Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order and IP Captioned Telephone Service Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123

ICR 201407-3060-013

OMB: 3060-1053

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2014-07-16
Supplementary Document
2014-07-15
ICR Details
3060-1053 201407-3060-013
Historical Active 201404-3060-033
FCC CGB
Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order and IP Captioned Telephone Service Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Emergency 08/05/2014
Approved without change 08/05/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/16/2014
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2015 6 Months From Approved 06/30/2017
745,280 0 373,280
542,252 0 113,252
1,008,000 0 558,000

The Commission is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue emergency approval of the user registration and certification requirements for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) contained in 47 CFR 64.604(c)(9). As discussed below, because the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently vacated an earlier version of 47 CFR 64.604(c)(9), emergency action for the information collections associated with the revised rules is requested so as to avoid a lapse in registration and certification requirements which would result if OMB approval is not received prior to the issuance of the court's mandate.
In accordance with OMB's emergency processing rules, 5 C.F.R. § 1320(13), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests expedited review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, of the new information collection requirements pertaining to consumer registration and certification requirements contained in paragraphs 64-65 and 69-75 of the attached Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (IP CTS Reform Order), adopted by the Commission on August 26, 2013. We make this request for emergency approval because the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently vacated an earlier version of the rules. Emergency action for the information collections associated with the revised rules is requested so as to avoid a lapse in registration and certification requirements which would result if OMB approval is not received prior to the issuance of the court’s mandate, which is expected on or after August 4, 2014. These requirements are necessary to help prevent people from using Internet Protocol captioned telephone service (IP CTS) who do not have hearing loss and do not need IP CTS to have functionally equivalent telephone service. Limiting use of IP CTS to those with hearing loss who need IP CTS to have functionally equivalent telephone service helps protect the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund which is funded by telecommunications and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, who include TRS funding as part of their expenses when determining what to charge consumers. In other words, all telecommunications and VoiP consumers indirectly pay for IP CTS.

US Code: 47 USC 225 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  
None

3060-AK01 Final or interim final rulemaking 78 FR 53684 08/30/2013

  79 FR 41555 07/16/2014
79 FR 41555 07/16/2014
No

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 745,280 373,280 0 372,000 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 542,252 113,252 0 429,000 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,008,000 558,000 0 450,000 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
In the previous submission to OMB on April 28, 2014 and approved on June 18, 2014, the Commission removed the user registration and certification requirements for IP CTS contained in 47 CFR 64.604(c)(9) as adopted in the IP CTS Reform Order, FCC 13-118 due to a pending court proceeding filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by Sorenson Communications, Inc. On June 20, 2014, the DC Circuit vacated the earlier version of 47 CFR 64.604(c)(9), and the Commission now submits rule 47 CFR 64.604(c)(9) as revised in the IP CTS Reform Order to OMB for review and approval. Due to this action, the Commission makes the following program changes as follows: (a) The Commission's estimate the number of respondents has increased by +32,400, from 153,605 respondents to 186,005 respondents; (b) The Commission's estimate the number of responses has increased by +372,000, from 373,280 responses to 745,280 responses; (c) The Commission's estimate for the total annual burden hours has increased by +429,000, from 113,252 hours to 542,252; and (d) The Commission's estimate for the total annual cost has increased by +$450,000, from $558,000 to $1,008,000.

$21,601
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Eliot Greenwald 202 418-2235

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
07/16/2014


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