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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  728 
 Released:  March  29,  2005 


 TELECOMMUNICATIONS  RELAY  SERVICES  (TRS)  ANNUAL  REPORTING  REQUIREMENTS  APPROVED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  MANAGEMENT  AND  BUDGET 


 CC  Docket  No.  98-  67 
 CG  Docket  No.  03-  123 
 On  March  11,  2005,  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,  Report  and  Order,  Order  on  Reconsideration,  and  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  CC  Docket  No. 
 98-  67  and  CG  Docket  No.  03-  123,  FCC  04-  137,  19  FCC  Rcd  12475  (rel.  June  30,  2004)  (Order).  See  OMB  No.  3060-  1043.  These  information  collection  requirements  relate  to  annual  reporting 
 requirements  concerning  the  TRS  mandatory  minimum  standards,  which  apply  to  the  providers  of  TRS.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  sections  64.604  (a)(  3),  (a)(  3)(  iv),  (a)(  4),  (b)(  2),  and  (b)(  3)  (reporting 
 required  if  waiver  sought  of  various  requirements).  As  stated  in  the  Order,  the  effective  date  of  these  approved  TRS  rules  is  the  date  notice  of  the  OMB  approval  is  published  in  the  Federal 
 Register. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Dana  Jackson  of  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  2247  (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  March  11,  2005  for  the  collection(  s)  of 
 information  contained  in  the  Commission’s  annual  reporting  requirements  in  47  C.  F.  R.  sections  64.604(  a)(  3),  (a)(  3)(  iv),  (a)(  4),  (b)(  2),  and  (b)(  3).  The  OMB  Control  Number  is  3060-  1043.  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:  7  respondents,  an  average  of  10 
 hours  per  response  per  annum,  for  a  total  hour  burden  of  70  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-  1043,  in  your  correspondence.  We  will  also  accept  your  comments 
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 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-  1043. 


 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-  0530  (voice),  (202)  418-  0432  (TTY).  This  Public  Notice  can  also  be  downloaded  in  Word  or  Portable  Document  Format  (PDF)  at: 
 http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  dro. 


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