[Federal Register: May 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 83)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget
April 28, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid
control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 1, 2009. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov,
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. To view
a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB:
(1) Go to the Web page http://reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look
for the section of the
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Web page called ``Currently Under Review'', (3) click on the downward-
pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under
Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from
the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click
the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and
(6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for
the title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and
then click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information
about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0999.
Title: Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and section 20.19,
Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid-Compatibility Act).
Form No.: FCC Form 655--electronic only.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 925 respondents; 925 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting requirement
and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301, 303, 308, 309(j) and
310.
Total Annual Burden: 12,063 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information in the reports
may include confidential information. However, covered entities would
be allowed to request that such materials submitted to the Commission
be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection (IC) to the OMB as a revision during this comment period to
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is a slight
change in the number of respondents/responses. In 2008, we reported 950
respondents/responses. Therefore, the Commission has recalculated the
estimates and the annual burden hours have decreased by 537 hours.
In the First Report and Order in WT Docket No. 07-250, FCC 08-68,
which updated several of the performance benchmarks for manufacturers
and service providers, and instituted new requirements for
manufacturers to refresh their product lines and for service providers
to offer hearing aid-compatible handset models with differing levels of
functionality. The Commission also adopted a new version of the
technical standard for measuring hearing aid compatibility, and
addressed the application of the rules to phones that operate in
multiple frequency bands or air interfaces. In order to avoid potential
consumer confusion over technical capabilities, the Order also modified
the product labeling requirements slightly.
The Commission is also revising this information collection to
implement mandatory electronic filing using the newly created FCC Form
655. Many of these data elements have already been approved by OMB,
however, the Commission decided to create this new electronic form to
eliminate the paper-based annual reports and will require annual
reports filed by manufacturers and service providers beginning on July
15, 2009. Use of the electronic FCC Form 655 will help filers ensure
that their reports include all of the required information, will
facilitate the Commission's compilation of data from the reports, and
will decrease the paperwork burden on all respondents.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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