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laboratory detection limit of 0.5 mg/L).
As such, it was determined that the data
provided assurance that the cleanup
level for VC had been met in this
monitoring well.
The data was also evaluated using a
time-dependent trend. The trend for the
six data points had a statistically
significant decreasing slope providing
assurance that the groundwater will
continue to meet the cleanup level.
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Conclusion
Based on this analysis of all
groundwater monitoring wells and
associated contaminant-specific data, it
has been concluded that the
groundwater remedy has achieved the
remedial cleanup levels, and data
analysis indicates that the groundwater
will remain below these standards.
Therefore, the groundwater restoration
remedial action is complete in
accordance with the remedy, and
further groundwater monitoring at the
Site is no longer necessary.
All the completion requirements for
the Off-Property area have been met, as
described in the December 28, 2017
Final Close-Out Report. The State of
New York, in a March 7, 2018 letter,
concurred with the proposed deletion of
the Site from the NPL.
The NCP specifies that the EPA may
delete a site from the NPL if
‘‘responsible parties or other persons
have implemented all appropriate
response actions required.’’ 40 CFR
300.425(e)(1)(i). The EPA, with the
concurrence of the State of New York,
through NYSDEC, believes that this
criterion for the deletion of the Site has
been met in that the Site no longer poses
a threat to public health or the
environment. Consequently, the EPA is
deleting the Site from the NPL.
Documents supporting this action are
available in the Site files.
V. Deletion Action
The EPA, with the concurrence of the
State of New York through NYSDEC,
has determined that all appropriate
responses under CERCLA have been
completed at the Site and that it no
longer poses a threat to public health or
the environment. Therefore, the EPA is
deleting the Site from the NPL.
The Site is now suitable for unlimited
use and unrestricted exposure.
Therefore, no further five-year reviews
will be conducted for this Site. The
deletion does not preclude future action
under CERCLA. Because the EPA
considers this action to be
noncontroversial and routine, the EPA
is taking this action without prior
publication. This action will be effective
July 20, 2018 unless the EPA receives
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adverse comments by June 20, 2018. If
adverse comments are received within
the 30-day public comment period of
this action, the EPA will publish a
timely withdrawal of this direct final
NOD before the effective date of the
deletion, and the deletion will not take
effect. The EPA will prepare a response
to comments and continue with the
deletion process based on the NOID and
the comments received. In such a case,
there will be no additional opportunity
to comment.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
substances, Hazardous waste,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
Dated: April 19, 2018.
Peter D. Lopez,
Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 2.
For the reasons set out in this
document, 40 CFR part 300 is amended
as follows:
PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN
1. The authority citation for part 300
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C.
9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR,
2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757,
3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52
FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended]
2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300
is amended by removing the listing
under New York for ‘‘Fulton
Terminals’’.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 20 and 68
[CG Docket No. 13–46, WT Docket Nos. 07–
250 and 10–254; FCC 17–135]
Hearing Aid Compatibility Standards
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
SUMMARY:
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information collection associated with
rules adopted in the Commission’s
document Access to
Telecommunication Equipment and
Services by Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment of the Commission’s Rules
Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible
Mobile Handsets et. al., Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration
(Order). This document is consistent
with the Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective date of those rules.
DATES: The additions of §§ 68.501
through 68.504 (subpart F), published at
83 FR 8624, February 28, 2018, are
effective May 21, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bahr, Disability Rights Office,
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau, at (202) 418–0573, or email:
Susan.Bahr@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on May 1,
2018, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s Order, FCC 17–135,
published at 83 FR 8624, February 28,
2018. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0687. The Commission publishes
this document as an announcement of
the effective date of the rules. If you
have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–0687, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via the
internet if you send them to PRA@
fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (844) 432–2275
(videophone), or (202) 418–0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on May 1, 2018,
for the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s rules at §§ 68.501 through
68.504.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
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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
3060–0687.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0687.
OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
Title: Access to Telecommunications
Equipment and Services by Persons
with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87–124.
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.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: This information
collection 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 information collection
requirements 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
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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.
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 68.218(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
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hearing aid compatible have the letters
‘‘HAC’’ permanently affixed.
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
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) through (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.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 14–58; FCC 17–
12]
Connect America Fund, ETC Annual
Reports and Certifications
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) amends its rules to
require 2 terabytes of monthly usage for
certain Connect America Fund Phase II
auction performance tiers, taking
another step towards implementing the
Connect America Fund Phase II auction
in which service providers will compete
to receive support of up to $1.98 billion
to offer voice and broadband service in
unserved high-cost areas.
DATES: The amendment to
§ 54.309(a)(2)(iii) & (iv) of the
Commission’s rules is effective June 20,
2018.
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Alexander Minard, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418–7400 or
TTY: (202) 418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission published a document in
the Federal Register, 82 FR 14466,
March 21, 2017 summarizing a Report
and Order and Order on
Reconsideration. Although the Report
and Order and Order on
Reconsideration specified a requirement
of 2 terabytes of monthly usage on
certain service tiers, the Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration
inadvertently failed to include a rules
appendix reflecting that change in the
rules. The Commission issued an
Erratum correcting that error, DA 18–
293, released on March 26, 2018. This
document includes the amendments
that were inadvertently left out of the
document published March 21, 2017.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54
Communications common carriers,
Health facilities, Infants and children,
Internet, Libraries, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Schools,
Telecommunications, Telephone.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
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Commission amends 47 CFR part 54 as
follows:
PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 54
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201,
205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302
unless otherwise noted.
2. Amend § 54.309 by revising
paragraphs (a)(2)(iii) and (iv) to read as
follows:
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§ 54.309 Connect America Fund Phase II
Public Interest Obligations.
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) Winning bidders meeting the
above-baseline performance tier
standards are required to offer
broadband service at actual speeds of at
least 100 Mbps downstream and 20
Mbps upstream and offer at least 2
terabytes of monthly usage.
(iv) Winning bidders meeting the
Gigabit performance tier standards are
required to offer broadband service at
actual speeds of at least 1 Gigabit per
second downstream and 500 Mbps
upstream and offer at least 2 terabytes
of monthly usage.
*
*
*
*
*
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 20 and 68
[CG Docket No. 13-46, WT Docket Nos. 07-250 and 10-254; FCC 17-135]
Hearing Aid Compatibility Standards
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection associated with rules adopted in the
Commission's document Access to Telecommunication Equipment and
Services by Persons with Disabilities; Amendment of the Commission's
Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets et. al., Report
and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Order). This document is
consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective
date of those rules.
DATES: The additions of Sec. Sec. 68.501 through 68.504 (subpart F),
published at 83 FR 8624, February 28, 2018, are effective May 21, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bahr, Disability Rights Office,
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-0573, or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 1,
2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 17-
135, published at 83 FR 8624, February 28, 2018. The OMB Control Number
is 3060-0687. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement
of the effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the
burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number,
3060-0687, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your
comments via the internet if you send them to [email protected].
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (844) 432-2275 (videophone),
or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
May 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements contained in
the Commission's rules at Sec. Sec. 68.501 through 68.504.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of
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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 3060-0687.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0687.
OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021.
Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by
Persons with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87-124.
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 information collection 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 information collection requirements 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.
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 68.218(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) through (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.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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