[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 83 (Friday, May 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20301-20302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10036]


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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 
[email protected] and to [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to [email protected]. 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 [email protected].

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.
[FR Doc. E9-10036 Filed 4-30-09; 8:45 am]
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