6700 Washington Avenue S Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 T: 1.800.328.8602 Starkey.com Sta rkey Hear better. Live better. June 20, 2023 Federal Communications Commission Authorization and Evaluation Division 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, Maryland 21046 Re: Request for confidentiality Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc. FCC ID: EOA-24WR2 To whom it may concern:
Permanent Confidentiality Request is hereby submitted by Starkey Laboratories, Inc. to withhold permanently from public review certain portions of the application for equipment certification for the referenced FCC identifiers. This request for confidentiality is made pursuant to 47 CFR 0.457(d) and 0.459 of the FCC Rules. In particular, the following sections of the application are to be kept permanently confidential:
e e e e Schematics Detailed Block diagrams Detailed Operational/Functional Description Bill of Materials Short-term Confidentiality Request is hereby submitted by Starkey Laboratories, Inc. to withhold from public review for a period of 180 days from the date of the Grant of Equipment Authorization and prior to marketing, certain portions of the application for equipment certification for the referenced FCC identifiers. This request for confidentiality is made pursuant to 47 CFR 0.457(d) and 0.459 of the FCC Rules. In particular, the following sections of the application are to be kept confidential for a period of 180 days from the date of Authorization:
e e e e Test setup photos External photos Internal photos User manual has Inc. Laboratories, Rationale for request for confidentiality:
Starkey and invested considerable time development to produce the referenced product. Disclosure of the permanently confidential portions of this application to competitors would not only give them significant competitive advantages in developing similar products, but would also disclose successful implementation of unpublished, leading edge technology developed by us. Disclosure of the short-term confidential portions of this application during the period of importation and/or distribution would reveal key aspects of proprietary technology to competitors and diminish the value of our investment in research and development. materials research and in OM,
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