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OMB Control No:
3060-0687
ICR Reference No:
201803-3060-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201502-3060-021
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
CGB
Title:
Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by Persons with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87-124
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:
05/01/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/20/2018
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2018
Responses
3,028
0
22,500,000
Time Burden (Hours)
7,236
0
6,693
Cost Burden (Dollars)
991,618
0
266,280
Abstract:
The Commission submits this revised information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to modify and extend the information collection requirements under OMB Control Number 3060-0687 relating to the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility (HAC) requirements. These requirements ensure that people with hearing loss (regardless of whether they use hearing aids or not) can effectively use wireline telephone handsets with the legacy telephone network and with advanced communications services (ACS), which include Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The HAC requirements are structured for handsets to provide sufficient magnetic fields to be used by people with hearing aids and to provide volume control.
Authorizing Statute(s):
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-AK48
Final or interim final rulemaking
83 FR 8624
02/28/2018
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 1031
01/09/2018
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 12188
03/20/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by Persons with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87-124
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
3,028
22,500,000
0
-22,496,972
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
7,236
6,693
0
543
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
991,618
266,280
0
725,338
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Due to the adoption of the Commission’s Hearing Aid Compatibility Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, document FCC 17-135, amending its HAC rules to cover wireline handsets used with ACS, and the elimination of the one-time start-up costs for equipment labeling requirements for manufacturers and importers of wireline handsets used with the legacy telephone network, the Commission reports the following program changes: the annual number of respondents has decreased by -937, from 1,268 to 331 annual number of respondents; the annual number of responses has decreased by -22,496,972, from 22,500,000 to 3,028 annual number of responses; the annual burden hours have increased by +543, from 6,693 to 7,236 annual burden hours; and the total annual cost has increased by +$725,338, from $266,280 to $991,618 annual cost. There are no adjustments to this information collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Sue Bahr 202 418-0573 susan.bahr@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:
03/20/2018
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