83 FR 4203 - Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and Budget
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4203-4204] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01650] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1249] Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliot Greenwald, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2235, or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-1249. OMB Approval Date: 01/18/2018. Expiration Date: 07/31/2018. Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03- [[Page 4204]] 123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information. Form No.: N/A. Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or household; State, local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 72 respondents; 3,614 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes) to 50 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual, monthly, on occasion, and one-time reporting requirements; Recordkeeping and Third-Party Disclosure requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The statutory authority for the information collection requirements is found at section 225 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 225. The law was enacted on July 26, 1990, as Title IV of the ADA, Pub. L. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69. Total Annual Burden: 5,537 hours. Total Annual Cost: $9,000. 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-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/ CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance,'' in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on September 24, 2014. Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC completed a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy-Impact-Assessment.html. The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the SORN. Needs and Uses: On December 21, 2001, the Commission released the 2001 TRS Cost Recovery Order, document FCC 01-371, in which the Commission: (a) Directed the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund (TRS Fund) administrator to continue to use the average cost per minute compensation methodology for the traditional TRS compensation rate; (b) required TRS providers to submit certain projected TRS-related cost and demand data to the TRS Fund Administrator to be used to calculate the rate; and (c) directed the TRS Fund administrator to expand its form for providers to itemize their actual and projected costs and demand data, to include specific sections to capture speech-to-speech (STS) and video relay service (VRS) costs and minutes of use. On November 19, 2007, the Commission released the 2007 Cost Recovery Order, document FCC 07-486, in which the Commission: (a) Adopted a new cost recovery methodology for interstate traditional TRS and interstate STS based on the Multi-state Average Rate Structure (MARS) plan, under which interstate TRS compensation rates are determined by weighted average of the states' intrastate compensation rates, and which includes for STS additional compensation approved by the Commission for STS outreach; (b) adopted a new cost recovery methodology for interstate captioned telephone service (CTS), as well as internet Protocol captioned telephone service (IP CTS), based on the MARS plan; (c) adopted a cost recovery methodology for internet Protocol (IP) Relay based on price caps; (d) adopted a cost recovery methodology for VRS that adopted tiered rates based on call volume; (e) clarified the nature and extent that certain categories of costs are compensable from the Fund; and; (f) addressed certain issues concerning the management and oversight of the Fund, including prohibiting financial incentives offered to consumers to make relay calls and the role of the Interstate TRS Fund Advisory Council. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D), mandatory minimum standards adopted in the 2007 Cost Recovery Order, requires that TRS providers submit to the TRS Fund administrator information reasonably requested by the administrator, including the following for intrastate traditional TRS, STS, and CTS: (a) The per-minute compensation rate(s); (b) whether the rate applies to session minutes or conversation minutes; (c) the number of intrastate session minutes; and (d) the number of intrastate conversation minutes. 47 CFR 64.604(a)(7) requires that in order for VRS providers to be compensated from the TRS Fund for U.S. residents making VRS calls from international points to the U.S., the providers must pre-register the users before they leave the country for the purpose of making VRS calls from international points for up to a maximum period of 4 weeks. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(1) requires each state and interstate TRS provider to maintain a log of consumer complaints and annually file a summary of the complaint log with the Commission. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(2) requires each state and interstate TRS provider to submit contact information to the Commission. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D)(3) requires providers to submit speed of answer data. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(G) requires each new TRS provider to submit to the TRS Fund administrator a notification of its intent to participate in the TRS Fund 30 days prior to submitting its first report of TRS interstate minutes of use. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(6) provides procedures for consumers to file informal complaints alleging violations of the TRS rules, for TRS providers to respond to these complaints, and for the Commission to refer complaints concerning intrastate TRS to the states. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(7) requires that contracts between state TRS administrators and the TRS vendor provide for the transfer of TRS customer profile data from the outgoing TRS vendor to the incoming TRS vendor. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-01650 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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PRA that does not display a valid OMB proposed or existing antenna structure outage. Consistent with FAA
control number. that requires notice of proposed requirements, if a lighting outage cannot
DATES: Written PRA comments should construction to the Federal Aviation be repaired within the FAA’s original
be submitted on or before April 2, 2018. Administration (FAA) to register the NOTAM period, Section 17.48(a) further
If you anticipate that you will be structure with the Commission. This requires the antenna structure owner to
submitting comments, but find it includes those structures used as part of notify the FAA of that fact and provide
difficult to do so within the period of the stations licensed by the Commission any needed updates to its estimated
time allowed by this notice, you should for the transmission of radio energy, or return-to-service date. The rule also
advise the contact listed below as soon to be used as part of a cable television requires antenna structure owners to
as possible. head-end system. If a Federal continue to provide these updates to the
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Government antenna structure is to be FAA every NOTAM period until its
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ used by a Commission licensee, the lights are repaired.
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. structure must be registered with the Section 17.49 requires antenna
Commission. Section 17.4(f) provides structure owners to maintain a record of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
that antenna structure owners shall observed or otherwise known
additional information about the immediately provide to all tenant extinguishments or improper
information collection, contact Cathy licensees and permittees notification functioning of structure lights for two
Williams at (202) 418–2918. that the structure has been registered. years and provide the records to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This may be done by providing either a Commission upon request.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0645. copy of Form 854R or a link to the FCC
Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, Federal Communications Commission.
antenna structure registration website.
Antenna Structure Registration Marlene H. Dortch,
This notification may be done
Requirements. electronically or via paper mail. Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Form Number: N/A. Section 17.4(g) requires antenna [FR Doc. 2018–01649 Filed 1–29–18; 8:45 am]
Type of Review: Extension of a structure owners to display the Antenna BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
currently approved collection. Structure Registration Number in a
Respondents: Business or other for- conspicuous place that is readily visible
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions near the base of the antenna. This rule FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
and state, local or tribal government. specifically requires that the Antenna COMMISSION
Number of Respondents: 16,000 Structure Number be displayed so that [OMB 3060–1249]
respondents; 154,162 responses. it is conspicuously visible and legible
Estimated Time per Response: .1–.25 from the publicly accessible area nearest Information Collection Approved by
hours. the base of the antenna structure along the Office of Management and Budget
Frequency of Response: On occasion the publicly accessible roadway or path.
reporting requirement, recordkeeping Where an antenna structure is AGENCY: Federal Communications
requirement and third-party disclosure surrounded by a perimeter fence, or Commission.
requirement. where the point of access includes an ACTION: Notice.
Obligation To Respond: Required to access gate, the Antenna Structure
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory Registration Number should be posted SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
authority for this information collection on the perimeter fence or access gate. Commission (FCC) has received Office
is contained in Sections 4, 303, 48 Stat. Where multiple antenna structures of Management and Budget (OMB)
1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, having separate Antenna Structure approval for the following public
303. Registration Numbers are located within information collections pursuant to the
Total Annual Burden: 18,109 hours. a single fenced area, the Antenna Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An
Total Annual Cost: $51,900. Structure Registration Numbers must be agency may not conduct or sponsor a
Privacy Impact Assessment: No posted both on the perimeter fence or collection of information unless it
impact(s). access gate and near the base of each displays a currently valid OMB control
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: antenna structure. If the base of the number, and no person is required to
There is no need for confidentiality. antenna structure has more than one respond to a collection of information
However, respondents may request point of access, the rule requires that the unless it displays a currently valid
materials or information submitted to Antenna Structure Registration Number control number. Comments concerning
the Commission be withheld from be posted so that it is visible at the the accuracy of the burden estimates
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of publicly accessible area nearest each and any suggestions for reducing the
the Commission’s rules. such point of access. The registration burden should be directed to the person
Needs and Uses: The Commission is number is issued to identify antenna listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
seeking Office of Management and structure owners in order to enforce the CONTACT section below.
Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of Congressionally-mandated provisions FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliot
this information collection in order to related to the owners. Greenwald, Disability Rights Office,
obtain the full three-year approval. The Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Commission has adjusted its burden and reporting and recordkeeping Bureau, at (202) 418–2235, or email:
cost estimates in order to update the requirements. Section 17.48(a) requires Eliot.Greenwald.@fcc.gov.
collection burdens necessary to that antenna structure owners SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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implement a uniform registration immediately report outages of top OMB Control No.: 3060–1249.
process as well as safe and effective steady burning lights or flashing OMB Approval Date: 01/18/2018.
lighting procedures for owners of antenna structure lights to the FAA, if Expiration Date: 07/31/2018.
antenna structures. not corrected within 30 minutes. Upon Title: Telecommunications Relay
Section 17.4 includes third party receipt of the outage notification, the Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
disclosure requirements. Specifically, FAA will issue a Notice to Airmen for Individuals with Hearing and
Section 17.4 requires the owner of any (NOTAM), which notifies aircraft of the Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–
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123, Financial Data, Complaints, and include specific sections to capture and annually file a summary of the
Other Compliance Information. speech-to-speech (STS) and video relay complaint log with the Commission.
Form No.: N/A. service (VRS) costs and minutes of use. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(2) requires each
Respondents: Business or other for- On November 19, 2007, the state and interstate TRS provider to
profit; Individuals or household; State, Commission released the 2007 Cost submit contact information to the
local or Tribal Governments. Recovery Order, document FCC 07–486, Commission.
Number of Respondents: 72 in which the Commission: 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D)(3) requires
respondents; 3,614 responses. (a) Adopted a new cost recovery providers to submit speed of answer
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 methodology for interstate traditional data.
hours (30 minutes) to 50 hours. TRS and interstate STS based on the 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(G) requires
Frequency of Response: Annual, Multi-state Average Rate Structure each new TRS provider to submit to the
monthly, on occasion, and one-time (MARS) plan, under which interstate TRS Fund administrator a notification
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping TRS compensation rates are determined of its intent to participate in the TRS
and Third-Party Disclosure by weighted average of the states’ Fund 30 days prior to submitting its first
requirements. intrastate compensation rates, and report of TRS interstate minutes of use.
Obligation to Respond: Required to which includes for STS additional 47 CFR 64.604(c)(6) provides
obtain or retain benefit. The statutory compensation approved by the procedures for consumers to file
authority for the information collection Commission for STS outreach; informal complaints alleging violations
requirements is found at section 225 of (b) adopted a new cost recovery of the TRS rules, for TRS providers to
the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 225. methodology for interstate captioned respond to these complaints, and for the
The law was enacted on July 26, 1990, telephone service (CTS), as well as Commission to refer complaints
as Title IV of the ADA, Pub. L. 101–336, internet Protocol captioned telephone concerning intrastate TRS to the states.
104 Stat. 327, 366–69. service (IP CTS), based on the MARS 47 CFR 64.604(c)(7) requires that
Total Annual Burden: 5,537 hours. plan; contracts between state TRS
Total Annual Cost: $9,000. (c) adopted a cost recovery administrators and the TRS vendor
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: methodology for internet Protocol (IP) provide for the transfer of TRS customer
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent Relay based on price caps; profile data from the outgoing TRS
that individuals and households (d) adopted a cost recovery vendor to the incoming TRS vendor.
provide personally identifiable methodology for VRS that adopted
information, which is covered under the Federal Communications Commission.
tiered rates based on call volume;
FCC’s updated system of records notice (e) clarified the nature and extent that Marlene H. Dortch,
(SORN), FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal certain categories of costs are Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for compensable from the Fund; and; [FR Doc. 2018–01650 Filed 1–29–18; 8:45 am]
Dispute Assistance.’’ As required by the (f) addressed certain issues BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the concerning the management and
Commission also published a SORN, oversight of the Fund, including
FCC/CGB–1 ‘‘Informal Complaints, prohibiting financial incentives offered FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute to consumers to make relay calls and the COMMISSION
Assistance,’’ in the Federal Register on role of the Interstate TRS Fund Advisory [OMB 3060–1150]
August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which Council.
became effective on September 24, 2014. 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D), mandatory Information Collection Being Reviewed
Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC minimum standards adopted in the by the Federal Communications
completed a Privacy Impact Assessment 2007 Cost Recovery Order, requires that Commission
(PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be TRS providers submit to the TRS Fund
reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/ administrator information reasonably AGENCY: Federal Communications
privacyact/Privacy-Impact- requested by the administrator, Commission.
Assessment.html. The Commission is in including the following for intrastate ACTION: Notice and request for
the process of updating the PIA to traditional TRS, STS, and CTS: comments.
incorporate various revisions to it as a (a) The per-minute compensation
result of revisions to the SORN. rate(s); SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Needs and Uses: On December 21, (b) whether the rate applies to session to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
2001, the Commission released the 2001 minutes or conversation minutes; required by the Paperwork Reduction
TRS Cost Recovery Order, document (c) the number of intrastate session Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
FCC 01–371, in which the Commission: minutes; and Communications Commission (FCC or
(a) Directed the Interstate (d) the number of intrastate Commission) invites the general public
Telecommunications Relay Services conversation minutes. and other Federal agencies to take this
(TRS) Fund (TRS Fund) administrator to 47 CFR 64.604(a)(7) requires that in opportunity to comment on the
continue to use the average cost per order for VRS providers to be following information collections.
minute compensation methodology for compensated from the TRS Fund for Comments are requested concerning:
the traditional TRS compensation rate; U.S. residents making VRS calls from Whether the proposed collection of
(b) required TRS providers to submit international points to the U.S., the information is necessary for the proper
certain projected TRS-related cost and providers must pre-register the users performance of the functions of the
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demand data to the TRS Fund before they leave the country for the Commission, including whether the
Administrator to be used to calculate purpose of making VRS calls from information shall have practical utility;
the rate; and international points for up to a the accuracy of the Commission’s
(c) directed the TRS Fund maximum period of 4 weeks. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
administrator to expand its form for 47 CFR 64.604(c)(1) requires each quality, utility, and clarity of the
providers to itemize their actual and state and interstate TRS provider to information collected; ways to minimize
projected costs and demand data, to maintain a log of consumer complaints the burden of the collection of
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| Dates | 01/18/2018. | |
| Contact | Eliot Greenwald, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2235, or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 4203 |
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