Section 20.19, Hearing-Aid Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0999 (revised november19).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-11-19	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
31563	Section 20.19, Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0999	ICR Reference No: 200711-3060-010
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200707-3060-006
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WTB
Title: 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: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 12/27/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/19/2007
Terms of Clearance: 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.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2010
Responses	925	0	925
Time Burden (Hours)	6,975	0	6,050
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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 Commission’s 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303(r) and 710 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AI57	Proposed rulemaking	72 FR 65494	11/21/2007

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 5712	02/07/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 44532	08/08/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 20.19, Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	925	925	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,975	6,050	0	925	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 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.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $199,430

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 11/19/2007

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