[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25000-25001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11720]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1162]
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 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.
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 30,
2018. 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].
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1162.
Title: Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered Using
Internet Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or Household, Businesses or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,172 respondents; 3,341
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.084-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: One time and on occasion reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory; Required to obtain or retain
benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in
the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of
2010, Public Law 111-260, 124 Stat. 2751, and Sections 4(i), 4(j), 303,
330(b), 713, and 716 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the
Act), 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303, 330(b), 613, and 617.
Total Annual Burden: 9,197 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $95,700.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. As required by OMB Memorandum
M-03-22 (September 26, 2003), the FC completed a Privacy Impact
Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007, that gives a full and complete
explanation of how the FCC collects, stores, maintains, safeguards, and
destroys the PII covered by these information collection requirements.
The PIA may be reviewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some assurances of
confidentiality are being provided to the respondents. Parties filing
petitions for exemption based on economic burden, requests for
Commission determinations of technical feasibility and achievability,
requests for purpose-based waivers, or responses to complaints alleging
violations of the Commission's rules may seek confidential treatment of
information they provide pursuant to the Commission's existing
confidentiality rules.
The Commission is not requesting that individuals who file
complaints alleging violations of our rules (complainants) submit
confidential information (e.g., credit card numbers, social security
numbers, or personal financial information) to us. We request that
complainants submit their names, addresses, and other contact
information, which enables us to process complaints. Any use of this
information is covered under the routine uses listed in the
Commission's SORN, FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and
Requests for Dispute Assistance.''
The PIA that the FCC completed on June 28, 2007 gives a full and
complete explanation of how the FCC collects, stores, maintains,
safeguards, and destroys PII, as required by OMB regulations and the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The PIA may be viewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
The Commission will update the PIA to cover the PII collected
related to this information collection to incorporate various revisions
to it as a result of revisions to the SORN and as required by OMB's
Memorandum M-03-22 (September 26, 2003) and by the Privacy Act, 5
U.S.C. 552a.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this revised
information collection to transfer certain information collection
burdens associated with this OMB control number to another OMB control
number. This change is being made to reflect the development of an
online form for use by consumers in filing complaints with the
Commission that allege violations of the FCC's disability accessibility
requirements. The online form is part of an information collection
reflected in OMB control number 3060-0874.
The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
of 2010 (CVAA) directed the Commission to revise its regulations to
mandate closed captioning on IP-delivered video programming that was
published or exhibited on television with captions after the effective
date of the regulations. Accordingly, the Commission requires video
programming owners (VPOs) to send program files to video programming
distributors and providers (hereinafter VPDs) with required captions,
and it requires VPDs to enable the rendering or pass through of all
required captions to the end user. The CVAA also directed the
Commission to revise its regulations to mandate that all apparatus
designed to receive, play back, or record video programming be equipped
with built-in closed caption decoder circuitry or capability designed
to display closed-captioned video programming, except that apparatus
that use a picture screen that is 13 inches or smaller and recording
devices must comply only if doing so is achievable. These rules are
codified at 47 CFR 79.4 and 79.100-79.104.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-11720 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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