[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17826-17827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08429]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0422]


Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. An 
agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it

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displays a currently valid control number. Comments concerning the 
accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the 
burden should be directed to the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliot Greenwald, Disability Rights 
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2235, or 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0422.
    OMB Approval Date: 04/15/2019.
    Expiration Date: 04/30/2019.
    Title: Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waivers of Hearing 
Aid Compatibility Requirements).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 610.
    Total Annual Burden: 6 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    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: Telephone manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 CFR 
68.4(a)(1), which requires that certain telephones be hearing aid 
compatible, must demonstrate that compliance with the rule is 
technologically infeasible or too costly. Information is used by FCC 
staff to determine whether to grant or dismiss the request. Prior to 
(and after) the adoption of FCC 17-135, manufacturers could request 
waivers for wireline telephones connected to the public switched 
telephone network. Pursuant to FCC 17-135, waivers may also be 
requested for wireline advanced communications services telephonic 
customer premises equipment (ACS telephonic CPE), which includes 
wireline telephones used for Voice over internet Protocol.

Federal Communications Commission.

Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-08429 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
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