[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75432-75433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30601]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February
19, 2013. 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 the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected] and [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: 3060-0009.
Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station
Construction Permit or License or Transfer of Control of Corporation
Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 316.
Form Number: FCC Form 316.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents, 750
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections
154(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $711,150.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not
required with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 316 is required when applying for
authority for assignment of a broadcast station construction permit or
license, or for consent to transfer control of a corporation holding a
broadcast station construction permit or license where there is little
change in the relative interest or disposition of its interests; where
transfer of interest is not a controlling one; there is no substantial
change in the beneficial ownership of the corporation; where the
assignment is less than a controlling interest in a partnership; where
there is an appointment of an entity qualified to succeed to the
interest of a deceased or legally incapacitated individual permittee,
licensee or controlling stockholder; and, in the case of LPFM stations,
where there is a voluntary transfer of a controlling interest in the
licensee or permittee entity. In addition, the applicant must notify
the Commission when an approved transfer of control of a broadcast
station construction permit or license has been consummated.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1053.
Title: 47 CFR 64.604--Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-
to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities; IP Captioned Telephone Service, Declaratory Ruling, CG
Docket No. 03-123.
Form Number: N/A.
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Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8 respondents; 16 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirement 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, was enacted on July
26, 1990.
Total Annual Burden: 128 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, the Commission released the
Declaratory Ruling, In the Matter of Telecommunication Relay Services
and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98-67, published at 68 FR 55898, September
28, 2003. In the Declaratory Ruling, the Commission clarified 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 in accordance with
section 225 of the Communications Act. The Commission also clarified
that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards does not apply to one-line
captioned telephone VCO service, and waived 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and
(a)(3) of the Commission's rules for all current and future captioned
telephone VCO service providers, for the same period of time beginning
August 1, 2003. The waivers were contingent on the filing of annual
reports, for a period of three years, with the Commission. Sections
64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) of the Commission's rules, which contained
information collection requirements under the PRA became effective on
March 26, 2004.
On July 19, 2005, the Commission released a Order, In the Matter of
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, published at 70 FR 54294, September 14, 2005,
that clarified two-line captioned telephone VCO service, like one-line
captioned telephone VCO service, is a type of TRS eligible for
compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund. Also, the Commission
clarified that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards do not apply to
two-line captioned VCO service, and waived 47 CFR 64.604(a)(1) and
(a)(3) of the Commission's rules, for providers who offers two-line
captioned VCO service. This clarification increased the number of
providers who will be providing one-line and two-line captioned
telephone VCO services.
On January 11, 2007, the Commission released a Declaratory Ruling,
In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG
Docket No. 03-123, published at 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 Interstate TRS Fund when offered in compliance
with the applicable TRS mandatory minimum standards.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30601 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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