Pre-approval
granted contingent upon no substantive changes to the collection
after the rule is finalized. Content of this ICR is acceptable but
this collection has a history of predictable emergency extensions.
If this ICR is submitted again as an emergency submission in the
future, thorough examination is recommended to determine if it
truly qualifies as an emergency submission based on the criteria in
5 CFR 1320.13.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2010
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2010
925
0
925
6,975
0
6,050
0
0
0
The Commission issued a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) in WT Docket 07-250, FCC 07-192,
adopted on November 5, 2007 and released November 7, 2007, which
proposes to extend and modify existing reporting requirements such
that carriers and manufacturers will be required to submit annual
reports demonstrating their compliance with proposed new hearing
aid compatibility handset compliance benchmarks, as well as other
related information. In order to monitor the progress of digital
wireless phone manufacturers and service providers toward meeting
these compatibility benchmarks, the Notice proposes to extend
existing annual reporting requirements for these entities from 2008
to 2012. In order to address shortcomings that have been observed
in the information collected by past reports and to render future
reports as transparent and useful as possible for consumers,
industry, and Commission staff responsible for helping to ensure
that the Commissions hearing aid compatibility requirements are
fully implemented, the Notice proposes modified and/or new content
requirements for the reports as outlined below. The Notice
considers new ways to collect this information, such as using
templates for the collection of this information which may be less
burdensome on the respondents.
The Commission is reporting a
program change of +925 burden hours due to the proposed
modified/new annual reports set forth in the Notice (FCC 07-192).
If these reporting requirements are adopted by the Commission, the
respondents' burden will increase by 925 hours.
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:
(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;
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.
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0999 (revised november19).doc
Section 20.19, Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)