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OMB Control No:
3060-0999
ICR Reference No:
202108-3060-004
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201904-3060-027
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
WTB
Title:
Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and Section 20.19, Hearing-Aid Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
10/19/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/04/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Supporting statement updated to reflect comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
Responses
934
0
934
Time Burden (Hours)
13,049
0
13,049
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is submitting this request to obtain the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of a revised information collection contained at 47 CFR § 20.19(f), (h)(1), and (i). This modified information collection reflects changes made by the Commission in its recently adopted Report and Order in WT Docket No. 20-3, FCC 21-28 (2021 Report and Order) that addressed the Commission’s wireless hearing aid compatibility requirements. The Commission’s wireless hearing aid compatibility provisions require, among other things, that handset manufacturers and service providers make available to the public a minimum number of hearing aid-compatible wireless handsets that meet industry agreed upon technical standards. The Commission originally adopted wireless hearing aid compatibility requirements in a 2003 Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309, FCC 03-168. The 2003 Report and Order modified the exemption for telephones used with public mobile services from the requirements of the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988. Besides requiring that handset manufacturers and service providers offer a minimum number of hearing aid-compatible handsets that meet agreed upon technical standards, the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility rules include consumer outreach, product labeling and disclosure, record retention, reporting, and website posting requirements. These provisions allow the Commission to verify compliance with the Commission’s rules and to monitor the status of hearing aid-compatible handset deployment in the marketplace, as well as to ensure that consumers have the information that they need to make informed purchasing decisions.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 201, 202, 208, 214, 301
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 303, 308, 309(j), 310
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 160
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 151, 154(i), 157
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 610
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3060-AK98
Final or interim final rulemaking
86 FR 23614
05/04/2021
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 28103
05/25/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 41970
08/04/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and Section 20.19, Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)
FCC Form 855, FCC Form 655
Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report
,
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY CERTIFICATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
934
934
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
13,049
13,049
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$29,816
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Eli Johnson 202 418-1395 eli.johnson@fcc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
08/04/2021
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