[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21579-21580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07607]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 2

[ET Docket No. 20-382: FCC 21-72; FR ID 80780]


Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation 
Opportunities

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a 
period of three years, the new information collection associated with 
the Commission's Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation 
Opportunities, Report and Order. This document is consistent with the 
Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the 
effective date of the rules related to the information collection. The 
Commission also corrects a cross reference in the regulatory text.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 2.803(c)(2)(i) and 2.1204(a)(11) 
published at 86 FR 52088, September 20, 2021, are effective April 12, 
2022. The amendment to 47 CFR 2.803(c)(2)(i)(D) in this document is 
effective April 12, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Coleman, Office of Engineering 
and Technology Bureau, at (202) 418-2705, or email: 
[email protected].
    For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act 
information collection requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 
418-2991 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 10, 
2022, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to the marketing of radio frequency 
devices prior to equipment authorization and import conditions rules 
contained in the Commission's Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and 
Importation Opportunities, Report and Order, FCC 21-72 (86 FR 52088, 
September 20, 2021). The OMB Control Number is 3060-0773. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective 
date of the information collection requirements provided at 47 CFR 
2.803(c)(2)(i) and 2.1204(a)(11).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on March 10, 2022, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 2.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0773.
    The foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.

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    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0773.
    OMB Approval Date: March 10, 2022.
    OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2025.
    Title: Sections 2.803, 2.803(c)(2) and 2.1204(a)(11), Marketing and 
Importing of RF Devices Prior to Equipment Authorization.
    Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,000 respondents; 10,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third-party 
disclosure requirement and on occasion and one-time requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 301, 302a, 303(c), 303(f), and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 
No information is requested that would require assurance of 
confidentiality.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On June 17, 2021, the Federal Communications 
Commission released a Report and Order, Allowing Earlier Equipment 
Marketing and Importation Opportunities, ET Docket No. 20-382, 86 FR 
52088, September 20, 2021. Among other adopted rules intended to target 
enhancements to our marketing and importation rules, the Commission 
amended the 47 CFR part 2 rules that allow equipment manufacturers to 
better gauge consumer interest and prepare for new product launches.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 2

    Communications equipment, Radio, Telecommunications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.

    The Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 2 as 
follows:

PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL 
RULES AND REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise 
noted.


Sec.  2.803   [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  2.803(c)(2)(i)(D), remove ``(c)(2)(i)(B)(1)'' and add 
``(c)(2)(i)(C)(1)'' in its place.

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