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Commission to confirm that an auction 

applicant understands its specific 

obligations with respect to Federal 

incumbent users and systems in the 

1755–1780 MHz frequency band should 

it ultimately become licensed in this 

band. The Commission plans to 

continue to use the FCC Form 175 for 

all upcoming spectrum auctions, 

collecting only the information 

necessary for each particular auction. 

Thus, the signed acknowledgement 

statement that is the subject of this 

collection will not be required for all 

auctions, and will only be used in 

auctions of licenses in the 1755–1780 

MHz band. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27528 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1053] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; 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; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before January 20, 

2015. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1053. 

Title: Two-Line Captioned Telephone 

Order, IP Captioned Telephone Service 

Declaratory Ruling; and Internet 

Protocol Captioned Telephone Service 

Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 

and 03–123. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 148,006 respondents; 

556,010 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 

hours (15 minutes) to 8 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual, every 

five years, on-going, and one-time 

reporting requirement; Recordkeeping 

requirement; Third party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for the information collection 

requirements is found at Sec. 225 [47 

U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications 

Services for Hearing-Impaired 

Individuals; The Americans with 

Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA), Pub. L. 

101–336, 104 Stat. 327, 366–69, was 

enacted on July 26, 1990. 

Total Annual Burden: 399,072 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,680,000. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

An assurance of confidentiality is not 

offered because this information 

collection does not require the 

collection of personally identifiable 

information by the FCC from 

individuals. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On August 1, 2003, 

the Commission released 

Telecommunication Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67, 

Declaratory Ruling, 68 FR 55898, 

September 28, 2003, clarifying that oneline captioned telephone voice carry 

over (VCO) service is a type of 

telecommunications relay service (TRS) 

and that eligible providers of such 

services are eligible to recover their 

costs from the Interstate TRS Fund 

(Fund) in accordance with section 225 

of the Communications Act. The 

Commission also clarified that certain 

TRS mandatory minimum standards do 

not apply to one-line captioned 

telephone VCO service and waived 47 

CFR 64.604(a)(1) and (a)(3) for all 

current and future captioned telephone 

VCO service providers, for the same 

period of time beginning August 1, 

2003. The waivers were contingent on 

the filing of annual reports. On July 19, 

2005, the Commission released 

Telecommunication Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98–67 and 

CG Docket No. 03–123, Order, 70 FR 

54294, September 14, 2005, clarifying 

that two-line captioned telephone VCO 

service, like one-line captioned 

telephone VCO service, is a type of TRS 

eligible for compensation from the 

Fund. 

On January 11, 2007, the Commission 

released Telecommunications Relay 

Services and Speech-to-Speech Services 

for Individuals with Hearing and 

Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03– 

123, Declaratory Ruling, 72 FR 6960, 

February 14, 2007, granting a request for 

clarification that Internet Protocol (IP) 

captioned telephone relay service (IP 

CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for 

compensation from the Fund. The 

Commission also waived certain TRS 

mandatory minimum standards that do 

not apply to IP CTS, contingent on the 

filing of annual reports. 

On August 26, 2013, the Commission 

issued Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) 

Captioned Telephone Service; 

Telecommunications Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and 

03–123, Report and Order, 78 FR 53684, 

August 30, 2013, to regulate practices 

relating to the marketing of IP CTS, 

impose certain requirements for the 

provision of this service, and mandate 

registration and certification of IP CTS 

users. On June 20, 2014, the D.C. Circuit 

vacated the rule prohibiting 

compensation to providers for minutes 

of use generated by equipment 

consumers received from providers for 

free or for less than $75 ($75 equipment 

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charge rule) and the rule requiring 

providers to maintain captions—off as 

the default setting for IP CTS 

equipment. Sorenson Communications, 

Inc. and CaptionCall, LLC v. FCC, 755 

F.3d 702 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (D.C. Circuit IP 

CTS Order). 

On August 22, 2014, the Commission 

issued Telecommunications Relay 

Services and Speech-to-Speech Services 

for Individuals with Hearing and 

Speech Disabilities; Waivers of iTRS 

Mandatory Minimum Standards, CG 

Docket No. 03–123, Report and Order, 

79 FR 62875, October 21, 2014 (iTRS 

Waiver Order), to make permanent 

waivers of certain TRS mandatory 

minimum standards and eliminate 

waivers of other TRS mandatory 

minimum standards for IP CTS and 

CTS. The Commission also eliminated 

the requirement that IP CTS and CTS 

providers file annual reports regarding 

the TRS mandatory minimum 

standards. 

This notice and request for comments 

pertains to revisions to the information 

collection requirements as a result of the 

iTRS Waiver Order eliminating the 

requirement that IP CTS and CTS 

providers file annual reports regarding 

the TRS mandatory minimum standards 

and as a result of the D.C. Circuit IP CTS 

Order vacating the $75 equipment 

charge rule and the rule requiring 

providers to maintain captions—off as 

the default setting for IP CTS 

equipment. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27524 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0927] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communication 

Commission (FCC or Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; 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; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before January 20, 

2015. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 

PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0927. 

Title: Auditor’s Annual Independence 

and Objectivity Certification. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 4 

respondents; 4 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 

201(b), 219(b) and 220 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 20 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

However, respondents may request 

materials or information submitted to 

the Commission be withheld from 

public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: Section 64.904 

requires certain local exchange carriers, 

in connection with their cost allocation 

manual filings and the accompanying 

financial reports the Commission 

prescribes under 47 U.S.C. 201(b), 

219(b) and 220, to have an attest 

engagement performed by an 

independent auditor every two years, 

over the prior two year period. The 

attest engagement is to be performed in 

accordance with the attestation 

standards established by the American 

Institute of Certified Public Accountants 

(AICPA), except as otherwise directed 

by the Chief, Enforcement Bureau. The 

audit is to be conducted in compliance 

with generally accepted auditing 

standards (GAAS), except as otherwise 

directed by the Commission’s 

Enforcement Bureau. The Responsible 

Accounting Office (RAO) letter requires 

that carriers’ independent auditors: 

(a) Disclose in writing all 

relationships between the auditor and 

its related entities and the carrier and its 

related entities that in the auditor’s 

professional judgment may reasonably 

be thought to bear on independence; 

(b) Confirm in writing that in its 

professional judgment it is independent 

of the carrier; and 

(c) Discuss the auditor’s 

independence. 

The information is used by the 

Commission to determine whether the 

independent auditors are performing 

their audits independently and 

unbiased of the carrier they audit. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27525 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Announcement of Board 

Approval Under Delegated Authority 

and Submission to OMB 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

final approval of a proposed information 

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