Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 79 [MB Docket Nos. 12-107, 11-43; FCC 13-45] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on issues related to rules implementing the requirements of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“CVAA”). Specifically, the Commission explores whether a multichannel video programming distributor (“MVPD”) service is covered by the emergency information rules and by the video description rules when it permits its subscribers to access linear video programming on mobile and other devices. The Commission also explores whether the Commission should require that secondary audio streams be tagged for the visually impaired to ensure that consumers can find and locate those streams. Finally, the Commission asks whether it should require covered entities to provide customer support services and contact information to assist consumers who are blind or visually impaired. DATES: Comments are due on or before July 23, 2013; reply comments are due on or before August 22, 2013. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before July 23, 2013. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket Nos. 12-107, 11-43, by any of the following methods: Federal eRu…