Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, 51013-51014 [2021-16870]

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[FR Doc. 2021–19448 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P This document corrects the final rules document published at 81 FR 57473, August 23, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 79 List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 79 [CG Docket No. 05–231; FCC 16–17; FRS 41603] Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. Petition for Rulemaking Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Correcting amendments. AGENCY: tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with RULES1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Sep 13, 2021 Jkt 253001 Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. Final Rules This document corrects the final rules portion of a Federal Register document published on August 23, 2016. That Federal Register document inadvertently removed existing rules requiring video programming distributors to exercise best efforts to obtain certifications of compliance from video programmers and requiring video programmers adopting Best Practices to certify to video programming distributors regarding adherence to Best Practices and to make those certifications widely available. That Federal Register document also prematurely amended rules to require video programmer registration and certification of compliance. DATES: Effective date: Effective on September 14, 2021. Compliance date: The compliance date of section § 79.1(m) is stayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the new compliance date. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, Consumer and SUMMARY: Cable television operators, Communications equipment, Multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), Satellite television service providers. Accordingly, 47 CFR part 79 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments: PART 79—CLOSED CAPTIONING AND VIDEO DESCRIPTION OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING 1. The authority citation for part 79 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 154(i), 303, 307, 309, 310, 330, 554a, 613, 617. 2. Amend § 79.1 by a. Revising paragraph (i)(3); b. Adding paragraph (j)(1); c. Revising paragraphs (k)(1)(iv) and (m)(1) introductory text; and ■ d. Adding paragraph (m)(5). The additions and revisions read as follows: ■ ■ ■ ■ § 79.1 Closed captioning of televised video programming. * * * * * (i) * * * (3) Providing contact information to the Commission. (i) Prior to the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, video programming distributors shall file the contact information described in this section with the Commission in one of the following PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 ways: through a web form located on the FCC website; with the Chief of the Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau; or by sending an email to CLOSEDCAPTIONING_POC@fcc.gov. Contact information shall be available to consumers on the FCC website or by telephone inquiry to the Commission’s Consumer Center. Distributors shall notify the Commission each time there is a change in any of this required information within 10 business days. (ii) As of the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, video programming distributors and video programmers shall file contact information with the Commission through a web form located on the Commission’s website. Such contact information shall include the name of a person with primary responsibility for captioning issues and ensuring compliance with the Commission’s rules. In addition, such contact information shall include the person’s title or office, telephone number, fax number (if the video programming distributor or video programmer has a fax number), postal mailing address, and email address. Contact information shall be available to consumers on the Commission’s website or by telephone inquiry to the Commission’s Consumer Center. Video programming distributors and video programmers shall notify the Commission each time there is a change in any of this required information within ten (10) business days. (j) * * * (1)(i) Prior to the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, a video programming distributor shall exercise best efforts to obtain a certification from each video programmer from which the distributor obtains programming stating: (A) Tat the video programmer’s programming satisfies the caption quality standards of paragraph (j)(2) of this section; (B) That in the ordinary course of business, the video programmer has E:\FR\FM\14SER1.SGM 14SER1 tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with RULES1 51014 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 14, 2021 / Rules and Regulations adopted and follows the Best Practices set forth in paragraph (k)(1) of this section; or (C) That the video programmer is exempt from the closed captioning rules under one or more properly attained exemptions. (ii) For programmers certifying exemption from the closed captioning rules, the video programming distributor must obtain a certification from the programmer that specifies the exact exemption that the programmer is claiming. Video programming distributors may satisfy their best efforts obligation by locating a programmer’s certification on the programmer’s website or other widely available locations used for the purpose of posting widely available certifications. If a video programming distributor is unable to locate such certification on the programmer’s website or other widely available location used for the purpose of posting such certification, the video programming distributor must inform the video programmer in writing that it must make widely available such certification within 30 days after receiving the written request. If a video programmer does not make such certification widely available within 30 days after receiving a written request, the video programming distributor shall promptly submit a report to the Commission identifying such noncertifying video programmer for the purpose of being placed in a publicly available database. A video programming distributor that meets each of the requirements of this paragraph shall not be liable for violations of paragraphs (j)(2) and (3) of this section to the extent that any such violations are outside the control of the video programming distributor. Compliance with this paragraph (j)(1) shall not be required as of the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing that compliance date and revising this paragraph accordingly. * * * * * (k) * * * (1) * * * (iv) Certification procedures for video programmers. Video programmers adopting Best Practices will take one of the following actions to certify that they adhere to Best Practices for video programmers. (A) Prior to the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, video programmers adopting Best Practices will certify to video programming distributors that they adhere to Best Practices for video programmers and will make such certifications widely VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Sep 13, 2021 Jkt 253001 available to video programming distributors, for example, by posting on affiliate websites. (B) As of the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, video programmers adopting Best Practices will certify to the Commission that they adhere to Best Practices for video programmers, in accordance with paragraph (m) of this section. * * * * * (m) * * * (1) On or before the compliance date, or prior to the first time a video programmer that has not previously provided video programming shown on television provides video programming for television for the first time, whichever is later, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, each video programmer shall submit a certification to the Commission through a web form located on the Commission’s website stating that: * * * * * (5) Compliance with paragraphs (m)(1) through (4) of this section is not required until the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date and revising this paragraph accordingly. * * * * * [FR Doc. 2021–16870 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 622 [Docket No. 210907–0179] RIN 0648–BH72 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Electronic Reporting for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels and Headboats in Gulf of Mexico Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; effective date. AGENCY: NMFS announces the effective date for previously approved vessel location tracking requirements applicable to an owner or operator of charter vessel or headboat for which NMFS has issued a valid Federal charter vessel/headboat permit for federally managed reef fish or coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) species in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). The purpose of this final SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 rule is to announce the effective date for vessel location tracking requirements for reef fish and CMP in the Gulf that NMFS previously delayed indefinitely on July 21, 2020. DATES: The effective date for amendments to §§ 622.26(b)(5) and 622.374(b)(5)(ii) through (v), published July 21, 2020 (85 FR 44005), is December 13, 2021. ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the Gulf For-hire Reporting Amendment may be obtained from www.regulations.gov or the Southeast Regional Office website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ southeast/et. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51013-51014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16870]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 79

[CG Docket No. 05-231; FCC 16-17; FRS 41603]


Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for 
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. Petition for Rulemaking

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the final rules portion of a Federal 
Register document published on August 23, 2016. That Federal Register 
document inadvertently removed existing rules requiring video 
programming distributors to exercise best efforts to obtain 
certifications of compliance from video programmers and requiring video 
programmers adopting Best Practices to certify to video programming 
distributors regarding adherence to Best Practices and to make those 
certifications widely available. That Federal Register document also 
prematurely amended rules to require video programmer registration and 
certification of compliance.

DATES: 
    Effective date: Effective on September 14, 2021.
    Compliance date: The compliance date of section Sec.  79.1(m) is 
stayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the 
Federal Register announcing the new compliance date.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-1264, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document corrects the final rules 
document published at 81 FR 57473, August 23, 2016.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 79

    Cable television operators, Communications equipment, Multichannel 
video programming distributors (MVPDs), Satellite television service 
providers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.

Final Rules

    Accordingly, 47 CFR part 79 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 79--CLOSED CAPTIONING AND VIDEO DESCRIPTION OF VIDEO 
PROGRAMMING

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1. The authority citation for part 79 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 154(i), 303, 307, 309, 310, 
330, 554a, 613, 617.

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2. Amend Sec.  79.1 by
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a. Revising paragraph (i)(3);
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b. Adding paragraph (j)(1);
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c. Revising paragraphs (k)(1)(iv) and (m)(1) introductory text; and
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d. Adding paragraph (m)(5).
    The additions and revisions read as follows:


Sec.  79.1  Closed captioning of televised video programming.

* * * * *
    (i) * * *
    (3) Providing contact information to the Commission. (i) Prior to 
the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, video programming 
distributors shall file the contact information described in this 
section with the Commission in one of the following ways: through a web 
form located on the FCC website; with the Chief of the Disability 
Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau; or by sending 
an email to [email protected]. Contact information shall be 
available to consumers on the FCC website or by telephone inquiry to 
the Commission's Consumer Center. Distributors shall notify the 
Commission each time there is a change in any of this required 
information within 10 business days.
    (ii) As of the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, 
video programming distributors and video programmers shall file contact 
information with the Commission through a web form located on the 
Commission's website. Such contact information shall include the name 
of a person with primary responsibility for captioning issues and 
ensuring compliance with the Commission's rules. In addition, such 
contact information shall include the person's title or office, 
telephone number, fax number (if the video programming distributor or 
video programmer has a fax number), postal mailing address, and email 
address. Contact information shall be available to consumers on the 
Commission's website or by telephone inquiry to the Commission's 
Consumer Center. Video programming distributors and video programmers 
shall notify the Commission each time there is a change in any of this 
required information within ten (10) business days.
    (j) * * *
    (1)(i) Prior to the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this 
section, a video programming distributor shall exercise best efforts to 
obtain a certification from each video programmer from which the 
distributor obtains programming stating:
    (A) Tat the video programmer's programming satisfies the caption 
quality standards of paragraph (j)(2) of this section;
    (B) That in the ordinary course of business, the video programmer 
has

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adopted and follows the Best Practices set forth in paragraph (k)(1) of 
this section; or
    (C) That the video programmer is exempt from the closed captioning 
rules under one or more properly attained exemptions.
    (ii) For programmers certifying exemption from the closed 
captioning rules, the video programming distributor must obtain a 
certification from the programmer that specifies the exact exemption 
that the programmer is claiming. Video programming distributors may 
satisfy their best efforts obligation by locating a programmer's 
certification on the programmer's website or other widely available 
locations used for the purpose of posting widely available 
certifications. If a video programming distributor is unable to locate 
such certification on the programmer's website or other widely 
available location used for the purpose of posting such certification, 
the video programming distributor must inform the video programmer in 
writing that it must make widely available such certification within 30 
days after receiving the written request. If a video programmer does 
not make such certification widely available within 30 days after 
receiving a written request, the video programming distributor shall 
promptly submit a report to the Commission identifying such non-
certifying video programmer for the purpose of being placed in a 
publicly available database. A video programming distributor that meets 
each of the requirements of this paragraph shall not be liable for 
violations of paragraphs (j)(2) and (3) of this section to the extent 
that any such violations are outside the control of the video 
programming distributor. Compliance with this paragraph (j)(1) shall 
not be required as of the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this 
section. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing that compliance date and revising this paragraph 
accordingly.
* * * * *
    (k) * * * (1) * * *
    (iv) Certification procedures for video programmers. Video 
programmers adopting Best Practices will take one of the following 
actions to certify that they adhere to Best Practices for video 
programmers.
    (A) Prior to the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, 
video programmers adopting Best Practices will certify to video 
programming distributors that they adhere to Best Practices for video 
programmers and will make such certifications widely available to video 
programming distributors, for example, by posting on affiliate 
websites.
    (B) As of the compliance date of paragraph (m) of this section, 
video programmers adopting Best Practices will certify to the 
Commission that they adhere to Best Practices for video programmers, in 
accordance with paragraph (m) of this section.
* * * * *
    (m) * * *
    (1) On or before the compliance date, or prior to the first time a 
video programmer that has not previously provided video programming 
shown on television provides video programming for television for the 
first time, whichever is later, and on or before July 1 of each year 
thereafter, each video programmer shall submit a certification to the 
Commission through a web form located on the Commission's website 
stating that:
* * * * *
    (5) Compliance with paragraphs (m)(1) through (4) of this section 
is not required until the Commission publishes a document in the 
Federal Register announcing the compliance date and revising this 
paragraph accordingly.
* * * * *
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