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FCC Requests Comments on Closed-Captioning Information Collection

The Federal Communications Commission is requesting comments on its closed-captioning information collection, not seeking products or services. - Government agency: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); the notice concerns Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming. No specific sub-agency or office is identified. - Purpose: Gather feedback on whether the collection is necessary and useful, whether its burden estimates are accurate, how the information could be improved, and how respondent and small-business burdens could be reduced. - Collection topics: Exemption petitions and responses; viewer complaints and responses; supporting records and compliance procedures; caption-quality best practices; video-programming distributor contact information; and programmer contact information and compliance certifications. - Estimated collection burden: 36,543 respondents, 459,091 responses, 657,271 annual burden hours, and $35,137,876 in annual cost burden. - Procurement status: This is a request for comments, not a procurement opportunity. No products, services, OEMs, or vendors are solicited or identified.

Description

The Federal Communications Commission invites comments on the information collection for Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming (OMB Control Number 3060-0761). The collection concerns FCC closed-captioning rules, including exemption petitions, complaints and responses, recordkeeping, compliance procedures, and contact-information and certification requirements. The notice requests comments on the necessity and utility of the collection, burden estimates, ways to improve or reduce respondent burden, and ways to reduce burdens on small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Written comments are due December 28, 2026.

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