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laboratory detection limit of 0.5 mg/L). 
As such, it was determined that the data provided assurance that the cleanup level for VC had been met in this monitoring well. 
The data was also evaluated using a 
time-dependent trend. The trend for the six data points had a statistically significant decreasing slope providing assurance that the groundwater will 
continue to meet the cleanup level. 
Conclusion 
Based on this analysis of all 
groundwater monitoring wells and 
associated contaminant-specific data, it has been concluded that the groundwater remedy has achieved the remedial cleanup levels, and data analysis indicates that the groundwater will remain below these standards. Therefore, the groundwater restoration remedial action is complete in accordance with the remedy, and further groundwater monitoring at the Site is no longer necessary. 
All the completion requirements for 
the Off-Property area have been met, as described in the December 28, 2017 Final Close-Out Report. The State of New York, in a March 7, 2018 letter, concurred with the proposed deletion of the Site from the NPL. 
The NCP specifies that the EPA may 
delete a site from the NPL if ‘‘responsible parties or other persons have implemented all appropriate response actions required.’’ 40 CFR 300.425(e)(1)(i). The EPA, with the concurrence of the State of New York, through NYSDEC, believes that this criterion for the deletion of the Site has been met in that the Site no longer poses a threat to public health or the environment. Consequently, the EPA is deleting the Site from the NPL. Documents supporting this action are available in the Site files. 
V. Deletion Action 
The EPA, with the concurrence of the 
State of New York through NYSDEC, 
has determined that all appropriate responses under CERCLA have been completed at the Site and that it no longer poses a threat to public health or the environment. Therefore, the EPA is deleting the Site from the NPL. 
The Site is now suitable for unlimited 
use and unrestricted exposure. Therefore, no further five-year reviews will be conducted for this Site. The deletion does not preclude future action under CERCLA. Because the EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and routine, the EPA is taking this action without prior publication. This action will be effective July 20, 2018 unless the EPA receives adverse comments by June 20, 2018. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public comment period of this action, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct final NOD before the effective date of the deletion, and the deletion will not take effect. The EPA will prepare a response to comments and continue with the deletion process based on the NOID and the comments received. In such a case, there will be no additional opportunity to comment. 
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 
Environmental protection, Air 
pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 
substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. 
Dated: April 19, 2018. 
Peter D. Lopez, 
Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 2. 
For the reasons set out in this 
document, 40 CFR part 300 is amended 
as follows: 
PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN 
■1. The authority citation for part 300 
continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 
9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 
2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. 
Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended] 
■2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 
is amended by removing the listing 
under New York for ‘‘Fulton Terminals’’. 
[FR Doc. 2018–10798 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am] 
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
47 CFR Parts 20 and 68 
[CG Docket No. 13–46, WT Docket Nos. 07– 
250 and 10–254; FCC 17–135] 
Hearing Aid Compatibility Standards 
AGENCY : Federal Communications 
Commission. 
ACTION : Final rule; announcement of 
effective date. 
SUMMARY : In this document, the 
Commission announces that the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with rules adopted in the Commission’s document Access to Telecommunication Equipment and Services by Persons with Disabilities; Amendment of the Commission’s Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets et. al., Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Order). This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules. 
DATES : The additions of §§ 68.501 
through 68.504 (subpart F), published at 83 FR 8624, February 28, 2018, are effective May 21, 2018. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Susan Bahr, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418–0573, or email: Susan.Bahr@fcc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : This 
document announces that, on May 1, 2018, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s Order, FCC 17–135, published at 83 FR 8624, February 28, 2018. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0687. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0687, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via the internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov. 
To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (844) 432–2275 (videophone), or (202) 418–0432 (TTY). 
Synopsis 
As required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 
the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on May 1, 2018, for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s rules at §§ 68.501 through 68.504. 
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of 
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information unless it displays a current, 
valid OMB Control Number. 
No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0687. 
The foregoing notice is required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 
The total annual reporting burdens 
and costs for the respondents are as follows: 
OMB Control Number: 3060–0687. 
OMB Approval Date: May 1, 2018. OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2021. Title: Access to Telecommunications 
Equipment and Services by Persons 
with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87–124. 
Form Number: N/A. 
Type of Review: Revision of a 
currently approved collection. 
Respondents: Businesses or other for- 
profit entities; not-for-profit entities. 
Number of Respondents and 
Responses: 331 respondents; 3,028 
responses. 
Estimated Time per Response: .25 
hours (15 minutes) to 24 hours. 
Frequency of Response: Annual and 
on-occasion reporting requirements; 
Third party disclosure requirement. 
Obligation to Respond: Required to 
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in section 710 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 610. 
Total Annual Burden: 7,236 hours. 
Total Annual Cost: $991,618. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 
An assurance of confidentiality is not 
offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information from individuals. 
Privacy Impact Assessment: No 
impact(s). 
Needs and Uses: This information 
collection pertains to the extension of the currently approved information collection requirements concerning hearing aid compatibility (HAC) for wireline handsets used with the legacy telephone network, updated estimates of existing burdens that were included in the February 2015 PRA submission to OMB, and new information collection requirements related to HAC for wireline handsets used with advanced communications services (ACS), such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). These handsets are known as ACS telephonic customer premises equipment (ACS telephonic CPE). 
Beginning in the 1980s, the 
Commission adopted a series of regulations to implement statutory directives requiring wireline telephone handsets in the United States (for use with the legacy telephone network) to be hearing aid compatible. In 2010, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), Public Law 111–260, sec. 102, 710(b), 124 Stat. 2751, 2753 (CVAA) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 610(b)), amended by Public Law 111–265, 124 Stat. 2795 (technical corrections to the CVAA), amended section 710(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 to apply the HAC requirements to ACS telephonic CPE, including VoIP telephones. In accordance with this provision, the Commission adopted Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by Persons with Disabilities et al., Report and Order and Order on 
Reconsideration, FCC 17–135, released October 26, 2017, which amended the HAC rules to cover ACS telephonic CPE to the extent such devices are designed to be held to the ear and provide two- way voice communication via a built-in speaker. 
The information collections contain 
third-party disclosure and labeling requirements. The information is used to inform consumers who purchase or use wireline telephone equipment whether the telephone is hearing aid compatible; to ensure that manufacturers comply with applicable regulations and technical criteria; to ensure that information about ACS telephonic CPE is available in a database administered by the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA); and to facilitate the filing of complaints about the ACS telephonic CPE. 
Wireline Handsets Used With the Legacy 
Telephone Network 
•47 CFR 68.224 requires that every 
non-hearing aid compatible wireline telephone used with the legacy wireline network that is offered for sale to the public contain in a conspicuous location on the surface of its packaging a statement that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible. If the handset is offered for sale without a surrounding package, then the telephone must be affixed with a written statement that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible. In addition, each handset must be accompanied by instructions in accordance with 47 CFR 68.218(b)(2). 
•47 CFR 68.300 requires that all 
wireline telephones used with the legacy wireline network that are manufactured in the United States (other than for export) or imported for use in the United States and that are hearing aid compatible have the letters ‘‘HAC’’ permanently affixed. 
ACS Telephonic CPE 
•New § 68.502(a) of the 
Commission’s rules contains 
information collection requirements for ACS telephonic CPE that are similar to the HAC label and notice requirements in 47 CFR 68.224 and 68.300 (discussed above), i.e., the ‘‘HAC’’ labeling 
requirement for hearing aid compatible equipment, and the package information for non-hearing aid compatible equipment, apply to ACS telephonic CPE. 
•New § 68.501 of the Commission’s 
rules requires responsible parties to obtain certifications of their equipment by using a third-party Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) or a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity. (A responsible party is the party, such as the manufacturer, that is responsible for the compliance of ACS telephonic CPE with the hearing aid compatibility rules and other applicable technical criteria. A Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity is a procedure whereby a responsible party makes measurements or takes steps to ensure that CPE complies with technical standards, which results in a document by the same name.) Section 68.501 of the Commission’s rules applies to ACS telephonic CPE rule sections defining the roles of TCBs and the uses of Supplier’s Declarations of Conformity for wireline handsets used with the legacy telephone network. 
•New § 68.504 of the Commission’s 
rules requires information about ACS telephonic CPE to be included in a database administered by ACTA. (ACTA is an organization, previously created pursuant to FCC regulations, whose key function is to maintain a database of telephone equipment.) In addition, ACS telephonic CPE must be labeled as required by ACTA. 
•New § 68.502(b) through (d) of the 
Commission’s rules requires responsible parties to: Warrant that ACS telephonic CPE complies with applicable regulations and technical criteria; give the user instructions required by ACTA for ACS telephonic CPE that is hearing aid compatible; give the user a notice for ACS telephonic CPE that is not hearing aid compatible; and notify the purchaser or user of ACS telephonic CPE whose approval is revoked, that the purchaser or user must discontinue its use. 
•New § 68.503 of the Commission’s 
rules requires manufacturers of ACS telephonic CPE to designate an agent for service of process for complaints that may be filed at the FCC. 
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Federal Communications Commission. 
Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 
[FR Doc. 2018–10767 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
47 CFR Part 54 
[WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 14–58; FCC 17– 
12] 
Connect America Fund, ETC Annual 
Reports and Certifications 
AGENCY : Federal Communications 
Commission. 
ACTION : Final rule. 
SUMMARY : In this document, the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules to require 2 terabytes of monthly usage for certain Connect America Fund Phase II auction performance tiers, taking another step towards implementing the Connect America Fund Phase II auction in which service providers will compete to receive support of up to $1.98 billion to offer voice and broadband service in unserved high-cost areas. 
DATES : The amendment to 
§ 54.309(a)(2)(iii) & (iv) of the Commission’s rules is effective June 20, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Alexander Minard, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, (202) 418–7400 or TTY: (202) 418–0484. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The 
Commission published a document in the Federal Register, 82 FR 14466, 
March 21, 2017 summarizing a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration. Although the Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration specified a requirement of 2 terabytes of monthly usage on certain service tiers, the Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration inadvertently failed to include a rules appendix reflecting that change in the rules. The Commission issued an Erratum correcting that error, DA 18– 293, released on March 26, 2018. This 
document includes the amendments that were inadvertently left out of the document published March 21, 2017. 
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54 
Communications common carriers, 
Health facilities, Infants and children, 
Internet, Libraries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Telecommunications, Telephone. 
Federal Communications Commission. 
Marlene Dortch, Secretary. 
Final Rules 
For the reasons discussed in the 
preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 54 as 
follows: 
PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE 
■1. The authority citation for part 54 
continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 
205, 214, 219, 220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302 
unless otherwise noted. 
■2. Amend § 54.309 by revising 
paragraphs (a)(2)(iii) and (iv) to read as 
follows: 
§ 54.309 Connect America Fund Phase II 
Public Interest Obligations. 
(a) * * * 
(2) * * * (iii) Winning bidders meeting the 
above-baseline performance tier 
standards are required to offer broadband service at actual speeds of at least 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream and offer at least 2 terabytes of monthly usage. 
(iv) Winning bidders meeting the 
Gigabit performance tier standards are required to offer broadband service at actual speeds of at least 1 Gigabit per second downstream and 500 Mbps upstream and offer at least 2 terabytes of monthly usage. 
* * * * * 
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