82 FR 26927 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 111 (June 12, 2017)

Page Range		26927-26927
FR Document		2017-12064

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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1201]


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 comments should be submitted on or before August 11, 
2017. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the 
FCC 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1201.
    Title: Video Relay Services, CG Docket Nos. 10-51 & 03-123.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 135,350 respondents; 2,395,180 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes (.05 hours) to 300 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, monthly, on-going, one-time, and 
quarterly reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement, Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is section 225 of 
the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 225. The law was enacted on July 26, 
1990, as Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 
Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69.
    Total Annual Burden: 473,809 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $41,000.
    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 updated 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-4, ``Internet-based 
Telecommunications Relay Service-User Registration Database (ITRS-
URD).'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission 
also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-4 ``Internet-based Telecommunications 
Relay Service-User Registration Database (ITRS-URD),'' in the Federal 
Register on February 9, 2015 (80 FR 6963) which became effective on 
March 23, 2015.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: This information collection affects 
individuals or households. As required by the Office of Management and 
Budget Memorandum M-03-22 (September 26, 2003), the FCC is in the 
process of completing the Privacy Impact Assessment.
    Needs and Uses: On June 10, 2013, the Commission released Structure 
and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program et al., FCC 13-82, 
published at 78 FR 40582, July 5, 2013 (2013 VRS Reform Order), 
adopting further measures to improve the structure, efficiency, and 
quality of the video relay service (VRS) program, reducing the noted 
inefficiencies in the program, as well as reducing the risk of waste, 
fraud, and abuse, and ensuring that the program makes full use of 
advances in commercially-available technology. In this Order, the 
Commission (1) required reporting of unauthorized and unnecessary use 
of VRS; (2) required provider certification of annual compliance plans; 
(3) established a central telecommunications relay services (TRS) user 
registration database (TRS-URD) which incorporates a centralized 
eligibility verification requirement to ensure accurate registration 
and verification of users, as well as per-call validation, to achieve 
more effective prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse; (4) established 
procedures to prevent unauthorized changes of a user's default TRS 
provider; and (5) established procedures to protect TRS users' customer 
proprietary network information (CPNI) from disclosure.
    On March 23, 2017, the Commission released Structure and Practices 
of the Video Relay Services Program et al., FCC 17-26, published at 82 
FR 17754, April 13, 2017, (2017 VRS Improvements Order), which among 
other things, (1) allows VRS providers to assign TRS Numbering 
Directory 10-digit telephone numbers to hearing individuals for the 
limited purpose of making point-to-point video calls, and (2) gives VRS 
providers the option to participate in an at-home call handling pilot 
program, subject to certain limitations, as well as recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS invites the general public and other Privacy Impact Assessment: This
COMMISSION Federal agencies to take this information collection affects
opportunity to comment on the individuals or households. As required
[OMB 3060–1201]
following information collections. by the Office of Management and
Information Collection Being Reviewed Comments are requested concerning: Budget Memorandum M–03–22
by the Federal Communications Whether the proposed collection of (September 26, 2003), the FCC is in the
Commission information is necessary for the proper process of completing the Privacy
performance of the functions of the Impact Assessment.
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, including whether the
Commission. information shall have practical utility; Needs and Uses: On June 10, 2013,
ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s the Commission released Structure and
comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the Practices of the Video Relay Service
quality, utility, and clarity of the Program et al., FCC 13–82, published at
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 78 FR 40582, July 5, 2013 (2013 VRS
information collected; ways to minimize
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Reform Order), adopting further
the burden of the collection of
required by the Paperwork Reduction measures to improve the structure,
information on the respondents,
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal efficiency, and quality of the video relay
including the use of automated
Communications Commission (FCC or service (VRS) program, reducing the
collection techniques or other forms of
Commission) invites the general public noted inefficiencies in the program, as
information technology; and ways to
and other Federal agencies to take this
further reduce the information well as reducing the risk of waste, fraud,
opportunity to comment on the
collection burden on small business and abuse, and ensuring that the
following information collections.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. program makes full use of advances in
Comments are requested concerning: OMB Control Number: 3060–1201.
Whether the proposed collection of commercially-available technology. In
Title: Video Relay Services, CG this Order, the Commission (1) required
information is necessary for the proper Docket Nos. 10–51 & 03–123.
performance of the functions of the reporting of unauthorized and
Form Number: N/A.
Commission, including whether the unnecessary use of VRS; (2) required
Type of Review: Revision of currently
information shall have practical utility; approved collection. provider certification of annual
the accuracy of the Commission’s Respondents: Business or other for- compliance plans; (3) established a
burden estimate; ways to enhance the profit entities; Individuals or central telecommunications relay
quality, utility, and clarity of the households; Not-for-profit institutions. services (TRS) user registration database
information collected; ways to minimize Number of Respondents and (TRS–URD) which incorporates a
the burden of the collection of Responses: 135,350 respondents; centralized eligibility verification
information on the respondents, 2,395,180 responses. requirement to ensure accurate
including the use of automated Estimated Time per Response: 3 registration and verification of users, as
collection techniques or other forms of minutes (.05 hours) to 300 hours. well as per-call validation, to achieve
information technology; and ways to Frequency of Response: Annual, more effective prevention of waste,
further reduce the information monthly, on-going, one-time, and fraud, and abuse; (4) established
collection burden on small business quarterly reporting requirements; procedures to prevent unauthorized
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Recordkeeping requirement, Third party changes of a user’s default TRS
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a disclosure requirement. provider; and (5) established procedures
collection of information unless it Obligation to Respond: Required to
to protect TRS users’ customer
displays a currently valid Office of obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
proprietary network information (CPNI)
Management and Budget (OMB) control authority for this information collection
is section 225 of the Communications from disclosure.
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with Act, 47 U.S.C. 225. The law was enacted On March 23, 2017, the Commission
a collection of information subject to the on July 26, 1990, as Title IV of the released Structure and Practices of the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Video Relay Services Program et al.,
control number. (ADA), Public Law 101–336, 104 Stat. FCC 17–26, published at 82 FR 17754,
DATES: Written comments should be 327, 366–69. April 13, 2017, (2017 VRS
submitted on or before August 11, 2017. Total Annual Burden: 473,809 hours. Improvements Order), which among
If you anticipate that you will be Total Annual Cost: $41,000. other things, (1) allows VRS providers to
submitting comments, but find it Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: assign TRS Numbering Directory 10-
difficult to do so within the period of Confidentiality is an issue to the extent digit telephone numbers to hearing
time allowed by this notice, you should that individuals and households individuals for the limited purpose of
advise the contacts below as soon as provide personally identifiable
making point-to-point video calls, and
possible. information, which is covered under the
(2) gives VRS providers the option to
FCC’s updated system of records notice
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to participate in an at-home call handling
(SORN), FCC/CGB–4, ‘‘Internet-based
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@ Telecommunications Relay Service-User pilot program, subject to certain
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. limitations, as well as recordkeeping
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Registration Database (ITRS–URD).’’ As
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. and reporting requirements.
additional information about the 552a, the Commission also published a Federal Communications Commission.
information collection, contact Cathy SORN, FCC/CGB–4 ‘‘Internet-based Katura Jackson,
Williams at (202) 418–2918. Telecommunications Relay Service-User Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of Registration Database (ITRS–URD),’’ in Secretary.
its continuing effort to reduce the Federal Register on February 9, [FR Doc. 2017–12064 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am]
paperwork burdens, and as required by 2015 (80 FR 6963) which became
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted on or before August 11, 2017. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation		82 FR 26927