[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6147-6148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03234]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0999]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collections. Comments are 
requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
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; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before April 29, 
2019. 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 advise the contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0999.
    Title: Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and Section 20.19, 
Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act).
    Form Number: FCC Form 655.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 934 respondents; 934 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 13.9710921 hours per response 
(average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, Recordkeeping 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. Sections 151, 154(i), 157, 160, 201, 202, 214, 301, 303,

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308, 309(j), 310 and 610 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 13,049 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information requested in the 
reports may include confidential information. However, covered entities 
can request that such materials submitted to the Commission be withheld 
from public inspection.
    Needs and Uses: After the 60-day comment period expires, the 
Commission will submit the revised information collection to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain a full three-year clearance. 
The changes being made to the information collect concern the 
Commission's wireless hearing aid combability rules as they relate to 
the obligations of wireless service providers to post certain 
information on their websites, retain information and to file annual 
compliance certifications. No changes are being made to the website 
posting and reporting burdens of wireless handset manufacturers. 
Further, no changes are being made to the information collection as 
related to standards development, labeling and disclosure requirements, 
and the approved number of estimated respondents/responses.
    The revisions to the information collection are necessitated by a 
Report and Order in WT Docket No. 17-228, FCC 18-167, adopted on 
November 15, 2018. In this Report and Order, the Commission revised its 
rules requiring service providers to post on their publicly accessible 
websites information regarding the hearing aid compatibility of their 
offered handsets and required them to retain certain information 
regarding the hearing aid compatibility of handsets they previously 
offered. Through this information, consumers will have access to the 
most recent data about hearing aid-compatible handsets and the 
Commission will be able to ensure compliance with the hearing aid 
compatibility rules and requirements. In addition, the Commission 
determined that service providers are no longer required to file FCC 
Form 655 on an annual basis. Instead, providers must file an annual 
certification indicating whether they are compliant with the hearing 
aid compatibility rules.
    As part of these revisions to the wireless hearing aid 
compatibility information collection, the Commission is requesting 
approval of certain changes to the form and the related instructions. 
These changes to the form and its instructions implement the new 
certification compliance requirement for service providers and maintain 
the existing compliance requirements for device manufacturers. These 
changes to the form reduce service providers' regulatory burden while 
continuing to allow the Commission to monitor compliance with the 
hearing aid compatibility rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-03234 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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