**DA 04-347**

**Released: February 11, 2004**

**TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) NEW VOLUNTARY AND MANDATORY
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET;
AMENDED TRS RULES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 24, 2004**

**CC Docket No. 98-67**

On January 27, 2004, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved
for three years the information collection requirements contained in the
*Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities,* Second Report and
Order, Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 98-67, FCC 03-112, 18 FCC
Rcd 12379 (rel. June 17, 2003) (*Second Report and Order*). *See* OMB
No. 3060-1047. These information collection requirements relate to new
voluntary and mandatory reporting requirements concerning the TRS
mandatory minimum standards, which apply to the providers of TRS. *See*
47 C.F.R. 64.604(a)(3) (reporting required if waiver sought of various
requirements); 47 C.F.R. 64.604(c)(2) (reporting contact information).
As stated in the *Second Report and Order*, the effective date of these
newly approved TRS rules is the date notice of the OMB approval is
published in the Federal Register.

The *Second Report and Order* also adopted or modified regulations that
do not require OMB approval, and states that such regulations become
effective 6 months from the date of publication of the *Second Report
and Order* in the Federal Register. *See Second Report and Order* at
par. 27. A summary of the *Second Report and Order* was published in the
Federal Register on August 25, 2003. *See* 68 FR 50973. Accordingly,
these new or modified rules will become effective on February 24, 2004.
A copy of the TRS rules, as amended, will appear after that date on the
Commission's website at: <http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/4regs.html>.

For further information, contact Dana Jackson or Cheryl King of the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-2517 (voice), (202)
418-7898 (TTY).

**FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT**

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the
FCC is notifying the public that it received approval from OMB on
January 27, 2004 for the collection(s) of information contained in the
Commission's new voluntary and mandatory reporting requirements in 47
C.F.R. sections 64.604(a)(3) and (c)(2). The OMB Control Number is
3060-1047. The annual reporting burden for the collection(s) of
information, including the time for gathering and maintaining the
collection of information, is estimated to be: 352 respondents, an
average of 5.311 hours per response per annum, for a total hour burden
of 1,366 hours, and no annual cost. If you have any comments on these
burden estimates, or how we can improve the collection(s) and reduce the
burden(s) they cause you, please write to Les Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12^th^ Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1047,
in your correspondence. We will also accept your comments regarding the
Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of the collections via the Internet, if
you send them to <Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov> or call (202) 418-0217.

Under 5 C.F.R. section 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
(PRA) that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control
Number is 3060-1047.

**THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF
1995, PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.**

To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail
to <fcc504@fcc.gov> or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
at (202) 418-0531 (voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY).

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