Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Petition for Rulemaking, 77916-77917 [2014-30379]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES 77916 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 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 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 received approval from OMB for a revision to its currently approved information collection on FCC VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Dec 24, 2014 Jkt 235001 Form 601 to revise Schedule H accordingly and increase the total number of respondents by 200. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary Office of the Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2014–30252 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 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; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the 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 document Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Petition for Rulemaking (Report and Order). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules. DATES: 47 CFR 79.1(c)(3), (e)(11)(iii), (iv) and (v), (j), and (k), published at 79 FR 17911, March 31, 2014, are effective March 16, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliot Greenwald, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418–2235, or email Eliot.Greenwald@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 18, 2014, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s Report and Order, FCC 14–12, published at 79 FR 17911, March 31, 2014. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0761. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0761, 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 December 18, 2014, for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 79.1(c)(3), (e)(11)(iii), (iv) and (v), (j), and (k). 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 3060–0761. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows: OMB Control Number: 3060–0761. OMB Approval Date: December 18, 2014. OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2017. Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, CG Docket No. 05–231. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or households; and Not-for-profit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 22,565 respondents; 1,149,437 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 120 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual, onetime and on-occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory E:\FR\FM\29DER1.SGM 29DER1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Rules and Regulations authority for this obligation is found at section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and implemented at 47 CFR 79.1. Total Annual Burden: 1,254,358 hours. Total Annual Cost: $40,220,496. 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 system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries and Request for Dispute Assistance.’’ As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1 ‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries and Request for Dispute Assistance,’’ in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on September 24, 2014. Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to extend existing information collection requirements in its closed captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), which require that, with some exceptions, all new video programming, and 75 percent of ‘‘pre-rule’’ programming, be closed captioned. The existing collections include petitions by video programming providers, producers, and owners for exemptions from the closed captioning rules, responses by commenters, and replies; complaints by viewers alleging violations of the closed captioning rules, responses by video programming distributors, and recordkeeping in support of complaint responses; and making video programming distributor contact information available to viewers in phone directories, on the Commission’s Web site and the Web sites of video programming distributors (if they have them), and in billing statements (to the extent video programming distributors issue them). In addition, the Commission seeks to extend proposed information collection requirements. Specifically, on February 20, 2014, the Commission adopted rules governing the quality of closed captioning on television. Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 05–231, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 2221 (2014), published at 79 FR 17911 (March 31, 2014). The Commission took the following actions, among others: (a) Required video programming distributors to make best efforts to obtain certification from video programmers that their programming (i) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Dec 24, 2014 Jkt 235001 complies with the captioning quality standards established in the Report and Order; (ii) adheres to the Best Practices for video programmers set out in the Report and Order; or (iii) is exempt from the closed captioning rules under one or more properly attained and specified exemptions. (b) Adopted additional requirements and a ‘‘compliance ladder’’ for broadcasters that use electronic newsroom technique. (c) Required video programming distributors to keep records of their activities related to the maintenance, monitoring, and technical checks of their captioning equipment. (d) Required that petitions requesting an exemption based on the economically burdensome standard and all subsequent pleadings, as well as comments, oppositions, or replies to comments, be filed electronically in accordance with 47 CFR 0.401(a)(1)(iii) instead of as a paper filing. Comments, oppositions, or replies to comments must be served on the other party, by delivering or mailing a copy to the last known address in accordance with 47 CFR 1.47 or by sending a copy to the email address last provided by the party, its attorney, or other duly constituted agent, and must include a certification that the other party was served with a copy. Federal Communications Commission. Sheryl D. Todd, Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2014–30379 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Parts 80, 87 and 95 [DA 14–1286] Update Mailing Addresses Pertaining to Satellite Emergency Radiobeacons Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revises certain mailing addresses pertaining to satellite emergency radiobeacons which are used to facilitate search and rescue of persons in distress. We update the rules to include the correct mailing addresses for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Beacon Registration Database, the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), the Radio SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 77917 Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA), and the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard). This Order updates the mailing addresses provided in our rules for NOAA, RTCM, RTCA and the Coast Guard. DATES: Effective December 29, 2014. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule was previously approved by the Director of the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Shaffer, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418–0687. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s Order (‘‘Order’’) in DA 14–1286 adopted on September 5, 2014, and released on September 5, 2014. The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission’s copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202– 418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). In this Order, the FCC revised 47 CFR 80.7, 80.1061, 87.199 and 95.1402 to update NOAA’s address for its National Beacon Registration Database used by beacon owners to register emergency information used during emergencies. We also update RTCM and RTCA addresses used for obtaining technical standards for beacons that part 80 and 87 incorporate by reference. Finally, we update the rules to reflect Coast Guard’s new mailing and Internet addresses used for submitting findings by a test facility accepted by the Coast Guard for assuring beacons meet the relevant RTCM technical standard. Updating these mailing addresses will reduce confusion and delay in registering emergency information with NOAA, assure NOAA receives important information from beacon users, reduce confusion and delay in obtaining copies of needed technical standards and reduce confusion and delay in filing test results with the Coast Guard. Procedural Matters 1. The Bureau adopts this Order pursuant to its delegated authority to E:\FR\FM\29DER1.SGM 29DER1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30379]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the 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 document 
Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf 
and Hard of Hearing; Petition for Rulemaking (Report and Order). This 
document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the 
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
the effective date of those rules.

DATES: 47 CFR 79.1(c)(3), (e)(11)(iii), (iv) and (v), (j), and (k), 
published at 79 FR 17911, March 31, 2014, are effective March 16, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliot Greenwald, Disability Rights 
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2235, or 
email Eliot.Greenwald@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 
18, 2014, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order, 
FCC 14-12, published at 79 FR 17911, March 31, 2014. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-0761. The Commission publishes this document as an 
announcement of the effective date of the rules. 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, 3060-0761, 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 
December 18, 2014, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 79.1(c)(3), (e)(11)(iii), 
(iv) and (v), (j), and (k). 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 3060-0761.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0761.
    OMB Approval Date: December 18, 2014.
    OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2017.
    Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, CG 
Docket No. 05-231.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; and Not-for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 22,565 respondents; 1,149,437 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 120 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, one-time and on-occasion reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory

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authority for this obligation is found at section 713 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and implemented 
at 47 CFR 79.1.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,254,358 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $40,220,496.
    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 system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries and 
Request for Dispute Assistance.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal 
Complaints, Inquiries and Request for Dispute Assistance,'' in the 
Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became 
effective on September 24, 2014.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to extend existing information 
collection requirements in its closed captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), 
which require that, with some exceptions, all new video programming, 
and 75 percent of ``pre-rule'' programming, be closed captioned. The 
existing collections include petitions by video programming providers, 
producers, and owners for exemptions from the closed captioning rules, 
responses by commenters, and replies; complaints by viewers alleging 
violations of the closed captioning rules, responses by video 
programming distributors, and recordkeeping in support of complaint 
responses; and making video programming distributor contact information 
available to viewers in phone directories, on the Commission's Web site 
and the Web sites of video programming distributors (if they have 
them), and in billing statements (to the extent video programming 
distributors issue them). In addition, the Commission seeks to extend 
proposed information collection requirements. Specifically, on February 
20, 2014, the Commission adopted rules governing the quality of closed 
captioning on television. Closed Captioning of Video Programming; 
Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for 
Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 05-231, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, 
and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 2221 (2014), 
published at 79 FR 17911 (March 31, 2014). The Commission took the 
following actions, among others:
    (a) Required video programming distributors to make best efforts to 
obtain certification from video programmers that their programming (i) 
complies with the captioning quality standards established in the 
Report and Order; (ii) adheres to the Best Practices for video 
programmers set out in the Report and Order; or (iii) is exempt from 
the closed captioning rules under one or more properly attained and 
specified exemptions.
    (b) Adopted additional requirements and a ``compliance ladder'' for 
broadcasters that use electronic newsroom technique.
    (c) Required video programming distributors to keep records of 
their activities related to the maintenance, monitoring, and technical 
checks of their captioning equipment.
    (d) Required that petitions requesting an exemption based on the 
economically burdensome standard and all subsequent pleadings, as well 
as comments, oppositions, or replies to comments, be filed 
electronically in accordance with 47 CFR 0.401(a)(1)(iii) instead of as 
a paper filing.
    Comments, oppositions, or replies to comments must be served on the 
other party, by delivering or mailing a copy to the last known address 
in accordance with 47 CFR 1.47 or by sending a copy to the email 
address last provided by the party, its attorney, or other duly 
constituted agent, and must include a certification that the other 
party was served with a copy.

Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl D. Todd,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-30379 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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