OMB Clears FCC Information Collection in National Deaf-Blind Equipment Program
FCC data collection to make a pilot national deaf-blind equipment distribution program (NDBEDP) permanent was approved for three years by the Office of Management and Budget, said a commission rule summary in Monday's Federal Register. An August order "clarified that…
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the pilot program will not terminate until after all reports have been submitted, all payments and adjustments have been made, and all wind-down activities have been completed, and no issues with regard to the NDBEDP pilot program remain pending," said the rule, noting the program's $10 million annual budget. Parties can apply for a period of 60 days to be certified for the program. "To minimize any disruption of service in the transition between the pilot program and the permanent program, the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau will announce its selection of the entities certified to participate in the NDBEDP permanent program as soon as possible, but such certifications will not become effective before July 1," the rule said.