Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid Compatibility Requirements)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting statement OMB 3060-0422 (2019).doc Supporting Statement A	2019-02-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
30118	Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid Compatibility Requirements)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0422	ICR Reference No: 201902-3060-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid Compatibility Requirements)
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: 04/15/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/07/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2019
Responses	2	0	2
Time Burden (Hours)	6	0	6
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 710(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), requires that almost all telephones manufactured in, or imported into, this country must be hearing aid compatible. Congress recognized, however, that there may be technological or economic reasons why some new telephones may not meet the hearing aid compatibility (HAC) requirement. Therefore, Congress provided a waiver request procedure. Section 68.5 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 68.5, provides the criteria to be used to assess waiver requests. The Commission submits this revised information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to modify the existing information collection requirements under OMB Control Number 3060-0422 relating to the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility (HAC) requirements. In this supporting statement, the Commission adds wireline advanced communications services (ACS) telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) that are subject to the waiver provisions of section 68.5 of the Commission’s rules to existing burdens for wireline telephones connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) that were included in the February 2016 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission, OMB Control Number 3060-0422.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 610 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK48	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 23378	05/21/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 56843	11/14/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 2499	02/07/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid Compatibility Requirements)

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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	2	2	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6	6	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $373

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 02/07/2019

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