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4. It is further ordered that, in
addition to the resolution of the
foregoing issues, it shall be determined,
pursuant to section 503(b)(1) of the Act,
47 U.S.C. 503(b)(1), whether an order of
forfeiture should be issued against
Jennifer Juarez in an amount not to
exceed the statutory limit for the willful
and/or repeated violation of each rule
section above, including §§ 1.17, 1.65,
73.1015, 73.1150, and 73.3540 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.17, 1.65,
73.1015, 73.1150, and 73.3540, and each
statutory provision noted above,
including sections 310(b) and (d) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 310(b) and (d), for which
the statute of limitations in section
503(b)(6) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6),
has not lapsed.
5. It is further ordered that,
irrespective of the resolution of the
foregoing issues, it shall be determined,
pursuant to sections 503(b)(1) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(1), whether an
order of forfeiture should be issued
against Antonio Cesar Guel and/or
Hispanic Christian Community
Network, Inc. in an amount not to
exceed the statutory limit for the willful
and/or repeated violation of each rule
section above, including § 1.17 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.17, and
each statutory provision noted above,
including sections 301 and 308 of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 301 and 308, for which
the statute of limitations in section
503(b)(6) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6),
has not lapsed.
6. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to sections 309(d) and 312(c) of the Act,
47 U.S.C. 309(d), 312(c), and §§ 1.91(c),
and 1.221(c) of the Commission’s rules,
47 CFR 1.91(c) and 1.221(c), to avail
herself of the opportunity to be heard
and to present evidence at a hearing in
this proceeding, Jennifer Juarez, in
person or by an attorney, shall file with
the Commission, within twenty (20)
days of the mailing of this Order to
Show Cause Why A Cease and Desist
Order Should Not Be Issued, Order to
Show Cause Why an Order of
Revocation Should Not Be Issued,
Hearing Designation Order, Notice of
Opportunity for Hearing, and Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, a
written appearance stating that she will
appear at the hearing and present
evidence on the issues specified above.
7. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to § 1.221(c) of the Commission’s rules,
47 CFR 1.221(c), if Jennifer Juarez fails
to file within the time specified above
a written appearance, a petition to
dismiss without prejudice, or a petition
to accept for good cause shown an
untimely written appearance, the
captioned applications shall be
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dismissed with prejudice for failure to
prosecute.
8. It is further ordered, pursuant to
§§ 1.91 and 1.92 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 1.91 and 1.92, that if
Jennifer Juarez fails to file a written
appearance within the time specified
above, or has not filed prior to the
expiration of that time a petition to
dismiss without prejudice, or a petition
to accept, for good cause shown, such
written appearance beyond expiration of
said 20 days, the right to a hearing shall
be deemed waived. Where a hearing is
waived, the Administrative Law Judge
shall issue an order terminating the
hearing proceeding and certifying the
case to the Commission. If Jennifer
Juarez waives her right to a hearing
pursuant to § 1.92(a)(1) or (a)(3), 47 CFR
1.92(a)(1) or (a)(3), she may submit a
timely written statement denying or
seeking to mitigate or justify the
circumstances or conduct complained of
in the order to show cause.
9. It is further ordered that the Chief,
Enforcement Bureau, shall be made a
party to this proceeding without the
need to file a written appearance.
10. It is further ordered that, in
accordance with section 312(d) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 312(d), and § 1.91(d) of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.91(d),
the burden of proceeding with the
introduction of evidence and the burden
of proof with respect to the issues (h),
(i), and (k)–(q) of Paragraph 113, above,
shall be upon the Commission’s
Enforcement Bureau.
11. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to section 309(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.
309(e), and § 1.254 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 1.254, the burden of
proceeding with the introduction of
evidence and the burden of proof shall
be upon Jennifer Juarez as to issues (a)–
(g) and (j) at Paragraph 113 above.
12. It is further ordered that, in
accordance with section 312(d) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 312(d), and § 1.91(d) of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.91(d),
the burden of proceeding with the
introduction of evidence and the burden
of proof shall be upon the Commission
as to issues (a)–(d) at Paragraph 114
above.
13. It is further ordered that a copy of
each document filed in this proceeding
subsequent to the date of adoption of
this document shall be served on the
counsel of record appearing on behalf of
the Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Parties
may inquire as to the identity of such
counsel by calling the Investigations &
Hearings Division of the Enforcement
Bureau at (202) 418–1420. Such service
copy shall be addressed to the named
counsel of record, Investigations &
Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau,
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Federal Communications Commission,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
14. It is further ordered that the
parties to the captioned application
shall, pursuant to section 311(a)(2) of
the Act, 47 U.S.C. 311(a)(2), and
§ 73.3594 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 73.3594, GIVE NOTICE of the
hearing within the time and in the
manner prescribed in such Rule, and
shall advise the Commission of the
satisfaction of such requirements as
mandated by § 73.3594 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 73.3594.
15. It is further ordered that copies of
this Order to Show Cause Why A Cease
and Desist Order Should Not Be Issued,
Order to Show Cause Why an Order of
Revocation Should Not Be Issued,
Hearing Designation Order, Notice of
Opportunity for Hearing, and Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture shall
be sent via Certified Mail, Return
Receipt Requested, and by regular firstclass mail to:
Antonio Cesar Guel, 2605 Hyacinth
Drive, Mesquite, TX 75181;
Hispanic Christian Community
Network, Inc., 8500 N Stemmons
Freeway, Suite 5050, Dallas, TX 75247;
Jennifer Juarez, 1138 N Tillery
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75211; and
Dan J. Alpert, Esq., The Law Office of
Dan J. Alpert, 2120 N. 21st Road,
Arlington, VA 22201.
16. It is further ordered that the
Secretary of the Commission shall cause
to have this Order to Show Cause Why
A Cease and Desist Order Should Not Be
Issued, Order to Show Cause Why an
Order of Revocation Should Not Be
Issued, Hearing Designation Order, and
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, and
Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture or a summary thereof
published in the Federal Register.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1053; FR ID 164698]
Information Collection 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
SUMMARY:
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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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before October 23,
2023. 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: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1053.
Title: Misuse of internet Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS);
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and
03–123.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 187,173 respondents;
673,980 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1
hours (6 minutes) to 40 hours.
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Frequency of Response: Annual, every
five years, monthly, and ongoing
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping
requirements; Third party disclosure
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collection
requirements is found at Sec. 225 [47
U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications
Services for Hearing-Impaired
Individuals; The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA), Public
Law 101–336, 104 Stat. 327, 366–69,
enacted on July 26, 1990.
Total Annual Burden: 342,103 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $72,000.
Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003,
the Commission released
Telecommunication Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67,
Declaratory Ruling, 68 FR 55898,
September 28, 2003, clarifying that oneline captioned telephone voice carry
over (VCO) service is a type of
telecommunications relay service (TRS)
and that eligible providers of such
services are eligible to recover their
costs from the Interstate TRS Fund
(Fund) in accordance with section 225
of the Communications Act.
On July 19, 2005, the Commission
released Telecommunication Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67 and
CG Docket No. 03–123, Order, 70 FR
54294, September 14, 2005, clarifying
that two-line captioned telephone VCO
service, like one-line captioned
telephone VCO service, is a type of TRS
eligible for compensation from the
Fund.
On January 11, 2007, the Commission
released Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–123,
Declaratory Ruling, 72 FR 6960,
February 14, 2007, granting a request for
clarification that internet Protocol (IP)
captioned telephone relay service (IP
CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for
compensation from the Fund.
On August 26, 2013, the Commission
issued Misuse of internet Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service;
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and
03–123, Report and Order, 78 FR 53684,
August 30, 2013, to regulate practices
relating to the marketing of IP CTS,
impose certain requirements for the
provision of this service, and mandate
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registration and certification of IP CTS
users.
On June 8, 2018, the Commission
issued Misuse of internet Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service;
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and
03–123, Report and Order and
Declaratory Ruling, 83 FR 30082, June
27, 2018 (2018 IP CTS Modernization
Order), to facilitate the Commission’s
efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse
and improve its ability to efficiently
manage the IP CTS program through
regulating practices related to the
marketing of IP CTS, generally
prohibiting the provision of IP CTS to
consumers who do not genuinely need
the service, permitting the provision of
IP CTS in emergency shelters, and
approving the use of automatic speech
recognition to generate captions without
the assistance of a communications
assistant.
On February 15, 2019, the
Commission issued Misuse of internet
Protocol Captioned Telephone Service;
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and
03–123, Report and Order, and Order,
84 FR 8457, March 8, 2019 (2019 IP CTS
Program Management Order), requiring
the submission of IP CTS user
registration information to the
telecommunications relay service (TRS)
User Registration Database (Database) so
that the Database administrator can
verify IP CTS users to reduce the risk of
waste, fraud, and abuse in the IP CTS
program.
On June 30, 2022, the Commission
issued Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities; Structure and Practices of
the Video Relay Service Program;
Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned
Telephone Service, CG Docket Nos. 03–
123, 10–51, and 13–24, Report and
Order, published at 87 FR 57645,
September 21, 2022 (Registration Grace
Period Order), allowing IP CTS and
Video Relay Service (VRS) providers to
provide compensable service to a new
user for up to two weeks after
submitting the user’s information to the
Database if the user’s identity is verified
within that period, in order to offer
more efficient service to IP CTS and
VRS users without risk of waste, fraud,
and abuse to the Fund.
On September 30, 2022, the
Commission released the Accessible
Carceral Communications Order, Rates
for Interstate Inmate Calling Services,
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WC Docket No.12–375, Fourth Report
and Order, published at 87 FR 75496,
December, 9, 2022, (Accessible Carceral
Communications Order), requiring
inmate calling services providers to
provide incarcerated TRS-eligible users
the ability to access any relay service
eligible for TRS Fund support. To
facilitate the registration of IP CTS users
in carceral facilities, the Commission
amended the registration and
verification requirements for individual
users. The programmatic changes in
information collection burdens that
apply to VRS and IP Relay due to the
Accessible Carceral Communications
Order are addressed separately in
modifications to information collection
No. 3060–1089.
This notice and request for comments
pertains to the programmatic changes in
information collection burdens that
apply to IP CTS due to the Accessible
Carceral Communications Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[Docket No. FMC–2023–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Federal Maritime Commission.
Sixty-day notice; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, the Commission invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the continuing
information collection listed in this
notice, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information
collection. All comments are part of the
public record and subject to disclosure.
Please do not include any confidential
or inappropriate material in your
comments. We invite comments on: (1)
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
ACTION:
Information Collection Open for
Comment
The Federal Maritime
Commission (Commission) invites
comments on the information collection
related to ocean common carrier and
marine terminal operator agreements
subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 as
part of our continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice announces a
renewal of an existing collection and
includes an update to FMC–150.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 23,
2023.
Title: 46 CFR 535—Ocean Common
Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator
Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act
of 1984.
OMB Approval Number: 3072–0045
(Expires August 31, 2023).
Abstract: Section 4 of the Shipping
Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40301 (a)–(c),
identifies certain agreements by or
among ocean common carriers (carriers)
and marine terminal operators (MTOs)
that fall within the jurisdiction of that
Act. Section 5 of the Act, 46 U.S.C.
40302, requires that carriers and MTOs
file those agreements with the Federal
Maritime Commission. Section 6 of the
Act, 46 U.S.C. 40304, 40306, and 41307
(b)–(d), specifies the Commission
actions that may be taken with respect
to filed agreements, including requiring
the submission of additional
information. Section 15 of the Act, 46
U.S.C. 40104, authorizes the
Commission to require that carriers and
MTOs, among other persons, file
periodic or special reports. Requests for
SUMMARY:
The Commission will
collect comments on this notice through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. A copy of the
notice and supporting materials can be
found at https://www.regulations.gov/
under Docket No. FMC–2023–0017. The
FMC will summarize any comments
received in response to this notice in a
subsequent notice and include them in
ADDRESSES:
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its information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Cody, Secretary; Phone: (202)
523–5725; Email: mailto:secretary@
fmc.gov.
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additional information and the filing of
periodic or special reports are meant to
assist the Commission in fulfilling its
statutory mandate of overseeing the
activities of the ocean transportation
industry. These reports are necessary so
that the Commission can monitor
agreement parties’ activities to
determine how or if their activities will
have an impact on competition.
This update includes a revised FMC–
150 form, which is collected upon
agreement filing for a subset of
agreements under 46 CFR part 535. The
Commission intends that filers will have
a choice between using the existing
FMC–150 or the revised FMC–150
pending any other changes in Part 535
through rulemaking. This update also
includes an increase in the number of
responses received. The total estimated
burden hours has decreased.
Current Actions: Revision of Form
150.
Type of Review: Extension.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
uses the information filed by agreement
parties to monitor their activities as
required by the Shipping Act. Under 46
U.S.C. 41307, the Commission must
determine whether an agreement will
have, or has resulted in, a substantial
reduction in competition within the
prevailing market leading to an
unreasonable reduction in
transportation service or an
unreasonable increase in transportation
costs ‘‘or to substantially lessen
competition in the purchasing of certain
covered services.’’ In such cases, the
Commission would take action to seek
to enjoin the agreement in the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia.
Frequency: This information will be
collected as required by the regulations
at Part 535.
Type of Respondents: The types of
respondents are marine terminal
operators, vessel-operating common
carriers, and other parties to FMC-filed
agreements.
Number of Annual Respondents: The
2019 notice stated that the number of
respondents was 334. This number
erroneously counted the number of
VOCCs and MTOs as the number of
respondents. The adjusted number
accounts for the number of filings of
agreements and monitoring information,
as well as those subject to
recordkeeping, under the regulations at
Part 535. Some MTOs and VOCCs are
not required to submit any information,
some are subject only to the
recordkeeping, and a relatively small
subset are parties to multiple
agreements and therefore file multiple
types of information under this
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1053; FR ID 164698]
Information Collection 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
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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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October
23, 2023. 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: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
Title: Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP
CTS); Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket Nos.
13-24 and 03-123.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 187,173 respondents; 673,980
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1 hours (6 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, every five years, monthly, and
ongoing reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirements; Third party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is
found at Sec. 225 [47 U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications Services for
Hearing-Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, (ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, enacted on July
26, 1990.
Total Annual Burden: 342,103 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $72,000.
Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, the Commission released
Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67,
Declaratory Ruling, 68 FR 55898, September 28, 2003, clarifying that
one-line captioned telephone voice carry over (VCO) service is a type
of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and that eligible providers
of such services are eligible to recover their costs from the
Interstate TRS Fund (Fund) in accordance with section 225 of the
Communications Act.
On July 19, 2005, the Commission released Telecommunication Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and
Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67 and CG Docket No. 03-123,
Order, 70 FR 54294, September 14, 2005, clarifying that two-line
captioned telephone VCO service, like one-line captioned telephone VCO
service, is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund.
On January 11, 2007, the Commission released Telecommunications
Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with
Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Declaratory
Ruling, 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007, granting a request for
clarification that internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone relay
service (IP CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the
Fund.
On August 26, 2013, the Commission issued Misuse of internet
Protocol Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services
and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123, Report and Order, 78 FR
53684, August 30, 2013, to regulate practices relating to the marketing
of IP CTS, impose certain requirements for the provision of this
service, and mandate registration and certification of IP CTS users.
On June 8, 2018, the Commission issued Misuse of internet Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123, Report and Order and
Declaratory Ruling, 83 FR 30082, June 27, 2018 (2018 IP CTS
Modernization Order), to facilitate the Commission's efforts to reduce
waste, fraud, and abuse and improve its ability to efficiently manage
the IP CTS program through regulating practices related to the
marketing of IP CTS, generally prohibiting the provision of IP CTS to
consumers who do not genuinely need the service, permitting the
provision of IP CTS in emergency shelters, and approving the use of
automatic speech recognition to generate captions without the
assistance of a communications assistant.
On February 15, 2019, the Commission issued Misuse of internet
Protocol Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services
and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123, Report and Order, and
Order, 84 FR 8457, March 8, 2019 (2019 IP CTS Program Management
Order), requiring the submission of IP CTS user registration
information to the telecommunications relay service (TRS) User
Registration Database (Database) so that the Database administrator can
verify IP CTS users to reduce the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse in
the IP CTS program.
On June 30, 2022, the Commission issued Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and
Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service
Program; Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service, CG
Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 13-24, Report and Order, published at 87
FR 57645, September 21, 2022 (Registration Grace Period Order),
allowing IP CTS and Video Relay Service (VRS) providers to provide
compensable service to a new user for up to two weeks after submitting
the user's information to the Database if the user's identity is
verified within that period, in order to offer more efficient service
to IP CTS and VRS users without risk of waste, fraud, and abuse to the
Fund.
On September 30, 2022, the Commission released the Accessible
Carceral Communications Order, Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling
Services,
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WC Docket No.12-375, Fourth Report and Order, published at 87 FR 75496,
December, 9, 2022, (Accessible Carceral Communications Order),
requiring inmate calling services providers to provide incarcerated
TRS-eligible users the ability to access any relay service eligible for
TRS Fund support. To facilitate the registration of IP CTS users in
carceral facilities, the Commission amended the registration and
verification requirements for individual users. The programmatic
changes in information collection burdens that apply to VRS and IP
Relay due to the Accessible Carceral Communications Order are addressed
separately in modifications to information collection No. 3060-1089.
This notice and request for comments pertains to the programmatic
changes in information collection burdens that apply to IP CTS due to
the Accessible Carceral Communications Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18092 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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