[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37643-37644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13737]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190-NEW]
Civil Rights Division; Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; Requirement That Movie
Theaters Provide Notice as to the Availability of Closed Movie
Captioning and Audio Description
AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (the Department), Civil Rights
Division, Disability Rights Section (DRS), will submit the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
August 9, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
(especially on the estimated public burden or associated compliance
time) or need additional information, please contact Rebecca B. Bond,
Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, by any one of the following methods: By email at
[email protected]; by regular U.S. mail at Disability Rights Section,
Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 2885,
Fairfax, VA 22031-0885; by overnight mail, courier, or hand delivery at
Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, 1425 New York Avenue NW., Suite 4039, Washington, DC 20005; or
by phone at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) (the
Division's Information Line). Include in the subject line of all
comments the title of this proposed collection: ``Requirement that
Movie Theaters Provide Notice as to the Availability of Closed Movie
Captioning and Audio Description.''
You may obtain copies of this notice in an alternative format by
calling the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Line at
(800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Civil Rights
Division, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of Information Collection
1. Type of information collection: New information collection.
2. The title of the form/collection: Requirement That Movie
Theaters Provide Notice as to the Availability of Closed Movie
Captioning and Audio Description.
The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form Number: None.
Component: The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Disability Rights Section in the Civil Rights Division.
3. Affected public who will be required to comply, as well as a
brief abstract:
Affected Public (Primary): Businesses and not-for-profit
institutions that own, operate, or lease a movie theater that has one
or more auditoriums showing movies with closed movie captioning and
audio description, and that provide notice of movie showings and times.
For purposes of the proposed rule and this notice, ``movie theater''
means a facility other than a drive-in theater that is used primarily
for the purpose of showing movies to the public for a fee.
Affected Public (Other): None.
Abstract: The Department's Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights
Section (DRS), is requesting PRA approval of a new collection that
would require movie theaters to disclose information to the public
regarding the availability of closed movie captioning and audio
description for movies shown in their auditoriums. On August 1, 2014,
the Department published a notice of proposed rulemaking amending its
ADA title III regulation, 28 CFR part 36, to specifically require movie
theaters to provide closed movie captioning and audio description for
patrons with hearing and vision disabilities (NPRM). 79 FR 44976. The
NPRM proposed a new information collection requirement that is the
subject of this notice. Proposed Sec. 36.303(g)(5) stated that ``movie
theaters shall ensure that communications and advertisements intended
to inform potential patrons of movie showings and times, that are
provided by the theater through Web sites, posters, marquees,
newspapers, telephone, and other forms of communications, shall provide
information regarding the availability of closed movie captioning and
audio description for each movie.'' Movie theaters' disclosure of this
information will enable individuals with hearing and vision
disabilities to readily find out which theaters are showing movies with
these features, and the times those movies are being shown. All public
comments on the NPRM supported the inclusion of a notice requirement in
some form.
4. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 1,876
respondents will be required to disclose information concerning the
availability of closed movie captioning and audio description in their
existing communications concerning movie showings and times.
However, this number includes movie theaters that show analog
movies exclusively. In the NPRM, the Department sought public comment
on whether it should defer application of the proposed requirements for
theaters with auditoriums that show analog movies exclusively. If the
Department decides to defer coverage of analog auditoriums, then the
number of respondents may drop. DRS estimates that all of the
approximately 1,876 respondents will comply with this requirement.
Based on a review of current movie theater communications, it is
estimated that an average of 10 minutes per respondent is needed to
update existing notices of movie showings and times with this
information. The Department acknowledges, however, that the amount of
time it will take a respondent to comply with this requirement will
likely vary because the amount of time necessary depends on the number
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movies that the respondent is able to show at any given time.
5. Frequency: The Department anticipates that movie theaters will
likely update their existing listings of movie showings and times to
include information concerning the availability of closed movie
captioning and audio description on a regular basis. The Department's
research suggests that this information would only need to be updated
whenever a new movie with these features is added to the schedule. This
will vary as some movies stay on the schedule for longer periods of
time than other movies, but the Department estimates that movie
theaters will update their listings to include this information weekly.
If, in the future, all movies are distributed with these features,
specific notice on a movie-by-movie basis may no longer be necessary,
and a movie theater may only need to advise the public that it shows
movies with closed movie captioning and audio description.
6. An estimate of the total annual public burden (in hours)
associated with the collection: The estimated public burden associated
with this collection is 16,259 hours. It is estimated that respondents
will take an average of 10 minutes (\1/6\ of an hour) to update their
existing listings of movie showings and times to include this
information and that such updates will occur weekly for new movies that
are added to the schedule. The total annual public burden hours for
disclosing this information sum to 16,258.67 hours (1,876 respondents x
\1/6\ hours x 52 times a year = 16,258 and \2/3\ hours). Assuming a
movie theater spends 10 minutes each week to update its notices of
moving showings and times to include this information, the average
movie theater firm will spend 8.67 hours annually (\1/6\ hour x 52
times) performing the necessary tasks to comply with this requirement.
If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 7, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-13737 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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