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review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. Parties with objections to this 

direct final rule are encouraged to file a 

comment in response to the parallel 

notice of proposed rulemaking for this 

action published in the Proposed Rules 

section of today’s Federal Register, 

rather than file an immediate petition 

for judicial review of this direct final 

rule and address the comment in the 

proposed rulemaking. This action may 

not be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: June 27, 2012. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

40 CFR part 52, is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart P—Indiana 

■ 2. In § 52.770 the table in paragraph 

(c) is amended by revising the entry for 

1–1–3 under Article 1, Rule 1, to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.770 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED INDIANA REGULATIONS

Indiana citation Subject Indiana effective date EPA Approval date Notes 

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Article 1. General Provisions 

Rule 1. Provisions Applicable Throughout Title 326 

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1–1–3 .................................................. References to the Code of Federal 

Regulations.

4/27/2012 7/17/2012, [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2011–0724, FRL–9676–6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Idaho: 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 

1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient 

Air Quality Standard; Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration Greenhouse 

Gas Permitting Authority and Tailoring 

Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is approving the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submittals 

from the State of Idaho demonstrating 

that the Idaho SIP meets the 

requirements of section 110(a)(1) and (2) 

of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS) promulgated for ozone on July 

18, 1997. EPA finds that the current 

Idaho SIP meets the following 110(a)(2) 

infrastructure elements for the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS: (A), (B), (C), 

(D)(ii), (E)(i), (E)(iii), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), 

(L), and (M). EPA is taking no action on 

CAA section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) at this time. 

We will address the requirements of this 

sub-element in a separate action. EPA is 

also approving a SIP revision that 

applies Idaho’s Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) Program to 

greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sources 

above certain thresholds, updates 

Idaho’s SIP to incorporate by reference 

revised versions of specific federal 

regulations, and removes unnecessary 

language from the SIP due to the 

incorporation by reference of the federal 

NAAQS and PSD regulations. In 

addition, EPA is rescinding the Federal 

Implementation Plan (FIP) put in place 

to ensure the availability of a permitting 

authority for greenhouse gas emitting 

sources in Idaho. 

DATES: This action is effective on 

August 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R10–OAR–2011–0724. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information may not be publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

EPA Region 10, Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics (AWT–107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, 

Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. EPA 

requests that you contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section to schedule your 

inspection. The Regional Office’s 

official hours of business are Monday 

through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristin Hall at telephone number: (206) 

553–6357, email address: 

hall.kristin@epa.gov, or the above EPA, 

Region 10 address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document wherever 

‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ are used, we mean 

EPA. Information is organized as 

follows: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Scope of Action 

III. Final Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

On July 18, 1997, EPA promulgated a 

new NAAQS for ozone. EPA revised the 

ozone NAAQS to provide an 8-hour 


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1William T. Harnett, Director, Air Quality Policy 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards. ‘‘Guidance on SIP Elements Required 

Under Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 1997 8-hour 

Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards.’’ Memorandum to EPA Air Division 

Directors, Regions I–X, October 2, 2007. 

2 ‘‘Indian country’’ is defined under 18 U.S.C. 

1151 as: (1) All land within the limits of any Indian 

reservation under the jurisdiction of the United 

States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of 

any patent, and including rights-of-way running 

through the reservation, (2) all dependent Indian 

communities within the borders of the United 

States, whether within the original or subsequently 

acquired territory thereof, and whether within or 

without the limits of a State, and (3) all Indian 

allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been 

extinguished, including rights-of-way running 

through the same. Under this definition, EPA treats 

as reservations trust lands validly set aside for the 

use of a Tribe even if the trust lands have not been 

formally designated as a reservation. In Idaho, 

Indian country includes, but is not limited to, the 

Coeur d’Alene Reservation, the Duck Valley 

Reservation, the Reservation of the Kootenai Tribe, 

the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and the Nez Perce 

Reservation as described in the 1863 Nez Perce 

Treaty. 

averaging period which replaced the 

previous 1-hour averaging period, and 

the level of the NAAQS was changed 

from 0.12 parts per million (ppm) to 

0.08 ppm (62 FR 38856). The CAA 

requires SIPs meeting the requirements 

of sections 110(a)(1) and (2) be 

submitted by states within 3 years after 

promulgation of a new or revised 

standard. Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) 

require states to address basic SIP 

requirements, including emissions 

inventories, monitoring, and modeling 

to assure attainment and maintenance of 

the standards, so-called ‘‘infrastructure’’ 

requirements. To help states meet this 

statutory requirement for the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS, EPA issued 

guidance to address infrastructure SIP 

elements under section 110(a)(1) and 

(2).1 In the case of the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS, states typically have met 

the basic program elements required in 

section 110(a)(2) through earlier SIP 

submissions in connection with 

previous ozone standards. On 

September 15, 2008, the State of Idaho 

submitted a certification to EPA 

certifying that Idaho’s SIP meets the 

infrastructure obligations for the 1997 

8-hour ozone and 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

The certification included an analysis of 

Idaho’s SIP as it relates to each section 

of the infrastructure requirements with 

regard to the 1997 8-hour ozone and 

1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. Subsequently, on 

June 24, 2010, Idaho submitted an 

updated certification to EPA for sections 

110(a)(2)(D) and 110(a)(2)(G). On April 

11, 2012, EPA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPR) to act on 

Idaho’s infrastructure SIP for the 1997 

ozone NAAQS (77 FR 21702). 

Specifically in the NPR, EPA proposed 

approval of Idaho’s SIP as meeting the 

requirements for the following 110(a)(2) 

infrastructure elements for the 1997 8- 

hour ozone NAAQS: (A), (B), (C), (D)(ii), 

(E)(i), (E)(iii), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), 

and (M). As discussed in the NPR, the 

proposed action did not address CAA 

section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii), which will be 

addressed in a separate action. 

In the NPR, EPA also proposed to 

approve portions of the June 20, 2011, 

SIP revision submitted by Idaho that 

applies Idaho’s PSD Program to GHGemitting sources above certain 

thresholds, updates Idaho’s SIP to 

incorporate by reference revised 

versions of specific federal regulations, 

and removes unnecessary language from 

the SIP due to the incorporation by 

reference of the federal NAAQS and 

PSD regulations. In addition, EPA 

proposed to rescind the FIP put in place 

to ensure the availability of a permitting 

authority for GHG-emitting sources in 

Idaho. 

EPA provided a 30-day review and 

comment period on the NPR, published 

April 11, 2012 (77 FR 21702). The 

public comment period for EPA’s NPR 

closed on May 11, 2012. EPA received 

no comments on the proposed action. 

II. Scope of Action 

Idaho has not demonstrated authority 

to implement and enforce Idaho 

Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 

Chapter 58 within ‘‘Indian Country’’ as 

defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151.2 Therefore, 

EPA proposes that this SIP approval not 

extend to ‘‘Indian Country’’ in Idaho. 

See CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A) (SIP shall 

include enforceable emission limits), 

110(a)(2)(E)(i) (State must have adequate 

authority under State law to carry out 

SIP), and 172(c)(6) (nonattainment SIPs 

shall include enforceable emission 

limits). This is consistent with EPA’s 

previous approval of Idaho’s PSD 

program, in which EPA specifically 

disapproved the program for sources 

within Indian Reservations in Idaho 

because the State had not shown it had 

authority to regulate such sources. See 

40 CFR 52.683(b). It is also consistent 

with EPA’s approval of Idaho’s title V 

air operating permits program. See 61 

FR 64622 (December 6, 1996) (interim 

approval does not extend to Indian 

Country); 66 FR 50574 (October 4, 2001) 

(full approval does not extend to Indian 

Country). 

III. Final Action 

EPA is approving the SIP submittals 

from the State of Idaho demonstrating 

that the Idaho SIP meets the 

requirements of section 110(a)(1) and (2) 

of the CAA for the NAAQS promulgated 

for ozone on July 18, 1997. EPA is 

approving in full the following section 

110(a)(2) infrastructure elements for 

Idaho for the 1997 ozone NAAQS: (A), 

(B), (C), (D)(ii), (E)(i), (E)(iii), (F), (G), 

(H), (J), (K), (L), (M). EPA is taking no 

action on CAA section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) at 

this time. EPA will address the 

requirements of this sub-element in a 

separate action. EPA is also approving a 

portion of Idaho’s June 20, 2011, SIP 

submittal that applies Idaho’s PSD 

Program to GHG-emitting sources at the 

emissions thresholds and in the same 

time frames as those specified in the 

Tailoring Rule (75 FR 31514, June 3, 

2010). In conjunction with this approval 

of Idaho’s PSD program for GHGemitting sources, EPA is rescinding the 

FIP at 40 CFR 52.37 which provides for 

EPA to be the PSD permitting authority 

for GHG-emitting sources in Idaho. 

EPA is also approving portions of 

Idaho’s June 20, 2011, SIP submittal to 

revise the incorporation by reference of 

federal regulations revised as of July 1, 

2010, in order to ensure Idaho’s SIP is 

up to date with changes to federal 

regulations. EPA is not acting on the 

portions of the SIP revision that are not 

related to the criteria pollutants 

regulated under title I of the CAA or the 

requirements for SIPs under section 110 

of the CAA. Finally, EPA is approving 

the removal of language from the Idaho 

SIP that has become unnecessary due to 

Idaho’s incorporation by reference of the 

federal NAAQS and the federal PSD 

regulations. Specifically, EPA is 

approving the removal of the 

subsections of IDAPA 58.01.01.577 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Specific Pollutants’’ that relate to 

pollutants for which EPA has 

promulgated a NAAQS, and which are 

now unnecessary because Idaho has 

incorporated the federal NAAQS by 

reference into the state SIP. EPA is also 

approving the changes to Idaho’s PSD 

regulations at IDAPA 58.01.01.581.01 to 

remove the increments table in its 

entirety, and to instead reference the 

federal PSD increment requirements 

contained in 40 CFR 52.21(c), which are 

incorporated by reference in the Idaho 

SIP. This action is being taken under 

section 110 and part C of the CAA. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

submissions, EPA’s role is to approve 

state choices, provided that they meet 

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Accordingly, this action merely 

approves state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by state law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; 

and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by September 17, 

2012. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this action for the purposes of judicial 

review nor does it extend the time 

within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2)). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: June 29, 2012. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

40 CFR Part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart A—General Provisions 

■ 2. § 52.37 is amended by removing 

and reserving paragraph (b)(4). 

Subpart N—Idaho 

■ 3. In § 52.670: 

■ a. The table in paragraph (c) is 

amended by revising entry 107, 

removing entry 577, and revising entry 

581. 

■ b. The table in paragraph (e) is 

amended by adding an entry at the end 

of the table for ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 

8-hour Ozone NAAQS.’’ 

§ 52.670 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED IDAHO REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject State effective date EPA approval date Explanations 

Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 58.01.01—Rules for the Control of Air Pollution in Idaho 

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107 ..................................... Incorporations by Reference.10/6/10, 5/8/09, 3/30/07, 

3/20/04, 7/1/97, 5/1/94 ......

7/17/2012 [Insert page 

number where the document begins].

Except Section 107.03(f) 

through (m) and (o). 

* * * * * * * 

581 ..................................... Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) Increments.

10/6/10, 4/11/06, 7/1/97, 

5/1/94 ................................

7/17/2012 [Insert page 

number where the document begins].

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EPA-APPROVED IDAHO NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS AND QUASI-REGULATORY MEASURES

Name of SIP provision Applicable geographic or 

non-attainment area State submittal date EPA approval date Comments 

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Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 1997 8-hour 

Ozone NAAQS.

Statewide .......................... 9/15/2008, 6/24/2010 ........ 7/17/2012 [Insert page 

number where the document begins].

This action addresses following CAA elements or 

portions thereof: 

110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), 

(D)(ii), (E)(i), (E)(iii), (F), 

(G), (H), (J), (K), (L), 

and (M). 

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47 CFR Parts 2 and 20 

[WTB: WT Docket No. 07–250; DA 12–550] 

Hearing Aid Compatibility Technical 

Standard 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau and the 

Office of Engineering and Technology 

(Bureaus) adopt the 2011 ANSI 

Standard for evaluating the hearing aid 

compatibility of wireless phones. The 

Bureaus take this action to ensure that 

a selection of digital wireless handset 

models is available to consumers with 

hearing loss. 

DATES: These rules are effective August 

16, 2012. 

The incorporation by reference of 

certain publications listed in the rule is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of August 16, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Rowan, 202 418–1883, email 

michael.rowan@fcc.gov, or Saurbh 

Chhabra, 202 418–2266, email 

saurbh.chhabra@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau and the 

Office of Engineering and Technology’s 

Third Report and Order in WT Docket 

07–250, adopted April 9, 2012, and 

released April 9, 2012. The full text of 

the Third Report and Order is available 

for inspection and copying during 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 

Street SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. Also, it may be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 

12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554; the contractor’s 

Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com; or 

by calling (800) 378–3160, facsimile 

(202) 488–5563, or email 

FCC@BCPIWEB.com. Copies of the 

Third Report and Order also may be 

obtained via the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS) by entering the docket number, 

WT Docket No. 07–250. Additionally, 

the complete item is available on the 

Federal Communications Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.fcc.gov. 

I. Introduction 

1. The Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) has wireless 

hearing aid compatibility rules to ensure 

that consumers with hearing loss are 

able to access wireless communications 

services through a wide selection of 

handsets without experiencing disabling 

radio frequency (RF) interference or 

other technical obstacles. In order to 

ensure that the hearing aid 

compatibility rules cover the greatest 

number of wireless handsets and reflect 

recent technological advances, the 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

(WTB) and Office of Engineering and 

Technology (OET) (jointly the Bureaus) 

adopt in this Third Report and Order, 

pursuant to authority delegated by the 

Commission, the most current hearing 

aid compatibility technical standard. 

2. The standard that the Bureaus 

adopt was developed through a 

voluntary, consensus-driven approach 

and is broadly supported by both 

industry and consumer groups. The 

Bureaus extend its appreciation for the 

efforts of the many parties involved in 

developing this standard. The Bureaus 

strongly encourage all parties to 

continue their efforts to refine and 

develop standards applicable to new 

telephone technologies that may create 

potential for interference with hearing 

aids. 

II. Background 

3. To ensure that a selection of digital 

wireless handset models is available to 

consumers with hearing loss, the 

Commission’s rules require both 

manufacturers and service providers to 

meet defined benchmarks for deploying 

hearing aid-compatible wireless phones. 

Specifically, manufacturers and service 

providers are required to offer minimum 

numbers or percentages of handset 

models that meet technical standards for 

compatibility with hearing aids 

operating in both acoustic coupling and 

inductive coupling modes. These 

benchmarks apply separately to each air 

interface for which the manufacturer or 

service provider offers handsets. 

4. To define and measure the hearing 

aid compatibility of handsets, the 

Commission’s rules reference the 2007 

revision of American National 

Standards Institute (ANSI) technical 

standard C63.19 (the ‘‘2007 ANSI 

Standard’’), formulated by the 

Accredited Standards Committee 

C63®—Electromagnetic Compatibility 

(ASC C63®). A handset is considered 

hearing aid-compatible for acoustic 

coupling if it meets a rating of at least 

M3 under the 2007 ANSI Standard. A 

handset is considered hearing aidcompatible for inductive coupling if it 

meets a rating of at least T3. The 2007 

ANSI Standard specifies testing 

procedures for determining the M-rating 

and T-rating of digital wireless handsets 

that operate over the air interfaces that, 

at the time it was promulgated, were 

commonly used for wireless services in 

the 800–950 MHz and 1.6–2.5 GHz 

bands. 

5. ASC C63® recently adopted an 

updated version of ANSI C63.19 (the 

‘‘2011 ANSI Standard’’). The 2011 ANSI 

Standard was published on May 27, 

2011, and ASC C63® subsequently 

requested that the Commission adopt 

this newer version of the standard into 

its rules. The 2011 ANSI Standard 

expands the operating frequency range 

for covered wireless devices to 698 

MHz–6 GHz. It also establishes a direct 

method for measuring the RF 

interference level of wireless devices to 

hearing aids, which enables testing 

procedures to be applied to operations 

over any RF air interface or protocol. In 

addition, the 2011 ANSI Standard 


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