OMB Control Number: 3060‑0945 December 2006
Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
A. Justification:
1. 47 CFR Section 79.2(c) contains a complaint procedure. It requires that a complaint alleging a violation of this section may be transmitted to the Commission. The complaint should include the name of the video programming distributor against whom the complaint is alleged, the date and time of the omission of emergency information, and the type of emergency. The Commission will notify the video programming distributor of the complaint, and the distributor will reply to the complaint within 30 days.
History:
On July 21, 2000, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-339, In the Matter of Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming. This Report and Order adopted video description rules to make television more accessible to persons with visual disabilities. Among other things, this Report and Order requires any broadcast station or multiple video programming distributor (MVPD) that provides local emergency information as part of a regularly scheduled newscast, or as part of a newscast that interrupts regularly scheduled programming, to make the critical details of the information accessible to persons with visual disabilities in the affected local area. In addition, any broadcast station or MVPD that provides emergency information through a crawl or scroll must accompany that information with an aural tone to alert persons with visual disabilities that the station or MVPD is providing this information.
As noted on the OMB Form 83-I, this information collection does not affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
The Commission is requesting an extension of this information collection in order to receive the full three year OMB approval/clearance.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 151, 152(a), 154(i), 303, 307, 309, 310 and 613 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
2. The data is used by FCC staff to enforce 47 CFR Section 79.2. Viewers may file complaints alleging violation of this rule with the Commission. The Commission will notify video programming distributors of the complaint and the distributor will provide the Commission with a response to the complaint.
3. Viewer complaints can be sent to the Commission by any method of transmission, including letter, facsimile transmission, telephone (voice/TRS/TTY), Internet e-mail, audio-cassette recording, and Braille.
4. No other agency imposes a similar information collection on the respondents. There are no similar data available.
5. In conformance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commission is making an effort to minimize the burden on all respondents. This collection will not impose a significant burden on small businesses or other small entities.
6. The frequency for this collection of information is determined by respondents, as necessary.
7. This collection of information is consistent with the guidelines in 5 CFR Section 1320.5(d)(2).
8. The Commission published a Notice (71 FR 59787) in the Federal Register on October 11, 2006. No comments were generated as a result of the Notice. A copy of the Notice is attached.
9. No payment or gift was provided to respondents.
10. There is no need for confidentiality.
11. This information collection does not address any private matters of a sensitive nature.
12. We estimate that 100 complaints per year concerning emergency information will be received regarding Section 79.2. Each complaint will require a response from the responsible program provider. We estimate that each viewer will spend one hour preparing the complaint, and the program provider will spend two hours on each response. We also assume that an attorney will prepare 25% of the responses. The staff of a broadcast station or MVPD would prepare the remaining 75% responses. These estimates are based on FCC staff's knowledge and familiarity with the availability of the data required.
Total Number of Annual Respondents: 100 complainants
100 broadcasters
200 respondents
Total Number of Annual Responses: 100 complaints
100 broadcaster responses to complaints
200 responses
Total Annual Burden: 100 complaints x 1 hour/complaint = 100 hours
100 responses x 2 hours/response x 75% = 150 hours
250 hours
Annual In-House Cost: We estimate that the respondent would spend one hour preparing the complaint. We also assume that an attorney will prepare 25% of the responses. The staff of a broadcast station or MVPD would prepare the remaining 75% responses. We estimate that this staff person would be the equivalent of a GS-11, step 5 paralegal specialist ($29.47/hour).
100 complaints x 1 hour/complaint x $29.47 = $2,947.00
100 responses x 2 hours/responses x 75% x $29.47/hour = $4,420.50
Total “Annual In-House” Cost: $7,367.50
13. Annual Cost Burden: We assume that an attorney would prepare the response to 25% of the complaints received. We estimate the attorney’s salary at $200/hour.
100 responses x 1 hour/response x 25% x $200/hour = $5,000 total annual cost burden
14. Cost to the Federal Government: The Commission will use clerical staff at the GS-5, step 5 level ($16.08/hour) to process these complaints and responses. We have added 30% overhead costs.
100 complaints x $16.08/hour x 1 hour/complaint = $1,608.00
100 broadcaster responses to complaint x $16.08/hour x 1 hour/response = $1,608.00
30% overhead = 964.80
Total cost to the Federal Government = $4,180.80
15. The Commission had an adjustment to the total annual burden hours. This adjustment is due to a mathematical error in the Commission’s previous submission. There are no program changes.
16. The data will not be published.
17. OMB approval of the expiration of the information collection will be displayed at 47 CFR Section 0.408.
18. There are no exceptions to the Certification Statement in Item 19.
B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods:
No statistical methods are employed.
| File Type | application/msword |
| Author | JSWANK |
| Last Modified By | Cathy.Williams |
| File Modified | 2006-12-12 |
| File Created | 2006-10-05 |