Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; Misuse of Internet ...

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting statement OMB 3060-0463 092221.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-12-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
30177	Telecommunications Relay Services and Sppech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities Instruction	Modified
231677	Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities	Modified
179864	Telecommunications Relay Services and Sppech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0463	ICR Reference No: 202112-3060-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-3060-006
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; Misuse of Internet ...
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/02/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	7,988	7,989
Time Burden (Hours)	14,524	14,455
Cost Burden (Dollars)	291,700	291,700

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Abstract: The Commission is submitting this revised information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to update the estimates of existing burdens that were included in the August 2020 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This collection also includes the most recent versions of two information collection forms. (1) The “TRS Fund State TRS Administrator Form” collects intrastate rate and minutes of use data from state TRS administrators; and (2) The “TRS Fund Provider Form” collects (i) intrastate rate and minutes of use data from state TRS providers, and (ii) cost and demand data from Internet-based TRS providers. Section 225 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, requires that: (1) the Commission ensures that TRS is available, to the extent possible and in the most efficient manner, to persons with hearing or speech disabilities in the United States; (2) the Commission promulgates regulations governing the provision of TRS by common carriers offering telephone voice transmission service; and (3) TRS offers persons with hearing and speech disabilities telephone transmission services that are “functionally equivalent” to voice telephone services.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 225 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

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:
	86 FR 54190	09/30/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 68493	12/02/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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
Telecommunications Relay Services and Sppech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities	None, None	TRS Fund Annual Provider Filing ,   TRS Fund Annual State Filing
Telecommunications Relay Services and Sppech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	7,988	7,989	0	0	-1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,524	14,455	0	0	69	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	291,700	291,700	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to the re-evaluation of the existing burdens for this information collection, the Commission makes the following adjustments: A decrease in the number of responses of -1, from 7,989 to 7,988; and an increase in the annual burden hours of +69, from 14,455 to 14,524. There are no program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $64,430

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? No

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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: 12/02/2021

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