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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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;
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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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before March 12,
2018. 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 contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0687.
Title: Access to Telecommunications
Equipment and Services by Persons
with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87–124
and CG Docket No. 13–46.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 331 respondents; 3,028
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours (15 minutes) to 24 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on-occasion reporting requirements;
Third party disclosure requirement.
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.
Total Annual Burden: 7,236 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $991,618.
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.
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Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: This notice and
request for comments pertains to the
extension of the currently approved
information collection requirements
concerning hearing aid compatibility
(HAC) for wireline handsets used with
the legacy telephone network, updated
estimates of existing burdens that were
included in the February 2015 PRA
submission to OMB, and new
collections related to HAC for wireline
handsets used with advanced
communications services (ACS), such as
Voice over internet Protocol (VoIP).
These handsets are known as ACS
telephonic customer premises
equipment (ACS telephonic CPE).
Beginning in the 1980s, the
Commission adopted a series of
regulations to implement statutory
directives requiring wireline telephone
handsets in the United States (for use
with the legacy telephone network) to
be hearing aid compatible. In 2010, the
Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA),
Public Law 111–260, sec. 102, 710(b),
124 Stat. 2751, 2753 (CVAA) (codified at
47 U.S.C. 610(b)), amended by Public
Law 111–265, 124 Stat. 2795 (technical
corrections to the CVAA), amended
section 710(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934 to apply the HAC
requirements to ACS telephonic CPE,
including VoIP telephones. In
accordance with this provision, the
Commission adopted Access to
Telecommunications Equipment and
Services by Persons with Disabilities et
al., Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 17–135, released
October 26, 2017, which amended the
HAC rules to cover ACS telephonic CPE
to the extent such devices are designed
to be held to the ear and provide twoway voice communication via a built-in
speaker.
The information collections contain
third-party disclosure and labeling
requirements. The information is used
to inform consumers who purchase or
use wireline telephone equipment
whether the telephone is hearing aid
compatible; to ensure that
manufacturers comply with applicable
regulations and technical criteria; to
ensure that information about ACS
telephonic CPE is available in a
database administered by the
Administrative Council for Terminal
Attachments (ACTA); and to facilitate
the filing of complaints about the ACS
telephonic CPE.
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Wireline Handsets Used With the
Legacy Telephone Network
• 47 CFR 68.224 requires that every
non-hearing aid compatible wireline
telephone used with the legacy wireline
network that is offered for sale to the
public contain in a conspicuous
location on the surface of its packaging
a statement that the telephone is not
hearing aid compatible. If the handset is
offered for sale without a surrounding
package, then the telephone must be
affixed with a written statement that the
telephone is not hearing aid compatible.
In addition, each handset must be
accompanied by instructions in
accordance with 47 CFR 62.218(b)(2).
• 47 CFR 68.300 requires that all
wireline telephones used with the
legacy wireline network that are
manufactured in the United States
(other than for export) or imported for
use in the United States and that are
hearing aid compatible have the letters
‘‘HAC’’ permanently affixed.
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ACS Telephonic CPE
• New § 68.502(a) of the
Commission’s rules contains
information collection requirements for
ACS telephonic CPE that are similar to
the HAC label and notice requirements
in 47 CFR 68.224 and 68.300 (discussed
above), i.e., the ‘‘HAC’’ labeling
requirement for hearing aid compatible
equipment, and the package information
for non-hearing aid compatible
equipment, apply to ACS telephonic
CPE.
• New § 68.501 of the Commission’s
rules requires responsible parties to
obtain certifications of their equipment
by using a third-party
Telecommunications Certification Body
(TCB) or a Supplier’s Declaration of
Conformity. (A responsible party is the
party, such as the manufacturer, that is
responsible for the compliance of ACS
telephonic CPE with the hearing aid
compatibility rules and other applicable
technical criteria. A Supplier’s
Declaration of Conformity is a
procedure whereby a responsible party
makes measurements or takes steps to
ensure that CPE complies with technical
standards, which results in a document
by the same name.) Section 68.501 of
the Commission’s rules applies to ACS
telephonic CPE rule sections defining
the roles of TCBs and the uses of
Supplier’s Declarations of Conformity
for wireline handsets used with the
legacy telephone network.
• New § 68.504 of the Commission’s
rules requires information about ACS
telephonic CPE to be included in a
database administered by ACTA. (ACTA
is an organization, previously created
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pursuant to FCC regulations, whose key
function is to maintain a database of
telephone equipment.) In addition, ACS
telephonic CPE must be labeled as
required by ACTA.
• New § 68.502(b)–(d) of the
Commission’s rules requires responsible
parties to: Warrant that ACS telephonic
CPE complies with applicable
regulations and technical criteria; give
the user instructions required by ACTA
for ACS telephonic CPE that is hearing
aid compatible; give the user a notice for
ACS telephonic CPE that is not hearing
aid compatible; and notify the purchaser
or user of ACS telephonic CPE whose
approval is revoked, that the purchaser
or user must discontinue its use.
• New § 68.503 of the Commission’s
rules requires manufacturers of ACS
telephonic CPE to designate an agent for
service of process for complaints that
may be filed at the FCC.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–00191 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am]
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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
SUMMARY:
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collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The Commission 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 February 8, 2018.
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 listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the web page ,
(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: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0687]
Information Collection 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 12,
2018. 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 contact listed 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 Number: 3060-0687.
Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by
Persons with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87-124 and CG Docket No. 13-
46.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; not-for-
profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 331 respondents; 3,028
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours (15 minutes) to 24 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
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.
Total Annual Burden: 7,236 hours. Total Annual Cost: $991,618.
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: This notice and request for comments pertains to
the extension of the currently approved information collection
requirements concerning hearing aid compatibility (HAC) for wireline
handsets used with the legacy telephone network, updated estimates of
existing burdens that were included in the February 2015 PRA submission
to OMB, and new collections related to HAC for wireline handsets used
with advanced communications services (ACS), such as Voice over
internet Protocol (VoIP). These handsets are known as ACS telephonic
customer premises equipment (ACS telephonic CPE).
Beginning in the 1980s, the Commission adopted a series of
regulations to implement statutory directives requiring wireline
telephone handsets in the United States (for use with the legacy
telephone network) to be hearing aid compatible. In 2010, the Twenty-
First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), Public
Law 111-260, sec. 102, 710(b), 124 Stat. 2751, 2753 (CVAA) (codified at
47 U.S.C. 610(b)), amended by Public Law 111-265, 124 Stat. 2795
(technical corrections to the CVAA), amended section 710(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934 to apply the HAC requirements to ACS
telephonic CPE, including VoIP telephones. In accordance with this
provision, the Commission adopted Access to Telecommunications
Equipment and Services by Persons with Disabilities et al., Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 17-135, released October 26,
2017, which amended the HAC rules to cover ACS telephonic CPE to the
extent such devices are designed to be held to the ear and provide two-
way voice communication via a built-in speaker.
The information collections contain third-party disclosure and
labeling requirements. The information is used to inform consumers who
purchase or use wireline telephone equipment whether the telephone is
hearing aid compatible; to ensure that manufacturers comply with
applicable regulations and technical criteria; to ensure that
information about ACS telephonic CPE is available in a database
administered by the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments
(ACTA); and to facilitate the filing of complaints about the ACS
telephonic CPE.
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Wireline Handsets Used With the Legacy Telephone Network
47 CFR 68.224 requires that every non-hearing aid
compatible wireline telephone used with the legacy wireline network
that is offered for sale to the public contain in a conspicuous
location on the surface of its packaging a statement that the telephone
is not hearing aid compatible. If the handset is offered for sale
without a surrounding package, then the telephone must be affixed with
a written statement that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible.
In addition, each handset must be accompanied by instructions in
accordance with 47 CFR 62.218(b)(2).
47 CFR 68.300 requires that all wireline telephones used
with the legacy wireline network that are manufactured in the United
States (other than for export) or imported for use in the United States
and that are hearing aid compatible have the letters ``HAC''
permanently affixed.
ACS Telephonic CPE
New Sec. 68.502(a) of the Commission's rules contains
information collection requirements for ACS telephonic CPE that are
similar to the HAC label and notice requirements in 47 CFR 68.224 and
68.300 (discussed above), i.e., the ``HAC'' labeling requirement for
hearing aid compatible equipment, and the package information for non-
hearing aid compatible equipment, apply to ACS telephonic CPE.
New Sec. 68.501 of the Commission's rules requires
responsible parties to obtain certifications of their equipment by
using a third-party Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) or a
Supplier's Declaration of Conformity. (A responsible party is the
party, such as the manufacturer, that is responsible for the compliance
of ACS telephonic CPE with the hearing aid compatibility rules and
other applicable technical criteria. A Supplier's Declaration of
Conformity is a procedure whereby a responsible party makes
measurements or takes steps to ensure that CPE complies with technical
standards, which results in a document by the same name.) Section
68.501 of the Commission's rules applies to ACS telephonic CPE rule
sections defining the roles of TCBs and the uses of Supplier's
Declarations of Conformity for wireline handsets used with the legacy
telephone network.
New Sec. 68.504 of the Commission's rules requires
information about ACS telephonic CPE to be included in a database
administered by ACTA. (ACTA is an organization, previously created
pursuant to FCC regulations, whose key function is to maintain a
database of telephone equipment.) In addition, ACS telephonic CPE must
be labeled as required by ACTA.
New Sec. 68.502(b)-(d) of the Commission's rules requires
responsible parties to: Warrant that ACS telephonic CPE complies with
applicable regulations and technical criteria; give the user
instructions required by ACTA for ACS telephonic CPE that is hearing
aid compatible; give the user a notice for ACS telephonic CPE that is
not hearing aid compatible; and notify the purchaser or user of ACS
telephonic CPE whose approval is revoked, that the purchaser or user
must discontinue its use.
New Sec. 68.503 of the Commission's rules requires
manufacturers of ACS telephonic CPE to designate an agent for service
of process for complaints that may be filed at the FCC.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00191 Filed 1-8-18; 8:45 am]
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