Notice2023-18649
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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August 29, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59524-59525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18649]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1167; FR ID 166669]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
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,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before September 28,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acfcfeedeccacfcf82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c5c5e4d4c6a6f6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9fad8cdd1c097eed0d5d5d0d8d4caf9dfdada97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="145775607c6d3a437d78787d757967547277773a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (2) look for the section of the web page called
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``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading,
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the
FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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.
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-1167.
Title: Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications
Services and Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,541 respondents; 42,106
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, one-time, and on occasion reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1-4, 255, 303(r), 403, 503, 716, 717, and 718 of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 255, 303(r), 403,
503, 617, 618, and 619.
Total Annual Burden: 120,999 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $17,800.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, in document FCC 11-151, published at 76 FR
82354, December 30, 2011, the FCC adopted rules to implement sections
716 and 717 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as amended,
which were added to the Act by the Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). See Public Law 111-260,
104. Section 716 of the Act requires providers of advanced
communications services and manufacturers of equipment used for
advanced communications services to make their services and equipment
accessible to individuals with disabilities, unless doing so is not
achievable. 47 U.S.C. 617. Section 717 of the Act established new
recordkeeping requirements and enforcement procedures for service
providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject to sections 255,
716, and 718 of the Act. 47 U.S.C. 618. Section 255 of the Act requires
telecommunications and interconnected VoIP services and equipment to be
accessible to individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. 47
U.S.C. 255. Section 718 of the Act requires internet browsers built
into mobile phones to be accessible to and usable by individuals who
are blind or have a visual impairment, unless doing so is not
achievable. 47 U.S.C. 619.
In document FCC 11-151, the Commission adopted rules relating to
the following:
(a) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must ensure that the
information and documentation that they provide is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
(b) Service providers and equipment manufacturers may seek waivers
from the accessibility obligations of section 716 of the Act for
services or equipment that are designed for multiple purposes,
including advanced communications services, but are designed primarily
for purposes other than using advanced communications services.
(c) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must maintain records of their
efforts to implement those sections.
(d) Service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject
to sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act must certify annually to the
Commission that records are kept in accordance with the recordkeeping
requirements. The certification must include contact details of the
person(s) authorized to resolve accessibility complaints and the agent
designated for service of process.
(e) The Commission established procedures to facilitate the filing
of formal and informal complaints alleging violations of sections 255,
716, or 718 of the Act. Those procedures include a nondiscretionary
pre-filing notice procedure to facilitate dispute resolution, that is,
as a prerequisite to filing an informal complaint, complainants must
first request dispute assistance from the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau's Disability Rights Office.
In 2013, in document FCC 13-57, published at 78 FR 30226, May 22,
2013, the FCC adopted rules to implement section 718 of the Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18649 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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