[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59028-59029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23237]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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 required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications 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 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 November
25, 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[email protected][email protected] and to Cathy.Williams@
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fcc.gov[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: 3060-1089.
Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911
Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers; Internet-Based
Telecommunications Relay Service Numbering, CG Docket No. 03-123, WC
Docket No. 05-196, and WC Docket No. 10-191; FCC 08-151, FCC 08-275,
FCC 11-123.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8 respondents; 2,495,002
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping and third party disclosure requirements;
Quarterly reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the collection is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), 225, 251 (e), and 255 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 225, 251(e), and 255.
Total Annual Burden: 99,221 hours. Total Annual Cost: $4,269,135.
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 4, 2011 the Commission released Report
and Order FCC 11-123, published at 76 FR 59551, September 27, 2011,
adopting final rules-containing information collection requirements-
designed to improve assignment of telephone numbers associated with
Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (iTRS). Specifically,
the final rules, described below are designed to promote the use of
geographically appropriate local numbers, while ensuring that the deaf
and hard-of-hearing community has access to toll free telephone numbers
that is equivalent to access enjoyed by the hearing community.
Below are the new and revised information collection requirements
contained in the Report and Order:
A. Provision of Routing Information
In addition to provisioning their registered users' routing
information to the TRS Numbering Directory and maintaining such
information in the database, the VRS and IP relay providers must ensure
that the toll free number of a user that is associated with a
geographically appropriate NANP number will be associated with the same
Uniform Resource Identifier URI as that geographically appropriate NANP
telephone number.
B. User Notification
In addition to the information that the Commission previously
instructed VRS and IP Relay providers to include in the consumer
advisories, VRS and IP Relay providers must also include certain
additional information in their consumer advisories under the Report
and Order. Specifically, the consumer advisories must explain: (1) the
process by which a VRS or IP Relay user may acquire a toll free number
from a toll free service provider, or transfer control of a toll free
number from a VRS or IP Relay provider to the user; and (2) the process
by which persons holding a toll free number may have that number linked
to their ten-digit telephone number in the TRS Numbering Directory.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-23237 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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