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Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–123, 

Report and Order and Order on 

Reconsideration, 20 FCC Rcd 20577 

(2005) (2005 TRS Report and Order), 

published at 70 FR 76208, December 23, 

2005, which created another method for 

some Telecommunications Relay 

Service (TRS) providers to become 

eligible to receive compensation from 

the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund). 

Specifically, the 2005 TRS Report and 

Order amended the TRS regulations to 

permit a common carrier seeking to offer 

Video Relay Service (VRS) or Internet 

Protocol (IP) Relay Service and receive 

compensation from the Fund to apply to 

the Commission for certification as an 

entity providing these services in 

compliance with the TRS rules, and 

therefore eligible to receive 

reimbursement from the Fund. In a 

subsequent declaratory ruling, the 

Commission also permitted entities 

desiring to provide IP captioned 

telephone service to seek certification 

from the Commission for eligibility to 

receive compensation from the Fund. 

Telecommunications Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities; Internet-based Captioned 

Telephone Service, CG Docket No. 03–

123, Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 

379 (2007), published at 72 FR 6960, 

February 14, 2007. 

In order to facilitate this certification 

process, the Commission adopted 

information collection requirements that 

include the following: 

(A) 47 CFR 64.606 (a)(2): Providing 

documentation detailing: (1) A 

description of the forms of TRS to be 

provided, (2) a description of how the 

provider will meet all non-waived 

mandatory minimum standards 

applicable to each form of TRS offered, 

(3) a description of the provider’s 

procedures for ensuring compliance 

with all applicable TRS rules, (4) a 

description of the provider’s complaint 

procedures, (5) a narrative describing 

any areas in which the provider’s 

service will differ from the applicable 

mandatory minimum standards, (6) a 

narrative establishing that services that 

differ from the mandatory minimum 

standards do not violate applicable 

mandatory minimum standards, (7) 

demonstration of status as a common 

carrier, and (8) a statement that the 

provider will file annual compliance 

reports demonstrating continued 

compliance with the rules; 

(B) 47 CFR 64.606 (c)(2): A provider 

may apply for renewal of its 

certification by filing documentation 

with the Commission, at least 90 days 

prior to expiration of certification, 

containing the information described in 

47 CFR 64.606 (a)(2); 

(C) 47 CFR 64.606 (e)(2): A provider 

must submit documentation 

demonstrating ongoing compliance with 

the Commission’s minimum standards 

if, for example, the Commission receives 

evidence that a certified provider may 

not be in compliance with the minimum 

standards and the Commission requests 

such information; 

(D) 47 CFR 64.606 (f)(2): Providers 

certified under this section must notify 

the Commission of substantive changes 

in their TRS programs, services, and 

features within 60 days of when such 

changes occur, and must certify that the 

interstate TRS provider continues to 

meet federal minimum standards after 

implementing the substantive change; 

and 

(E) 47 CFR 64.606 (g): Providers 

certified under this section shall file 

with the Commission, on an annual 

basis, a report providing evidence that 

they are in compliance with 47 CFR 

64.604. 

In Telecommunication Relay Services 

and Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities 

Act of 1990, CG Docket No. 03–123, CC 

Docket No. 98–67, Second Report and 

Order, Order on Reconsideration, and 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC 

Rcd 12379 (2003), published at 68 FR 

50993, August 25, 2003, the 

Commission adopted additional 

requirements related to the substance 

and implementation of TRS mandatory 

minimum standards. In 47 CFR 

64.604(a)(3), the Commission required 

TRS facilities to provide speed dialing 

functionality, which may entail 

providers maintaining a list of 

telephone numbers. In addition, the 

Commission bolstered the contact 

information requirements of 47 CFR 

64.604(c)(2). 

Furthermore, the Commission 

required providers receiving waivers of 

some of these standards to submit to the 

Commission an annual waiver report 

that details (1) the technological 

changes with respect to the 

functionalities covered by the waivers; 

(2) the progress made; and (3) the steps 

taken to resolve the technological 

problems that prevent these providers 

from offering certain types of TRS calls 

and features. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–20741 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Comments Requested 

August 25, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork burden 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501—

3520. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

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 

control number. Comments are 

requested concerning (a) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Commission, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before October 8, 2008. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting PRA comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the FCC contact listed below as 

soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, (202) 395–

5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or via 

Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Judith-B. Herman@fcc.gov, Federal 

Communications Commission, or an email to PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of 

this information collection request (ICR) 

submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web 

page http://reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the 

Web page called ‘‘Currently Under 

Review’’, (3) click on the downwardpointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’

box below the ‘‘Currently Under 

Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal 

Communications Commission’’ from the 

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list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select 

Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’

button to the right of the ‘‘Select 

Agency’’ box, and (6) when the list of 

FCC ICRs currently under review 

appears, look for the title of this ICR (or 

its OMB Control Number, if there is one) 

and then click on the ICR Reference 

Number to view detailed information 

about this ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Judith 

B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0804. 

Title: Universal Service—Rural Health 

Care Program. 

Form Nos.: FCC Forms 465, 466, 466–

A and 467. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and 

state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 6,494 

respondents; 59,464 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10–20 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

monthly, quarterly, annual, and onetime reporting requirements, and third 

party disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 

154(j), 201–205, 214, 254, and 403. 

Total Annual Burden: 67,468 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

However, respondents may request 

material or information submitted to the 

Commission be withheld from public 

inspection by requesting confidential 

treatment of their documents under 47 

CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

submitted this information collection to 

the OMB as an emergency request and 

received OMB approved on January 17, 

2008. The Commission is now 

submitting this information collection 

(IC) to the OMB as an extension (no 

change in reporting, recordkeeping and/ 

or third party disclosure requirements) 

during this comment period to obtain 

the full three-year clearance from them. 

Due to a mathematical error in the 

emergency request, the Commission is 

reporting a ¥952 hourly adjustment to 

the total annual burden. 

In the Telecommunications Act of 

1996 (1996 Act), Congress specifically 

sought to provide rural health care 

providers with ‘‘an affordable rate for 

the services necessary for the provision 

of telemedicine and instruction relating 

to such services.’’ In 1997, the 

Commission implemented this statutory 

directive by adopting the current Rural 

Health Care support mechanism, which 

provides universal service support to 

ensure that rural health care providers 

pay no more than their urban 

counterparts for their 

telecommunications needs and Internet 

access in the provision of health care 

services. Despite the Commission’s 

efforts to increase the utility of the Rural 

Health Care support mechanism, the 

program has yet to fully achieve the 

benefits intended by the statute and the 

Commission. 

In particular, health care providers 

continue to lack access to the broadband 

facilities needed to support the types of 

advanced telehealth applications, like 

telemedicine, that are vital to bringing 

medical expertise and advantage of 

modern health technology to rural areas 

of the nation. In response, the 

Commission issued the 2007 Pilot 

Program Selection Order (WC Docket 

No. 02–60, FCC 07–198) which selected 

69 participants for the universal service 

Rural Health Care Pilot Program (which 

was originally established by the 

Commission in September 2006). These 

69 participants are eligible for up to 85 

percent of the costs associated with: (1) 

The construction of state or regional 

broadband health care networks and 

with the advanced telecommunications 

and information services provided over 

those networks; (2) connecting to 

Internet 2 or National LambdaRail, 

which are both dedicated nationwide 

backbones; and (3) connecting to the 

public Internet. Approximately $417 

million in universal service support 

over three years (or $139 million per 

funding year) will be available to 

participants. To minimize the burden on 

Pilot Program participants and to 

streamline the process, the Commission 

generally uses the same forms as the 

existing Rural Health Care support 

mechanism. For example, selected 

participants, in order to receive support, 

must submit FCC Form 465 (seeking 

bids), FCC Form 466 (funding request 

and certification), FCC Form 466–A 

(selection of service provider), and FCC 

Form 467 (notification of service 

initiation). Due to the unique structure 

of the Pilot Program, however, in the 

2007 Pilot Program Selection Order, the 

Commission provides guidance 

regarding how these forms should be 

completed and additional information is 

required from selected participants, 

including proposed network costs 

worksheets, certifications, letters of 

agency from each participating health 

care provider, invoices showing actual 

incurred costs, and if applicable, 

network design studies. 

The information collected provides 

the Commission with the necessary 

information to administer the existing 

program and the Pilot Program, 

determine the amount of support 

applicants are eligible to receive, and 

inform the Commission about the 

feasibility of revising its rules. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–20743 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 07–57; FCC 08–178] 

Applications for Consent to the 

Transfer of Control of Licenses, XM 

Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., 

Transferor, to Sirius Satellite Radio 

Inc., Transferee 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; approval of merger. 

SUMMARY: This document approves the 

consolidated application of Sirius 

Satellite Radio Inc. (‘‘Sirius’’) and XM 

Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (‘‘XM’’; 

jointly, the ‘‘Applicants’’) for consent to 

the transfer of control of the licenses 

and authorizations held by Sirius and 

XM and their subsidiaries for the 

provision of SDARS in the United States 

and eliminates the prohibition on one 

licensee of satellite digital audio radio 

service (or ‘‘SDARS’’) acquiring control 

of the other SDARS licensee. 

DATES: The Commission’s action became 

effective July 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcia Glauberman, Industry Analysis 

Division, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–

7046, or Rebekah Goodheart, Industry 

Analysis Division, Media Bureau, at 

(202) 418–1438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Federal 

Communications Commission’s 

Memorandum Opinion and Order and 

Report and Order (the ‘‘Order’’) in MB 

Docket No. 07–57; FCC 08–178, adopted 

July 25, 2008, and released August 5, 

2008. The full text of this document is 

available for public inspection and 

copying during regular business hours 

in the FCC Reference Center, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street, SW., CY–A257, Washington, DC 

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