124 STAT. 2769 PUBLIC LAW 111–260—OCT. 8, 2010 regulations, the Commission may not increase, in total, the hour requirement for additional described programming by more than 75 percent of the requirement in the regula- tions reinstated under paragraph (1). ‘‘(C) APPLICATION TO DESIGNATED MARKET AREAS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After the Commission completes the reports on video description required in paragraph (3), the Commission shall phase in the video descrip- tion regulations for the top 60 designated market areas, except that the Commission may grant waivers to enti- ties in specific designated market areas where it deems appropriate. ‘‘(ii) PHASE-IN DEADLINE.—The phase-in described in clause (i) shall be completed not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of the Twenty-First Cen- tury Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. ‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Nine years after the date of enact- ment of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report assessing— ‘‘(I) the types of described video programming that is available to consumers; ‘‘(II) consumer use of such programming; ‘‘(III) the costs to program owners, providers, and distributors of creating such programming; ‘‘(IV) the potential costs to program owners, providers, and distributors in designated market areas outside of the top 60 of creating such programming; ‘‘(V) the benefits to consumers of such programming; ‘‘(VI) the amount of such programming cur- rently available; and ‘‘(VII) the need for additional described programming in designated market areas outside the top 60. ‘‘(iv) ADDITIONAL MARKET AREAS.—Ten years after the date of enactment of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, the Commission shall have the authority, based upon the findings, conclusions, and recommendations con- tained in the report under clause (iii), to phase in the video description regulations for up to an additional 10 designated market areas each year— ‘‘(I) if the costs of implementing the video description regulations to program owners, pro- viders, and distributors in those additional mar- kets are reasonable, as determined by the Commis- sion; and ‘‘(II) except that the Commission may grant waivers to entities in specific designated market areas where it deems appropriate. Waiver authority. Waiver authority.
