[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29596-29597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13563]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

May 26, 1995.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 
Pub. L. 96-511. For further information contact Shoko B. Hair, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-1379.

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060-0355.
    Expiration Date: 05/31/98.
    Title: Rate of Return Reports, FCC Forms 492 and 492A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1544 total annual hours; 8 hours per 
response.
    Description: Filing of FCC Form 492 and FCC Form 492A is required 
by Sections 1.795 and 65.600 of the FCC Rules and Section 219 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as [[Page 29597]] amended. Filing of the 
FCC Form 492 on a quarterly basis is required from each local exchange 
carriers or group of affiliated carriers which is not subject to 
Sections 61.41 through 61.49 of the Commission's Rules and which has 
filed individual access tariffs during the enforcement period. Each 
local exchange carrier or group of affiliated carriers subject to the 
previously stated sections shall file the FCC Form 492A report with the 
Commission for the calendar year. The forms are necessary to enable the 
Commission to monitor the access tariffs and to enforce maximum rate of 
return prescriptions and price cap earnings levels. A copy of each 
report must be retained in the principal office of the respondent and 
shall be filed in such manner as to be readily available for reference 
and inspection. FCC Form 492 and FCC Form 492A have been updated to 
display the current expiration date and are available for public use. 
Copies of the forms may be obtained by call 202-418-FORM.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0422.
    Expiration Date: 05/31/98.
    Title: Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid Compatibility 
Requirement), Section 68.5.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30 total annual hours; 3 hours per 
response.
    Description: Section 710(b) of the Communications Act requires that 
almost all telephones manufactured in or imported into this country 
after August 16, 1989 be hearing aid compatible. Refurbished, repaired 
or resold telephones, telephones used with public and private mobile 
radio services, and secure telephones used for classified 
communications are exempt. The HAC Act provides a three year grace 
period for cordless telephones before they must comply with the 
requirement. Congress recognized, however, that there may be 
technological and/or economical reasons some new telephones may not 
meet the hearing aid compatibility requirement. Therefore, it provided 
for a waiver requirement for new telephones base on technological and 
economical grounds. Section 68.5 of the Commission's rules provides the 
criteria to be used to assess waivers. Applicants seeking waivers must 
submit sufficient information for the Commission to make an informed 
decision.

Federal Communications Commission.
LaVera F. Marshall,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-13563 Filed 6-2-95; 8:45 am]
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