Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231

Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. § 613, which was added pursuant to section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, requires the Commission to prescribe rules and implementation schedules for closed captioning of televised video programming. In enacting section 713, Congress generally required that video programming be closed captioned, regardless of distribution technology, to ensure access to persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. The purpose of this submission is to seek Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a three-year extension to the currently approved information collections under Control No. 3060-0761, which relates to the closed captioning on television rules (found in 47 CFR § 79.1).

The latest form for Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231 expires 2027-03-31 and can be found here.

Section 79.1, Closed Captioning

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