[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14661-14662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6201]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
March 10, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. Comments are
requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways
to enhance
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d)
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 (e) ways to further reduce
the information collection burden for 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 control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not
display a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 18, 2011. If you anticipate that you will
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via e-mail to
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected]. To
view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://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, and (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB
Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference
Number to view detailed information about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams on (202) 418-
2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1111.
Title: Section 225 and 255 Interconnected Voice of Internet-
Protocol Services (VoIP).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,301 respondents and 30,841
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 to 25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion, and one-time reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is
contained in Section 225 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
(Act) [47 U.S.C. 225], Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired
and Speech-Impaired Individuals; the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, Public Law 101-336, 104 stat. 327, 336-69, enacted on July 26,
1990; Section 255 [47 U.S.C. 255] Access By Persons with Disabilities,
Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56, added to the Act by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996; and section 4(i) of the Act, 154(i).
Total Annual Burden: 33,200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,171,000.
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 and
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints and
Inquiries,'' in the Federal Register on December 15, 2009 (74 FR 66356)
which became effective on January 25, 2010.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. The
Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various
revisions made to the SORN.
Needs and Uses: On June 15, 2007, the Commission released a Report
and Order, IP-Enabled Services; Implementation of Sections 225 and
251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as enacted by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996: Access to Telecommunications Service,
Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons
with Disabilities; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities;
the Use of N11 Codes and Other Abbreviated Dialing Arrangements, FCC
07-110, published at 72 FR 43546, August 6, 2007. FCC 07-110 extends
the disability access requirements that apply to telecommunications
service providers and equipment manufacturers under section 255 of the
Act, to providers of ``interconnected voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) services,'' as defined by the Commission, and to manufacturers
of specially designed equipment used to provide those services. In
addition, the Commission extends the Telecommunications Relay Services
requirements contained in its regulations, pursuant to section 225 of
the Act, to interconnected VoIP providers. As applied to interconnected
VoIP providers and to manufacturers of specialized VoIP equipment,
several requirements adopted in FCC 07-110 contain information
collection requirements. In particular, the following rules, as applied
to interconnected VoIP providers and to manufacturers of specialized
VoIP equipment and customer premises equipment, contain information
collection requirements: 47 CFR 6.11(a), 6.11(b), 6.18(b), 6.19,
64.604(a)(5), 64.604(c)(1)(i), 64.604(c)(1)(ii), 64.604(c)(2),
64.604(c)(3), 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(C), 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(E),
64.604(c)(5)(iii)(G), 64.604(c)(6)(v)(A)(3), 64.604(c)(6)(v)(G),
64.604(c)(7), and 64.607(b).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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