Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 55152-55153
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-19742
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 79
MB Docket No. 12-108; FCC 15-156
Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Second Report and Order implementing provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible user interfaces and video programming guides and menus. This document is consistent with the Second Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements.
DATES: 47 CFR 79.107(a)(5), (d), and (e), 79.108(d)(2), and (f), published at 81 FR 5921, February 4, 2016 are effective on August 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on August 9, 2016, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Second Report and Order, FCC 15-156, published at 81 FR 5921, February 4, 2016. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1203. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the requirements. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1203, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on August 9, 2016, for the new information collection requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 79.107(a)(5), (d), and (e), 79.108(d)(2), and (f).
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1203.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1203.
OMB Approval Date: August 9, 2016.
OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2019.
Title: Section 79.107--User Interfaces Provided by Digital Apparatus; Section 79.108--Video Programming Guides and Menus Provided by Navigation Devices; Section 79.110--Complaint Procedures for User Interfaces, Menus and Guides, and Activating Accessibility Features on Digital Apparatus and Navigation Devices.
Form Number: N/A.
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Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local, or tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,245 respondents; 517,052 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 hours to 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260, 124 Stat. 2751, and Sections 4(i), 4(j), 303(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 303(bb), and 716(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 303(bb), and 617(g).
Total Annual Burden: 24,153 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $70,500.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals and households provide personally identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and Inquiries,'' which became effective on January 25, 2010. The Commission believes that it provides sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file complaints under 47 CFR 79.110.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy-Impact-Assessment.html. The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the SORN.
Needs and Uses: On November 20, 2015, in document FCC 15-156, the Commission released a Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 12-108, FCC 15-156, adopting additional rules implementing Sections 204 and 205 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible user interfaces and video programming guides and menus. These rules are codified at 47 CFR 79.107 and 79.108. First, the Second Report and Order implements Section 204's requirement that both the ``appropriate built-in apparatus functions'' and the ``on-screen text menus or other visual indicators built in to the digital apparatus'' to access such functions be ``usable by individuals who are blind or visually impaired'' by relying on the existing definition of ``usable'' in Section 6.3(l) of the Commission's rules. The 6.3(l) definition of ``usable'' requires that ``individuals with disabilities have access to the full functionality and documentation for the product, including instructions, product information (including accessible feature information), documentation, bills and technical support which is provided to individuals without disabilities.'' In addition, the Second Report and Order adopts information, documentation, and training requirements comparable to those in Section 6.11 of the Commission's rules for entities covered by both Section 204 and Section 205 of the CVAA. The Second Report and Order also adopts consumer notification requirements for equipment manufacturers of digital apparatus and navigation devices that will require manufacturers to publicize the availability of accessible devices on manufacturer Web sites that must be accessible to those with disabilities. The Second Report and Order requires MVPDs, as well as manufacturers, to ensure that the contact office or person listed on their Web site is able to answer both general and specific questions about the availability of accessible equipment, including, if necessary, providing information to consumers or directing consumers to a place where they can locate information about how to activate and use accessibility features.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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