82 FR 48203 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with rules adopted in the Commission's document Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to- Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order (Report and Order). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48203-48204]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22468]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket Nos. 10-51 and 03-123; FCC 17-26]


Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with rules adopted in the 
Commission's document Structure and Practices of the Video Relay 
Services Program; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, 
Report and Order (Report and Order). This document is consistent with 
the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those 
rules.

DATES: 47 CFR 64.604(b)(8) and 64.611(a)(5) and (g)(1)(vii); and 
amendments to Sec. Sec.  64.604(b)(4)(iii), 64.611(c)(2)(i), 
64.615(a)(3)(i) introductory text and (a)(3)(i)(A), 64.630, 64.5101(b), 
and 64.5103(m), published at 82 FR 17754, April 13, 2017, are effective 
October 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, Disability Rights 
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-1264, or 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 2, 
2017, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order, 
FCC 17-26, published at 82 FR 17754, April 13, 2017. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-1201. The Commission publishes this document as an 
announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you have any 
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission 
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, 
please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the 
OMB Control Number, 3060-1201, in your correspondence. The Commission 
will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to 
[email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (844) 432-2275 (videophone), 
or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
October 2, 2017, for the information collection requirements contained 
in the Commission's rules at Sec. Sec.  64.604(b)(4)(iii) and (b)(8); 
64.611(a)(5), (c)(2)(i), and (g)(1)(vii); 64.615(a)(3)(i) introductory 
text and (a)(3)(i)(A); 64.630; 64.5101(b); and 64.5103(m).
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1201.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1201.
    OMB Approval Date: October 2, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2020.
    Title: Video Relay Services, CG Docket Nos. 10-51 & 03-123.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 135,350 respondents; 2,395,180 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes) 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 the information collections is contained in 
section 225 of the Communications Act. 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 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 
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digit telephone numbers to hearing individuals for the limited purpose 
of making point-to-pint 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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22468 Filed 10-16-17; 8:45 am]
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