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OMB Control No:
3060-0999
ICR Reference No:
201904-3060-027
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201904-3060-003
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:
06/25/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/03/2019
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2022
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
Responses
934
0
934
Time Burden (Hours)
13,049
0
12,140
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Commission is requesting a revision to its currently approved hearing aid compatibility information collection that applies to wireless wireless service providers. The revision is necessary to implement the final rules promulgated in the 2018 Report and Order in WT Docket No. 17-228, FCC 18-167 (2018 Order), which eliminated unnecessary and outdated information collection requirements for wireless service providers and replaced these requirements for service providers with a revised web site posting and record retention requirement and a streamlined annual certification requirement. The 2018 Order did not make changes to the currently approved reporting requirements for device manufacturers. The Commission’s previous hearing aid compatibility reporting requirements for service providers were intended to provide the Commission with a way to verify compliance with rules requiring service providers to offer specified numbers of hearing aid-compatible handset models, to monitor the status of hearing aid-compatible handset deployment in the marketplace, and to ensure that consumers have access to information about the handset models that serve their needs. The Commission’s revised and enhanced web site posting, record retention, and annual certification requirements for service providers are an improved means of promoting those goals. The Commission now seeks approval for new FCC Form 855 and its instructions which will be used to ensure that service providers are in compliance with the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility provisions. To implement the changes made by the 2018 Order, the Commission modified the FCC Form 655 and its instructions for manufacturers. These non-substantive changes to FCC Form 655 and its instructions were already approved by OMB. The Form 655 and its instructions have been modified to eliminate references to wireless service providers. FCC Form 655 will only be used by device manufacturers on a going forward basis to ensure their compliance with the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility provisions.
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-AK72
Final or interim final rulemaking
83 FR 63098
12/07/2018
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 6147
02/26/2019
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 19074
05/03/2019
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
Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and Section 20.19, Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)
FCC Form 655 , FCC Form 855
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
12,140
0
909
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
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:
The revisions to the currently approved information collection are a direct result of the Commission’s actions in the 2018 Order. These revisions represent program changes and are not adjustments. As explained above, the Commission made changes to the reporting burden for service providers but did not make any changes to device manufacturers’ burden. Specifically, the Commission adopted an enhanced web site posting requirement for service providers, a record retention requirement, and a new certification requirement that replaces a much more burdensome reporting requirement. As explained above, the Commission has not made any changes to device manufacturers’ burden. Service providers’ burden related to standards development and labeling requirements also remain unchanged. The Commission estimates that there will be no change in the total of number of respondents and annual responses. However, the annual burden hours have increased by 909 hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$27,883
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:
Jonathan Lechter 202 418-1500 jonathan.lechter@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:
05/03/2019
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