 to add two new categories of
eligible entities: ‘‘large venue owner or
operator’’ and ‘‘professional sound
company.’’ In order to be eligible for a
Part 74 license, a large venue owner or
operator and a professional sound
company must routinely use 50 or more
low power auxiliary station devices,
where the use of such devices is an
integral part of major events or
productions. We also increased the
number of respondents by 200
responses to include these new
applicants.
The Commission therefore seeks
approval for a revision to its currently
approved information collection on FCC
Form 601 to revise Schedule H
accordingly and increase the total
number of respondents by 200 and the
number of responses by 200.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
SUMMARY:
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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 comments should be
submitted on or before September 15,
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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION’’ section
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of 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
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right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the OMB
control number 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–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 Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institution;
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 39 respondents; 9,876,603
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .005
hours to 80 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, onoccasion, 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), Pub. L. 101–336, 104 Stat. 327,
366–69.
Total Annual Burden: 486,417 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
This information collection affects
individuals or households. However,
access to personally identifiable
information (PII) is limited to the third
party vendor and the Commission only
pursuant to the requirements of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment: This
information collection affects
individuals or households. The
Commission is not collecting personally
identifiable information (PII) for the
purpose of populating in the database,
the database is made available and
accessible by the Commission. Although
TRS users are required to provide their
personal identifiable information to
register for using TRS service, such
information is available only to a thirdparty independent vendor selected by
the Commission’s Managing Director
and the Commission. The third party
vendor and the Commission are
required to maintain all registered
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information, including personal
information, in the registration database
confidential in accordance to the
directives under contract between the
third party vendor and the
Commission’s Managing Director.
The FCC is completing the
requirements for a new system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB–4,
‘‘Internet-based Telecommunications
Relay Service-User Registration
Database (ITRS–URD),’’ which will
cover the personally identifiable
information (PII) that may be collected,
maintained, used, and stored, and
disposed of when obsolete, and which
are part of the information associated
with these information collection
requirements, i.e., the new SORN will
make this information collection
comply with all requirements of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
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
the 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
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interpretation service providers to
compete without having to build their
own video communication service
platforms.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested.
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
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 further
ways to reduce the information burden
for 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid Control
Number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before October 14,
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 FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
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Submit your PRA comments
to Leslie F. Smith, Office of Managing
Director (OMD), Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), via
the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email,
send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Leslie F.
Smith at (202) 418–0217, or via the
Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: FCC Frequent Visitor Building
Identification (ID) Badge Database, FCC
Form 210.
Form Number: FCC Form 210.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Institutions; State, local, and
tribal Governments; and Individuals.
(Will Federal employees from other
agencies need to participate in this
program, or will there be some other
arrangements for them as ‘‘frequent
visitors?’’)
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,000 respondents; 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours.
Frequency of Response: One time; and
on occasion reporting requirements (if
an individual has to have another
background investigation done after the
initial one is done later, e.g., if their
situation requires a new background
investigation/screening).
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits (the background
investigation is required to obtain the
‘‘FCC Frequent Visitor Building ID
Badge’’). Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in
5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 202; 8 U.S.C.
1103, 1158, 1201, 1324, 1357, 1360,
1365a, 1365b, 1372, 1379, 1732; Federal
Information Security Act (Pub. L. 104–
106, sec. 5113); Electronic Government
Act (Pub. L. 104–347, sec. 203); and
Federal Property and Administrative
Act of 1949, as amended. (these are the
cites from the system of records notice:
FCC/OMD–30 ‘‘FCC Visitors Database’’)
Total Annual Burden: 40,000 hours.
(1,000 background investigations @40
hours/investigation)
Annual Cost Burden: $500,000. (1,000
background investigations @$500/
investigation)
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The
FCC Visitors Database PIA is posted at:
https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/
privacy-act-information#pia. The
Commission intends to update the PIA
upon OMB’s approval of this
information collection and the system of
records notice.
ADDRESSES:
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The information that the FCC will
collect from individuals who choose to
participate in the Frequent Visitors
Program is covered by a system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/OMD–30,
‘‘FCC Visitors Database,’’ at: https://
www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/privacy-actinformation#systems. The FCC is in the
process of altering this SORN to cover
this additional information that
individuals will be required to provide
to the Commission to obtain their FCC
Frequent Visitors Identification Badge.
In addition, respondents may also
request confidentiality protection for
other non-PII that may be collected as
part of this information collection.
Needs and Uses: The FCC (and all
Federal agencies) have a minimal,
standard security screening process that
all individuals (who are not FCC
employees or contractors) must go
through before they may receive a
‘‘visitor’s pass’’ that allows them to
enter the Commission’s headquarters
and facilities. Individuals who are
frequent and regular visitors to the
Commission have requested that the
FCC to create a background
investigation and screening process that
provides them with a ‘‘FCC Frequent
Visitor Building Identification (ID)
Badge’’ that will allow them to enter the
Commission headquarters and facilities
without having to go through the
standard visitor’s security screening
process each time that they come to the
FCC headquarters and facilities for
Commission meetings, conferences, and
other functions and activities. The FCC
Frequent Visitors Building ID Badge
system will also allow these
individuals, as ‘‘frequent and regular
visitors,’’ to have greater access to the
FCC facilities, i.e., they will not be
required to have a FCC employee
accompany them in their movements in
the FCC’s buildings and facilities.
The FCC is expanding the existing
FCC Visitors Database system to house
the additional information (including
PII), which these individual will
provide who will undergo a background
investigation and a security screening
similar to the Federal background and
security screening process that all FCC
employees must undergo when they are
hired to work at the FCC headquarters
and facilities.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as
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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 comments should be submitted on or before September 15,
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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the ``SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION'' section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of 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 OMB control number 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-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 Number: 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 and Responses: 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),
Pub. L. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69.
Total Annual Burden: 486,417 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This information collection
affects individuals or households. However, access to personally
identifiable information (PII) is limited to the third party vendor and
the Commission only pursuant to the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment: This information collection affects
individuals or households. The Commission is not collecting personally
identifiable information (PII) for the purpose of populating in the
database, the database is made available and accessible by the
Commission. Although TRS users are required to provide their personal
identifiable 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 and the Commission. The
third party vendor and the Commission are required to maintain all
registered information, including personal information, in the
registration database confidential in accordance to the directives
under contract between the third party vendor and the Commission's
Managing Director.
The FCC is completing the requirements for a new system of records
notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-4, ``Internet-based Telecommunications Relay
Service-User Registration Database (ITRS-URD),'' which will cover the
personally identifiable information (PII) that may be collected,
maintained, used, and stored, and disposed of when obsolete, and which
are part of the information associated with these information
collection requirements, i.e., the new SORN will make this information
collection comply with all requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended.
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 the 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
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interpretation service providers to compete without having to build
their own video communication service platforms.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
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