Rule2022-07607
Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation Opportunities
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Published
April 12, 2022
Effective
April 12, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the new information collection associated with the Commission's Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation Opportunities, Report and Order. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules related to the information collection. The Commission also corrects a cross reference in the regulatory text.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21579-21580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07607]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 2
[ET Docket No. 20-382: FCC 21-72; FR ID 80780]
Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation
Opportunities
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a
period of three years, the new information collection associated with
the Commission's Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation
Opportunities, Report and Order. This document is consistent with the
Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the
effective date of the rules related to the information collection. The
Commission also corrects a cross reference in the regulatory text.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 2.803(c)(2)(i) and 2.1204(a)(11)
published at 86 FR 52088, September 20, 2021, are effective April 12,
2022. The amendment to 47 CFR 2.803(c)(2)(i)(D) in this document is
effective April 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Coleman, Office of Engineering
and Technology Bureau, at (202) 418-2705, or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e745f53575b107d51525b535f507e585d5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c163d313539721f333039313d321c3a3f3f723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at (202)
418-2991 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4daddd7dbd8d19adbdad3d1d8d1f4d2d7d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b35323834373e7534353c3e373e1b3d3838753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 10,
2022, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements relating to the marketing of radio frequency
devices prior to equipment authorization and import conditions rules
contained in the Commission's Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and
Importation Opportunities, Report and Order, FCC 21-72 (86 FR 52088,
September 20, 2021). The OMB Control Number is 3060-0773. The
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective
date of the information collection requirements provided at 47 CFR
2.803(c)(2)(i) and 2.1204(a)(11).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB
approval on March 10, 2022, for the information collection requirements
contained in the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 2.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of 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 3060-0773.
The foregoing notification is required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
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The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0773.
OMB Approval Date: March 10, 2022.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2025.
Title: Sections 2.803, 2.803(c)(2) and 2.1204(a)(11), Marketing and
Importing of RF Devices Prior to Equipment Authorization.
Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,000 respondents; 10,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third-party
disclosure requirement and on occasion and one-time requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 301, 302a, 303(c), 303(f), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
No information is requested that would require assurance of
confidentiality.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On June 17, 2021, the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and Order, Allowing Earlier Equipment
Marketing and Importation Opportunities, ET Docket No. 20-382, 86 FR
52088, September 20, 2021. Among other adopted rules intended to target
enhancements to our marketing and importation rules, the Commission
amended the 47 CFR part 2 rules that allow equipment manufacturers to
better gauge consumer interest and prepare for new product launches.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 2
Communications equipment, Radio, Telecommunications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
The Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 2 as
follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise
noted.
Sec. 2.803 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 2.803(c)(2)(i)(D), remove ``(c)(2)(i)(B)(1)'' and add
``(c)(2)(i)(C)(1)'' in its place.
[FR Doc. 2022-07607 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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