National Broadband Plan Survey of Consumers

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
NEW_BB_ ConsumerSurvey_partA_ss_FINAL2_101909.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-10-19	Available
NEW_BB_ ConsumerSurvey_partB_ss_FINAL2_101909.doc	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2009-10-19	Available
20091007104637.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-10-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
190928	National Broadband Plan Survey of Consumers	Other-Telephone Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1128	ICR Reference No: 200910-3060-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OSP
Title: National Broadband Plan Survey of Consumers
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 10/14/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/19/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/08/2009
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statements.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2010	6 Months From Approved
Responses	5,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,650	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized the Federal Communications Commission to create the national Broadband Plan that seeks to ensure that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability and shall establish benchmarks for meeting that goal. Consistent with this effort, and pursuant to the requirements under the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008, the FCC seeks to conduct surveys of residential consumers of broadband Internet to determine the state of brodband Internet access, use, service speed and price in order to make recommendations to congress as part of the National Broadband Plan. The plan is due to congress by February 17, 2010.

Emergency Justfication: In order to meet the congressional deadline of February 17, 2010, the FCC must prepare a national broadband plan to collect information on the types of technology used to provide broadband to consumers, the price of such services, actual data transmission speeds and the reasons for non-adoption of broadband services. Because of the short time period in which the Commission must gather the data and prepare a plan to congress, the Commission must request emergency processing to meet this congressional deadline.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 385 1301 Name of Law: Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 385 103 Name of Law: Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Broadband Plan Survey of Consumers

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	5,000	0	5,000	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,650	0	1,650	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is an emergency request resulting in a 1,650 hour program change increase. This is due to a congressional mandate to prepare and develop a national broadband plan to be submitted to congress by February 17, 2010.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $911,650

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/08/2009

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