Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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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 Register Volume 91, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 67314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21811]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0761; FR ID 374220]
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 December
28, 2026. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23737162634540400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e1e1c0f0e282d2d60292138">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5f7d687465324b757070757d716f5c7a7f7f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d1f3e6faebbcc5fbfefefbf3ffe1d2f4f1f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0761.
Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, CG
Docket No. 05-231.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or
households; and Not-for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 36,543 respondents; 459,091
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 (30 minutes) to 30 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, monthly, ongoing, and one-time
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this obligation is found at section 713 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and implemented
at 47 CFR 79.1.
Total Annual Burden: 657,271 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $35,137,876.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to revise this existing
information collection requirements in its closed captioning rules (47
CFR 79.1), which require that, with some exceptions, all new video
programming, and 75 percent of ``pre-rule'' programming, be closed
captioned. The existing collections include petitions by video
programming providers, producers, and owners for exemptions from the
closed captioning rules, responses by commenters, and replies;
complaints by viewers alleging violations of the closed captioning
rules, responses by video programming distributors (VPDs) and video
programmers, recordkeeping in support of complaint responses, and
compliance ladder obligations in the event of a pattern or trend of
violations; recordkeeping of monitoring and maintenance activities;
caption quality best practices procedures; making video programming
distributor contact information available to viewers in phone
directories, on the Commission's website and the websites of video
programming distributors (if they have them), and in billing statements
(to the extent video programming distributors issue them); and video
programmers filing of contact information and compliance certifications
with the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-21811 Filed 10-23-26; 8:45 am]
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