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
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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
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
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.
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1053 (emergency) July 2014.doc
20140702120819.pdf
Two-Line Captioned Telephone Order; IP Captioned Telephone Service Declaratory Ruling; and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123