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requirement, third-party disclosure
requirements, and every ten years
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 201, 301, 302, 303,
307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 324, 332,
and 333 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, and sections 6003,
6004, and 6401 of the Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 2012, Public Law 112–96,
126 Stat. 156, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
201, 301, 302(a), 303, 307, 308, 309, 310,
316, 319, 324, 332, 333, 1403, 1404, and
1451.
Total Annual Burden: 14,358 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $767,785.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
to the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) to obtain the full three-year
clearance. The Commission has not
changed the reporting, recordkeeping
and/or third-party disclosure
requirements. We are adjusting
estimates of the currently approved
information collection to more
accurately reflect our current estimates
by decreasing some estimates and
adding estimates for previously
reported, periodic collections that will
be active during the three-year approval
period.
The currently approved information
collections under Control No. 3060–
1030 relate to three groups of Advanced
Wireless Service (‘‘AWS’’) spectrum,
commonly referred to as AWS–1, AWS–
3, and AWS–4. The FCC’s policies and
rules apply to application, licensing,
operating and technical rules for this
spectrum. The respondents are AWS
licensees, incumbent Fixed Microwave
Service (FS) and Broadband Radio
Service (BRS) licensees that relocate out
of the AWS bands, and AWS
Clearinghouses that keep track of cost
sharing obligations. AWS licensees also
have coordination requirements with
certain Federal Government
incumbents.
The information collection
requirements are used by incumbent
licensees and new entrants to negotiate
relocation agreements and to coordinate
operations to avoid interference. The
information also will be used by the
clearinghouses to maintain a national
database, determine reimbursement
obligations of entrants pursuant to the
Commission’s rules, and notify such
entrants of their reimbursement
obligations. Additionally, the
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information will be used to facilitate
dispute resolution and for FCC oversight
of the clearinghouses and the costsharing plan.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collections 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
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 Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
(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 November 17,
2017. 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 listed below as soon
as possible.
SUMMARY:
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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 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: 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 (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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Transition from TTY to RealTime Text Technology, CG Docket No.
16–145 and GN Docket No. 15–178.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities.
ADDRESSES:
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 967 respondents; 5,557
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.2
hours (12 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual,
ongoing, one-time, and semiannual
reporting requirements; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefit. The statutory
authority can be found at sections 4(i),
225, 255, 301, 303(r), 316, 403, 715, and
716 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, and section 106 of the
Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, 47
U.S.C. 154(i), 225, 255, 301, 303(r), 316,
403, 615c, 616, 617; Public Law 111–
260, 106, 124 Stat. 2751, 2763 (2010).
Total Annual Burden: 127,360 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: This
information collection does not affect
individuals or households; therefore,
the Privacy Act is not impacted.
Needs and Uses: TTY technology
provides the primary means for people
with disabilities to send and receive text
communications over the public
switched telephone network (PSTN).
Changes to communications networks,
particularly ongoing technology
transitions from circuit switched to IPbased networks and from copper to
wireless and fiber infrastructure, have
affected the quality and utility of TTY
technology, prompting discussions on
transitioning to an alternative advanced
communications technology for text
communications. Accordingly, on
December 16, 2016, the Commission
released Transition from TTY to RealTime Text Technology, Report and
Order, document FCC 16–169, 82 FR
7699, January 23, 2017, amending its
rules that govern the obligations of
wireless service providers and
manufacturers to support TTY
technology to permit such providers and
manufacturers to provide support for
real-time text (RTT) over wireless IPbased networks to facilitate an effective
and seamless transition to RTT in lieu
of continuing to support TTY
technology.
In document FCC 16–169, the
Commission adopted measures
requiring the following:
(a) Each wireless provider and
manufacturer that voluntarily
transitions from TTY technology to RTT
over wireless IP-based networks and
services is encouraged to develop
consumer and education efforts that
include (1) the development and
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dissemination of educational materials
that contain information pertinent to the
nature, purpose, and timelines of the
RTT transition; (2) Internet postings, in
an accessible format, of information
about the TTY to RTT transition on the
Web sites of covered entities; (3) the
creation of a telephone hotline and an
online interactive and accessible service
that can answer consumer questions
about RTT; and (4) appropriate training
of staff to effectively respond to
consumer questions. All consumer
outreach and education should be
provided in accessible formats
including, but not limited to, large print,
Braille, videos in American Sign
Language and that are captioned and
video described, emails to consumers
who have opted to receive notices in
this manner, and printed materials.
Service providers and manufacturers are
also encouraged to coordinate with
consumer, public safety, and industry
stakeholders to develop and distribute
education and outreach materials. The
information will inform consumers of
alternative accessible technology
available to replace TTY technology that
may no longer be available to the
consumer through their provider or on
their device.
(b) Each wireless provider that
requested or will request and receives a
waiver of the requirement to support
TTY technology over wireless IP-based
networks and services must apprise
their customers, through effective and
accessible channels of communication,
that (1) until TTY is sunset, TTY
technology will not be supported for
calls to 911 services over IP-based
wireless services, and (2) there are
alternative PSTN-based and IP-based
accessibility solutions for people with
disabilities to reach 911 services. These
notices must be developed in
coordination with PSAPs and national
consumer organizations, and include a
listing of text-based alternatives to 911,
including, but not limited to, TTY
capability over the PSTN, various forms
of PSTN-based and IP-based TRS, and
text-to-911 (where available). The
notices will inform consumers on the
loss of the use of TTY for completing
911 calls over the provider’s network
and alert them to alternatives service for
which TTY may be used.
(c) Once every six months, each
wireless provider that requests and
receives a waiver of the requirement to
support TTY technology must file a
report with the Commission and inform
its customers regarding its progress
toward and the status of the availability
of new IP-based accessibility solutions.
Such reports must include (1)
information on the interoperability of
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the provider’s selected accessibility
solution with the technologies deployed
or to be deployed by other carriers and
service providers, (2) the backward
compatibility of such solution with
TTYs, (3) a showing of the provider’s
efforts to ensure delivery of 911 calls to
the appropriate PSAP, (4) a description
of any obstacles incurred towards
achieving interoperability and steps
taken to overcome such obstacles, and
(5) an estimated timetable for the
deployment of accessibility solutions.
The information will inform consumers
of the progress towards the availability
of alternative accessible means to
replace TTY, and the Commission will
be able to evaluate the reports to
determine if any changes to the waivers
are warranted or of any impediments to
progress that it may be in a position to
resolve.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0761.
Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
of Video Programming, CG Docket No.
05–231.
Form No.: 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: 59,995 respondents; 512,831
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
(15 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirements; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
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: 702,562 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $35,638,596.
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 Requests 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
Requests for Dispute Assistance’’ in the
Federal Register on August 15, 2014,
published at 79 FR 48152, which
became effective on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks to extend existing information
collection requirements in its closed
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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 (VPDs) and video
programmers, recordkeeping in support
of complaint responses, and compliance
ladder obligations in the event of a
pattern or trend of violations; records of
monitoring and maintenance activities;
caption quality best practices
procedures; 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);
and video programmers filing contact
information and compliance
certifications with the Commission.
On February 19, 2016, the
Commission adopted the Closed
Captioning Quality Second Report and
Order, published at 81 FR 57473,
August 23, 2016, amending its rules to
allocate the responsibilities of VPDs and
video programmers with respect to the
provision and quality of closed
captioning. The Commission took the
following actions, among others:
(a) Required video programmers to
file certifications with the Commission
that (1) the video programmer (i) is in
compliance with the rules requiring the
inclusion of closed captions, and (ii)
either is in compliance with the
captioning quality standards or has
adopted and is following related Best
Practices; or (2) is exempt from the
captioning obligation and specifies the
exemption claimed.
(b) Revised the procedures for
receiving, serving, and addressing
television closed captioning complaints
in accordance with a burden-shifting
compliance model.
(c) Established a compliance ladder
for the Commission’s television closed
captioning quality requirements.
(d) Required VPDs to use the
Commission’s web form when providing
contact information to the VPD registry.
(e) Required video programmers to
register their contact information with
the Commission for the receipt and
handling of written closed captioning
complaints.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–22632 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Notice to All Interested Parties of the
Termination of the Receivership of
10445—Putnam State Bank, Palatka,
Florida
Notice is hereby given that the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as
Receiver for Putnam State Bank, Palatka,
Florida (‘‘the Receiver’’) intends to
terminate its receivership for said
institution. The FDIC was appointed
Receiver of Putnam State Bank on June
15, 2012. The liquidation of the
receivership assets has been completed.
To the extent permitted by available
funds and in accordance with law, the
receiver will be making a final dividend
payment to proven creditors.
Based upon the foregoing, the receiver
has determined that the continued
existence of the receivership will serve
no useful purpose. Consequently, notice
is given that the receivership shall be
terminated, to be effective no sooner
than thirty days after the date of this
notice. If any person wishes to comment
concerning the termination of the
receivership, such comment must be
made in writing and sent within thirty
days of the date of this notice to: Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, Division
of Resolutions and Receiverships,
Attention: Receivership Oversight
Department 34.6, 1601 Bryan Street,
Dallas, TX 75201.
No comments concerning the
termination of this receivership will be
considered which are not sent within
this time frame.
Dated: October 13, 2017.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–22548 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Agreement Filed
The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreement
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit comments
on the agreement to the Secretary,
Federal Maritime Commission,
Washington, DC 20573, within twelve
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days of the date this notice appears in
the Federal Register. A copy of the
agreement is available through the
Commission’s Web site (www.fmc.gov)
or by contacting the Office of
Agreements at (202)-523–5793 or
tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 011383–048.
Title: Venezuelan Discussion
Agreement.
¨
Parties: Hamburg-Sud; King Ocean
Services Limited, Inc.; and Seaboard
Marine Ltd.
Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.;
Cozen O’Conner; 1200 19th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
Synopsis: The amendment deletes
Seafreight Line, Ltd. as a party to the
Agreement.
By Order of the Federal Maritime
Commission.
Dated: October 13, 2017.
JoAnne D. O’Bryant,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017–22624 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of
the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than
November 3, 2017.
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(Kathryn Haney, Director of
Applications) 1000 Peachtree Street NE.,
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be added to the Smith family control
group, which controls Capital City Bank
Group, Inc., and its subsidiary, Capital
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX and 3060-0761]
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to the Office of Management and Budget
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, 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 Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (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 November 17,
2017. 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 listed 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 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: 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
(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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, CG Docket
No. 16-145 and GN Docket No. 15-178.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
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Number of Respondents and Responses: 967 respondents; 5,557
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.2 hours (12 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, ongoing, one-time, and semiannual
reporting requirements; recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The
statutory authority can be found at sections 4(i), 225, 255, 301,
303(r), 316, 403, 715, and 716 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and section 106 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act of 2010, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 225, 255, 301,
303(r), 316, 403, 615c, 616, 617; Public Law 111-260, 106, 124 Stat.
2751, 2763 (2010).
Total Annual Burden: 127,360 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: This information collection does not
affect individuals or households; therefore, the Privacy Act is not
impacted.
Needs and Uses: TTY technology provides the primary means for
people with disabilities to send and receive text communications over
the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Changes to communications
networks, particularly ongoing technology transitions from circuit
switched to IP-based networks and from copper to wireless and fiber
infrastructure, have affected the quality and utility of TTY
technology, prompting discussions on transitioning to an alternative
advanced communications technology for text communications.
Accordingly, on December 16, 2016, the Commission released Transition
from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, Report and Order, document FCC
16-169, 82 FR 7699, January 23, 2017, amending its rules that govern
the obligations of wireless service providers and manufacturers to
support TTY technology to permit such providers and manufacturers to
provide support for real-time text (RTT) over wireless IP-based
networks to facilitate an effective and seamless transition to RTT in
lieu of continuing to support TTY technology.
In document FCC 16-169, the Commission adopted measures requiring
the following:
(a) Each wireless provider and manufacturer that voluntarily
transitions from TTY technology to RTT over wireless IP-based networks
and services is encouraged to develop consumer and education efforts
that include (1) the development and dissemination of educational
materials that contain information pertinent to the nature, purpose,
and timelines of the RTT transition; (2) Internet postings, in an
accessible format, of information about the TTY to RTT transition on
the Web sites of covered entities; (3) the creation of a telephone
hotline and an online interactive and accessible service that can
answer consumer questions about RTT; and (4) appropriate training of
staff to effectively respond to consumer questions. All consumer
outreach and education should be provided in accessible formats
including, but not limited to, large print, Braille, videos in American
Sign Language and that are captioned and video described, emails to
consumers who have opted to receive notices in this manner, and printed
materials. Service providers and manufacturers are also encouraged to
coordinate with consumer, public safety, and industry stakeholders to
develop and distribute education and outreach materials. The
information will inform consumers of alternative accessible technology
available to replace TTY technology that may no longer be available to
the consumer through their provider or on their device.
(b) Each wireless provider that requested or will request and
receives a waiver of the requirement to support TTY technology over
wireless IP-based networks and services must apprise their customers,
through effective and accessible channels of communication, that (1)
until TTY is sunset, TTY technology will not be supported for calls to
911 services over IP-based wireless services, and (2) there are
alternative PSTN-based and IP-based accessibility solutions for people
with disabilities to reach 911 services. These notices must be
developed in coordination with PSAPs and national consumer
organizations, and include a listing of text-based alternatives to 911,
including, but not limited to, TTY capability over the PSTN, various
forms of PSTN-based and IP-based TRS, and text-to-911 (where
available). The notices will inform consumers on the loss of the use of
TTY for completing 911 calls over the provider's network and alert them
to alternatives service for which TTY may be used.
(c) Once every six months, each wireless provider that requests and
receives a waiver of the requirement to support TTY technology must
file a report with the Commission and inform its customers regarding
its progress toward and the status of the availability of new IP-based
accessibility solutions. Such reports must include (1) information on
the interoperability of the provider's selected accessibility solution
with the technologies deployed or to be deployed by other carriers and
service providers, (2) the backward compatibility of such solution with
TTYs, (3) a showing of the provider's efforts to ensure delivery of 911
calls to the appropriate PSAP, (4) a description of any obstacles
incurred towards achieving interoperability and steps taken to overcome
such obstacles, and (5) an estimated timetable for the deployment of
accessibility solutions. The information will inform consumers of the
progress towards the availability of alternative accessible means to
replace TTY, and the Commission will be able to evaluate the reports to
determine if any changes to the waivers are warranted or of any
impediments to progress that it may be in a position to resolve.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0761.
Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, CG
Docket No. 05-231.
Form No.: 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: 59,995 respondents; 512,831
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 (15 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory 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: 702,562 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $35,638,596.
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
Requests 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 Requests for Dispute Assistance'' in the
Federal Register on August 15, 2014, published at 79 FR 48152, which
became effective on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to extend existing information
collection requirements in its closed
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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 (VPDs)
and video programmers, recordkeeping in support of complaint responses,
and compliance ladder obligations in the event of a pattern or trend of
violations; records of monitoring and maintenance activities; caption
quality best practices procedures; 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); and video
programmers filing contact information and compliance certifications
with the Commission.
On February 19, 2016, the Commission adopted the Closed Captioning
Quality Second Report and Order, published at 81 FR 57473, August 23,
2016, amending its rules to allocate the responsibilities of VPDs and
video programmers with respect to the provision and quality of closed
captioning. The Commission took the following actions, among others:
(a) Required video programmers to file certifications with the
Commission that (1) the video programmer (i) is in compliance with the
rules requiring the inclusion of closed captions, and (ii) either is in
compliance with the captioning quality standards or has adopted and is
following related Best Practices; or (2) is exempt from the captioning
obligation and specifies the exemption claimed.
(b) Revised the procedures for receiving, serving, and addressing
television closed captioning complaints in accordance with a burden-
shifting compliance model.
(c) Established a compliance ladder for the Commission's television
closed captioning quality requirements.
(d) Required VPDs to use the Commission's web form when providing
contact information to the VPD registry.
(e) Required video programmers to register their contact
information with the Commission for the receipt and handling of written
closed captioning complaints.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22632 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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