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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 19 / Monday, February 1, 2021 / Proposed Rules
reaching its final conclusions and taking action in this proceeding.
Federal Rules That Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed Rules 37. None.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64
Individuals with disabilities, Telecommunications, Telephones.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary.

Proposed Rules For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend Title 47
of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 64MISCELLANEOUS RULES
RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

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1. The authority citation for part 64
continues to read as follows:

BILLING CODE 671201P

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201, 202, 217, 218, 220, 222, 225, 226, 227, 227b, 228, 251a, 251e, 254k, 262, 276, 403b2B, c, 616, 620, 14011473, unless otherwise noted; Pub. L. 115141, Div. P, sec.
503, 132 Stat. 348, 1091.

2. Amend 64.604 by adding paragraph a4 to read as follows:

64.604

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Docket No. 2012280357 and 2012280358

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4 Additional operational standards for captioned telephone service and IP
CTS. Providers of captioned telephone service and IP CTS shall meet or exceed service quality standards for caption delay and accuracy.
i Caption delay. Caption delay is the difference in time in seconds between when a word can be heard in the audio and when that word appears in the stream of captions on the caption users primary display. Average caption delay shall be no greater than X.X seconds.
ii Caption accuracy. The accuracy of a captioned telephone conversation shall be measured as the Word Error Rate, with a lower Word Error Rate indicating a higher degree of accuracy.
The Word Error Rate for a captioned telephone conversation is:
A The number of word substitutions, omissions, and insertions in the captions divided by;
B The total number of words in the voice communications being captioned.
Accuracy shall be assessed for a caption as delivered to the caption users device within the minimum TRS standard for caption delay. A substitution error occurs when a spoken word is replaced with another word, an omission error
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

50 CFR Parts 223 and 226

Mandatory minimum standards.

involves the omission of a spoken word, and an insertion error consists of the addition of a word that has not been spoken. The average Word Error Rate shall be no more than XX.X%.
iii Testing methodologies and procedures for caption delay and accuracy. A Sample size should be calculated to provide reliable and statistically significant information.
B Test calls should mimic the proper use of the service.
C Test calls should follow the structure of a natural telephone conversation.
D Test calls should not be detectable as test calls by CAs.
E Testing should be designed to evaluate service performance over a range of telephone audio conditions, accents, and dialects that are likely to be encountered by CTS and IP CTS users.

RIN 0648BC56, 0648BJ65

Endangered and Threatened Species;
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arctic Subspecies of the Ringed Seal and Designation of Critical Habitat for the Beringia Distinct Population Segment of the Bearded Seal; Public Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of public hearings.
AGENCY:

We, NMFS, will hold three public hearings on both our January 8, 2021, revised proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the threatened Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal Pusa hispida hispida and our proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the threatened Beringia distinct population segment DPS of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies Erignathus barbatus nauticus under the Endangered Species Act ESA.
DATES: Public hearing conference calls will be held, convening at 4 p.m. and concluding no later than 7 p.m. Alaska Standard Time AKST, on each of the following dates: February 23, 2021
Yukon-Kuskokwim and southwest SUMMARY:

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Alaska; February 24, 2021 Northwest Arctic Borough and northern Bering Sea; and February 25, 2021 North Slope Borough. NMFS may close the hearings 15 minutes after the conclusion of public testimony and after responding to any clarifying questions from hearing participants about the proposed critical habitat designations.
For each hearing, we encourage participation by members of the public wishing to provide oral comments specific to the regions indicated parenthetically. However, all hearings are open to all interested parties and at each hearing we will accept testimony regarding any area or aspect of the proposed critical habitat designations.
Written comments must be received by March 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held by conference calls rather than at physical locations. Conference call information for all three hearings is the same: Telephone: 800 2013962, Conference Code: 651174.
You may submit written data, information, or comments regarding the revised proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Arctic ringed seal, identified by Docket ID NOAANMFS
20130114, and the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Beringia DPS of the bearded seal, identified by Docket ID NOAANMFS20200029, by either of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov, search for the relevant Docket ID indicated above, click the Comment Now! or Comment icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: James Bruschi, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
990821668.
Instructions: NMFS may not consider comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information e.g., name, address, confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments enter N/A in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous.

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