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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0761; FRS 17198]
Information Collections 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 of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications 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 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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before January 4,
2021. 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 to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0761.
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Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
of Video Programming, CG Docket No.
05–231.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or
households; and Not-for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 64,218 respondents; 521,074
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 (30
minutes) to 30 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement; 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: 727,143 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $34,350,444.
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
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;
recordkeeping 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
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website and the websites of video
programming distributors (if they have
them), and in billing statements (to the
extent video programming distributors
issue them); and video programmers
filing of 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 Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0761; FRS 17198]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Communications 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 4,
2021. 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 to
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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: Extension 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: 64,218 respondents; 521,074
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 (30 minutes) to 30 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; 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: 727,143 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $34,350,444.
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 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; recordkeeping 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 website
and the websites of video programming distributors (if they have them),
and in billing statements (to the extent video programming distributors
issue them); and video programmers filing of 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 Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-24359 Filed 11-2-20; 8:45 am]
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