Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: April 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 74)]

[Notices]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval.

March 26, 1999. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 19, 1999. 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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications Commissions, Room 1-A804, 445 Twelfth Street., S.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collections contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060-0687.

Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by Persons with Disabilities, CC Docket No. 87-124.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for profit entities.

Number of Respondents: 806,100.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.2 to 11.4 hours

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 991,000 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $638,500.

Needs and Uses: The Commission requires that telephones with electro-magnetic coil hearing aid compatibility be stamped with the letters HAC. Section 68.112(b)(3)(E) requires that employees with fifteen or more

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employees provide emergency telephones for use by employees with hearing disabilities and that the employers ``designate'' such telephones for emergency use. Section 68.224(a) requires a notice to be contained on the surface of the packaging of a non-hearing aid compatible telephone that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible. The requirements were implemented to assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities.

Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-9631Filed4-16-99; 8:45 am]

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