Consumer Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Consumer Survey Form	New
Don Waldman letter to OMB.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-06
KN best practices.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-01-06
SIGNINOUT.DOC Supplementary Document	2011-01-06
Focus Group Introduction Script.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-06
Second emergency letter to OMB November 10 2010.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-10
Supporting Statement A (Consumer Survey 2011).doc Supporting Statement A	2011-01-13
Supporting Statement B (Consumer Survey 2011).doc Supporting Statement B	2011-01-13
Emergency Letter (Consumer Survey).pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195101	Consumer Survey Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1144	ICR Reference No: 201011-3060-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Consumer Survey
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: 11/22/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/13/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/05/2010
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved for the focus group and pre-test portions. Once the FCC has completed this work, the agency should resubmit any revisions, including changes to the supporting statements and the survey instrument. Additionally, for the main survey, the FCC has agreed that the final report prepared by the contractors, Scott Savage and Donald Waldman, will contain nonresponse bias analysis. The analysis will examine nonresponse bias present in the survey response rates of panel members. The analysis will use multivariate techniques to identify the characteristics of cases selected for the survey that were least likely to respond. Cases will be coded as either responding or not responding and multivariate techniques will be used to identify which case characteristics are correlated with nonresponse. The nonresponse bias discussion in the report will review existing analyses of the nonresponse bias associated with the recruitment of panel members into the Knowledge Networks panel. In addition, the procedures used to develop the post-stratification weights that adjust for non-response will be discussed.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2011	6 Months From Approved
Responses	5,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,250	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 202(h) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act requires the Commission to review its media ownership rules quadrennially to determine whether its rules “are necessary in the public interest as the result of competition.” The Commission is then required to repeal or modify any regulation it determines no longer to serve the public interest. This Consumer Survey (Consumer Survey or Information Collection) will be used in its determination.

Emergency Justfication: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests OMB approval to submit the attached information collection under the “emergency processing” provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (5 CFR 1320.13). The Commission is requesting clearance for a new information collection in the form of a consumer survey related to the Commission’s Media Ownership proceeding. The Commission is asking for a 17-day public comment period. The Commission will make the emergency submission to OMB on the first day that the public comment begins. Therefore, OMB will be able to begin its review of the collection at the same time that the Commission is seeking comments from the public. The Commission requests OMB approval for this information collection seventeen days after OMB receives the collection, November 22, 2010. The Commission respectfully requests emergency processing and approval from OMB because this information collection is critical to the development and completion of its statutorily-mandated proceeding required pursuant to Section 202(h) of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Specifically, the Commission is required to review its media ownership rules quadrennially to determine whether its rules “are necessary in the public interest as the result of competition.” The Commission is then required to repeal or modify any regulation it determines no longer to serve the public interest. The consumer survey and associated study will be used in its determination.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 202(h) Name of Law: Telecommunications Act of 1996
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 68356	11/05/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 68356	11/05/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Consumer Survey	None, None	Choosing Information From Your Media Environment: What are the Options? ,   Choosing Information From Your Media Environment: What Are the Options?

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	0	5,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,250	0	0	1,250	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection which adds program changes/increases to this collection of 5,000 respondents, 5,000 responses and 1,250 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $88,300

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 11/05/2010

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