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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning
Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on August
22, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS Global Learning
Consortium, Inc. (‘‘IMS Global’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Badgewell, Giza, EGYPT;
Cisco Networking Academy, San
Antonio, TX; City Schools of Decatur,
Decatur, GA; Edgenuity, Scottsdale, AZ;
Examity, Newton, MA; Illuminate
Education, Irvine, CA; Lumina
Foundation, Indianapolis, IN; OESIS
Network, Santa Monica, CA; Squirrel AI
Learning by Yixue Group, Highland
Park, NJ; and Xquiry, Amersfoort, THE
NETHERLANDS, have been added as
parties to this venture.
Also, UW-Extension, Continuing Ed,
Outreach & E-Learning, Madison, WI;
Knovation, Cincinnati, OH; Kyoto
College of Graduate Studies for
Informatics, Kyoto City, JAPAN; Essay
Assay, Inc. d/b/a ecree, Durham, NC;
and Smart Sparrow Pty Ltd, San
Francisco, CA, have withdrawn as
parties to this venture.
In addition, Measured Progress has
changed its name to Advance
Education, LLC, Dover, NH.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and IMS Global
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On April 7, 2000, IMS Global filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on September 13, 2000 (65 FR
55283).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on May 24, 2019. A
notice was published in the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190–0019]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection;
eComments Requested; Extension
Without Change of a Currently
Approved Collection. Requirement
That Movie Theaters Provide Notice as
to the Availability of Closed Movie
Captioning and Audio Description
Civil Rights Division,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(the Department), Civil Rights Division,
Disability Rights Section (DRS), will
submit the following information
collection extension request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
November 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
(especially on the estimated public
burden or associated compliance time)
or need additional information, please
contact: Rebecca B. Bond, Chief,
Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, by
mail at 4CON, 950 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20530; send an
email to DRS.PRA@usdoj.gov; or call
(800) 514–0301 (voice) or (800) 514–
0383 (TTY) (the Division’s Information
Line). Include the title of this proposed
collection: ‘‘Requirement that Movie
Theaters Provide Notice as to the
Availability of Closed Movie Captioning
and Audio Description,’’ in the subject
line of all written comments.
You may obtain copies of this notice
in an alternative format by calling the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Information Line at (800) 514–0301
(voice) or (800) 514–0383 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
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—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Civil Rights Division,
including whether the information
will have practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Evaluate whether, and if so, how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of Information Collection
1. Type of information collection:
Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
2. The title of the form/collection:
Requirement that Movie Theaters
Provide Notice as to the Availability of
Closed Movie Captioning and Audio
Description.
The agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form Number: OMB Number 1190–
0019.
Component: The applicable
component within the Department of
Justice is the Disability Rights Section in
the Civil Rights Division.
3. Affected public who will be
required to comply, as well as a brief
abstract:
Affected Public (Primary): Businesses
and not-for-profit institutions that own,
operate, or lease a movie theater that has
one or more auditoriums showing
digital movies with closed movie
captioning and audio description, and
that provide notice of movie showings
and times. Under the relevant
regulation, ‘‘movie theater’’ means a
facility other than a drive-in theater that
is used primarily for the purpose of
showing movies to the public for a fee.
Affected Public (Other): None.
Abstract: The Department’s Civil
Rights Division, Disability Rights
Section (DRS), is seeking to extend its
information collection arising from a
regulatory provision that requires
covered movie theaters to disclose
information to the public regarding the
availability of closed movie captioning
and audio description for movies shown
in their auditoriums.
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Title III of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), at 42 U.S.C.
12182, prohibits public
accommodations from discriminating
against individuals with disabilities.
The existing ADA title III regulation, at
28 CFR 36.303(a)–(g), requires covered
entities to ensure effective
communication with individuals with
disabilities. The title III regulation
clarifies that movie theaters that provide
captioning or audio description for
digital movies must ensure that ‘‘that all
notices of movie showings and times at
the box office and other ticketing
locations, on websites and mobile apps,
in newspapers, and over the telephone,
inform potential patrons of the movies
or showings that are available with
captioning and audio description.’’ 28
CFR 36.303(g). This requirement does
not apply to any third-party providers of
films, unless they are part of or subject
to the control of the public
accommodation. Id. Movie theaters’
disclosure of this information will
enable individuals with hearing and
vision disabilities to readily find out
where and when they can have access
to movies with these features.
4. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The Department’s initial PRA
request for this collection relied on U.S.
Census Bureau data from 2012 and
estimated that there was a total of 1,876
firms owning one or more movie
theaters in the United States that were
potentially subject to this disclosure. 81
FR 37643 (June 10, 2016). The most
recent U.S. Census Bureau data, from
2016, estimates that there was a total of
1,790 firms owning one or more movie
theaters. As the vast majority of U.S.
movie theaters now show digital
movies, which typically allow for closed
captioning and audio description, to the
extent that each of these movie theater
firms that shows digital movies provides
notices of movie showings and times to
the public about those films, they must
provide information concerning the
availability of closed movie captioning
and audio description in their
communications.
The Department acknowledges that
the amount of time it will take a
respondent to comply with this
requirement may vary depending on the
number of movies that the respondent is
showing at any given time. Based on a
prior review of movie theater
communications, the Department
estimates that respondents will take an
average of 10 minutes each week to
update existing notices of movie
showings and times with closed
captioning and audio description
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information. Therefore, the Department
estimates that each firm owning one or
more theaters offering digital movies
with closed captioning or audio
description will spend approximately
((10 minutes/week × 52 weeks/year) ÷
60 minutes/hour) 8.7 hours each year to
comply with this requirement.
5. Frequency: The Department
anticipates that firms owning one or
more movie theaters will likely update
their existing listings of movie showings
and times to include information
concerning the availability of closed
movie captioning and audio description
on a regular basis. The Department’s
research suggests that this information
would only need to be updated
whenever a new movie with these
features is added to the schedule. This
will vary as some movies stay on the
schedule for longer periods of time than
others, but the Department estimates
that respondent firms will update their
listings to include this information
weekly. In the future, if all movies are
distributed with these accessibility
features, specific notice on a movie-bymovie basis may no longer be necessary
and firms owning movie theaters may
only need to advise the public that they
provide closed captioning and audio
description for all of their movies.
6. An estimate of the total annual
public burden (in hours) associated with
the collection: The estimated public
burden associated with this collection is
15,573 hours. The Department estimates
that respondents will take an average of
10 minutes each week to update their
existing listings of movie showings and
times with the required information
about closed captions and audio
description. If each respondent spends
10 minutes each week to update its
notices of moving showings and times
to include this information, the average
movie theater firm will spend 8.7 hours
annually ((10 minutes/week × 52 weeks/
year) ÷ 60 minutes/hour) complying
with this requirement. The Department
expects that the annual public burden
hours for disclosing this information
will total (1,790 respondents × 8.7
hours/year) 15,573 hours.
If additional information is required,
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
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Dated: September 10, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190-0019]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection;
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved
Collection. Requirement That Movie Theaters Provide Notice as to the
Availability of Closed Movie Captioning and Audio Description
AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (the Department), Civil Rights
Division, Disability Rights Section (DRS), will submit the following
information collection extension request to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
November 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
(especially on the estimated public burden or associated compliance
time) or need additional information, please contact: Rebecca B. Bond,
Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, by mail at 4CON, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20530; send an email to [email protected]; or call (800)
514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) (the Division's Information
Line). Include the title of this proposed collection: ``Requirement
that Movie Theaters Provide Notice as to the Availability of Closed
Movie Captioning and Audio Description,'' in the subject line of all
written comments.
You may obtain copies of this notice in an alternative format by
calling the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Line at
(800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Civil Rights
Division, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether, and if so, how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of Information Collection
1. Type of information collection: Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
2. The title of the form/collection: Requirement that Movie
Theaters Provide Notice as to the Availability of Closed Movie
Captioning and Audio Description.
The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form Number: OMB Number 1190-0019.
Component: The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Disability Rights Section in the Civil Rights Division.
3. Affected public who will be required to comply, as well as a
brief abstract:
Affected Public (Primary): Businesses and not-for-profit
institutions that own, operate, or lease a movie theater that has one
or more auditoriums showing digital movies with closed movie captioning
and audio description, and that provide notice of movie showings and
times. Under the relevant regulation, ``movie theater'' means a
facility other than a drive-in theater that is used primarily for the
purpose of showing movies to the public for a fee.
Affected Public (Other): None.
Abstract: The Department's Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights
Section (DRS), is seeking to extend its information collection arising
from a regulatory provision that requires covered movie theaters to
disclose information to the public regarding the availability of closed
movie captioning and audio description for movies shown in their
auditoriums.
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Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), at 42
U.S.C. 12182, prohibits public accommodations from discriminating
against individuals with disabilities. The existing ADA title III
regulation, at 28 CFR 36.303(a)-(g), requires covered entities to
ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities. The
title III regulation clarifies that movie theaters that provide
captioning or audio description for digital movies must ensure that
``that all notices of movie showings and times at the box office and
other ticketing locations, on websites and mobile apps, in newspapers,
and over the telephone, inform potential patrons of the movies or
showings that are available with captioning and audio description.'' 28
CFR 36.303(g). This requirement does not apply to any third-party
providers of films, unless they are part of or subject to the control
of the public accommodation. Id. Movie theaters' disclosure of this
information will enable individuals with hearing and vision
disabilities to readily find out where and when they can have access to
movies with these features.
4. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The Department's
initial PRA request for this collection relied on U.S. Census Bureau
data from 2012 and estimated that there was a total of 1,876 firms
owning one or more movie theaters in the United States that were
potentially subject to this disclosure. 81 FR 37643 (June 10, 2016).
The most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, from 2016, estimates that
there was a total of 1,790 firms owning one or more movie theaters. As
the vast majority of U.S. movie theaters now show digital movies, which
typically allow for closed captioning and audio description, to the
extent that each of these movie theater firms that shows digital movies
provides notices of movie showings and times to the public about those
films, they must provide information concerning the availability of
closed movie captioning and audio description in their communications.
The Department acknowledges that the amount of time it will take a
respondent to comply with this requirement may vary depending on the
number of movies that the respondent is showing at any given time.
Based on a prior review of movie theater communications, the Department
estimates that respondents will take an average of 10 minutes each week
to update existing notices of movie showings and times with closed
captioning and audio description information. Therefore, the Department
estimates that each firm owning one or more theaters offering digital
movies with closed captioning or audio description will spend
approximately ((10 minutes/week x 52 weeks/year) / 60 minutes/hour) 8.7
hours each year to comply with this requirement.
5. Frequency: The Department anticipates that firms owning one or
more movie theaters will likely update their existing listings of movie
showings and times to include information concerning the availability
of closed movie captioning and audio description on a regular basis.
The Department's research suggests that this information would only
need to be updated whenever a new movie with these features is added to
the schedule. This will vary as some movies stay on the schedule for
longer periods of time than others, but the Department estimates that
respondent firms will update their listings to include this information
weekly. In the future, if all movies are distributed with these
accessibility features, specific notice on a movie-by-movie basis may
no longer be necessary and firms owning movie theaters may only need to
advise the public that they provide closed captioning and audio
description for all of their movies.
6. An estimate of the total annual public burden (in hours)
associated with the collection: The estimated public burden associated
with this collection is 15,573 hours. The Department estimates that
respondents will take an average of 10 minutes each week to update
their existing listings of movie showings and times with the required
information about closed captions and audio description. If each
respondent spends 10 minutes each week to update its notices of moving
showings and times to include this information, the average movie
theater firm will spend 8.7 hours annually ((10 minutes/week x 52
weeks/year) / 60 minutes/hour) complying with this requirement. The
Department expects that the annual public burden hours for disclosing
this information will total (1,790 respondents x 8.7 hours/year) 15,573
hours.
If additional information is required, contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 10, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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