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FCC RIN: 3060-AI72 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Closed Captioning of Video Programming(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract: The Commission's closed captioning rules are designed to make video programming more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing Americans. This proceeding resolves some issues regarding the Commission's closed captioning rules that were raised for comment in 2005, and also seeks comment on how a certain exemption from the closed captioning rules should be applied to digital multicast broadcast channels. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 79.1   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 613   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/03/1997  62 FR 4959   
R&O  09/16/1997  62 FR 48487   
NPRM  09/26/2005  70 FR 56150   
Order on Recon  10/28/1998  63 FR 55959   
Order and Declaratory Ruling  01/13/2009  74 FR 1594   
NPRM  01/13/2009  74 FR 1654   
Final Rule Announcement of Effective Date  02/19/2010  75 FR 7370   
Order  02/19/2010  75 FR 7368   
Order Suspending Effective Date  02/19/2010  75 FR 7369   
Final Rule Correction  09/11/2009  74 FR 46703   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/caption.html  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Amelia L. Brown
Attorney Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-2799
TDD Phone:202 418-7804
Fax:202 418-0037
Email: amelia.brown@fcc.gov