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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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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 collection(s).
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
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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 August 9, 2024.
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.
Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 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: 3060–0999.
Title: Hearing Aid Compatibility
Status Report and Section 20.19,
Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile
Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility
Act).
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 655 and
855.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 934
respondents; 934 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 13.97
hours per response (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
Recordkeeping requirement; 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. 151, 154(i),
157, 160, 201, 202, 214, 301, 303, 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.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
requesting that OMB grant it a threeyear extension of the currently approved
information collection related to the
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Commission’s wireless hearing aid
compatibility requirements located in
section 20.19 of the Commission’s rules.
47 CFR 20.19. OMB’s approval of the
information collection contain in these
rules expires on October 31, 2024.
While the Commission is not requesting
approval of any substantive changes to
the information collection, it is
requesting approval of a few minor,
non-substantive changes to FCC Form
855 and the related instructions. The
Commission uses this form to ensure
wireless service provider compliance
with the hearing aid compatibility rules.
The Commission is also requesting
approval of certain minor, nonsubstantive changes to the instructions
for FCC Form 655 but not to the form,
itself. The Commission uses this form to
ensure handset manufacturer
compliance with the Commission’s
hearing aid compatibility rules. These
changes are for clarification purposes
only and do not affect the burden hours
or the cost of compliance associated
with the approved information
collection.
The Commission’s wireless hearing
aid compatibility rules ensure that
consumers with hearing loss have the
same access to the newest and most
technologically advanced handset
models as consumers without hearing
loss. These rules were adopted by the
Commission in response to the Hearing
Aid Compatibility Act, which was
enacted in 1988 and is codified as
amended at 47 U.S.C. 610. See Public
Law 100–394, sec. 3, 102 Stat. 976, 976
(1988). In order to ensure handset
manufacturer and service provider
compliance with the Hearing Aid
Compatibility Act and the Commission’s
regulations implementing the Act, the
Commission has adopted handset
labeling and disclosure requirements,
website posting and record retention
requirements, and handset manufacturer
and mobile wireless service provider
reporting requirements. See 47 CFR
20.19(f), (h), (i). These requirements are
the subject of this information collection
submission, and these regulations
ensure that consumers are given the
information that they need to make
informed purchasing decisions and that
handset manufacturers and service
providers meet hearing aid-compatible
handset model deployment
requirements that the Commission has
adopted.
The Commission is not proposing
changes to the handset labeling and
disclosure requirements, nor to the
website posting and record retention
requirements. These requirements will
remain unchanged after OMB approval
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of this information collection
submission.
With respect to FCC Form 855, the
Commission is proposing to add an
information icon to two of the form’s
questions for clarification purposes
only. The two questions appear in the
certification part of the form and the
Commission will place a validation stop
after each question to ensure that filers
provide answers to the questions before
proceeding to complete the form. The
two information icons will be placed in
the following locations and will provide
as follows:
• One information icon will be placed
at the end of the question requesting
filers to provide the percentage of
hearing-aid compatible handset models
that they provided for the reporting
period. The information icon will
provide the following clarification: ‘‘If
your company claims a HAC handset
model compliance percentage of less
than 85%, then you must indicate above
which de minimis exception your
company is claiming.’’ The addition of
this information icon will not change
what the question is asking, but will
provide filers with guidance on how to
complete the form.
• The second information icon will
be placed at the end of the question
requesting filers who maintain publicly
accessible websites to provide the
website address where required hearing
aid compatibility information is posted.
The information icon will provide the
following clarification: ‘‘If your
company did not have a publiclyaccessible website for the reporting
period, then type the following
statement into the box: ‘For the
reporting period, [name of company]
did not operate a publicly-accessible
website.’ ’’ The addition of this
information icon will not change what
the question is asking, but will provide
filers with guidance on how to complete
the form.
In addition to these minor, nonsubstantive changes to FCC Form 855,
the Commission is proposing to modify
the form’s instructions to provide the
following clarifications:
• The filing window for the form
opens on the first business day in
January each year and closes on January
31, unless January 31 is not a business
day. In this case, the filing window
closes on the first business day after
January 31. This change conforms the
form’s instructions concerning the filing
window with the information on the
Commission’s wireless hearing aid
compatibility website concerning the
filing window.
• The instruction which states that
service providers should provide the
percentage of handset models that they
offered for the reporting period that
were hearing aid-compatible will be
modified by changing the word
‘‘should’’ to ‘‘must,’’ and ‘‘must’’ will be
bolded for emphasis. This instruction
will also reference the information icon
discussed above that will be added to
this question for clarification purposes
only.
• The instruction which states that
service providers must post on their
publicly accessible websites certain
hearing aid compatibility information
required by the Commission’s rules will
be modified by bolding the existing
word ‘‘must’’ for emphasis. This
instruction will also reference the
information icon discussed above that
will be added to this question for
clarification purposes only.
• The instruction which states that
service providers who are not in full
compliance with the Commission’s
hearing aid compatibility rules must
provide an attachment explaining their
non-compliance will be modified by
bolding the existing word ‘‘must’’ for
emphasis.
The Commission is not seeking
approval of any changes to FCC Form
655 used by handset manufacturers to
show compliance with the
Commission’s hearing aid compatibility
requirements. The Commission is
proposing to modify the form’s
instructions to provide the following
clarifications:
• The filing window for the form
opens on the first business day in July
each year and closes on July 31, unless
July 31 is not a business day. In this
case, the filing window closes on the
first business day after July 31. This
change conforms the form’s instructions
concerning the filing window with the
information on the Commission’s
wireless hearing aid compatibility
website concerning the filing window.
• The instruction which states that
handset manufacturers must post on
their publicly accessible websites
certain hearing aid compatibility
information required by the
Commission’s rules will be modified by
bolding the existing word ‘‘must’’ for
emphasis.
These minor, non-substantive
modifications the Commission is
proposing to the existing information
collection will provide clarity and
promote efficiency. These changes will
not affect the burden estimate or
compliance cost that OMB has
previously approved for this
information collection. After the 60-day
comment period expires, the
Commission will submit the
information collection to OMB to obtain
a full three-year clearance.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–12603 Filed 6–7–24; 8:45 am]
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Open Commission Meeting Thursday,
June 6, 2024
May 30, 2024.
The Federal Communications
Commission will hold an Open Meeting
on the subjects listed below on
Thursday, June 6, 2024, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in
the Commission Meeting Room of the
Federal Communications Commission,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
While attendance at the Open Meeting
is available to the public, the FCC
headquarters building is not open access
and all guests must check in with and
be screened by FCC security at the main
entrance on L Street. Attendees at the
Open Meeting will not be required to
have an appointment but must
otherwise comply with protocols
outlined at: www.fcc.gov/visit. Open
Meetings are streamed live at:
www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s
YouTube channel.
Item No.
Bureau
Subject
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Public Safety and Homeland Security ........
Title: Reporting on Border Gateway Protocol Risk Mitigation Progress (PS Docket No.
24–146); Secure Internet Routing (PS Docket No. 22–90)
Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to increase the security of the information routed across the internet and promote national security by requiring broadband providers to report on their progress in addressing vulnerabilities in the Border Gateway Protocol.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0999; FR ID 224289]
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 collection(s). 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 August 9,
2024. 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 to
[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: 3060-0999.
Title: Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and Section 20.19,
Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act).
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 655 and 855.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 934 respondents; 934 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 13.97 hours per response (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; 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. 151, 154(i), 157, 160, 201, 202, 214, 301, 303, 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.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting that OMB grant it a
three-year extension of the currently approved information collection
related to the Commission's wireless hearing aid compatibility
requirements located in section 20.19 of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR
20.19. OMB's approval of the information collection contain in these
rules expires on October 31, 2024. While the Commission is not
requesting approval of any substantive changes to the information
collection, it is requesting approval of a few minor, non-substantive
changes to FCC Form 855 and the related instructions. The Commission
uses this form to ensure wireless service provider compliance with the
hearing aid compatibility rules. The Commission is also requesting
approval of certain minor, non-substantive changes to the instructions
for FCC Form 655 but not to the form, itself. The Commission uses this
form to ensure handset manufacturer compliance with the Commission's
hearing aid compatibility rules. These changes are for clarification
purposes only and do not affect the burden hours or the cost of
compliance associated with the approved information collection.
The Commission's wireless hearing aid compatibility rules ensure
that consumers with hearing loss have the same access to the newest and
most technologically advanced handset models as consumers without
hearing loss. These rules were adopted by the Commission in response to
the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act, which was enacted in 1988 and is
codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. 610. See Public Law 100-394, sec. 3,
102 Stat. 976, 976 (1988). In order to ensure handset manufacturer and
service provider compliance with the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act and
the Commission's regulations implementing the Act, the Commission has
adopted handset labeling and disclosure requirements, website posting
and record retention requirements, and handset manufacturer and mobile
wireless service provider reporting requirements. See 47 CFR 20.19(f),
(h), (i). These requirements are the subject of this information
collection submission, and these regulations ensure that consumers are
given the information that they need to make informed purchasing
decisions and that handset manufacturers and service providers meet
hearing aid-compatible handset model deployment requirements that the
Commission has adopted.
The Commission is not proposing changes to the handset labeling and
disclosure requirements, nor to the website posting and record
retention requirements. These requirements will remain unchanged after
OMB approval
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of this information collection submission.
With respect to FCC Form 855, the Commission is proposing to add an
information icon to two of the form's questions for clarification
purposes only. The two questions appear in the certification part of
the form and the Commission will place a validation stop after each
question to ensure that filers provide answers to the questions before
proceeding to complete the form. The two information icons will be
placed in the following locations and will provide as follows:
One information icon will be placed at the end of the
question requesting filers to provide the percentage of hearing-aid
compatible handset models that they provided for the reporting period.
The information icon will provide the following clarification: ``If
your company claims a HAC handset model compliance percentage of less
than 85%, then you must indicate above which de minimis exception your
company is claiming.'' The addition of this information icon will not
change what the question is asking, but will provide filers with
guidance on how to complete the form.
The second information icon will be placed at the end of
the question requesting filers who maintain publicly accessible
websites to provide the website address where required hearing aid
compatibility information is posted. The information icon will provide
the following clarification: ``If your company did not have a publicly-
accessible website for the reporting period, then type the following
statement into the box: `For the reporting period, [name of company]
did not operate a publicly-accessible website.' '' The addition of this
information icon will not change what the question is asking, but will
provide filers with guidance on how to complete the form.
In addition to these minor, non-substantive changes to FCC Form
855, the Commission is proposing to modify the form's instructions to
provide the following clarifications:
The filing window for the form opens on the first business
day in January each year and closes on January 31, unless January 31 is
not a business day. In this case, the filing window closes on the first
business day after January 31. This change conforms the form's
instructions concerning the filing window with the information on the
Commission's wireless hearing aid compatibility website concerning the
filing window.
The instruction which states that service providers should
provide the percentage of handset models that they offered for the
reporting period that were hearing aid-compatible will be modified by
changing the word ``should'' to ``must,'' and ``must'' will be bolded
for emphasis. This instruction will also reference the information icon
discussed above that will be added to this question for clarification
purposes only.
The instruction which states that service providers must
post on their publicly accessible websites certain hearing aid
compatibility information required by the Commission's rules will be
modified by bolding the existing word ``must'' for emphasis. This
instruction will also reference the information icon discussed above
that will be added to this question for clarification purposes only.
The instruction which states that service providers who
are not in full compliance with the Commission's hearing aid
compatibility rules must provide an attachment explaining their non-
compliance will be modified by bolding the existing word ``must'' for
emphasis.
The Commission is not seeking approval of any changes to FCC Form
655 used by handset manufacturers to show compliance with the
Commission's hearing aid compatibility requirements. The Commission is
proposing to modify the form's instructions to provide the following
clarifications:
The filing window for the form opens on the first business
day in July each year and closes on July 31, unless July 31 is not a
business day. In this case, the filing window closes on the first
business day after July 31. This change conforms the form's
instructions concerning the filing window with the information on the
Commission's wireless hearing aid compatibility website concerning the
filing window.
The instruction which states that handset manufacturers
must post on their publicly accessible websites certain hearing aid
compatibility information required by the Commission's rules will be
modified by bolding the existing word ``must'' for emphasis.
These minor, non-substantive modifications the Commission is
proposing to the existing information collection will provide clarity
and promote efficiency. These changes will not affect the burden
estimate or compliance cost that OMB has previously approved for this
information collection. After the 60-day comment period expires, the
Commission will submit the information collection to OMB to obtain a
full three-year clearance.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-12603 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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