Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting statement OMB 3060-0761 (amended 073012).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-07-30	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
30873	Section 79.1, Closed Captioning		Modified
188444	Section 79.1, Closed Captioning		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0761	ICR Reference No: 201205-3060-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201001-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/30/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2012
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statement to remove proposed information collection requirements which are not yet final.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2012
Responses	67,424	0	111,247
Time Burden (Hours)	130,795	0	226,452
Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,505,816	0	38,283,630

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Abstract: Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), which was added pursuant to section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, required the Commission to prescribe rules and implementation schedules for closed captioning of video programming. In enacting section 713, Congress generally required that video programming be closed captioned, regardless of distribution technology, to ensure access to persons with hearing disabilities. As indicated in more detail in the supporting statement, the Commission initiated a rulemaking in July 2005 to review the current status of the closed captioning rules that were adopted in 1997. On November 7, 2008, the Commission released an Order adopting some changes to the rules, as proposed in the 2005 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The purpose of this submission is to extend the collection for the closed captioning rules (found in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1) and bring current the estimates of existing burdens that were included in the July 2009 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 613 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

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:
	77 FR 10522	02/22/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 28386	05/14/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning

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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	67,424	111,247	0	-12,183	-31,640	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	130,795	226,452	0	-73,098	-22,559	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,505,816	38,283,630	0	0	-2,777,814	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This supporting statement contains various adjustments to the collections of information covered under OMB Control Number 3060-0761. Specifically, the Commission generally reevaluated the assumptions underlying the calculation of its total annual burden estimates for the existing final information collections. Accordingly, the Commission has re-evaluated the calculation of its total respondents, annual number of responses, annual burden hours, and annual costs for this information collection. These adjustments are reflected as follows: -1,674 to the annual respondents, -31,640 to the annual number of responses, -22,559 to the annual burden hours and $2,777,184 to the annual cost burden. The Commission has program changes to this information collection. These program changes are due to the removal of the proposed information collection requirements that were approved under OMB Control Number 3060-0761. The Commission will consider those proposed requirements when it considers the remaining pending matters from the 2005 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The program changes are as follows: -12,183 to the total annual number of responses and -73,098 hours to the total annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $206,219

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 05/14/2012

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