Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information	Form	New	Available
Emergency Letter.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-12-05	Available
3060-xxxx Emergency PRA TRS cost data Supporting Statement (2018) final.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-01-18	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
229313	Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information		New
229312	Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information		New
229310	Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1249	ICR Reference No: 201712-3060-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/10/2018
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/18/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/05/2017
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statement during review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	6 Months From Approved
Responses	3,614	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,537	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,000	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission is submitting this emergency information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate burden hours and costs associated with regulations under section 225 of the Communications Act (Act), that were initially included in the January 2002 Supporting Statement for Collection 3060-0463, categorically carried forward through the February 2014 Supporting Statement for Collection 3060-0463 under the broad category of “Existing Information Collection Requirements (2001 TRS Cost Recovery MO&O),” but omitted from the July 2017 Supporting Statement for Collection 3060-0463. This information collection also includes additional burden hours and costs associated with existing regulations under section 225 of the Act that previously have not been included in Supporting Statements for Collection 3060-0463.

Emergency Justfication: In accordance with OMB’s emergency processing rules, 5 CFR § 1320(13), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests expedited review and approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), of the information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR §§ 64.604(a)(7), (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(5)(iii)(D) and (G), (c)(6), and (c)(7). As explained below, these rule sections include (1) the collection of certain information associated with a rule first adopted in 1993 for which no PRA approval can be found and (2) the collection of certain information that was inadvertently excluded from the July 2017 supporting statement for information collection 3060-0463. We make this request for emergency approval to be granted on or before January 10, 2018, so that the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) administrator can distribute the information collection forms to the TRS providers and the state relay administrators by mid-January 2018. This will afford the providers and state administrators sufficient time prior to the February 20, 2018 deadline to report the information to the TRS administrator. This deadline is necessary so that the TRS administrator has sufficient time to prepare and submit to the Commission a report on recommended interstate TRS rates before the May 1, 2018 deadline. The Commission, in turn, needs sufficient time to seek public comment and adopt rates before the commencement of the next rate year on July 1, 2018. The Commission must adopt rates prior to July 1 of each year so that the TRS providers can be compensated for the interstate TRS services that they provide.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 225 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 57448	12/05/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 57448	12/05/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information	None, None	Interstate TRS Fund Annual Provider Information ,   Interstate TRS Fund 2017 Intrastate Rate and Minute Data for MARS Methodology
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Financial Data, Complaints, and Other Compliance Information

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	3,614	0	0	3,614	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,537	0	0	5,537	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,000	0	0	9,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This a new emergency collection of information. The program changes/increases added to OMB’s inventory as a result of the final information collection requirements are as follows: +72 respondents; +3,614 responses; +5,537 annual burden hours; and $9,000 annual cost.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,355

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/05/2017

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