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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 62.218(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)–(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. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00191 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0848] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. No person shall 

be subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before February 8, 2018. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contacts listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to the web page <http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, 

(2) look for the section of the web page 

called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) 

click on the downward-pointing arrow 

in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of this ICR and then 

click on the ICR Reference Number. A 

copy of the FCC submission to OMB 

will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 


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burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0848. 

Title: Deployment of Wireline 

Services Offering Advanced 

Telecommunications Capability, CC 

Docket No. 98–147. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 750 respondents; 9,270 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3.54 

hours (average burden per response). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement and third-party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 201 and 251 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 32,845 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission is not requesting 

respondents to submit confidential 

information. Any respondent that 

submits information to the Commission 

that they believe is confidential may 

request confidential treatment of such 

information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements implement 

sections 201 and 251 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, to provide for physical 

collocation on rates, terms and 

conditions that are just, reasonable and 

nondiscriminatory, and to promote 

deployment of advanced 

telecommunications services without 

significantly degrading the performance 

of other services. All of the 

requirements will be used by the 

Commission and competitive local 

exchange carriers (LECs) to facilitate the 

deployment of telecommunications 

services, including advanced 

telecommunications services. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00193 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before March 12, 

2018. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

OMB Control No.: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Section 74.803(c) and (d), 

Wireless Microphones. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 215 respondents; 2,365 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 22 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time and 

on occasion reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 7(a) 

301, 302(a), 303(f), 307(e), and 332 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 

157(a), 301, 302(a), 303(f), 307(e), and 

332. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,490 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $166,563. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

No information is requested that would 

require assurance of confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to OMB as a new collection after this 60 

day comment period to obtain the full 

three-year clearance from them. 

On July 14, 2017 the Federal 

Communications Commission released 


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