[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 82 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19962-19963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9826]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval, Comments Requested

April 21, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 1, 
2009. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should

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advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at [email protected] 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167; and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, or via Internet at [email protected] and/or 
[email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number of the 
collection as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918, or via Internet at [email protected], and/or [email protected]. To 
view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to 
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 
(2) look for the section of the 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, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0687.
    Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by 
Persons with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87-124.
    Form Number: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,268 respondents; 22,500,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 second (0.000278 hours) to 15 
seconds (0.004167 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,693 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $266,280.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
section 710 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
610, and Public Law 100-394, the ``Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 
1988,'' 102 Stat. 976, Aug. 16, 1988.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 68.224--Notice of non-hearing aid 
compatibility. Every non-hearing aid compatible telephone offered for 
sale to the public on or after August 17, 1989, whether previously-
registered, newly registered or refurbished shall (a) contain in a 
conspicuous location on the surface of its packaging a statement that 
the telephone is not hearing aid compatible, or if offered for sale 
without a surrounding package, shall be affixed with a written 
statement that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible; and (b) be 
accompanied by instructions in accordance with 47 CFR 62.218(b)(2).
    47 CFR 68.300--Labeling requirements. As of April 1, 1997, all 
registered telephones, including cordless telephones, manufactured in 
the United States (other than for export) or imported for use in the 
United States, that are hearing aid compatible shall have the letters 
``HAC'' permanently affixed.
    The information collections for both rules contain third party 
disclosure and labeling requirements. The information is used primarily 
to inform consumers who purchase and/or use telephone equipment whether 
the telephone is hearing aid compatible.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9826 Filed 4-29-09; 8:45 am]
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